The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14

at the Stage-thunder of the little papers
of their town, took the occasion Of the be-
ginning of the School year to warn parents
against sending their children to Goddess
them to Catholic schools.
Among others, Father Moynihan, of st.
Johns, New Orleans, preached for Father
Hennessy, who is building the splendid new
St. Patrick's, of Jersey City, Here 10 part
of what Father Moynihap said, as partially
reported in the Herald:
"He took for his text from st. Paul's
First Epistle to Timothy, c., v. s. But II
any man have not care Of his own, and es-
pecially of those of his house, he hath
denied the faith and is worse than an inf
DEL. BY these words Jesus Christ, speak
ing through the lips of the APOSTLE Paul,
lays a solemn injunction on all men to care
| for those of their housoho ld-noG merely to
| care for them in temporal sense, by fur
nishipg them with food and raiment and
making them proficient in human sciences,
which are of little value in fitting them for
eternity, but by exercising over thema spir-
itual care and advancing them in the science
| of God, that they may become worthy to
serve Him forever in the better world be-
yond tho grave. This being undeniable, it
is not difficult to perceive that the words OF
the text refer to the great obligation which
parents owe to their children as regards
their early training. From time to time it
has been given out from every puipit-be
cause it is the mission of the ministry 30
preserve the deposits OF the faith and to
hand down from. age to ago the doctrine
pure and unsulliod that has been received
from Christ--it has been given out that
parents should, with all earnestness,
CONSIDER THIS GREAT CONTRACT
Giat they have made with God to bring up
their children in the ways Of righteousness,
to mako them faithful! members Of the
Church and of society, and worthy heirs OF
nONip horse.
or oven q dog, he will not suffer that ami,
NAL to grow mp to an cid age without
breaking him ;n-nay, he will-give him to
the best trainer. And if this be admitted
(with regard to animals), is it not infinitely
more true of young childrenf The young
mind is like the melted wax, which, if not
moulded in due time, becomes unsuscepti
bic of Impressions Unless you educate
the child in his younger years, you cannot
teach him when lie grows old the duties he
owes both to God and to his fellow-mau
" Train up young man according to the
way in which he should go, and when he il
OLD he will not depart from it," Now, the
State pretends to attempt so to train chill
dren in her common schools, and l doubt
not but that in many cases the State does
so in good faith and with the best inten-
tons. Hence | yield to no man In giving
in this direction, and applaud hel
for the interest she takes in our youth
But l contend that no State can feel
as great en- interest in her children as
the Catholic father feels in his children,
in obedience to the command of Christ
But if we Catholics believe that we cannot
conscientiously obey the solemn injunction
of Christ by sending our children to schools
rs they are at present constituted by the
State, it is wrong to make us pay taxes
to support such schools. The avowed
and sole object of the State in educating
our children according to present system
is to make them good citizens of the State
But surely we can make as good citizens OF
the State as she can"