New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-03-29
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The College of Maynooth was established in 1875,
from no love to Catholicism, but from State policy.
Those were revolutionary times and the priests,
who had been Obliged to seek education abroad, re-
turned with great foDdnesS for the paterna G0V-
eminent of George Ill Up 70 1885 the College re-
celved an annual grant of nearly E9,OJ9 The grant
was always entered in the Irish Estimates and
for many wears the late Mr.. SpOoner and after him
Mr.. Whalley, made motion 10 have the sum struck
ont. which led 70 an irritating debate on the DOC
trines and moral principles for the propagation OF
which the Protestant taxpayers were Obliged TO pay
The late Sir Robert Peel avoid tins evil brought
IL a bill, which was passed Is and wet, C. z1l'
making the endowment permanent, and placing II
beyond the reach of debate on the consolidated
fund. Ii was arranged that the college should ae-
cOmmOdate so students who should nave com
mons, e. board well as education, at the expense
of the State. The grant was thencef0rtn 4So6J per
annum and there was q lump sum of E3O.O0O for
buildings in addition. When the Irish Church act
was passed the College Of Maynooth GOT E5'@d5l as
compensation for the withdrawal Of the grant Inns
the hierarchy has got absolutely, without beng sub
ject 70 visitation, any sOTt OF responsibility Con-
siderng the nature OF the teaching 0iMayh0Oth, anu
of the textbooks touching hereucal, OF atnelstlci
(Overnmentsn-to adopt the POpes pilTase-it cannot
be said that the British Parliament has acted very
ilberally toward the Irish Catholics IN the matter
of educauon, especially If we allow for TIE almost
uniform hostility of the young priests TO the OoV-
ernmeut at contested elections ms Is surely not
religious grievance " scandalousy bad ~
Let us see how the different denominations now
stand under the system of religious equality III the
matter of clerical education. The Church OF Rome
as l have just sand. has got under the late ACT,
f372 33l with all the buildings erected at the cost
of the State. The General Assembly Of the Presby-
terrain Church. which comprises nearly half the
Protestant population. has got E4Sg76 as compensa
ton for FL 40 which paid for SIX professors all
theological, IN a college quite distant nom lhe
Queens College, Belfast. The Dublin University
which has average OF lSuO students enjoys an
income from land amounting 10 tS6OOO year and
earns E27O0O in fees. She has Steamships and sehoi
arships which may De won by hard study; but she
does not nor does the Presbyterian Church. give
gratuitOus education to the ministry as the state
enables MAMMOTH TO do. In tins most important
point. therefore. Rome is a specially favored church
This Protestant state manufactures priests, Dut IL
does not manufacture Protestant minister's
So much for the clergy, now Tor the taity. Inc
OueeD's COLLEGES belong to Roman Catholics quite as
much as to PrOtestants. Sir Robert Kane CathO-
lie. was Of the frst Presidents appointed ana
the first President of Galway College was actually
priest. Catholics may and 90 graduate IN the
Queens College and IN the Dublin University the
most eminent men among them at the bar have done
so or they NAV. and do graduate III the London
University. which sends Examiners 70 their own
halls. TO enable them TO qualify on the spot. Al
together Catholics have as many Young men or very
nearly as many. receiving University education
a. their social condition can well Afford Of course
the Observation-Disclosures of the Church requires change
in the Dublin University 20 adapt IL 10 inc regime
of religious equality, and make IL neutral ground
separating Trinity College anu keeping III apart lOf
theology ana ministerial training. Tins the gov
ernIng body were ready and quite anxious TO DO,
throwing open TO Roman Catholics the professor
privileges 50 thai TINS new element might De
absorbed in the Academic system ana grow INTO III,
as IL were. while maintaining Its identity ana lis
splendid historic prestige. OF all the INSTITUTIONS
planted by the English IN Ireland the University Is
the most successful Ii the only one Of winch all
parties are proud. Ii this singular preednnence
this unique glory its independence-to ITS Tecog-
niZing hOnOrlDg and Tewardlng merit alone. II has
ALWAYS been free from the manipulation and c0ntagon
of the Government and from control OF political
parties. Ii is a grand old tree. winch has $1,000
the battle and the breeze for three centuries striA
ing its roots deep IN the soil OF every county IN
Ireland, enabling many poor scholar 10 wear the
ermine and the miter-to SIT with princes. -
Was il not strange and lamentable that Mr.. Glad-
stone of all men. should 90 forth with ms AK and
strike al the root OF that Can wonder tbartI
enlightened England should cry. " W Goldman, spare
itw He might prune II he might graft some tor
egn shoots upon II he might make Its fruit ana It's
leaves available for the healing OF the nation, re-
fusnC TO know anything bat the nation III tins mat
ter; but 20 root 10 up and change ITS nature and
destroy It's identity. making It's sap Jluamontane'
il was a strange and almost unaccOuntaDle under
taking. And all to destroy a branch OF upas winch
has no existence now, and 10 meet demand 10
which in tact he turned deaf ear Tor the Bishops
have told him again and again that what they
want is money money, money 90 educate Catholics
bv Themselves and IN their own way. There are
some interesting considerations connected with the
Catholic University and Its claims 10 be endowed
and chartered. winch l must reserve Tor another
letter.