The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-19

IGEs We rESeent eyatem o. public
schools. ignoriDg all supernatural au-
.hority, and making God tho frst and
knowledge the last thing obe learned,
Is curse to our country, aud food
gate OF atheism and sensuality, and of
OWL, social and national corruption;
false to the country and false to the
must be religious.
Mr.. Kelly, OF Virginia. thought the
resolution ahould be recon- mitted to the
committee. with instructions to modify
IT, He was. by virtue of his office, as
Mayor of Richmond, President OF the
Board Of Public Schools. He had been
elected Mayor by q constituency which
was about eighty per cent. Protestant.
The Bible was not read in the schools of
Richmond, and he had the assurance OF
the board that no religious instruction
would be taught in them. He was not
in sympathy with the resolution, nor
conid he vote for it without stultifyipg
himself, which he did not propose to do.
Father Pholau, of St. Louis, defended
The resolution. and said: We have
nothing /, do with Richmond or its
achools. If religious instruction was
excluded from them, as Mr. Kelly said,
they were the most Questionable of all
schools The public mon of America
wsre educated in the public schools, and
were exhibitions Of the system, aud
they ara the most corrupt and dishon est
Of any country In the world. Men eau
steal in this country with impuuity,
provided the amount is large enough
That the children of the country 30
heels over head to the devil, must be- at
tribnted to the education they receive
in the public schools, which does not tit
them for the temptations of the world
In these schools, meu OF science are
honored and eulogized. but the name Of
jesus Christ is not allowed to be men
toned with reverence. These children
turn out to 5s learned horse thieves,
soho elastic counterfeiters and we'll posted
in all schemes of deviltry.
Mr.. Harry, of Pennsylvania, de-
nounced the resolution, rs it contem
plated union of church and State.
President Dwyer said the resolution
meant no such thing, and he did not
wish suoh an impression to get abroad
He advised that CHE resolution be
changed. so as to. simply favor Catholic
schools.
Mr. Harry proceeded, and said the
Catholics had gained great victory in
driving the Bible out Of the public
schools.
Father Graham, interrupting. said
the church did not drive the Bible out
of the schools. The purpose was to put
In them correct version of the Bible
and the Catholic Catechism.
Mr.. Harley ey-Exactly. Now, T ask
you, is it Just or right that wo shou...
Introduce our Catholic Cateohism
among Protestants, when We will not
allow Protestants. who are in the mnjo.
rity. to use Bibles in the public schools?
Mr.. Chance, Of Delaware, thought
this was fling in the wrong direction.
They might favor Catholic schools, but
they should no: denounce Protestant
schools.
Father Butler. of Kansas. thought
the resolution went too far. It should
not be- forgotten that the public schools
OF this country had served as model
respect had done good. The main diff
fereuce between them was our religion
| only.
Father Phelan again spoke, and said
he thought the delegates from the East
had not studied this subject enough.
He frankly confessed that the Gath oilcs
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the public .schools, and the reasons
| therefor shonld be stated. He oonsi-
dered these reasons we're embodied in
the resolution. They must say they
wonld as soon send their children into
u pest house or bury them, as let them
go to the public schools. They were
assured they would lose their faith.
They were afruid that child who left
home in tho morning would come back
with something in his heart as black as
hell.
Father Mangin-The public school
system IS IL nuisance. The words in the
resolution are none too strong.
Mr.. Chance moved to recommit the
resolution. with instructions to report
one fivoriug Catholic schools, which
was carried.
The following substitute was reported !:
That the system Of State education
now established in most States, by it's
failure to provide proper religious in
struction for the young, and its en-
Tightening the head to the entire neglect
OF heart culture. meets with our un1ua.
lifted Reproduction; that it upjustiy effects
large class OF people, who cannot,
without danger to the faith and morality
ioff fIafr Of. II.