The New York herald., 1873-09-01
SERVICES IN JERSEY CITY.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.

The Common School System OF Educa.
tion-The State Teaches Human
Science, hut Rejects the Science OF
GOd-Thc Catholic P0sition-Sermon by.
Canon Moynahan.
For some time past the Catholics of st. Patrick's
parish have been obliged to attend divine service
in the chapel attached to the new church now rap
idly approaching completion. The new stone
building promises to be one OF which the diocese
may well be proud, it being among the most CON-
modous and artistic in design that can be found in
New Jersey. The site on which 1t rests CON-
mands o view Of New York, the har-
bor and surrounding country and is
within q block OF the proposed new
Boulevard In this magnificent edifce the people
are mainly indebted to the untirng labors OF their
pastor, Father Hennessy. 1t was announced yester-
day that the parish schools, including the Sisters
Academy, would De re-opened day, and this an
nouncement, coupled with the fact that the great
mass Of the people entertain very vague and
erroneous notions Of what the Catholics really
claim in the matter Of public education was deemed
an appropriate occasion for the delivery of dis
on that allimpOrtant topic. 1t became known
that the very Rev. Canon Moynahan would preach
and the chapel was densely thronged In conse,
quence. Father Moynahan has been parish priest
in New Orleans or twentv-seven years, and is tenn
porarily sojourning here at present HIS discourse
evidently made deep impression on the minds of
his hearers, as may be inferred from the following
synopsis, which, however, does but little justice to
the speakers remarks. He took his text from st.
Paus First Epistle to Timothy, ", v. g.
"But II any man have not care Of his own, and es-
peclaly OF those Of his house, he hath denied the
lath and is worse than an inddel." BY these words
Jesus Christ, speaking through the lips of the
Apostle Paul. lays solemn Injunction on all men
to care Tor those OF their household-not
sense, by furnishing them with food and
raiment and making them proficient in
them for eternity, but by exercising over them a
spiritual care and advancing them in the science
OF God, that they may become worthy to serve Him
forever in the better world beyond the grave
This being undeniable II Is not difficult to per-
obligation which parents owe to their children as
regards their early training. From time to time it
has been given out from every pupit-because it
is the mission OF the ministry 10 preserve the de-
posts of the faith and to hand down from age to
age the doctrine pure and unsullied that has been
received from Christ--it has been given out that
parents should, with all earnestness
CONSIDER THIS GREAT CONTRACT
tnat they have made with God to bring up their
children In the way OF righteousness to make them
faithful members OF the Church and OF society, and
worthy heirs OF heaven. II man possess a noble
to grow up TO an old age without breaking him IN
nay, ne viii give him to the best trainer. And II
nne ore rs @a o ySSng " The IS youn
nina Is like the melted wax which, II not
moulded In due time, becomes insusceptible OF i'm
pressions. Unless you educate the child in his
younger years you cannot teach him when he grows
Old the duties he owes both to God and to his fellow
man, Train up young man according to the
way In which he should go, and when he Is old ne
Will not depart from it," Now, the state pretends
to attempt so to train children in her common
schools, and doubt not but that tn many
cases the state does SO In good faith and
with the best intentions. Hence l yield to
no man In giving the state full credit for
her efforts In this direction, and applaud her ior
the interest she takes in our youth But contend
that no State can feel great an interest In her
children as the Catholic father feeis IN ms
Children In obedience to the command Of Christ
But II we Catholics believe that we cannot d con.
scientiously obey the solemn Injunction OF Christ
by sending our children to schools as they are at
present Constituted by the state, 1t Is wrong 70
make us pay taxes to support such schools The
avowed and sole object Of the state In educating
our children according TO the present system is to
make them good citizens OF the state. But surely
we can make as Igood citizens OF the State as she
can. We are just as good and as faithful citl-
had no hand In bringing on the war, and
.yeJ When the war came SA.h9NSs drew the