The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13
"rbo Church That Hates Education"

From tho Illustrated Christian (Protestano Weekyl
Children are the tomorrow OF society +
and the disciples of whatever lnnuence
they.are subject unto to-day; therefore IL
mast be a matter OF grave imporeance. tna'
ia any way influences their education,
since the best way to make Wise man OF
woman is to rear good child.
More powerful among these influences
than they are generally believed to De, are
the quiet but pronounced enorts OF tne
Chnrcb of Rene. Do Professionals general
~ know that there are IN the United States
to iay. at the very least, 3Oo nunnerles,
and I5S monasteries, besides liz schools
for the education Of girls and 4oo Tor tue
education of boys. OF the nunneries ana
monasteries las such) have found 1t I'm
nossibie to obtain any reliable information,
either as to discipline or NUMBER OF IN
mates but the liz girls schools acknow-
ledge the charge of 81, l76 young LADIES' !;
and this have excellent reasons tor oe
lievipg to be far below the reai humoel;
For the disposition to conceal the actuai
| work done is go marked that even their
own official organs admit the impossibillty
IF obtaining statistics. Thus, there are
Known TO be 400 Roman Catholic schools
for boys, but there are only returns ITO"
l75 procurabie. o,, o
some approximation for the l7S admit
81 Sl5 pupils under the charge OF pro
fessed" Catholic teachers. Here, then, is
an allowed aggregate of over 5o,ooO boy &
. and girls, and this certainly does not re-
present half the real number under decided
!. Romish influence. In these 5l2 schools
heard from there are 1883 "Sisters! and
4. 692 "Brothers" engaged in teaching
The Romish Church is always economical
q of force does rot, then, this admitted
!, number of teachers Imply mach larger
, roll Of pupils than the public recordl
? showf
b Take the Archdiocese Of Baltimore alone
t and we shall find evidence to give u
: cause,n and material for grave consldera
!. ton. 1t contains 81 converts tone OF co;
4 ored Sisters), in all of which education l.
:: carried on, but to what extent ia not eVi
O dent, as have only been able to ootal
q statistics of the "Notre Dame Institute.
l. It gives the number of it's "pupils as loo
d teachers, 2l Sisters, 40" BESIDES these
l. there are in Baltimore at least doLe
colleges and young ladies' seminaries un
der Roman Catholic spiritual direction
also so pay aud free schools taugnt by Iu
h "Brothers and Sisters of Christian Schools
a, "Sisters of Notre Dame" "Sisters OF Me-
OF cy,n etc, who also have charge OF 10 o.
ed phan asylums and various other charIta6
ds and pious sodalities. And the Archdi'
h. ceae of Baltimore only represents what
10, done on equal or smaller scale all over Il
ao country.
ne and increase quietly, and to do nothlI
;es which might startle the leaders OF Proee
tant thought OF of public opinion until
was strong enough to defy all opPositlo
of Therefore, it is impossible to get the ex9
Ter number of religious houses, and equal
The Impossible to estimate the eAScS I :.
OF of remark b le how far they drop these t,
nd I offending words and adopt the teri
for for "BrotheTs" and "Sisters." STILL. the fs
Of of their allowing 1000 in 5l2 schools,
~ religious houses, indicates an immeu
- nnn9ber of various degrees and ordC
IL Quietly but steadily devOting their liVes
M the ADJ ancement Of the ROmish Church.
~ The manner in which this is done
Az wonderful for its system and far'seei
his policy. Undoubtedly, teaching lS one
its most powerful clements tor snSEe