Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-18
IRISH BENEVOLENT.
A Catholic Counterblast to the Esah'
gelieal.
Alvey Debate on the School Question
A series OF Dsgmatic ResoIutioE

S0AANtnA<
A Lively Debate ON the School Question
A series OF Dogmatic Resolutions
ST.. Louis, Oct. 1.-THE Irish Cathollc
Benevolent Union met again this morning
and took up the special order, the report q
the Commute on Constitutional AmenQ-
ments. After brief discussion 1t was an
nounced that Henry ]. Spaunhorst ana
Rev. A. Scheveninger, President and Secre-
tory of the German Catholic Central Asso-
eiation were present and on invitation Dotn
took seats on the platform and made orlei
speeches, congratulating their Irish fellow
citizens upon the good work they were en-,
gagged in, referring to the great power sno
influence of united action, and expressing
the hope that in the near future conven-
ton of all the Catholic organizations, OF
whatever nationality, may be held, VAIN
view to still further promote tia Interests
and temporal aud spiritual welfare OF Cain
olics. ~ "a
The Right Rev. Bishop Ryan also visited
the Convention and was invited on tne
platform. BE made brief speech in wnlcn
he urged the Convention To perseVere 10
the work they were engaged IN, thai lne
union may be strengthened and Increased
In power for good. He also referred TO the
scheme to establish an emigration bureau,
urged Tvs necessities and advised them 70
study the plan adopted by their Germso
friends, which has resulted in such great
benefit to immigrants of that nationality,
and adopt so much of it as will meet the
needs of the Irish. The Convention then
proceeded to business. After the disposal
of the constitutional amendments, Father
Phelan, Chairman of the Committee on
Resolutions, submitted the following report:
A Blast at Italy and Germany.
Resolved, That the present deplorable
attitude of the Italian government to reli-
gion and religious institutions is the result
of an abandonment of the true necessary
and saving principles conditioned OF God
and expressive of His Holy viii.
Resolved, That the conduct of govern
ments and rulers in permitting the de-
thronement of the Pope and the absorption
of his dominion by the Kingdom Of Italy,
is flagrant injustice to Rome and the
whole Catholic world, a crime against
truth, social stability and legitimate author
ity; that In the present Imprisonment OF the
Sovereign Pontiff are beheld the consum-
nation of hellIsh conspiracy whose off
spring will some day return to torment their
authors, and thst to the venerable Plus in
the raVished city of Peter, we extend our
profoundest sympathy, joined with the wish
and prayer that be may live to see bis crown
and kingdom once more wrested from the
grasp of the despoiler.
Resolved, that we hereby enter our
solemn protest against the unjust persecu-
ton inaugurated against our mother church
by the Government of Prussia, and offer TO
| the German Archbishops and Bishops, as
well as to the German Catholic clergy, the
maleand female religions, the assistance OF
our best sympathy.
Dogmatie.
Resolved, that morality grounded on re-
ligion, and religion grounded on IKE l and
dogmatic principles are the surest guide
and furnish support of men in all their cir
cumstances and situations of this life; that
sobriety in conduct, honesty in intercourse,
and truth in everything prove the greatest
safeguards against individual demoralizs-
ton and national degeneraey.
A Hit at the Changers?
Resolved, that secret societies aud other
| dangerous associations of men uutaught 10
the principles of religion and bent through
| tortuous ways on purely material ends, are
subversivs of soc al order and as fatal to the
faith as It is destructive of The morality oil
Catholics.
Resolved, that Catholic can't be true tc
his country if he bs false to his church, OF
faithful in bis duties to secrecy and his feL
lowmen If he be q stranger to tbs 5icra
ments and recreant to his God.
Education without Religion.
Resolved, that the best interests of thu
State and of society centre in the proper ed
ucation of the young, and that education to
be effective of good, and conductive Of
special advantage must be Christian, begin
with the catechism and end with the know
ledge that God is our goal and heaven IS tn
reward of virtuous deeds and holy lives.
Resolved, that the present system OF pub
lie schools, ignoring all supernatural author
ity, aud making God the first knowledg
that thing to be learned, is a curse to on
country, and food gate OF atheism, ard
scnsuality aud of civil, social, and nations
corruption.
Acrimonious.
, A long, spirited and somewhat acrimoni
Gus debate ensued on the last resolution
Keiter, of Virginia, thought the resolution
should be recommitted to the COMMITTEES
} with instructions to modify. He was, b
virtue of his Office as Mayor of Richmol I'd
President of the Board of Public School:
: He Rad been elected Mayor by constitU
ency of which asout so per cent. weT
Protestants The Bible was not read
the schools in Richmond, and he had Ii
assurances of the Board that no religion
, instruction was taught in them. He wa
> not in sympathy with the resOlotion.
Father Phelan, of st. LOUIS, defende
the resolution and said we have nothing t
, do with Richmond or its schools. If rel
g;ous instruction was excluded from then
! as MIR. Kelly said, then they were the mo:
! Objectionable of all schools. The puol
men of America were educated in the pull
lie schools and were exhibitions of the syl
tenn, and they were the most corrupt an
: dishonest of the world. Men can steal
i this country with impunity, providing th
S amount is large enough. That the childre
s of the country go head over heels TO th
( devil must be attributed to the educatiC
t they receive in the public schools, whiC
= does not ft them for the temptations Of th
d world. In these schools men of scient
}. are lauded, butt name of Jesus Christ
t not mentioned. Children are turned OIL
i to be leaned horse thieves and well poste
: in all schemes CT deviltry.
Hardy, of Pennsylvania, denounced tn
resolution. 1t contemplated a union
It church and State. President Dwyer sal
3 the resolution meant nothing OF the kin
b and be did not wish such an impression
l. get abroad. He advised that the resolutiC
q be changed SO as to simply favor Cathol
schools.
L Hardy, of Pennsylvania, said the Catht
!, lies had gained great victory in driving q
d Bible out of the schools. Father GrahaI
said the church did not drive the Bible OF
of the schools. The purpose was to pr
Ia them the correct version of the Cathol
catechism.
o Hardy-Exactly. Now ask you is
u Just or right that we should introduce o.
.afaoNiarn among PrafaetaDts uhon we w