Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-03-26
The Irish University Question.

liz AiiSH university VuPStlOn.
We take from the New York Ereuiaq Pos
III acc 'unt Of the University question, on
which Mr. Gladstone's ministry suffered a
/ feat in the English House of Commons. on
the l2.h INST
Durl tue premiership Of Mr. VIM Evart
GitisJOue, the British Parliament, under his
leadership, has settled .wo vexed questions in
IRISH atfurs the Protestant State Church
ii-estlb lshmenr, AMI the extension OF =. Ten
ant Right to the whole country These
We. e two OF the points which the Irish Ma
riOnal Association = set before it a few wears
aLo, to urge upon the attention OF the House
# Commons. A third question, then agitat-
eI. was that Of a Catholic University for Ire
land. This IS the Only issue still unsettled
Of tie three TO which the " National Associ L
ton latronized by Cardinal Cullen, then
directed attention. And this is the real
quest IN now before the Parliament of the
United Kingdom.
The Roman Catholic hierarchy in Ireland
demand that they shall have a Catholic Uni
ver-Ity. with a College endowed and chartered
ty the state, where they may educate the
Catholic youth of Ireland as they pl, asc !:
tree ltoM all state control They also ask to
lave the common schools placed In like man
ner under their entire guidance, discip pine
ana management. This has been the great
ct ann ot Cardinal CuIien's life ever since
he was sent from Rome to rule and guide the
Roman Catholic Church 10 LELAND lie has
ey.r placed this object lar before the material
prosperity Oi Ireland, or the political re-
dom of her people The Fenlans know this
-o Re uue.
Il is very well known, too, that Mr. Glad
s..u, and his Cabinet have been ready always
10 giant great concessions to the Cardinal
IN condition Of getting the support of the
Ir sn Catholic members IN Parliamt nt But
e. d.s s,ahlsh the Protestant state church in
Ireland by the votes OF English and Scotch
.ucOu.ormists, and then to attempt to set
Up and cudow the Roman Catholic Church,
through schools and colleges, in its stead,
was more than the dissentcrs Ot England and
SEQ land would support. Mr. Gladstone and
s COLLEAGUES knew this right well, and
b nee the course which they have now taken
vl.u the question o. university education In
Ir- and.
TIE EXISTING SCHOOLS.
There exIsl in Ireland, at present, two
mIygrsIties-Dubliu's University and the
Qqycu's University Practically. Dublin
fuyrI-lty is Trinity College. Dublin. In
deed, 80 Iuucu So Is this tue case that gradu-
ats oi the Dublin University never sign
JaOr University titles, but always write it
thus: AM, I. c. D." &c, forgetting
fiat. correctly. it ought TO be: " 4 M d.
Q. Tue Queens University embraces the
tsce Queen 3 Colleges of Cork, Belfast and
I GA way. Outside OF these no one in ireland
csu obtain a degree, except by crossing to
L.lI9n and >eekIng it at the london Univer-
.rv, WlItu grants It's degrees to all who pass
n,czainl1atlons, no matter where they enter
l4.m.
Here are in Ireland Maynooth College,
tic telcrai Assembly Prosbv .erian College.
B.a-j: the Masee PresoI terian College,
LututaorIv: tie Methodist College Belfast:
s. Jar.utti College, Juan Carlow College
.r., ,ytr.I other smaller cullcres. besides
Vl.t Is called The Catholic UnIyersity, ,"
r>r Stttt.n's Green. Dublin. the stpdents
d.. r.ro f all these COLLEGES can obtain de.
r-.s, .e.s ttev mass thr7uqb e,tber one ~
Tie u.eeu's c3tie,es or Tr,uIrv College. In|
B...,t tie PRESBYTERIAN and lIetbodIst stu
I.r,. .sa r..e' -, through the ODeen'e
t.L.,e. also and ti,us rraduate IN tae
Q.eeu's University and OBTAIN their de-
I4rs
lrbuy College was OrIgnalIy strictly
- ii'i'' md Episcopal institution. An It's
.-". .lshiI ana h9noIS were AWARDED =. ohiy
~ '".'e VINO su1S1I''eu 10 Inc lAF9
1.-t AZ 'l',.T- foF many years pact, low
'lI 'A.S t"9 not teen Tie RUE L'ln"y
e,.'-e las ia'leiIy 'teh one oi the most
~-5'H~lIah oi schv'astlc .slaolisuInef II Is =
"'c sun '1l'liiieu ~ -, iI'0'ya',' o'I'
t"''"i = o"O A's 9i%"7''p'' anu S''o'-
'''"I'' "Hd friz1s; anu ho"or7' anu utSteeS'
ace % very lfI9hlhah oi every cIeeo'
i-- sect ana chufch' WITHOUT ID a question
pau aS 10 ms lei'EIon' NE i'esen'
:'''r % polL'lcaI IcoHony 10 MI, 1ia'-
" "'iioh Na'iiClio @"u '''' Pl'' IS1
! AS d''c -ai! u" e'.- 10 d hi'uoo' Ut 4'"u
4 '7 Aohah oaUuo'lc' III III ircAihu nave an
'aA'A their ge9FeeS III trinity NolleSe' anu
'ley Know That 10 attempt Is ever maue IN
d' II0Se 'lsm, in0 s,'N,it'' -'''isN "7
S1IIf'i ,'rn io, 5''I'',S cop,eir ruIes bnt all
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+ WHAT Is WANTED AND WHAT Is PROPOSED.
T. Cardinal Cullen and the Roman Catholic
/ bishops object TO both Trinity and the
l. gu,ri.'. CuIIcges. They protest against
uelr Catholic young men being educated
4 81. all outside the influence and control o.
Z ,lc T.. Church" Cardinal Cullen objects
L % oven th,ir mixing with Protestant young
I uen during their college course IN law, Or
3 r...,.,,e ~ on',,noa,inr rrinity CoIleoe
I ue Roman Catholic bishops wish to define
n a,a purely Protestant establishment, and
4 the Q.ecn's Colleges as :. Goddess colleges
4 uu ,aose grounds they demand charter
Il -;l an endowment for Catholic university
E and Catholic college, to be controlled by the
4 Muarcny and supported by the state
Tie nresent bill before the imperial Par