The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-13

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scientifically objects. Mr.. Forster has, we
think, made every concession that any
body could reasonably expect to tAe Non
conformist agitation by proposing 20 enact
that the guardians of the poor shall in the
frat place refuse outdoor relief in cases
whom the children are not sens to school,
7, a.. d shall, when the parents are too poor
tn nav the fees or all thefees, mako them
snch s,iowap,...a as win enable them TO- do
40. The parents ley then send the chill
dren to any public elementary scnoot ehey
may choose, provided always sns: ~ oe an
efficient one. 1t 10 not as yet clear Hnas
proof Of efficiency Is 70 be demanded, nos
this, as the Nmes justly observes, is one 81
those details which will have to be settled
in committee. And in order to meet the
possible objection that the payment made
by the guardians covers more than secular
instruction, it 10 provided that this allow
ance shall in no case amount to moro than
the ordinary fee payable at the school Sc
lected, or to mere than one farthing for
each attendance. The guardians IN short are
to refuse relief to o man unless he mas MS
children educated, and If he shows that ne
cannot pay for their education, tho guard.
ians will then allow him justso much as will
enable hi "a to do so, leaving him tho caoice
OF the school. Mr.. Dixon and Mr.. Richard
at once expressed their "bitter disappoint.
ment,n and the London Noncomformist
comnaittee which met on Monday passed
ssconceiyed in the interests of denomina-
tionalisn, 10 calculated to disappOint the
inst expectations of Noncomfornists," gives
subsidies to sectarian schools ont OF the
| public rates, makes the Objeetionaoie pay
| ment, which was optional with School
Boards, obligatory on Boards Of Guardians;
and virtually involves the creation of q
new Chnrch Establishment" because the
| few pence allowed by the guardian may
find their way into Catholic or anglican
l IT, - thnaa
fiery objeetors ehOnld fret move heaven
and earth for the abolition Of woTkhonse
chaplaincies; and the one possible e1piaRa-
ton of the Inconsistency is that they arc
really actuated, not 80 naueh by senss that
there is o principle at stake, as by the de-
sire to achieve particular result-namely,
to wrest the education Of theSountry, par
ticularly Of the rural districts. out Of tho
hands of those who have now the manage
ment of il. They, therefore, forsakipg all
their earlier traditions, avowedly insist on
o scheme which would systematically vio-
late the rights Of conscience, and announce
their Incorporating opposition to the
present Bill Sat every STAGE" anu their
intention of putting the screw on Mem oers
Of Parliament through the constituencies.
We hope sincerely that they may fail,
and that the tyranny of State interference
with consciences may be kept out OF thie
s country at all events for some time longer
q Lord Salisbury on Religious Education
o But that the tendency OF the age Is IN this
direction no one who watches the course
of affairs upon the continent of Europe
cen doubt aud we are glad to see thai
!, Lord Salisbury has just called attention
a to the fact in q speech which he maze OF
!. Monday at Hitchn. The one object al
= which ga powerful, numerous, ana active
: party" is striving, is the overthrow OF the
Christian religion, and the one thing they
} are trying to accomplish first is the estab
Q lishment of secular instead of religioui
!. education. Therefore, said AoEd sans
i bury, let no one "listen to the ae
). lusivs advice pro5f feoe velyi-spo %s
counsellors, who try to represent to us thai
religious education in schools Is 30 muct
n trouble thrown away by taking out OF tue
n hands of the clergy duty which they
/. ought to perform" The answer TO TINS, ne
:. truly said, is to be found " in the attitude
a of the two classes of minds throughout thu
a world" every effort of religious men Il
directed to the maintenance OF rellgiou
q teaching in schools, and those to whom re
"a ligious teaching is detestabie are trying q
J drive il ont Of them" That there are thos
- in this country who value it, but yet woul
a exclude it from the schools, only prove
il their inability to appreciate or their dislr
+ cliatnion to take into account the wide
~ bearing of the question.
e. FRANCE.
al The ItaJSaw Lag on Religious Corport
ar tons.-A legal opinion or " consultation
drawn up by the editor of the Monde, D
Oh RaveletEwho 10 also Advocate IN the Par
an Court of Appeal, and Doctor OF Laws-c
ne the law concerning the Religions Orde
it'll now passing the italian Parliament, b
g's resolved the adhesion Of q very large nun
u Der of French and foreign lawyers. It co
nd eludes that the act of the Italian Legisl
i'll, turs is rendered null, first by defect OF tit
ary in those who enact it, and by its intrinl
injustice; secondly, by its 9ueon .tn lion
character, as being opposed to ehe tund
ma mental principles of the Government fro
a. which It emanates; aud thirdly, by
oe violation of tho general principles and T
~. .."s rules of positive international law accept
SsS1 by all Christian nations and by the ltali
Oh Government ITSELF Further, that as t
ing rights of foreign Governments and of
mo- thoHcs of every nation are injured by
n' - the Governments, without being at
80 Obliged to mako any express protest OF
10" servation of those rights, may at any
ture time insist upon its nullity. The P