Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-07-17
The Catholics aud the Lynch
burg Public Schools.

counter movement by The Protestant pas |
tors, in the matter of the public schools
The case is likely to attract attention, and |
we give a history OF it. a petition was
presented to the City Council, signed. by |
P. McDiyitt, sson behalf of himself and
many taxpayers of Lynchburg,'' for "A
Public Free School under the suparinten-
dence and management of Fathers McGurk
and Murray, of the Catholic church, and
he prays that IA fair and ratable proportion
Of the fund realized by taxation for the
support Of public free schools may he be-
slowed upon it,"
This was followed by a letter of which
the following is an extract:
1--WE want to select our own teachers,
who must be commeudable, and in every
respect com potent. We will admit to our
free school children no matter of what de-
nomination, soever. We will willingly
use the books now adopted by the public
schools Of this city our doors sbbaa 'iI-af always
be olien to the members 81 the City Coun-
cll tA the The fn6lc School Board, to the Su-
perintenGent of Public Schools, and to any
citizen who may honor us with his pres
EN- e, and examine our children; yet, this
school is to be under the immediate super
custom of the PASTOR"
J. J. MCGURK,
Catholic Pastor"
The Committee of the i.ouncil to which
these were referred, made report, which
was adopted, in which they say:
"Therc is a reason to believe that this
school can be incorporated into the public
school system of the city, and made to
constitute an integral part of 1t; while at
the same time it will practically remain in
the hands of the gentleman who now con-
ducts it. If this can be DONE there will be
nothing in the law to prevent an appropri-
alton, as prayed for in the petition. Your
committee would therefore recommend
that in addition to the sum allowed to the
public schools, an additional sum of -
dollars be allowed which shall be for the
benefit of the school at the Catholic church;
provided, however, that said school, before
receiving the benefit of any portion of said
sum, shall be so organized as to constitute
an integral part of the public school sys-
TEN of the city and State"
The Protestant pastors in view of this
aet;or Mold oaat;nc .na .ao,+oa tho
800 '''' N'oo" ''io
lolloWliig iesoluCiois
Resolued, That we, the undersigned,
most salcmnly and earnestly protest
against the proposed action on the follow
ing grounds:
1st. Funds collected by general taxation
Uaght 70 DC appfopflateu TOE the uhre-
seilcteo pehellI ol Ille Whole community
VINO pay Vie Taxes.
"a. Even II the actlon OF the Clty Coun-
| cll IS technacally III accordance with the
PROVISIONS OF tiie raw, the on]ece ltseii IS III
contravention OF the whole spirit OF our
state laws ana must pe ATTAINED only oy
stfi eyseSI"ii VI iaW.
ofd. me puDilc school system OF inns
otale, ana espeelally OF Inns clty, so Iaf
meets tne wants OF an our popufsloh, mat
u y Willy o. me paoa ao "a e ol aM our
cltlzehs, rom We nlg:lese 70 ciie loWeSt;
4th. neVelal pafocllill scilools Wiilch had
peeh hlalilIallieu aI great expense, anu
VIII gfestO success, loi Years 10y alllHiehI
cnuicIes VI oul IlLy Mele close 81 III uelef
enee le me establishment status ol the present
pupli,lc 2Hl ,!, eyoe .I: ~,
Jtl i,ile We pei.cso oaie aIitiigelllellc
sSh1i toi ~ o,,e i11 VI VIC eoiii
oaelloilI onuio't - inegai' yeI, IL tnose
Mnoae NY - ~ u. ~ iaM aliu ~
Apply ~, lesla e. nnIi y ~ sianC Ing petition
as d lnatIei u legai liglt alu pupilc pollcy
LCneil we noso Leapete 1,1 noOny your
nelloaapie pouy eila' ~ g,ie leM. iiseuls
ad 1e Glsf wudnG ;n+ we n si aelG ls
ueaon1ilaeloua e ~, alla as coMuuIise W
ZIG t " uGs ~
pIo ~" appltpi , la'ioia ~ iuiius uiloei
siiillsr res'ilcViolls anu ooiisaIlons
pas+o. o,,d p " druorEh' r,h
iaS'oi nv I - ,oopy .tll,ell oi'tfch.
w.. ~ yuphlMs, c
's1o1 r, Uulrv o., N n onurci'
p nnopo 81 p Nv. S1 1,In,i,
w. w ~ ~ ~ stu' oiiuien'
p.s+o.r "" 1st ! pra anhah, f,hn.ah
's'oT ~ Gnp,. W, l,,,l G'''''on'
po,t. Mo+h H. ti pniSta. ~ f,,t
"SVoi N W. n G1 ln1enI'.iie onofcl
p,c+or of Gantanarv AVN N f. 3nb,roh
e'e- n WTI1IA,IS ''''
poctor Graoa Mamnr;aI Sburob
EpEN TAlIAIoMn
pastor M Il Chnreh lcoI,d
most baart;lv oononr II, ~ ~ aho1,o Nv
cont i; Tho stated iutantion t ~ dan,
certa;n nont;nnennies aid ~ pr1taSt'an 1T
parpah;o1 gnhnols ~ no anen+ az. Wv,
cont 70 SOC nbl;o fnnds resoa ,s nonal
foxs+ ~ fran, t;aans rai;mcus ~
ra1iu;ons GIVEN to schools nnder tho con
| troi of anT rolio;ons dennnination ,x,hnt
avar US 49, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. " '''''~
WIN Montgomery
| Pastor First Rantist 1'hurcb
concmr also with be foron"in o - limit.
| tion
"0' = w Mopp1s
Pastor F;rst fcol,d1 Ra,.t;st f,b,rcb
SAMnET MEnCuAMT
Pastor Second 1coI,d1 Rantist Church
o.. $500 ' W. ~ l's'p T. NV, I'.
On Meilqay nisnI IAe Iunllc ecllool
Doata "l ay p u, H. hela lIs regular
ineeIlilg, :.l.u fSeV. =. w Hooper, read TO
IL Iiie ac1loll gnu protest OIL we clefgymen;
MaJol rloou, thurman OF the Councll
I GoniLi!1. ~ ~ upilo ool,ools, ssio he
CnougnI Iil IS, acbloii ol Itie clefgynell pre-
l ma iney snoala nave waited until
tne ooancil LOOK aehn \, steps:
+,d ~. aay a 1ldusI anaS te cterlcai gen
Ileille', Meat noe pleelplCate II lnelf act1oa
H. u Ille pdeAisesi aliu eAplessea 's ms DeneI
IaaL WEI a 4i; uooN pl'oe, OF was iep
| pIellenQou, IHJU appeared TO enQanger the