, 1874-12-21
catholic Opposition to Our
hducational System.
ilo opening Gun Of a Campaien
against the Common Schools,
Speech at Cleveland Of the Catholic
Bishop OF Rochester,

u''''o " eeclh'ianlsm nglinBt Free Educatfo,
lremonttory indications Of tlo coming troubl
nave not boon wanting. Whon, iu August last
the now Constitution OF Ohio can,o boforo I'll,
people FOR ratification, tho Catholic lai.,
throughout tho State wcro commanded from tn
pulpit TO yoto against 1t, ind ll,oy did 10 t.
4 man. This waH becaugo tho nor Coustit,
lion retained unchanged tho cleuso In the old
instrument forbiddidE thu division Of tito Ecl,op
euna 1or scctariail institutions. Tho Catholic,
1nade strong fight In .ho Constitutional Cor,
soatloh 10 hare tho claabo suppressed; but, fait
the polls. W
III tho State election in October, tho Catholics
were again commanded by their clergy to yo.o
"!'n lno oe'locrats' and this support contribut-
eo larSe'y to tho Democratic enccosB. AclyiDe
On the sympathy and aid Of the Democrats in t.,e
Legislature, thu Catholics
| Now DolDLY DEcLAnr THEIR pr,noorp
! Bishop AtcQnatd. Of lilo Doccse Of 1,oehoa.cr
N. T., All ablo, xonious advocate of EecIar;nn ~,
''cation,-was brought hore, and. Ii, lilo ]arccnt
hall III tho city, surrounded By all the Catholio
clergy, delivered the following careful]y-pro-
pared adtlroes:
TIE AnDNEs5.
ItDlzi AID GESrL,.ME;: Tbo tnv't,tior =, ,t
U'ta"!s Ccntn! 'aa'ei:t1cn Of Cleveland brnus nm
.n M tl'la c'y 70 aifea ynu tLs al-fnpor;ant nlrs
n Al a,ow tst, q lilo yorn ii lilo laid M % srow In. 20
~ tine VIII tha nation cone to Lc Inte}itrrncn mi ~
lrrnsea Iow to obtain tl.cnl for tho ,,,,,T Ia ~
lrphaln of tho day. They aro 70 llcce:uary for t
s wSll1 te,a o1 eur GU II ennhG II, tnat e .au steps
at roln!a TO It al THO rayor Of tlu ,,jo,. and IL"
e'ra1sS Just nS,y " II 1'iia: ,' tstaly A. roSer
woE away at this Problem, oi nattonai c,,nrs1,m nv
~ ~ 'G,f elerta fho !cs a Of education IL too oic
nre ignored by cru'c, Visionary and c2ntyn n .sas ia
sls a1i1 hobbies Of tclool.uantcrs u.t dovrr,nenta
Mneaiea are asserted tiGt II carried out 10 tLvr io;
tuGv.Ey ot:N HEsr 70, 1r1cA5, 11uEurrrs
,,. mt asysol. raco Of r iii Clsiatun age nit, put1
VIII 10 better motives or conduct lien sch AZ vera
Was known. ~ " ""A''' u Ills 'a~
Edsatton Is Tho drawing out. etroy,,h,cn,,, NJ,
building n,of nH tho facilities ri n,I .., ".'t @
Dotf II III something quito different iron, urt,uir
'ncit ~ Or kn.wtsse. II snpo1es tho tlcyeopnent ur
anae,fn S.t ,e fasss x,,a 10 sa dcGree .nay ho
',tt @ HyI'ias hlt 1"cs scholar; liz ,n;ty ho
vt onraye @ sal nq r q, ,a'sf; a Wl; oae memory
,f fst IN families a, from anxs 4ans, '3s nss. II % tas
''isS; Ts;s nr,,,., >,
eaa only ut tho gravo. Nhereycr lie Child iiySs nnd
,nore Goes .on-npcny and I'll sct form sometimes;
IT h.c M Ky from influences scarcely ererpic
tn,s tg sccas e ~ tAe no Of fshoolhotse. Whatoyer
.ne EN- co!orln a1l s''ape whatever s,s lip
nf tfc IT,, @ ut Iesn2s ucsir:S, ai!l eHtinA
,.o i ~ mental nlitl moral education.
a noter the " srs pars ., az he WsSs tLe s!rest holding
Ov,rv str,. H., t, n,a :" nllhK1ne III euueatou 1t
Im.d,s s e %sS n! s @ Ut every 1aco Of his oye
s cirrs a iss irss, nf1 ~ crions, rolno to at Wien
~ =. M aro p't "l thu questions that ayo
sii seorr |h"t tt IT, ie sess nrarg and notes. mud
essos ss !at fos 'Gia aa tSy Roy learning from hH
81 us ,incir u. tulh tho1neEtous question, do not
nusss Al n sarnS ouf,fs e. ny s'osn that education
m .;y WIZ taels n!pnhcrlrns nh iitte
r, sa os :1s thn heart t"kea impressions only
ese aru fnnuosi erro;s ~ n siS .t tsassra
u. CIV, 49, ln1s a1s,s0t:! nu.!ecI hrs f'utlty.
unl iseri",s sa ~ ,.affea by ether thnn rsofts-
c1Tnsrs2 ltls, 81, ,
,,n,anIeI I ''o''"' ""a "Ao can never 10 altogether
Gomez THE ,orurn
ia Heart ape4ltng to hcar, oro and tru,t CON-
10 model Of a'! 'notilera il sl.o whom ,io rnrsi
'a her ka ! sr ot ,"r Sa el c'st ;n esn There
~ ~, aes, ,,,oa, nna grase VIII Cpd and men,
n ,a,o a,a ~ q to @ easc aro relete with natcncea
Z gsansoss st. BASH and st. Gregory 'f Of Nssss ;ss's
athss Guiaed tl!s rccniar mil religious Bt,ltc, Of
Iur rt, 81 'Gh t%n oea,Go unryisstom; To- whilst We r
a,,s,' aeh:4nsss furnished by a1onica olhor Of 1t.
Tno II s.'ttnc teacher ~ ,c.,,,cr,, ,a t
''' ''''"sf u se4eaefa IS d
lcrevcr eho can ,paku ior vai,s * ,.,,, u,. q
iure which is universal aud DiyI,piy cnnni.s,o.aH p
tsasl. not only what coieca,s n,a,'s rrsssut bt
ushs Of Go anI to Void M i to soases eoa y r. sarih
7 only teach aud point out tao way but leutl ham. 81
Il loves them deasy for Chris. Jcsus aal;"' ian "
'ehor tst ean read t1o ears Of her cblliren IN il
ls.tc Of ihn tly, in t,,a ,,i,iat ~ t nve py she y
VI In tho church, by tho nyr. w.icxrr s1.o u. soE