The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-03-27
Com na3JntcGtiOIls.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
ARTICLE II.

ARTICLE 4.
EDITOR FREEMAN Having always been de-
siTous to ascribe to every object the merit or
demerit TO which ii is entitled and having
cherished i'll Will towards one for his or her
/ opinion. took tie privilege short time since
. or criticising n communications in the columns
/ of your valuable journal rejecting severely on
/ the public schools. and written by one having
| the initials IF. ]. p" My object was to show
, where the true cause of immortality lies; ana
/ not TO injure any one The gentleman now
/ ever, being unable to view the situation from
/ the same stand point that did, 1eIl 10 Work
! aud abused me instead of answ ering my argu-
I meLts. Now controversies of any kind when
IN @ SPIRIT PR OF eSma%r We'll mean T
ing and intelligent citizens, are frequently pro-
/ might end thus, but unfortunately the con-
/ him TO see bcyond tSt, limits of lis own village
! If he had any desire to avoid controversy, as
[ he says he had, why did he make an Enpro-
& Goheb h,,fJh k on ome Puorc Pi xSn0 he cannot
( accomplish anything? That gentleman lay
. ing claim to fair share OF Intelligence and de-
/ sriug 20 be respected by all would thus vilify
and misrepresent the character of such an IN
/ stitution as the public schools of Pennsylvania
/ merely for the sake of gaining nOtoriety, IL
I truly astounding, and il very plainly shows
/ that he is not interested in the welfare of the
people. No one can deny that they are doing
/ more good fCr the rising generation th"n any
| other Institution of like character now in cx-
/ istence.
But then "F. j. P" says that such 'da
| trib s. are not ney :, and hence they are not
I interesting to your readers. While they all
! admit this fact, can al least congratulate them
! amount OF information concerning the life,
I career and services of this extraordinary man.
( WHY they know nearly every circumstance
. connected with him since he a Icetle boy
. He should by all means try to keep his temper
. when writing on this subject Poor fellow |
synpa thizc with him, for feel confident that
( his suffering is eXcruciatin2. Had he not ahan-
! doncd the business of selling stimulants some
| time ago, vour readers might conclude that lie
had attack OF aqua rite while writing his
| TO large share of Christian compassion. what
1 IL pity that he SO uncharitahly attacked,
F. for he did not say anything-in his opinion
/
/ When this gentleman has SO much 10 say
write his articles according to their sIgnin-
4 canoe, "a other people 90 All the truth ne
/ told in his last could have been put iE very few
/ can find nOThing but personal abuse and foul
. calumuy, while at the same time he boasts of
/ h wing answered my arguments. Truly, IF. J.
/ p" your cOnc"it far exceeds your wisdom
''Seest thou fool wise in his own conceit 2
/ Strange doctrine this! lie certainly knows that
/ he shameful!y at ackcd the puhllc scnooiS pc
} fore my article was written. II you attack tle
rights of others. Mr.. IF. ). II arc you s" iS3
norant as 10 pres suine they wiz STAND alooI ana
! let You 20 OuI Why yOu mcddle in such al
I fairs if Your temper will not allow correction
/ He talks about misrepresentation; when his
/ whole article from beginning to end is nothing
! but misrep reSentation or, m"re pia.niS, base
! riLilBi'g ja'SchoodS So much for consistency.
/ The gentleman tells your readers that re-
present him as being 9pPosedi 20 jpsIGe: N1w
/ every person VINO read my artlcle knows ntItCt
/ than that, for l said that the system which he
atv@SaGs is GpPoi;sd to JUSTICE queer 9i kne nd
consider himself next? But. | forgot-hc
; wished to inform the people that ne was eject
ed a Justice Of the Peace for the borough OF
/ GalIitZin, and in this way took advantage OF
F ?tS J. saws She he did lid not Su speak OF parochial
schools. We'll, what does he wish to dqnGmi-
nate them, then? The fact is he left them
| n"melcss, but gave us to understand what nc
meant He advocated ststem of instruction
il which the principles of religion are to be
taught-calI II what you may l enaenvorea
. to show him that such schools are no letter
than the publ schools in pOiut of morals but
the fellow lost his temper anu termed me I'M
{ pudent. Ihut Is too tim to frighten any one.
/ Next, he tries to convince your readers that |
! sil what ma not say at All. Loqk al n@lh @
! He says that those pupils who have been
! taught their prayers and catcchism are the
worst he ever stw, aud that they do not make
better citizens or letter ChI Iistians than those
| who failed to obtain such instruction." And,
/ further on, he says: strange consistency IN
: d. ed that child instructed TO pray. To know
/ the catechism and 10 understand the duty he
! Owes q cd a I'd Gods crea es, does not grow
/ up At better citizen and a better Christian than
structiOn whateVer: Now l would IKE 10
/ know who spoke OF no religious instruction
given to children but If. J. p" himself. This
! is what said In sCme parts OF TINS county
! they teach the cateChISm- have prayers. una
mat their pupils are better theh or becouic
better Christians aud better citizens than those
/ W no receive their religious i'll structiUns in the
church or al the hresde Can the gentleman
read thisf II not, | would thank some one of
! his neig lbors very kindly if thoy would read il
for him. What HOiC becomes 0f MS bDdStcd ctGI'-
! tyi We must pardon him, however, Tor he
never learned to tell the truth. Let me ask
/ tho has the most ''impudcnce."
But to the question under COT sideration: Do
J
/ better citizens on ChrIstians than those cduca-
I ted in public schools? ? Now, we know that
! those living among us are no better Chris
! tiuns; know that those of other counties
( educated In such schools are no better Chris
! tiaHs c know that the members OF the count
less number of secret socictieS.in the old world
! ere no better Christians; we know that the
! Madlid are no better Christians than our peo-
| pie. Hear what DR.. BrownsOn says on the sub
! The system of education still continued i'll our
Catholic colleges, with slight notifications, we
riic nations become iundels, Gallicans, rev
olutionists. sO-caled Liberai-Cat hoics,
I wouId divorce society from religion, the
State from the Church, and under pretence of
supporting liberty and social progress, really
exert an their influence III favor of Cesaer-
ism or RisnIarckism, What sort of Christian
education can the Italian and Spanish rcvo!u-
t.onists have received. that permits them TO
make war on the Pope, the clergy, the religious
orders the Catholic religion itself, and still TO
profess, perhaps to believe, themselves Cath
/ oicsf And these really anti-Catholic. leaders
Like C,yOur. MiughCtti, Castelar,, and FigueraS,
have ali been trained in Catholic schools and
might add other evidence but this is suGf-
cienT 10 fully substantiate my position. Aud
now this gentleman would u ne could convince
this free and happy land. The position he as
suIneS is really absurd and deserves the i1di-
cale of all men VINO nave the capacity W put
II J. P.'' has made the grand discovery, the
! very remarkable revelation, that the lnstruc-
tion in our schools ia of little value. As the
gentleman speaks from personal experience,
.
he used to keep SCHOOL," hut thanks 10 the
progress OF the times, the days OF chariataniHnl
( In tne. teachers pToft SSiOu nave passed away.
If he is ignorant, as he acknowledges, OF SO
many things concerning the subject OF "hich
ne writes il appears to me that II would he TAR
n, tier for him to learn facts before giving as.
sertions for the truth. Just think OF the bIInd
leading the blind!
Again, he tells US that a child is admitted to
60 resnonsibIe for the moral training OF said
child Are we TO suppose that Il teacher is held
resnOnsible for the moral training or puplIs
1In come to him six hours a day for five or six
months in n year, while their parents teach
ibe,n at home many kinds of vice by practicef
~ ierfOd i'm which children attend school is
hnt y very small fraction of IL year, and yet
thax should learn everything during this time
- t"achrr being held responsible. Pooh, I
what argument! The teacher is responsive
- ~ hiIc the child attends his school, but not
. On az, Ioi GER Then our pious O. friend speaks
Of Giving an account to just judge Tor the /
ura1ner in which we instruct those little 10 lks.
III iad betrer Ike care OF his own shOrtcOm-
mos and not trouble about others. There is a
i,.-f cod who will one day Judge us ana Ii /
Ju.It hether il is potter to cry down