The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-01-24
Is 1T RIGHT!

If the statement in the last JJKy b.
true, that fifty out of ninety scholars i,
the Catholic School are from Protestap
families, it reveals great wrong, which
should receive proper attention.
We have occasionally heard of a few
individuals sent TO such schools from Pro
testant families, but we are very much
surprised to hear of fifty from our own
village.
Surely We ought to remember and con.
slider what the name Protestant means.
Our fathers withdrew from the church of
Rome, protesting against her deadly and
lntolerable corruptions and errors. They
struggled long and suffered much to be
free from her cruel bondage. De we who
are thus free, wish to be entangle.i again
with her yoke Of bondage? Do we wish
to expose our children to evils which
neither we nor our fathers could bear?
The Catholics are not to be blamed for
teaching the children if parents send them;
but why should Protestant parents send to
deaominational school which has no
other reason for its existence, bat that
Catholics must have school in which the
doctrines of their own religion can be
taught to their children as an essential
part of their proper education? The
Priest himself has recently assigned this
reason for withdrawing from the Public
Col Nd f,1a
in which their children may have religious
culture and instruction added to secular
learning.
How can this purpose be fulfilled in this
'chool and those Protestant children be
rec from instruction in the great errors of
omanism? If it were possible to sepa-
tie the secular and religious instruction,
10 does not know that the influence of
,,chers on the minds of scholars is very
at and often more powerful in forming !
r characters and opinions than that of /
nts themselves?
1afV ,l.ss a ,ro ,i,1;. 4,ot ,.,,
Used u ,, c..,.-,. -,
rday 7 ~ ~ 10 '.'''e' S"'e
nos case of necessity, for besides
FIX bic sehool, there is among US an
tent multiplication Of private schools
are Protestant care and instruction.
''''' then is the reason for this strange
''' " p'o of Protestants for Catholic
Sc
'''sS think that such schools are gen
sohs er.o: to these conducted by Pro
ey certainly labor under great
por- Or is it the fifty cents per month
uses that produces this inconsistency
ches .rW cheap indeed, almost as cheap
bile school where the teachers
Ollie o.. pay from the public treasury. 5
on ects good school to be sup ;
ser p !h pittance? If this be the ,
lody . cd for tuition, then the school {
lday n,,,s+ bdequaia.y supported, or it {
go .,'ion school supported other
sbe1 .4 tably for advancing the la
,a1a. Jatholic Church, and Pro 9
10. So; need to accept an educa- +
She is ne. a
80. - friend to ou4 popular sys- +
denominsl No, u Jul '''''''''' / !.
~ ,,o.L0n the contrary we are u
.,,,o to.;,n. ,tpisco.,alians and Prcsby- ,
mica ted sci ''".''.i"N '' - 't eo'i'''". d
!, and heritics outside III Q
bort the only tt =
mia covenanted
hI'- -,,,,, of God; aud if one of /
the Us should f,,,r,o1ic c,.,,4ry hi. e
wish body would s.
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,i.on ''ie'r ce'ieIe
rer- En think +,
sending child ice Oh fro'esS1nV' III u
inconsistent teh schools is unwisa, ii;
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