The New York herald., 1875-08-30
FoA1ENTING RELIGIOUS STRIFE.

BITTER AGITATION ON THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
QUESTION IN NEW JERSEY.
The following circular which read from several
pupits every county Of New Jersey yesterday shows
what desperate efforts being made to disseminate
religious throughout that State. One clergyman
in Hudson county who refused to read it his con-
gregation handed 1t TO HERALD reporter with the re-
mark that ''it 100 years late" and that it
should be properly classed with the English penal
code in Ireand:-
To MEMBERS OF THE PROTESTANT CHuRcHEs OF NKw
DEAR sRBeing in possession Of your and address
superintendent Of sabbath school, and: presumng
your receiving with favor this question of such
great Importance TO the people Of this State this time
submit the following consideration and
would request you 10 as. your influence among your friends
friends vote on this very important question submitted
Please request your pastor be good read this
ON September the voters Of New Jersey will be
called upon to east their ballots for or against the adoption
The full text Of these proposed amendments found
II % % the They
because Of their intrinsic Importance to the
As several Of them relate to questions that every Protes
tant Is particularly interested IN we have deemed il proper
very careful consideration o. the following viz =
AHIcLN I-IGnrs ASp PEIyILEcEs-nsert As paragraph
10 No county, city borough town. township village
shall hereafter give money property loan its
eredi. TO or in aid Of any individual aocaton corpora
Of stock bonds Of association
tom
Insert as paragraph 30 a new paragraph. as folows-
40 No donation Of land appropriation Of money shall
the Of society association corporation whatever
Change the number Of present paragraph 10 TO number u
free between the word public and the word schools"
The Legislature shall provide for the maintenance aud
support oi .hooagh and eneen De @ system Of free public
between the ages Of i've and eighteen years
w be apparent that you can by aiding to secure the
in H. ca1.. of sree anJ scbo & 0n Tb iJ @
Il
ing the attention-and thereby the voiesof friends, who
otherwise would pay attention the matter whatever
Other plans may suggest themselves 70 you, whereby public
which we hope you will lose time in carrying
But little public interest in the proposed amendments has
measure will fail more attention is paid the
Especially is this 10 Ia regard the amendments have
quoted on good authority that to
them the priests Of the Roman Catholic Church
with strict juncons to do their their
COMMITTEE TO CIRCULATE DOCUMENTS &c.
NRwARR, August %, 1873.
The HERALD reporter called on several Catholic
cergymen reference to the matter and they stated
in tho most emphatic manner that no instructions
have been given them by Bishop Corrgan on he ques-
ton and they disavOw any intention TO Interfere IA the
case, they consider there IS sufficient intelligence
among the members OF their congregations TO enable
them TO decide for themselves No allusiOn whatever
has made 20 the subject from any Catholic pulpit
In connection with the same subject postal cards
have been sent 70 all the city ana town officials who
members Of the Catholic Church throughout the
State calling attention by cartoon 10 the members
from Essex county, who voted for the Catholic Pro-
tectofy Dill Ihe cartoon represents roman Catholc
trap, in which SIX mice caught, while one mouse
hesitates 10 enter. Perched cardinals hat on one
side Of the figure a growing rooster with the maine
"kirk affixed, and IN the centre IS the POpes crown,
\ with ten surmountng crosses broken or This Is IN
tended 70 Affect the approaching elections. Hundreds
/ Of the cards have been circulated throughout Mon.
mouth county, urging the reelection Of Senator Hen
erickson, who voted against the PrOtectOry u, and de.
houncng Mr. George W. Patterson, lFal Of Mr..
hehdflckson Tor the nomination, because he supported
The bill IN the Lower House The reelection Of hr.
Carscaan, for the Third district Of Jersey City, Is also
urged on tho ground o his opposition TO the Proecory
and because the circular adda, me will stamp oul
the Homish eouaenLU