The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-10
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il not in this country, is, we take it,
moderate and sensible sort Of man-.judg-
ing from late editorial in his paper. He
seems to deplore, so far as he feels at lib
erty to express himself, the course Of the
Catholic clergy on the school question in
this country, He seems to think that
priests are failures as editors, and Is in
clined to read them lecture on the fool
ish language by which they have lately
stirred up the Protestant feeling Of the
country as it has not been stirred for
many years, lie tells them, in so many
words, that they have themselves to thank
"iOr good deal OF this Protestant oppo-
sition and distFust," and he deprecates
"the thoughtlGss utterances Of Catholic
journals, preachers, and speech.makers."
The Rev. Father Malone, Of New York,
is another sensible sort Of man, and we
notice that in the cOursc Of recent ad-
dress he alluded to the public schools by
saying that he never "had spoken u word
against them, for he knew the great good
they had done and the benefits which they
had conferred on the people Of the coun-
try, Had it not been for these schools,
we should not have such Il powerful gov
ernment as that which we now possess"
Ills great pity that this Rev. Father
stands so isolated, in such remarks, from
the great body Of the Catholic priesthood
in this country that his uttorances be.
come, by that fact alone, striking and no.
ticeablc. The great trouble with tho
priesthood Is that their ideas are foreign
instead Of American-derived from the
Italian junlN who run the church at
Rome for all Characterization such
men, for instance, as Cardinal Antonelli,
the Pope's famous Prime Minister, who
in 1869 wrote the following note to the
Bishop Of Nicaragua on the sub bject Of odu-
cation. First, weshOud mention that in
1869 the Central American Republic Of
Nicaragua instituted some liberal re.
forms. Intelligence OF the fact was not
long in reaching Rome. Cardinal An
toneli, then rs now the Papal Minister,
was much disgustcd, and wrote to the
Bishop Of Nicaragua Os follows:
We have lately been informed here that
an attempt has been made to change the
order Of things lately existing in the re-
public, by publishing II programme in
which are enunciated freedom Of educa-
ton" and "ot worship" Both Of these
principles are not only contrary to the
laws OF God and the Church, but are in
contradiction to the cOnCOrdat establish
ed between the Holy See and that rcpub-
lie. Although We doubt not that your
most ilustrious and reverend lordship
will do all In your power against maxims
80 destructive to the Church and to go
Ciety, still we deem II by no means super.
iluoua to stimulate your well known zeal
to Seo that the clergy, and above all the
curates, do their duty.
q. CARDINAL ANToNELLL
Is It any wonder, when the Prime Min
lister Of tho Pope prOclaims such senti.
ments in regard to freedom Of education
and worship, that he should have myriads
offollowers among the priesthood in all
countries, this country among the rest,
Hence no one need be surprised to read
such utterances as the following, which is
from the New York Tablet, inasmuch as
II Is simply re.echo Of sentiments from
headquarters at Rome;
"They (the ProteStnnts) have as Pro.
testants no authority in religion, and
count for nothing In the Church Of God,
They have from God no right Of prop
agandism, aud religious liberty Is In no
sense violated when the national author.
ity, whether Catholic or pagan, closes
their mouths and places ofhOldlng FORTH"
II Is such utterances as the foregoing
that elicit rebdke from a moderate and
sensible man like the editor OF the Boston
Piiol. His moderation il In marked con-
trast 10 the language OF such papers as
the Heemans Journal, the Catholic Tele.
graph, and the Chicago Christian Union.
The laSt.named paper says!
The superintendenco and direction OF
the public schools, as well as those where.
in the mass Of the people are instructed
in the rudiments Of human knowledge, as
Of those where secondary and higher In.
structions arc given, belong Of right to
the Catholic Church. She alone has the
right Of watching over the moral charac-
ter Of those schools, Of approving the
masters who instruct the youth therein,
Of controlling their teaching, and dis.
missing, without appeal to any other au.
thority, those whose doctrine or manner
should bs contrary to the purity Of Chris
tian doctrine.
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