, 1875-03-20

Alleged fniNHtty ot the Public Schools
-HorInaM by the Rev. Father
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Alleged Inilutty ot the Public schools
-Hcr1nan by the Rev. Father
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.sto 1:ort Herald. !Nsrra II.
Tbs congregation Of st. Lhwrenco'n 1:oman
Catholic Church In Eighty.fourth street, whic,
has beon accustomed to tho refined preaching Ut
men like Glaekmeyer. Doaudcyin, Tlebaud,
Gocklcn, Moylan, and Arcllambaud, Was .omo-
What startled yesterday by = strikingl5-osiginal
rertnon on tho public schools BY tho I.cv. Father
Waller, vary Jealous Irish Jesuit priest. recent
" transferred from tho South. Father Walkcr
hhB very vigorous, direct wny of Kpaakinp.
There IL no mincang matters With lin. lie talks
right out In tho very plhincst and fran]Iest syo,
hut It liz very doubtful w'loshcr his s:vio wifl
provo either popular Or effective In his present
Told Of Iabon.
IN announcing yesterday that ncxs sunlay'a
collection would he fur tic benefit OF t,,o 1,ar-
pubItc-sctoot arntctn Of Now York in tho mpst
bitter and tpiudicioNs manner. u Woo bo to the
parcntn" Shouted lie, III the mannor OF one llr!-
ing anathctnas. "woe DO "a the parents Win ncnd
their children to these public pchon1H Woe he
to thosa who favor them In their hearts! wouId
not like to be in their places t!,e av of tndg-
,ntnt. The public schools arc the nur.etiea OF
vice: They nIo Goddess sciloolH, and they who
Hcnd tlcir children to them cannot expect the
mercy Of God. They ought no. 10 expect tho
Hacraments Of tho Church in their dying mn
rncnts. homo you and will 1.-Two to sec the
DAY whom It viii 10 understood tint
pnrents who commit this grcAt aln will he re-
fuscd tho racrarnents Of tue Church. 'What
lot them dio without tho rites Of tho Church
yon Will nnk. for. sny 80. would as soon
administer tho sacrament to u do. ar to huci
Cathohce.. Did not Jesus Christ suffer ono OF
hts apostles to DIG without tho 7tcs Of tIa
Church In detphirf 30 won]d lot these
'rte.cued Catholics perish. Catholics! They
arc no Catholics. They sre Catholics OF The ppt-
house politician e.rire.-men who deceive aud
botras tho poor. iFnotant innocent Irish emil
who make tlpir poor conntrymcn when they
arc ohly few months iu this country, ,criurs
themselves to become cittzcus: men who
hare no talth or reharisy In their hearts. You
good rticsta aud ulsLo7n. good fAthers aud
mothers, who woro brought up In tho public
scl.ools.' True. bur they aro tho rare cxccp-
tinna one III L thonhand or ten thousand. yo,t
CathoIiea.' What oiit3 VIA, do they know about
the vice all a,ound them, tho contamination and
yllliany? They don't know 1t they ucyof zee it.
But VIC priests know It, TO look a. tho water
closets in somo Of your public schools and req
tue villa tcsibblings and n1arlslnes on the wall.
and you will realize tho vico AMI inlnmv that
pfevAil at these nurseries Of crime tell you.
Catholics, you do not realize the dangers to your
children. The great effort Of tho enemy Of
Gods Holy Church in tt,eHo days IL to get con-
Of thus countcractiug tho bleAsod influence Vt
thu prlcsta Of God. The enemy has abandoned
every other effort. Look to it, shon: TINT you
fall not victim to hiB inBtdous arts"
Tho preacher then atin'led to tho wonderful
growth OF tic Church, and the lniquity Of taxing
Catholics for the support Of schools thoy did not
want md conld not send thelr children to. ilo
raid there were G11 Q00 Catholics IN this diocese
eredh o. thousands moro In Albany. Buffalo, and
OgdersburS. II ail these banded themselves
.cgcther yallantIr to de1aand their rights, think
you they could fail II No; tnoy could mot. They
Ton'd BOON show their strength mud triumph Like
their fellow Catholics in Ohio,
THO rcrnnr's Of Father Waller n,ads q rro-
found sensation among those who heard tlea.
nnd opinions dlircled ycry m'lch.ts to tho wiz
dom Or aaundness OF sucli radlca! utteEanccH.
Tho Eom York Herald. Which is owned By u
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P'isnt VII ti'o t'up'4o os"ooio;
Among tho sermons which re publish TODAY
~ one wnls.' WI attract nurchas notice. ne.
caflsc VI ~ strong contrast Win tho moderation
anu iItellascnco "hlcn ID characteristic of tue
enlightened CLERGY OF tho metropolis. It Ia tho
1nto'ctant ana nt,1ust attack wa1cn tho Icy.
falhof Na!Kcf mado Yesterday upon tho pubic
achievements Of our civilization; Nothing that
10 tsuo OF tno OWLS lhacpalapie from that
systcm' nothing that has been ahsercd
a. a. 70 tho injustice dono tho Catho'lo
Saa9tA y! ave- at'HuoEotueut, GaH IL tAo ieass
degree Justly tue violent abuse OF which Father
Walkes Las been guilty.. 10 intimate tllat Cath-
olto parents "io scl'd their children 10 tho pub
no SCHOOLS are IN dangef OF dAsnnatton to de-
olarethat ho would as soon administer tho aaoI a.
Inents to dog % 10 such Catholics; to deny
that such parents hfo truly Catholics, or At the
best merely those OF the rothouae politician
stnpo: 20 describe tho system bY which alone
tho children OF tho pnor are iescncd
from ignorance md enabled to bccono
Intelligent members of society as tho
1nssrument ot ths devli-th!s u to preach big