, 1875-11-05


ra'rr alBo. Tho noxt day u note awaited 'u.
with tho oguileant Hsnaturs Of skuH anl
croaH.boncH, notifying him 70 leave town. ZIG
patrot brave u,crklv cnrnnlicl with tho polite
request, and e!t shobvvillo without dwelling on
tho order of bis Voing.'
TIE. BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
4 School.Tenchrr Putting ont n Cath-
Ollie PFicHt-Nlr. Arthur Day's Ex-
pcrkenco u. a EG:lcllDr lit the Public
school OF Ncsvtossn, Conn.
H.u Fork Sun. Sur Z. .....
NowtoWn, Conn. has very large CATHOLIC
poi ulation, and though the Pro:estan's aro
Hetslers, spd OF tha forty.seyen children astend-
ne school tLiftv Rro CatAulitH. Alnut two years
ago tho 1lev. Father AtcCartiu went from New
Haven to Ne.towu, and there tound & Catholic
teacher takiug charge Of TIM Eclool. Tint WAS
! satisfactory to Father McCartin. Monday. Oct.
IL tho first de' Of tue current ttrni aud ar
ArhGr Day, Jr., son OF New l1avoh baptist
! minister took charge Of the school. Dn Wednes-
.lav, Oct Is. Tie scnool-be1l rang at the usual
hour, aud. at:er the children had assembled,
| Father AIcCartn entered a'd santea sir. Dny,
Tho toncher invited him to tlHc his soAt bnt tho
clersYuan declinod aud sat duwn among the
! ehi!dren. Mr. Day read = portion Of tho Scrip
lures, and about ty begin tho repetition .!
| tho I.olds prayer, but Falher alcCsrtn inter
rupseh him to ask t,y Whist authority hs read the
i Db.o in pnb}ic Bchool.
Mr. Day replied that 10 vas authorized BY thu
Board ot Education to open tho solioo! rs he
| Ind done. Rnl tho pr,eat sad thete was no taw
| to support him N such coursa. Hot Maida
followed, aud ,Ir. pas sayA that Father scCartln
called him liar twico. Finally the cleEe' man
addressed hlmsolf to tho Romau Catholic
children, and desired them TO pay no attention
10 tho Scriptures il the TEACHER should read then,
in future. hut to 20 Oh with thcir ftndios, ad1ng
ilat II air. Day should punish them ho would OK
rcct thu,n 10 complaiu to hun. IIo then went
| uus, n,ld 5fr. Day followed hin to the door sud
tandud to carry It out ~ lo had leou authorized
! to do. and ~oA!d not permit any interference.
II Father McCsstia integsapted the oleMsng
1 services aeain. lie said. bo would put him out by
| force II NECESSARY.
Tho Clergyman replied contemptuouBy, snd
Mr. Day, going back TO his desk. Eelea!ed tho
Lords Prayer a. usual. Later in the day ho
spoke to members of tho i}oard uf Education
trics. aud WAS encouraged to road tho Scriptures
mud repeat tho Lords Prayer o,s opnuiug school.
lp the evening ho called upon Father aicCartin
And told him What had been said In relation to
nays, seemed to acquleaca aud said he would
| not inteFfere again. There Vas no further
trouble that wcok, aud on satnr.'ay, Got. 10, the
Board OF Education paased ths following:
ps .sssi q Fl. sa Z p ,e1 1 sisas
Ing tho nnie wtthout note Or comment mo to IRE
serso Usder wc exercising such right Any tntsrfer-
enc0 Herewith would 10 ali intrusion.
On friday. Oct. ~, when Mr. Day was about
to opon school, lie noticed that tho shutters had
l,een opened ln ths night by cutting hway Ito
taatc1l'ngs' ano tnas nls n1o!o taa peeu hlolsn
from hls aesR' ne aent ~ uis nosse, ptocu' 90
Ano1nef nooh' nna loau ~ lt.. VI oe a. sp'u'u 10
Usual Ihat evening sae 'sasos in ~ ~ tnv 1So.un
nao'a wore 'ouao 7e@'so1'a a'ops '"o 'oAo "e"'
on Monday last = cii,par MAS reached. Whom
Mr., Day arrived At the Bchool-houso he noticed
That tue chason IN tno E'ay gso1aa 'a m9se .s hot
plA5'be toeothef ~ nanai tuc oa'nuncs I iae, hA
separated IRON ua isotestAlt" a. nha "oso Ms5
the 1ofmet ~ oHeo uoEau W ssnaSt pAf.us a 49,
attention 20 20 tue nollptu1e "hien AT. nAy a Taa
reading. ihe teaehaF aealtou tuea ~ !.y ae'u0
9o ~ t9t ,1 so',d ~ y NAV .shoI
Ar. uay tota tue'a snoy ooaa H. sn1s "tshvu ~ ~,
went cut, ana the senooa "ah oionao ~ 'ne
ordinary way. y.,,,.-,.-., ,...
hoon attef"afa ataet acoA1'ln ousatoo VIII
!no 1a'npat slnattu. 3a.tot suo' ~. .aa i
tlc!r soata nc told them, us before ts;at We'l
eho bo wAs 1eao n a"eR ms"r,ns ~. s,,s 1G, .n;,
htudes' ~ LAY sa4q .o "ouia ~. e, H.om ,, 4nI
man to interfere Sltli us eonaace ot .ao schoo'
as authorised oY the isoala Ut foaesuon tae.e
foro Ia aeelted fAlnet McoAltl " ~ u". ~ -.
J room. Iho rather cottlnuea 70 speah ~ ~
shl,dren without sesDnS 70 near ear INC sia e i.
did not "tthlsaw he *oalo oleet .ln tgicuy. I..,y
Father McCartiu u = large. poHeltaI 4rahman
about " yoars OF ~ UT. nay eonacMns
! deltoass and oompAsat!vely sman nem Gus1s'u ~
Or, much younger. Aeace, "ten t1e p1'sst ~
! | ued kho teacher 70 ihy nauus upon HUI 10" "
y the studeass doubted what the result OF Pr
} soma! sncouuser Toald bo. noshlhe aauntsa y.
I the physical advantages u M opp9noAt' NOW.
oYet, AT. l'ai proceedea 10 put us eAseaE MS
execution: a., .,,.u. y,