The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-31

nted and well-known ct. d. 81 has CON
uted to "the Illustrated Story Supplement-
,he Nation of January the end. 1t bear.
ely on the anecdote have related, and il
ollows:
The school was full, the little boys
At sums and lessons worked away
Reserving all their fun and noise
~, For their approaching hour Of play.
Their tutors, grave and pious mon,
Marked page and line for them 10 con,
Set tasks and copies" out, and then,
Directed, cheered, and helped them on.
God bless those tutors, go resigned,
For Christ's sweet sake this work TO do,
To train and form the youthful mind
In knowledge and in virtue too
But SEGA lad with eager eyes,
A red.cheeked sturdy little block
Comes running in. aud. painting. cries,
''oh. stop the clock, sir, stop the clock!'
I've seen the Inspector in the street,
turned and hurried on before
And though think my pace waa aeot
You'll have him shortly at the door"
lie touched the swaying pendulum,
The clicking wheels fore6ore to sound
The hands stood still. the clock was dumb.
".
2 Into the school the Inspector came,
he looked about, and said his say,
Saw much TO praise and nanaht to blame,
And now that what might soon bsiaf
No great officials nerves could shock
The teacher turned unto the wall
And once again set on the clock.
Why sJ. was S. it stepped A word will tell,
From ont its tiny brazen bell
The chimes came ringing clear and swees;
And 80 the Anal stroke was sped,
Each ss lad s6%ee a So@n i liz Ses Sshs'
AND siGned the cross upon his breast.
SO stands the fact. 90 rms tho rule,
That in th.s ancient Chrietian land,
From every seafe- assisted school
Tho Christian emblem must be banned;
That here. on Ireiands haliowed ground,
The school must bear with fne and loss
II Irish youths therein are found
49, To bow their heads aud sign the cross.
All honor TO che Brotherhood --.N-
Who loving lrcand's children we'll,
And Jealous for their country's good,
To cave q higher. dearer right,
Thew cast the golden euro away, re-
AND faith and freedom, pure and bright
Are in their crowded schools to day
The cross is raised DER roof and door
The crLcibx hangs on the wall,
The statue of the Maid W no bore
The Son Of God, looks down on ALL
An air of peace and holiness
From thee dear symbols seems to aow,
smi 9 from Heaven to sheer and bless
The little learners ranged below.
And now at all their stated times
The youths may study, play or pray,
Ut freely sing the simple rhymes
And young or old need never fear
A stotepaid censors stGrrling knock,
Or everm0re expect to hear
Inc shouted caution-"S Stop the clock"
. author adds the following foot-note,
b hope will not to thought too long, and
which conclude:
he incident narrated in the foregoing
} took place some years ago in town in
,unty Glare. The Christian Brothers hav-1
established school there, and fearing
'he locality, unaided, would be unablefo |
'rt 1t. put themselves into connection |
the National Board, and obtained asmall |
of the grafton the usual conditions, |
/ forbid the presence of religions 6mblems |
D use of religious practices during the
of secular instruction. Although the
J were Catholics exclusively, 1t was soon
that their habit Of "blessiHg" themselves
lime the clock struck was regarded by
Hcials of the Board as ah infringement Of
lie; and the way the little boys hit upon
tting over the did 6ulty was to stop the
while any of those officials were in the
In this way the incident above related
ly occurred. Bat the Rev. Brothers soon
I'd more satisfactory ISOLATION, which
} resign altogether the grant which was
,red by Bu0h odiOus and unnecessary re-
ons. hgschool, happily, still exists and
hes without the State grant, better thanI
with 1T, thanks TO the care of the good !
BIS end the truly national and Catholic ,
Of the people of the locality. Another
ustratiVe Of the dealing Of the National"
with Catholic schools may here be men
The nuns In . town In the south of I
proposed TO put o school, which they ,
into connection with the
An inspector came to view the prem 6
The building consisted of central block l
70 wings. Over the central block, built
% masonry, stood . stone cross. The
tor said that should come away. The Q
i'd not like to take it down. After some o
compromise was effected. The schools )
st9bllahed in the two wings, and the
block, under the cross, was left unoc- .
Strange proceedings, surely, with re- o
o Catholic schools, and in Q Catholic a
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for the Ienten seneon-Shad-fnes. I