, 1875-10-04


scoundEo's and mako them
Build their faith np4n
Thu lIo1y tctt Of F!ka and gun.
Decide ill csnttov4fpies hY
5nfalllbIt artillery:
And Prove thc!r docsr!ns orshodbx,
HJ AfoHtolc bto*s AMI knocks.
It ID Lido to say that wc aro not ChFisttan
nation. IN consradlntinc!ion to s1ohamm edan
hammedanb, nor Mormons. Tho e1ilea for
conscience. for Freedom to NosaI,p God. came
ilrat 10 plant tic trco of liberty on thc.o sbores.
Not 70 "ofship J9ss, or Thor. Or tOdtn, but tho
Declaration Of Independence Appoa1ed
TO tue eAuc God sueor as wo,
',tte spoIIoi chiItlscn Of iibertv,"
may, at tho history or tho influence Of Puritan
outRrnw HE oslighnons wo arc under to tho
uod-teaFing tnen Of thoao rugged btates. aud
thoBe moro rugged days wblcII tried mems souls,
In fsets and fcaats. both Hta.o and National
God. May 20 presorse i to The ona.
1tomsn Catholic Maryland, and Quaker
pennsyl1antA. and baptist Rhode 1rland,
bowel, boforo The same God. Christian States
formed tho Union Of Atasss Christian brains
planned. and Cbriatian hnnds penncd and fought
Tor the Constitution, undor whose broad aud
protecting mRia NO dwell.
BLACKSTONE says: :" "Cllrialtanitv is . part Of
Tho common law Of England" contrast tho
Christian England Of to-day with tbs England
u tito Angles and the nncont Br!tons. The
common law Of England Ia the common law
Of Illinois. Our first common schools were
Cbrintfap schools T4oir foundation wss laid
oven before America Was discovered. Tho
Parliament Of Scotland onactet that all t3arons
and substantial freeholdets should send their
children to echool from the ago Of G to . years,
and then to other Bonalnares TO bc instructed in
tho laws that the country might be possessed ut
reroons properly qualified to discharge the
duties OF BheritIs and to MI other oflioea
1n 1860 John Knox put forth In tho ' Firas Book
Of Discipline" presented to tue mobility tie fol.
lowing language "By nccossity no Judge that
GvoEy aeyerht kirk haSe one Ach1otInaater ep-
pointed: =. In cyery notable town there
should be erected college. Tho children Of tho
poor shall bo supported aud sustained At the
pense of the KIRK" Ihe law was imperative
until lG4G, when tho law Hns passed layipg tax
tho payment of tho schoolmaster's salary npon
every parish in the Kingdom. This law was re-
penled by Charles l. ia 1896.
Tho FIlgr1m fathers had scarcely found time
for putting up shelter for themselves. and
house for tho Worship OF God. before they pro.
vided place and teacher for all tho young.
With secninr thev also Ravo religious In
atruction: The New Testament was text
book. Tho Catechsm waa Indispensable.
The rude alliance between Church and State
necessarily cauHod this satlratlon of secular
With religious teaeh'ng. But in The course Of
titne State Was separated from Church. Tho
functions OF statesman, q magistrate.
teacher, was gradually removed from the
minister. A division Of labor took place. Sunday
schoo1h wcte established to them tho direct ro-
llg1oua teaching Of the children was confined.
The New Testament WAS no loneor used
~ Textbook, Tho Diblo found its plnce ro-
strcted to the opening OF the school. Aud now,
with tic advent OF different populations and
different fAltha, the donaud is made that all re-
liaious tcachlns shHll cease In these publio
achoo1s. Aud Tits is the logical AZ well ~ the
chronological outcome of tho 1isst divergence Of
tue Church from tho Stats. We cannot help it
We ought not to help it. Il Is inevitable IL Tho
nature Of things.
1t!a owing 70 the progress Of events that tho
complete separation Of eecular and religious H.
structon is required.
He cannot against thoir will Justly foroa King
Janea' version Ut tho Scriptures upon un"illiug
torlty they would have no right to forco tue
Nonauis& Douay version upon l'rotostanta. Our
cxcellcnt ftlendn The Daps,st.. who are generally
immersed In the bost Of good works. have nut
tion have done sol a translation specially f.
voFing their viows OF baptism. Should they ayor
be IN tho majority. tnoy would have 40 tight to
impoao the,r vefn1n.
We must not be blinded. however. to Tho real
ntato OF tho case our own city. Ono party do
sirouB Of having tue Bible removed Ia aiming
fatal blow at onr whole common school system.
Tho Weste,1a Catholic. published In this city,
ing statement: !" Ono Of tho most striking
sigma Of the indde!ity Of tho ngc In which Nc
l1vo Ia The ignoring By the Government Of Eelig-
ion IN cducntson."
Yet. secret1y, c!amorous]y. peratsteatly have
they heen seeking to roInovo tle last yestiRe OF
religious instruction from our public schools.
Flrse tho cry wa1 that our schools wcro sectsrl-
M, bccRuao tho Bible waa read. Now, when
tho Dblo Is removed, or MI but removed,
comes the wall BY the eamo writer, "Wo veu-
Ing but tho nursortes and hntheds Of iuddelity.
Moreover. thev tnrn ont bad citlzena."
From tho statistics compiled BY tho United
stasos Commissioner OF Educstion, based On tho
fftLa Of al the children attending school In our
county "cre to be found In the common
schools. This has been tho proportion
tor over half century. II ne
take tho juhs!ant dg,1res given by Roman Catho-
alr. James Parton, containing tho numerical
progress Of that Church In cur midst, especially
taking into tho account tho fact that tho mom-
bora Of TINT Church have gpnbrAiiy their ''quly.
e. fult snd running ovor with oI,.ldrsn., these
tho common snaa schools on tho rcoro
churchos hare been large gamers
during that period, tho Methodist Church a'oue
and larger religious constituency than the 10
tnau Catholics, no fault can be found by them
With tho common Bohools.
A. to The s.stament thst the schools "turn
ont some bad citizens, 40 all tho churctes do
somo baa salnts. hut, as An anHwor to tho
sweeping allegation made, We nav refor to tho
fnot that Of the $4,000 graduates ot Amor
ican colleges. during tue tlrst ninety years OF the
nat,on'a hfe-gradnatcs embracing over 1e,000
min.atefs nearly quo Presidents Of colleges, over
60D Professors In colleges and theological eem!-
narce nearly 1000 Representatives, in Congress,
Linutonant- -Governors, and nearly sou Judges of
supreme Conrte-nino.tenths OF the wlols num-
bcr wero frorn tho common schools. TIlssc men
have been among the moet dlBtlngush0u aud
influential names In American history. And
what shati ! Say of the scorcB Of millions OF
children who hAva received their solo education
In the oaune schools during shose nine decades !?
nstiona. systeln Of education IL The only aound
oue !" and fu1ther, 1.-THE eIntuetice Of Protestant
ism iB esngulssty exemplitied by tts permitting
the Catholics to pay tor two systoma as they
arc compelled 10 do under tho present
order OF tllnRs. They Are taxed for tho COM