New-York tribune., 1875-05-11
SECULAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS UPHELD.

SECULAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIIiElD.
THE PROPOSITION OF THE TRUSTEES OF PARo-
CnI,L SCHOOLS DENOUNCED BY TIE METHODIST
PREACHERS
The Methodist Preachers, at their session
vesertlay discussed Dr. Wbeatlcy's paper, lately pub
liahed against the admission Of the Parochla Schools
10 the benefit Of the Common School system The Rev.
Drs Goss True Morehouse Curry, De Winnie, and others
unanimous against the granting by the Board OF
Education OF the request of tie Trustees and representa-
vos Of the Catholic ParOchai Schools The following
protest sdoped expression of the views of the
Association:
whereas 1t has been repeatedly stated by the press
and by persons interested fl the system of free common
school education IN t city, that certain oVenis nave
Church to the Board of education, involving the transfer
of sundry parocia schools belonging 10 that Church 10
the Board of Educaon under the conditions expressed
OF implied, that it shall leave tie school building
cep and appoint such OF thc teachers rs snail on due
examination. be found qualified therefore W." lhe mem
copal Church in tho City OF New u ork, do hereby
REsOLyI-FirS: That the acceptance OF such propos-
tons either reported actually presented by the
representatives OF the 1:oman Catholic Church to the
Board of Education is, IN Our dcDrae olnGn, entire
IL inadlnssihe, being at once Inconsistent with lcpnb
can IDEAS and institutions glaruely Illegal unusdby
Dvidious and insdiousy ddnSciOus 10 The liberties and
welfare OF the Commonwealth.
Second: That whcrc public school buildings re-
qned FOR the free education of children, tuey should hc
that ecClcsastcl body shOud have the night or priv
llcgc 10 use them Tor ecclesiastical or other purposes
Third: That our tined and established public school
syscm iDpatnS Iatuit0sy, it does, the clements
OF "A good business education, chicehlly qualifying its
pls nr wise exercise OF the elective Franchise and III
telecut pan ticipaiOu public affairs, breaking down
prtudic.s removing AM IOsities Obherat!n national
0jsiIptt0Is ard assn Ing hOmugCnelty and patriotic
tonal spirit 20 TIE American Republic of the future,
while not The ideal best that various religious bodies may
scVerally imagine, IS beyond comparison, the hest tat
can be maintained under existing circumstances and II
one that loc; influences should be permitted to IMPAIR
F0iuM That any arrangement which would, under
any pIceXt, stamp political on ccclctasicai character
islcr upon public schools, or their management. Is to
bc earnestly deprecated and unspan2ly condemned.
rum That tho adoption Of the Roman Catholic
parOcliil schools by TIC Board Of ElucatlOl, on any
other than those including the tol exclusion OF
eccesiStiCll influence, Is Yirtuai abandonment ot me
American principle OF the absolute separation O Cbulch
and Statc, uyidOus endowment ut the Roman Cdto-
lie Church insultin injury 10 the Protestant Churches,
unworthy submssi,n 10 the arrogant dclDdpds OI u
foreign pOteatc Claims the right TO control tho
faith and mors the religious and political action OF te
and independent American citizens, suicidal contempt
tie experience Roman Catholic countries that have
been compelled 10 rIudate rcsty education as ma
tOlal ana deadly blow at The grand system or
public Schools whose benchccnt nnuence our
ciiy can i'll Afford 10 spare.
S: That the foregoing resolutions together with our
rcspcciful but most emphatic protest a-uust nrgoa-
tios much more arrangements, that look toward The
SURE ncr Of principles wal 10 iitc secular schools, suS
faned by money derived from pubic taGoton be lor-
wardcd TO tic board Oi Education through the Hon. WIN.
H. Nelson, the President.