Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-06-07
THE REAL ATTITUDE OF CATH-
oIICS 10 THE SCHOOLS

OllC< 10 THE SCHOOLS
Althe1gh the CatholSe eoatrOvsr<iss
of Eu-ave seen rather rsnose fran Us.
a1d srar<plznssd % this country. rather
f4Reiful and Unnecessary. yes they are
priekiug through AReEsean sal in seue
quarters n disasreeAhly pezsinaesoGs
and practical way. We see It IN she
school S1e<siO0 in several cities and
mere eou<pSaogSly sill in the Sttitaas
Ct politics in tie STATE Of OAio where
the C4sholic inEusues and the democrat
K party are united TO Sappl2nt the Con-
men schools BY ehurSh schools
We believe Ee are right II ssying
that the belief in the AmezTcan system
Of eo2nsa seSSsls. - the oaly proper
ooe for free people. Is common 70 the
great mass q sensible people. both Cath
! Gil. and Protestant. However attract
ed certain scots nay be 70 their psro-
chi4l schools, keweTer much high church
" influence may el4nor for God in the
constitution and the priest IN the sehool-
masters ehair. however far below the
IDEAL 0f pzblie education the average Of
coume1-school instruction nav fall. We
believe that these considerations do not
AFFECT the loyal attitude Of the great ma
jorisy of the American people 70 the
eounoa school We can improve 1t By
the sane pai1s-taking development
which makes the common schools Of to
day - much <gperior te those cf tie last
gsnerasiOn- We can supplement It by
speei1l edUcatloa TO suit each one's
purse and anbisioc-sechniczl profess
iouAl. scientific. eodly Ct gedleSs- But
We Carrot and shall not sappIaas It b.
/ any sees4rIan and ehurch-aduiniSsered
system Of schools.
/ We need not explain why this Is 50
and bound % be %. TIE average Amer
b.an citizen understands very veil that
oGr civil gOvsra1eat l. practically free
fruQ all religious entzngieuent<. and
that the state. IN order 70 secure that
popular intslligence which Is the very
frss necessity az wise ssIf-g0Eernnent
deems It / p1bEe duty 70 edReate the
masses IN sehools eouloa 20 al. SUP
ported ~ al. and Is free fruu religious
has Il the state herself This doctrine
Is pretty deep N the American nature
L cannos De repealed IL any hierarchy
hAihng Eon Rene. Ct fpo Jerusalem
q Edinburgh We doubt Il II couId be
repealed BY act ef Cougress and the
ecnseas Of three-39zrtErx ef the states
Il has 10 sSogter adhsrents than among
: the Catholics themselves. and fer the
: hest q reasons Fer nowhere else n
the world does the Catholic church En-
Ioy peace - Endlsturhed Is IN these
: sane United States The Catholics a
: tals country are never bothered with az
: cry controversies - u whether thsy
would ebey Caesar e. the pope n tie
eveas CT fz1cifal and veII-nigh iupos-
sibLe ISSUE Their priests and preIates
: are never compelled TO take iruu-elai
oaths 70 support tie civil eoussitu-ioas,
nor To take esumisEiea frua the eiyi
: authority still less dses the state PIE.
: sumo e step n between priest and PEG.
PIE and appoint the OOe u the ether
: The pope himself admits the happy ei7i
5 and religious freedom ef his American
: s1bgerez. New the bgIk q the CathaIl
lzity know that this religious liberty i
< the direct fruit CT Cur uou-religiozs CIV
: L government The Catholic i free L
his church relations because he Is frel
: II his civil relatises, cae q the uoss 6
Z seu-iaI u Ehieh < hiz parsicIpztion L
and support Of eouuou sehool edueatiol
aEoz5ed b the state rE-rF=s 90
!. Wkeu We say that he mass e INTEL
igens Catholics understand this We
q lot think We msreprssens then "
j leg q s1Ezsss u thaz EazSisa e "a
n priesthood Eha Are hent upou disturb
q ing this happy eoadItian q things % 3
= careful whas ssrIfas and e1c ssntious the
= SIR u and assume the responsibility q
N Fer CT them tide responsibility vii res
y The CashaIic FeoPIe L 1as ask far Al
> edzzgz- and Il any Is made Il VIII
forced upoa them frou above II
A f1rcing process VIII nos Re nee f5r taos
/ ~ha aErsnps Il Depend upaa Il
81 EUn't be nee The CathoLic chgrc
z hzs been n the fsrsing business 4 go
z deal I1teIy. eraunlIng daEn seniIe a.
Il rsact7ouzry dagna froa Bane- and
2 L l. eapable q learning from recent =
q Perieace. L vii staE IL ha1d befal
% raising 4 fruitful and foolish Issue N /
q oEn house. against Ia 8Eu lest peoPI
4 and zgalnst - lest frisois @ the Cd
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