, 1875-07-06

THE GODDESS " COMMON SCHOOLS.
Tho Nesfern Catholic, Of Chicago, which is
bitterly scctartau and blindsy dogmatic4 tutors
tho following dlatribo against tho American COM
mon-actool ayatosn:
Ono Of tho most atriling algna Of the infdoli.y
OF tho ago In which wo 1.-Two ia tho ignoring by
tho Government OF religion In education. It'll 8
fact also exhibitn as strong lno OF domarkation
botHeop Cathoi,city md r1otostnnt1bm All do tho
radical dTegonces botwcen tie two III actunl
dogma Of fa!th. Tho horetica Of tho period,
most of whom should, porhaps, DO tormod Athe-
cloyato tho carsfl abovo laaven tho body abovo
tho soul, and prefor tmo to eternity. II was
aimi'as infamous principles which in
tideltzed Franco = and caused ,lor
her place III tho van Of 'Eu1opcau nations. Di-
1octiy religion was excluded from her echoolH
they bocaulo moro training places for goddess
tisebEnnds aud ;ncendtayses, wl.o arc a'l orn-
'Order WAS turned ioto tisordor. and tie country
reverted to chaos. TO this arc We drifting IN
tho United States. Tho promonitory signs may
DO moro easily read than tho prophet interpreted
tho writing On tic wall and as sp{ely aa ho
foreaaw, by reason Of turning frott 6od, tho
greatness and glory Of Ill aucicnt Kingdom
passing Away. wo may foreBoe that tho yaetneyH
III oxtent. wealth, and power Of this NpPublfc
will not avail to make tho people truly prosper~
oua ana harpy, maen stripped Of religion. i,
All tho stuck arguments hashed and refIaahe1
np from time 10 timo By tho froteBtnnt press n
favor Of our commoa-Hclool System hayo boon
aaswerct: mud refuted centuries ago. First prip-
cpIcg toach us that parentA arc tho cnBtodians Of
t,eir oIaprin9. Tleue ratufat guardians ought
not to h0 ousted Of their Jurisdiction by my
process OF artificial lay. In all thldge Nature Ii
superior to art; ; And quito nB much mischief IL
49,
diaaslnp OF children % X We ay IN sAe faeo Of
Nature III any otherfreBpoct, such, for example,
80 setting tho plain rules Of health 1t dofat,ca.
Tho State IA only eutis1ad tosiena in loco parents
uasueai pro.octor. and aYen then tbs evident
WjRtles aud intentipua of the parents ought to
ho carried out By proxy. Such Of thoul, mud
they arc third Of ch'cago's population. al do
sire that FolI9lQuh aud hecplar education should
70 land III baud ought not to 10 balkcl in that
doairo by any li1lInaH IaW.
Etlo corollary 10 TO dedncel from tito general
principles statea ia. tlat tue dcnoIa!uaiioual
rya:c'n Of oducs.top ia The only sonMi ono. II il
just as economical nj any oliur, The Injustice
permitting the Catholics to pay for two syhu1,s,
III they aro eotnpellel to do uutlor tho l.esens
order ol thiugs. Ihny aro taxed far tue common
Aehoois, which tuuy canuot uso, and they layo to
support, in addition, thor oEn educational ca-
Establishments.
IWhy can't they nBo tho common sohoola 7
Tlroo-fourtls Of theul haze done 30 for the past
fouE-scose years.-Ep.}
Not to put tho mattor too flnolv, tliH Ia moroly
lagal rolGery, q feat tint III ua more to lc cona-
mct.ded tllau tho occupation Of tic 1Iglwny,nan.
To my that such state Of a.fairs is anonalona
ao,lnl ti,cotios ~lon Eadioed to practice inoyit-
ably lead to anomalies, OF WHICH thn caae In
point ii striking Instance. hut Tho fnjiItIco
Of making Catholics pay 400 cou!a on tic dollar