The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-17
THE POPE u NOT HERE YET.
To THE EDITOR or TIE HeRALD;z


NEW York, Mefch Is. 1875.
You deserve'to be complipe1ted by every fair
minded person for your mastery editorial on
rather walker Tor Dis attack on our public schools
.O9r public scpeSs are not to be ruled BY the
Catnolc elersy or any other particular sect. AS
Father Walker thinks parents are guilty OF dam
nation for sending their children to our public
schools, would IL not be well for him to remember
that this Ia free country, and we have
no Pope. that everybody (even Cathoiics)
viii not think az he does and every
fair minded person. will feel like damninq
him for daring Is strike such useless blow
against our obe schools He CAL, our
70 m~xs them .Popisn schools" as be would IKE
parents refused the sacraments Of the Church TOR
sending their children to our public schools. He
Dud any number Of SCHOOLS for its own WIN use but
troled by any Pope, priest or reverend. He In
schools curse, has SHOWN the world his real
inner man, which savors Of bigotry and not OF
have his own way he would have the social afralrs
Of this community more mixed than the AFFAIRS OF
his own Church IN Italy nave been.
Hoping Will excuse me Tor intrudng on
your valuable space, remain one Of your readers,
ARE THE JEsUrTs RESPONSIBLE FOR WALKER?
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In looking over the HERALD for to-day monday,
March 15) observed among the religious notices
quota lions from a sermon preached by priest OF
the Romish Church, wherein he mathematics
the public schools OF this country as damnabe,
and parents who send their children to them like
wise. In his vehemence he delegates 10 himself q
power that can be vested IN no mortal-irom the
Pope in the Vatican to the meanest priest VINO
helps to make up this socalled Church OF God II
these schools are, as he states, nurseries OF
vice." why, In the name of virtue need these ten
der.conscienc Romansts send their children to
tnem AS for bowling about the injustice Of
their having to contribute to the maintenance OF
these schools. they came to this country knowing
her rules, ana 10 their oath OF citizenship ~
promising TO abide by them; 80 there
tan be no injustice In contributing to
YAK for public good. which, despite al that TINS
ichoOls ADMINISTRATIONS OF lasting public benent.
u THIS worthy son OF the Church and her adher.
ent feel tnat their children are from the teachng
" these schools being made meet partakers for
me regions OF darkness they would DO wisely and
10 well to return to their native lands and there
BRING up their offspring ''meet partakers for the
,alnts IN hghtn The American, In MS large
lcartedness, has allowed the alien too many priv.
aegss. The hand OF fellowship has been EXTENDED
~ men who have abused the Kindness, and who,
gith this priest, stand to his lace and howl about
heir rights. Let them return to their naive land
ma there sing that song. THIS priest, ! see, Is
poken VI as u Jesuit ! thought the "0rder OF
NoBusO was more careful In training It's sons This
,0ur OF the tongue" az becOmeth priest, or as he
ZONES from the could Country" where tho
ssprig OF shillelah and shamrock so green" and
'Arah Pat the whlskey, Is worshipped, IL may
le surmsed from the innammatory tone OF his
hnguage That he Is given 70 taxing too many
'onraps o. the crater" on Sabbath mnrnin'