The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-11
IHE METHODIST MINISTERS.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS VERSUS PARocHIAL SCHOOLS
A STRONG PROTEST AGAINST sEcrARIAS1zGo
Dun SCHOOLS.
Yesterday the Methodist preachers gathered n
usual. at No. sos Broadway, DR.. c. D. Foss presio-
ing Tue Rev. L. q. Goss opened the discussion or
the question OF Incorporating tue Catholic schools
or this city Ia the public school system, as pro-
posed by Vicar General QUINN and others 10 the
Board o. Education. lie took the ground tnat,
having by intimidation and threats Of excommu.
nicafiOn drawn the children OF Roman Catholic
parents from the pubic to their own parocnial
scnocls and for lack OF intellectual ability "a
compete with the puzzle schools having lost
the ceildren, who have returned to the common
schools, The priests now md themselves IN d.
lemma, with large school buildings almost empty,
heavy taxable property and corps OF teacherst 70
be paid ana 10 funds to meet these expenses, and
they appeal 10 the Bonrd OF Education 70 help
tneIn oul tneir dinculty with toe pubic moneys.
lie douOied that they aad $4,000 Children ia these
schools, aud as tnese Institutions we're built IN
OPPOSITION 70 OUR system or FgEE EDUCATION,
he vas opposed 70 any comprom Sc whatever be-
tween the two systeIns. Dr. True laid lhWn inc
following propositions when he would %ilinglJ
agree 81. Tue common school Is an American
lhsitutloh = y ~ ueless..y ~ ~ 49, ~n1s
state 10 have Intelligent citizens. :. Zoe rudt
ments OF an English education should De made
compulsory uion every caIld 81 sGitanle age.
THe DIo!e should be read II such times as would
not Interfere with the conscientious scruples Of
The partIes most interested and II It's READ ng al
ali ~ objected to be would let the Bible 90 alto
Qetner. lie, however, would ho!d on 10 the Aoru'a
Prayer because IL IL uusecfanan; but When
pressed 10 know whether lie would equally ex.
clnde prayers to tue Virgin, the Doctor yielded q
little ana would agree 70 exclude me LordH
PRAYER as well ss the "Ilal Nary sc. These
points Dr. ii ue elaborated alter which Dr. DC
Winnie made lew remarks, anu resOl9tlons, OF
which the following are tae stroag points were
then ADOPTED unanimously
Resolved That any ARRANGEMENT which would, under
prefeNr uolfcal eccleA1Sucai character.
stcs upoa public schools or ther mahagensn 70
gesalvea. That the adoption OF the Roman Catholf0
parCchia schools by tie Sonri az Education IN any
Oiner terms imam those including the
TWrtA EXCLUSION ECcEFstAsrfCAL INFLUENCE
abands lhe American principle OF the
ABSOLUTE separation VI Chateh ana safe an invldious
endowment OF the roman tathOhe Churcn- 90 un-
puentate Inns the tign to Control tne faith aud
morals the religious ami paAucai action Of rec and In
American etzels suicina contempt Of the
eXper Eonln Candle countries thathave been
cuY-e deadly blow at tue lrand sysem Of secular
public shoois, wue benehcent influence our city can 80
IA aa0rl to-spate
REPRESENTATIVE STANDING OF THE PREACHERS.
Iais r6bort was signed oy the committees
appointed at last weeks mPetng-Revs. r.
Wheatley. william Lloyd ana z. &. Goss. The
Pfes4aent and secretary oil the preachers meeting
Nelson, together with a letter setting forth the
numbers ana representative character OF the
meeting so that the board OF EDUCATION might
know VINO ana what they are. Four con rences
are Represented IN the DOdy--New A rk, New YORK
East, Newark and New Jersey. ana the numbers
present vary IRON $50 TO 800 al every session. NOT
lar from l.ovo cnurcnes are represented.