The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
THE METHODIST PREACHERS.

THE RELATION or THE CHRISTIAN cHURCH
TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS or THIS STATE.
Yesterday the Methodist ministers gathered
after tner recent scattering 10 various points BY
order OF Their annual conference, some TO pray
and some TO praise, according 10 the desirable
ness or otherwise OF their new appointments. The
Rev. X. Wneatley read a very elaborate paper on
the ..RelatIon OF the Christian Caurch TO the Puo
lie schools OF This STATE and Especially 70 the
Proposition OF Vicar General Quinn and HIS Com
mlttee TO the Board OF Educaiion.n Mr. Wneatley
began by showing the distinction between the
American idea or education ana what lie called the
Papal iaea. The former is designed 10 develop IN
teuectnal and moral ireemen, me latter subject
men to the domination Of one man, foreign
potentate VINO has set himself up as
the vlcegerent OF God on earth and the
keeper or human consciences and the Ultimate
arbiter or human analrs. Mr.. Nneatley substan.
tlated his propositions by EXTENDED quotations
IRON the Pope's SYLLABUS, from Cardinal Mannlng's
lectures, DR.. Newman's sermons and Glads ones
pamphlets. lie also cited extracts from Cardinal
McIloskeyis sermons on the school question, from
editorials in the Catholic papers, aud from the
HERALD's report OF Father Walkers recent ser.
m1u this subject, TO snow wat are tue alms
and opinions II the Catholic Church IN THIS coun.
IT, 10 re gard to our CO umon school system. Mr..
Whcauey tlen discussed the lnm ediate proposition
now elore tue Board OF ECucdilon aud connected
II With similar moyemen > IA 0tuer Giles, AL OF
when tie considered were Simply entering wedges
10 destroy our excellent system. a hey tlne
Calnulics are now ready 20 accept pledged
teachers appointed by
TnE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
they will by ana by % away with pledaes anc
aster another wnlle tue ext books VIII be
moved or altered until tnls iusinuallng policy VIII
result IN tue conversion ~ our public SCHOOLS into
Catholic, sectailan SCHOOLS. the movement
does not mean this 1t is meaningless. Nc. WneaL
ley showed, aisu. now aud wherein the conditions
mere ana ~ Poughkeepsle offered 50 ina tne
Don goa nj UftN a. w al Uer ua
there, even IL we're less iaultJ tnan II Is. lie
then showed the a1surdlty o. the charge Of god.
new proposition. Wne eas nov small portion
oil scripture Is read aud the LOrd's Prayer some.
times recited AZ the opening ~ school, the
Catholics propose 10 remove even thIs sem
ulanCe OF goodness aud 70 make inem
more secular tnan they are at present
curing the school sessions. Their proposition
to i'm Fart religious instruction To tner children
before aua alter school nuurs Is a matter Oi t1eir
own choice WIN whica Tue Board ~ EQUATION
anu tic general pu0llc have n concern Whatever,
aud tneY should not ne asked TO pay ior any sucl
luxury winch tHcy neitucr want nor seeS. Besides
those CatnOnc pdrocnial schools would remain
Just what tncS are now, sectaran Institutions ioi
other Christian denominations Wuud no sehu
tncir cnilaren to them, and ~ wOuld ne UNJUST az
wei Is un-Amercdn 70 ask tncm 70 pay taXes OF
the ADVANCEMENT o. tue Roman Catholic rehgtoD
IN his state and county. rus proposition Y
adopted will Impose s5O0,oOJ more taxes anu wa
lead By and by 10 deman1 Tor repr. sentation 10
the SCuO BOarus Of Trustees ana Tue Board 81
Education. not o. tue ground o cttizenshp Dut ol
creed. And, moreover, wuen the Cataoo
countries 81 Europe are superseding sacerdotai
urea Repubic 10 put ITSELF bacS 200 years 10 give
sacerdOtasm The ascendanLY ia nee pubic edu-
cauon9l INSTITUTIONS The question - ~ &c dis-
cussed AGAIN next Monday.
OFFICERS or rHE MEETING FOR 1870
the iOnowlng officers tae meeting were
elected ior the current conference year ;-Presl-
don't, Rev. e. u. Foss -. d., OF Harlemi Vice
President Rev. J. X. Bryan, Of Hubokea, \. j.;
secretary Rev. u. A. Goods.lL now % brooklyn.
late oil MerIdeu, conn. Mr. GOodacl, Is tue SeCre.
tary 81 the Ne n YORK East Conference lnc tom
mittee on Topics are Keys NJ. :. Terry, JUhn X.
Hurst, i. 5. Wllis A. ID. VAN ana Wiltam McAlis-
ter Ine retiring secretary, wLO has been Az
pointed presiding elder, has been lurnlsaed VIII
testimonial o. b0OKs Dy tue nesting.