Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-04-21
Tn>pctarian Education.

some parts of thl- country. to nave the eel
uytlipn AMI religious training OF all mem
bers of their Church. might have been eX
pectea. anil not only is natural, but is what
i. rhrv believe whit they preach. they
ourht to do. In New York they desire T.
hav. some portion of the public schools
prac. irlllv uni"r their control; IN ono
the; have procure the passage OF Ia"
ah,li,hinr the chaplain in the St;t'e prison
an all wing the conyict5 to worship hc'
CIR ling to their own faith. So far rs the
ay of Ohio is concerned. there would
sem to b. reason on. their side. us II
i, hlr,lly consistent with our belief III
fr elom Of religions worship, to compel
Pr,rstln,s to attend services performed
by Il priest; and for the same reason, Gath
o,i,.> should not be compelled to attend
Protestant worship.
The school question il, however. quite a
different one. and rests upon different
y inciplc, entirely; and yet, we suspect,
mach of the opposition to the efforts OF
the Catholics t. get partial control of the
Schools is made by those who are entirely
an Protestant prayers nude, in schools
supported ut the public Charge. Indeed,
those who have been the most rigorous in
their ,lrmrnds that the bible should be
re I'll in the common schools, are the ones
VINO make the most strenuous opposition
t. allowing any Catholic influence in these
places Of publir instruction. There Ger
t.imlv org It to lie no objection to Catho-
lies or Protest tnts giving religious instruc-
{ on any where to children. provided the
clildrrn, IN he ptrent> Of the children,
are stti>llc to have it 50; but the common
s.ilool i, not The place for this instruction,
for tn, sample re Is m that parents and
cIil lrcn an Tux payers are not agreed rs
t. VIII 1t religious instruction is. As We
have no Safe religion Institutions sup
ppr,cd hv taxation ought not to have any
religious. or rather. sertlritn color, vet we
al know h,w diff lit it is to keep it en-
tirrly ont of school inagement. Secta-
IL,
not be kept wholly ont of any department
of publc work. A church partisan is
Just II, sure to discover his ptrtisanship,
in til. long run. in employing school
teachers, or in teaching. us political par
ti>an is to show hi, zeal for the cause in
prclerring for public employment persons
of hi, own politics. Tie Catholics do not
fill t" see this, and to understand that, af-
t.r all, the prev .iling religious inlluent,
in our schools i. ana is likely to b.. Pro
est,nt, and out of this arises their efforts.
for practically separate schools. While Il
mt joriiv of the people are Protestants, to
some extent this iSt remain So
Yet. for tn. greatest success of the pub
lie sch polS of or country, it is desirable
thtt this OCCASION of difference should be
III tie u, >m Ill rs pos-ibc; but it : not
lik ly thtt 1t IN ever be wholly removed
Tlc church. Catholic and Protestant, see
pltinIy nrI n. tn tt religious instruction
o. the young. wlp see thing, rs they are |
pr >cnte !, rather tn IN in the light of rr,- |
81 !, 81 Ill I'll II tbI-t iiitnccS, Is lnc mos
elective WY Of giving a bus that is like
ly to last through life. The rrotesttn
Gnu oh ;, however, us a rule, trust to
III III RELIGION, worship and their Sunday
s -hools, eNertng in the puhlic schools only
mi lent, " my c-lri IN in fence. The
Ctlhollc> are MT content with this, and
~ Ii wing acc IS 10 the public schools
fpr religious teaching, in many places they
est rb l>n >cilpo'S of their own. and Ike no
a v,nttyc of tn plbilc elIctjiona inst !
tItinn-. In this jul gel is 4 means of
bail ling up III c IN ,ctin their eli Ircil
they are wise. Few clil lrcn hive sutfi-
Gent origin ,litv of tn III tht t, resist etrv |
instr lctipn; an this Ill The more on :, sub
Ject where II is IN ,lc rtth Il L virtue thln |
Otherwise. to exercise faith AMI where. crit
icll an | sh"rti':ll re t>oning is not ONLY
disco Iragri bit is not seldom denounced:
AMI The rcliy rio l. instructor who can ret
keep III oPp'r unity to te tch them
has m tle tolrr ,blv sure til il conformity
t. hi, belief. 1t is not, We fear. to be
hoped that the Catholics will be satisfied.
if such Il thing could he, in the present
SAFE of religious belief TO have schools
alb 'olut"lv free from any linge of religious
instruction; VIII they want is not so much
les Professionalism ~ more { ithOlicism
b .lirviny that Church an | Stte ought not
to be divorced, the logic of that belief leads
{ Ien TO make Religious elIc;,tion the bl.
SIS OF all educ ttIon. Fat er than to sepa- ,
rre reli cioIs IN | scientific literary in I
str lction. 1t j. the old creed tn It En- :.
lt1I has hirlIy vet fully outgrown. that
tn. established religion is logically :, !
part Of every thorough education, and an G
Il elem mt ii. in lrel. not the f,un- =
ttlon. of the chrrtc;er of every person :,
1t 10 be tra>ted. Cromwell sail. before II
he b title of NJ trston Moor, more than :.
wo IN Ire vars ago, the State. in l
heir opinions. If thy be ing faith Il
ully tn rye it. tn It >;ttiSes'' Yet nei =,
her Cromwell, nor any ruler since his n
line. n II any cllrch. h Is ever a.tel full
y up to th,t doctrine of complete tolera- II
ion and the Catholic church, especially. %
youl never put power or influence into L.
he hun Is OF those not known to be true to r,
lar Interests. In Il country in which the +
people are the sovrrriynS. she sees, clearly Il,
enough, that the roid to authority is ~
trough educating and pro>clyting the OF
otter; and Protcs'ants see it lust us clear ca
'. a. present. tie Prote>tlnts have zen {,
rally the tiv,ntt@e, rs, -vond question: of
h. great mtlprity of III. public schools of :,
he country, are under their control. and hi
lcre Is SIN Ill rtt>)n for apprehension IN
hat there will be any important change 50
tn't respect. Still. We are obliyel to =.
onteSs thlt, so long Us Professionalism is ii,
Practically III control of or school sys- d.,
IL, AMI determines the instruction thai lir