The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-18
THE METHODIST PREACHERS.

THE SCHOOL QUESTION As TABaET--THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH "A CONSPIRACY AeAINsr
THE LIBERTIES OF MANKIND"
Toe unsettled condition OF the public school
question ana IT'S correlatves makes IL one Of great
and general Importance Hence It's discussion IN
al the denominational religious gatherings OF this
city lately. The Methodist ministers had the prop
osItIOn under consideration yesterday. Tue Rev.
William Lloyd took the ground that to keep the
BiDle In the schools under present circumstances
Is an infringement OF the rights or con-
science. Conscience, ne contended, IL above law
or legal enactments. The Bible In the schools is
not the question that touches Catholics most, and
Archbishop Purcell was quoted having SAID 10
Rev. J. M. King that ne hoped Protestants would
insist on retaining the Bible In the schools for In
such case the Roman Catholics could demand, as
a matter OF right and justice pubnc financial aid
for their schools. He lloyd would have the
schools perfectly free from any religious LEA what
ever. They should be purely secular; but ne
FAVORED COMPULSORY EDUCATION,
because the Siate has right 70 intelligent
citizenship. The State, however, has no right 70
educate mans conscience; mat Is tue province
OF the church. Mr.. Lloyd denied also
that the relation Of patlys g foreign born
citizens was Involved ia this discussion. The
number OF foreigners in America, he thought, Is
exceedingly small. The priesthood OF the Roman
Catholic Church Is largely foreign for they DO
take the oatn OF allegiance. Tbsy have, there
FORE no right to tske any part In the adArs o. the
nation beyond private opinion. Mr.. Lloyd In
sisted that the State had the same rgnt to punish
tne man who emasculated MS chtld's mind As ne
VINO emasculated the BODY. III the Catholic
sen sOls are 70 be leased or teachers appointed,
these things must be left wholly 10 the discretion
OF the Board OF Education. teachers should be
appointed without any regard to creed, but not
without regard to their moral 1tness- lie would
vote against the Bible IN the puDhc schools we're
he the only man IN me Methodist Episcopal Church
Or. r.. Wneatey believed we could not have =
government By the people aud for he peoYle-a
GOVERNMENT RESTING ON THE POPULAR WILL,
unless we have purely secular education. lie
would be glad 10 nave the BIOle IN every public
maintain our school system a. the same time. All
Tree institutions must rest on enlightened popular
intelligence. Inc Roman Catholic Church means
90 enforce ia cam 20 supremacy over the con-
sciences or men. and 1t win ether rule or rum.
That Church will rule the American people In the
inIeres, o. PSPaey Or viii ruin n., IL rhs rres-
ries say that IL the Douay Blole were Teac In the
SCHOOLS instead Of the otber, their objection to
whit. Dr. Wneatley commended tnaE iI would be
utterly impossible for US TO preserve In this Re-
pubic government OF the people and for the
people and keep the Bible 10 tue schools.
Rev. DR.. Crook, having been Knocked down
wnen he was twelve years old ior being Protes-
tant, Thought ne knew something about the aims
ard objects OF the Roman Cataohc Church. lie
declared that that Church never AIMED ct
governments Of thc people for the people Wnas
Cnurcn and for the church and Pope. He Was not
prepared 10 say that the state had nothing TO do
with religious education. ne Noud hke 70 see
the Bible Ia The schools, but We can't have H. We
make mistake, he Thought, ia looking at the
Roman Catholic Church as Charcn At all In
stead Of beng tue Church ISIS
GRAND CONSPIRACY
against the libert OF mankind. This statement
was EtcelYsa HlER szsat aRplapsfl u We Ingsw.