The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-19
WHAT PUBLIC SCHOOL GIRL THINKS.
MARCH II, 1875.

WHAT PUBLIC SCHOOL GIRL THINKS.
MARCH II, 1876.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Allow one Of your readers to make few re.
marks concerning the sermon OF Father Walker,
who denounces all Catholics who send their Chill.
dren to the public schools and declares that they
are in danger OF damnation. Is it wrong to en-
tighten tue minds of the ignorant ana render
their intellectual capacity more fitting for the po-
sitions in society which some OF these children
may holdS And II SO, say, as thousands OF others
have said, why do they not build schools Tor them
selvesG Tney continually grow and find fault
with our method OF teaching, but they have not
themselves. In ioct they have to consult the Pope
for everything. Who Is 1t that NILS our pubic
wn ns e % Of IT. tine papi
in our schools Irish. A CONSTANT READER.
THE SCHOOLS NOT EXPECTED TO TEACH BE
LIGION
NEW YORK, March II, 1875.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
The sermon OF Father Walker has called forth
In your this day paper several letters crtlcslng
his remarks, but as none OF them come exactly to
the point 1 beg you will allow me to put my
.Spoke to the wheeLn When Baltimore was set
tied by the Catholics Lord Baltimore proclaimed
religious freedom in the New World To the
present time this country has no established
Church and persons OF all denominations are al
loved TO worship God as they think proper The
public schools OF New York are supported by all
parties. Religion cannot be introduced therein,
as what would be pleasing to some would be dis
tasteful TO others and would Overturn the free
dom vi conscience which Is the standing law OF
the country. "Young America" aided by two
lines of rhyme. explains that the bigoted Cath
olics desire the Bible to be excluded from the
schools. But why does "Young America" enter
into such nowery strain about the Bible !? Some
pose a large portion of the attendance, and q
Protestant Bible, which Is o corrupted ana mac
curate text, Is not desired bv the Catholics. The
public schools or this city are an ornament to all
the children the necessary branches OF education
When school "a over let the parents, pastors,
priests ana SUNDAY schools teacn the chill.
dren as much religion as they can digest.
Father walker states that It l. urged that many
teachers IN the schools are Catholics, but that he
knows that they are not aware OF the corruption
that exists therein. This is certainly broad as
sert0n, and IL Is not likely that the teachers who
spend tneir time In the schools do not know what
happens around them, and, for my part, 1, VINO
have attended botn the public and Catholic
nounce that The morals in the former cor
rect as those OF the latter. Sectarian schools
not prosper i'll u free thinking country. A good
method OF education Is now established and
&C., should be treated with silent contempt.
Such sermons as last sunday are distasteiul TO
Catholics OF broad views, and give TO ProtestantS
the chance OF edging IN their Bible where 1t Is not
people. therefore, let us all adopt liberal meas.
ures; send your children where you think best,
and our advice to Father Walker is to air his ideas
stand In the shade in regard to aud not to again
LIBERAL CATHOLIC.