Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-03
BISHOP QUINTARD.
His Speech on Secular Education, at a
Meeting Held at the Earl of
Shrewsbury's Residence,
London,
He Relieves that Secular Education
Introduced in England will Pro.
duce Corruption I'm High
Places.

Knoxville Chronicle.1
I'VE have our Centennial tableaux
here in London, too, and one Of them
was got up yesterdays tableau in Two
parts, and two places, but corresponding
to each other. Part first showed Father
Hyacinthe, presided over and blessed by
the bishop OF Winchester, giving par.
ticularly reactionary lecture, in which
he defended the union of Church and
State, his main point being that the ex-
ample Of America proved that if they
were separated the church would wage
sharper war than ever against modern
society. And on the same day the same
bishop who pronounced his benediction
on these sentiments, had the gratifica-
ton Of giving his presence and sympa-
thy to as perfect confirmation OF the
statements about America as any spirit
usl lord could have wished. This second
part Of the tableaux was arranged in the
drawing-room of the earl and countess
of Shrewsbury, where the bishop of
Tennessee entered upon his mission here
OF passing round the hat for the benefit
OF ''church university educati n in the
ten southern States" Besides the
noble host and hostess, there
were present Mrs. Manigault, of South
Carolina, Lady Susan Harcourt. three
bishops, Sir R. Phillimure, several cIer.
gymen, and that famous defender of the
church and the Confederacy, Mr.. Beres.
ford Hope. The meeting was appropriate
~ opened with prayer and letter from
Jefferson Davis, regretting that, business
matters in Liverpool prevented his being
present. In pleading for aid for religious
education in the south, the bishop OF
Tennessee warned the English aristo-
cratic hearers that America was going
to rack and ruin through secular educs-
ton, and he said with emphasis: 'If Sec
ulsr education is introduced into Eng.
land generation will not pass without
witnessing corruption in high places.
Unless something were done to sanctify
education In America, its civilization
would be failure After this, Beres-
ford Hope spoke as earnestly in favor of
aiding the bishop Of Tennessee in his cru
SADIE against religious liberty, as he used
to plead for aid to Jefferson Davis in his
crusade against political liberty"
The above is an extract from a letter
written by MOncure D. Conway, Lon |
don correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Commercial. We have taken occasion,
more than once, to criticise the position |
Of the Catholic church on the question
OF secular education, and also upon the
views attributed to the priesthood of
That church on the question of q union
OF church and state, but we do not re
member to have seen anything from
that source more Objectionable than the
expressions attributed to Bishop Ouin-
tard. We do not believe that the senti-
ments expressed by the bishop will be
Endorsed by major ty of his church in
Tennessee. The idea that secular edu-
cation" is in any sense the cause of
corruption in high places" fs one we
believe too absurd to gain credense, and
that bishop in the Protestant Episco-
pal church should express it, is to US un-
accountable. He has been on q mission
to England for the purpose of raising
'unds for the further endowment
1f the University of the South,
located at Sewsnee, in this State, un-
Ter the patronage of the Protestant
Episcopal church in "ten southern
States" We are glad to know that he
vas very successful, and we wish the
University Of the South a high degree
If success, but if it is the only agency
n these "ten southern States" to pre-.
1ent corruption in high places,n the
outlook for permanent reform" is not
! favorable one. After hearing the Ten
lessee bishop, Beresford Hope, who is a
lrm believer in the doctrines of main
aininga connection between the church
nd state, made speech earnes .ly IA !
'oring aid to the bishops enterprise. We !
% not hesitate to say that the senti.
1ents expressed at this meeting, at
Which letter was read from Jefferson 9
Davis, and a speech made by Bishop :
yuintard, were contrary to American 1
ieas, and irreconcilsble with the fund I
mental principles of the American gov
That they were expressed,
assed unnoticed, or were openly in I
orsed for the purpose Of unloosing the t.
OF English aristocrats, is no t
allistion or excuse. y