New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-21
CHURCH-STATE-SCHOOL.

TENT s1ALKING-HORSE.
lTaox OCCASIONAL coRREsP oSDESr OF THE TRIBUNE
Bosroy. Feb. 2O.-"The Public School Question
as Viewed by tho Liberal American Citizen" was the
title of the lecture delivered in horticultural Hall
this afternoon by Francis EllingwoOd Abbott IN re-
| ply TO the address of Bishop McQuad, who pre-
sented the subject o week ago from the Catholic
| point Of view.
IL il my duty, he began to speak to you upon "The
Public School Question viewed by the Liberal AmerE
can Citizen" There Is sectional and there 10 also
national aspect every great public issue There is
partisan ecclesiastical and sectaran view OF tie school
question and also universal, secular, and strictly non
sectaran view Of it, II Is the latter view alone that
hold. What have TO say the school question VIII be
said the interest OF part OF the people, but OF inc
whole people for unlike some others, belong TO no
part which has interests separate from or hostile
to tho into eats OF the whole people
THE CATHOLIC PROTEST.
But how comes there he any school question at all
The public school system established and has been
sustained the people solely for the purpose OF supply
ing universal want namely, the education OF the peo-
pies children. Since the year 1S4O. when the Roman
Catholic Church. under the lead OF Archbishop Hughes
its attack the public school system, there has
been persistent and determined protest against this
sysem ground that it Is unjust and oppressive to
the Catholic conscience. The Catholic conscience de-
1ands Catholic education for Catholic children" But
this demand IA refused by the State Catholics are
children. They doing 1t at this very time II IA
different thing demand that the state should furnish
such edrcation. The Catholic conscience demands equal
rights 1t ought TO have but that does not satisfy
IT. Catholics feel aegrieyed unless Their own religion Is
positively taught the schools 10 which their Children 60
So far az public schools concerned this is to de
mand unequal rights, ana this Is 10 have very UNI
reasonable conscience Tie Catholic conscience again
demands "the nonnierfcrcnce OF the State In Church
school" On the other hand the secular conscience
requires OF the Church IN state or
school. The Catholic conscience claims to be violated
by system which Imports Protestant schools at the
public expense and the Justice Of this claim must be al
lowed To make the public schools Protestant by req r
ing permitting Protestant worship in them Is truly
violation OF all but Protestant consciences But IL Is
easy establish perfect equality OF rights IN the case oy
simply secuarizng the schools.
The Catholic conscience claims to be stil more violated
by system which should support secular schools at te
public expense. Now what is secular SCHOOL, |
winch the elementary branches OF an English
education-rcading writing. arithmetic Be- are taught;
In which nothing IL taugh, but what all chdr'n whether
Catholic or Pro estant liberal parcnttg, need TO
know. II is teaching irreligon to teach these then
Catholic schools also teach irelion Just ~ long ~ they
teach geography arithmetic. Either tho Catholic
schools rrelion part OF tho time. or else the pub
lie schools do not teach ircgion 1t all The atemtto
twist the omission 10 teach Catholicism into direct
teaching Of tie contrary Is very desperate shit IL II
II should 10 carriage warehouse where buggies
are advertised for sale and der horse and buggy.
But" replies the proprietor. do not sell horses oniy
nugsies" 81 don't believe Ia separating horses and
bdggios." answer. and my conscience iorbds me To
purchase them paratry. and denounce you Tor yiO
of equal rights aud FOR secret To outrage
the community by aboshng horses. and now propose
up your establishment altogether 50 ihe Cath
propose shut MP all state schools II they can be-
cause State schools teach only secular knowledge ana
not religion ut tie slinc time.
Last sunday the Bishop said Parental rights pre-
c.de state ri.hts. The doctrne coming into
vogue that the child belongs the state is Tie dressing
up old skeleton Of spartan paslnisin with IT. hide
lcS- diuy disguised b. thin cloahnS o. Christian
morality" Here have the core aud pin OF The Catholic
protest II ia the side Catholic conscience which
is turned to the outside World. ahO gh there Is another
side Of it, which il turned toward the Catholic Church
We tins protest In submitted to the uni-
of mankind 1t plants itself ON doctrine Of
sucla h,ory-nninriy, that sOc.ey laS tor is ulti-
mate uu.t tie family. nos mo individual anu tna'
al - educational rights, ioWois' anu t.
tl"1-lHlu| tne ann, ,, a III ~ t S,,,i"
"hrtnC. crco Ic the pToi' 81 al lac Catholic cO'rncc
.ns, pubi school sYst,m j. an intr nscb IA
be- determined by examining tnc social ,oiy on when
ryos. should t.i- thcoy noe prove Ia he inherently
reasonable, but 10 involve uu casth and injustice al
,nrn,,'lt enanscd II VIII no longer be thc qu sion
whether ought 10 abandon the pablo hooi rysio.n
out e. drirrr.r 10 the 5nta o. an uri,n 81 MIN .uy,
uca with tie honest but uhongi'i'i"d ana dangerously
misguided conscience of scct '-Icn 1. Itentod
Win ne ts~,ni pm pi'a "i 4oi uD,h
SIR. AbDuit tn,n ittI lnSSEcs Iot Mtl"ta Amor ~
ifv. 10 chow tnut he Roman at-"ic social theory by
u"i'n th i.r ~ p"HH' 90 '''rl iu'i Mi"'Nl lH'
" al Unii - tic il! moi .h' INldud Naaateic
Of Hi r. inrb r.sn tie sui'i'a 81 a" iHt qua ii ma
Inss.iLrd option, az oty out OF harmony Win ihc
pcryuIiug spiht o. modem sOtirt5. closer lnNc~,.
tIon. stid, o.s rc'cis tns act more plainly Inc
pirru al rclU..i I've" of Bisn1 Ac ..d in"iing Ddt |
iipiif,ton 81 ,ac pdi''a pofstns itnoiy an,honp
81 &c .iri.t Roman We dir nov ~ - Con |
non r,aud precisely the yalu' Ui that picu.u
a.rio .tyc N alrh B.ADp G,tl paid and other III
lit e. a. b.
parental ii nis." Ia Is The Old skeleton 81 Roman
pa-anlsln dressed up with a "tln tloaAuS OF |
Christian morality" II Is the ancient and out /
grown ya.sd locsiaS mtrulins haeJ INTO |
iiuacrn rocir.y wan its claim 0i dcspOt.o |
aatuuy ior tho iaeg over Di- cund. AMI Ignoring oYu.
Of .',rirty. IL galvanized corpse oi tie oil pa
lar,ha theory, go0G cnOdgn Tor ne 'ais OF Abraham
i lis.tsiing anach onia.n iu tue Nineteenth century
AMI ~ ocu., unii Year. 1uc school question cannot be
sllr rc.,rtI Tor settlement To tho " iifrItS alone;
tlc =, iii q nave something sLa-e, society
tns A. 81 ik aad parent, uIt,t .auIiss lhe notion Tat
ioi.. scs INTO, "4i De alo"oi 10 substitute
tI al ono parsy nlonu Tor the rights of three par
ci iIat tHo family not the ndiS d.. i tne social
NM il q ,,buli Il sLeloion Of prehistoric OarharIsln
No n il. -, c,na,..ntly relied u,on 10 crush tls ..eAt
lnnS bat no paio ana Po~ereSs ghost ei tne ari,ht
Roman yoird OoSts, wan not enough substance ia IL
to cIusl tAo bIo Out 81 a daisy.
sTALKISG HORSE OF THE POPE.
But have not yet got through with this parental pre-
rogatiyc II is most shiowd dad sAgacious al
pcl tie very democratic instinct to which II is really
opposed IL l. cndcayor to the jealous indie
Icudcnco Of TIE American father repulse of parcy
isory attack his reverend parental rights. That ne
has parental rights the very last 10 deny.
pl.em M sc.f and not slow to dc nj The rights OF "a
parent But 1t is tyranny for parent TO forget or dis
rcga the rights OF his child, and 1t is usupatiou for
pafen 10 defy desplso lie rights O society Let tho
parent b. all stand firmly by his true par nta