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J. p. Story, rJos. r. Carbery
s. A. Miller, rFranz Macke,
r. r. Wisnewski H. z. Siebel
Herman Ecke C. f. Bruckner,
pW. j. O'Neil CLOS. Kramer
81. H. Bruusman, eF. W. Rauch."
CATHOLIC MEMBERS ACTED IN GOOD FAITH.
Now | repeat that believe that those Catholic
Trustees were sincere and sincerely desired the
nj OF the public schools for themselves, and for all
ume II would be subject OF unfeigncd Joy to the
| catholic laity generally If the clerical injunction
against the common schools were removed.
nor am l quite sure that portion Of the priest
hood themselves might not feel relief by such change
bu their allegiance to Papa authority has been such
hitherto as to prevent this most natural and desrab
result.
THE ROOT OF THE DIFFICULTY WAS IN ROME
The unsatisfactory result Of the negotiation with
ATch6ishop Purcell, by the committee appointed at
his instance, and the Chairman of which was a good
Satho ic and gentleman Of fine ability, Is to be
PIalned by this Papai allegiance. We have only TO
recur to the Encyclicai of Pope Plus TX. aud the
| syllabus OF Errors" "reprobated, prescribed, and
Condemned" by the Pope, to comprehend the sltua-
ENcYcLIcAh AND SYLLABUS.
From the Encyclical Letter of December 8, 1854.
| "Amid, therefore, such great perversity OF de-
PRAYED opinions, we, well remembering our apostol c
office, and full of soiiciude for holy religion
Tor sound doctrine and the salvation of souls, dyney
committed to us, aud lor the welfare of human soc-
ETY. ITSELF have declined to raise again apostolic
voice. Therefore, by apostolic authority we rep
rebate prescribe, aud condemn the evil opinions and
uoCtIlnes all anu singular, seyerally mentioned in
| this letter. and will and command that all children of
the Catholic Church hold them in every respect as
! reprobated, prescribed and condemned"
IL is to be observed that the Syllabus is a statement
Of errors which have condemned aud reprobated
| by the Pope, and to understand the position of the
Fapa authority, each statement is to be negatived
''sYLLABUs,
Embracing the principal errors Of our time, which
are censured in COnsstoral Alocutons, Encyclicals
aud other apostolic letters Of Holy Father
| Pope Plus tx.
"XLV. The whole control Of the public schools,
wherein the youth Of any Christian State is educated
/ Episcopal
excepted), may and should be assigned 10 the civil
authority and so assigned to ii that no right be reco
ni2ed in any other authority whatever to interfere
with the school discipline, the direction of studes the
conierrng o degrees the selection appropriation of
teachers"- AllOcution In c0HSiSt0ridi November l.
1850; Allocution QuibUs lciuOSissiUS, September
''XLviI. The best constitution Of civil society re-
qures that the public schools, which are open to the
children OF all classes and that public institutions
universally, which are devoted to higher literary and
acehhc instruction ana to the education Of youth, be
released from all authority OF the Church, from her
moderatng influence and Interference, and subjected
wholly to the will OF the civil and political authority
TO be COntuced according to the pleasure OF the rulers
anu te STANDARD OF the common opinions Oi the age.
Letter TO the Archbishop OF Freiburg quinn
sine, July II, 1864.
"XLVlII. That method of instructiug youth can be
approved by Catholic men which is separated from
Catholic faith and from the power Of the Church, and
winch has regard exclusively at least principally
to knowledge OF natural things only, and the ends
Of social life carlh- Letter to the Archbishop OF
treiGurg, guam nan sine July IL, 1861.
"LV. The Church ought to be separated from the
State and the state from the Church, Aocution
AcerJtSS'mHD', September y, 1852.
ERRORS WHICH REFER TO THE Liberalism OF THE
DAY.
"LNXVII. In this age it is no longer expedient
that the Catholic religion should he held be the
only religion OF the State the exclusion Of all other
forms OF -[Aliocution Memo Uestrua July
26 lS65.
1t obvious from the 4jth, 47th and 4sth Artices
OF the Syllabus whence the hesitation of Arch
bishop Purcell in carrying out any practical arrange
ment for the union OF the schools. BY the 18th Arti-
Gle the Pope claims that the control OF the public
schools shall not be assigned to the civil authority
anu hat the Church snail have the right 10 interfere
with the school discipline the direction OF studies
and the selection OF teachers.
The 47th article enlarges and makes the application
OF the principle specific.
The 4Sth article condemns any method of instruct
ing youth which is not associated with the Cothoic
faith and under the auspices of the Church and sun
ject to her interference By the 55th article the sep
sraton Of Church and state is denounced and bv Ike
nth it is claimed that the Catholic religion should be
still held to be the only religion Of the State to the ex-
cusion OF ali other forms OF worship l do not sup
pose that these assertions of Papol authority are car
ried out 10 their full significance win be at
tempted IN America. But the subject of the
schools, they are insisted on; and to the power which
constructed the Syllabus we must look for the
which has prevented all accommodation or agree
ment on the school question. Undoubtedly the
clergy have right TO carry on schools for their Catho
lie children. Our only regret and complaint is that
they seek the overthrow OF the common school system
ms unyleldng policy oil secludl the Catholic chill
dren from assOciang with other children in the pur-
suit OF secular studies, lays heavy a burden on
Catholic parents in the support of the isolated paro
chial schools TO render opposition the common
schools almost matter Of course. The Board Of Edu.
cation in Cincinnati sought remedy by their new
rules. The purpose to collect the children of
parents of every faith in schools which were sup
ported by general taxation. 1t was stated and shown
before the court when the question Of sustaining the
action oil the Board Of Education in Cincinnati was
pending, that the children OF Catholic parents had
kept from the common schools by reason of the
Protestant religious Bible and service used ia
the opening of the schools. Acting on that
state OF fact, the board had repealed the rules re-
durng that the schools should be opened daily in that
form, and excluding formal religious instruction. The
action of the board. As OF the Judges took the
ground that could noin the proceedings Of the
board My brethren on the bench of the Superior |
Court thought differently, The opIni on delivered |
has been much quoted and commented on, because |
argued that the Board OF Education had power to re-
peal the rule, and that under our Constitution we
bound to respect the conscientious scruples Of
citizens the extent of not compelling them to sup
port or attend any form Of worship against their |
will and that the facts they appeared before US
the Board Of Education were justified in making the
rule which they had made excluding RELIGIONS in
structions and making the schools secular in order
to remove sectarian objections to them secure ii
possible the attendance of all the children. / have
been criticised for putting the OF the Catholics so
strongly, as hard one, because they had to pay
taxes, and be excluded from the schools by religious
exercises to which they had conscientious objections
have been disappointed in the result, in this that
the children of Catholic parents have not been per-
mlted to attend the common schools, after the rule,
which was made by the board for them and Others,
had into effect. had hoped that all dtculties
would be ended In that hope 1 was disappointed.
Still, no reason to doubt the correctness OF the
ground then took in favor Of regarding the conscen-
tiOus cruples OF the Catholics the jews and Others
and of permitting the religious forms which consli-
tuted the objection to be removed, / adhere TO the
position now, aud the fact that the Catholics do
not so generally the Jews avail themselves OF the
privileges OF the Schools makes difference in the
principle.
But when the Catholics now claim to be excused
from paying taxes because they teach and
practice their religious forms in the schools the
case is entirely different They asking what the
Constitution does allow, and what think it ought
not TO allow. And when they ask to have the common
school system abandoned because their religious prn-
cpes do not allow them to avail themselves of schools
without their religious teaching and forms, and COM
plain that their taxes are an unjust penalty they are
met by the State whose paramount duty to maintain
such schools prescribed by the Constitution as we'll
by the highest interest and safety the Republic
If they not avail themselves of the benefit Of these
necessary schools which have been prescribed by the
Constitution remedy. 1t is greatly to be re-
greted. But if their religious principles con-
ssent with the principles of our free republican gov
eTnment, who should be expected to yeldf
1t is a very severe burden which the Catholic tax
payers bear paying their tax for the support of the
schools and then another voluntary tax to
support the parochal schools. shall cease to
wonder that they bear it. 1 have been expecting the
time when they would refuse TO do il; aud now be-
tbo1t hava In