New-York tribune., 1876-02-14
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portion his to the subject, aud calls
, vet LARGER consideration Of IT the Legislatures OF
the states Politicians worry and fret over 1t. not know
Ing how ,hc current may chance TO run and, conse
qucnily which So they should take Ministers aud
editors from pulpit and press, flood the country with
their learning and wisdom, well spced with warnings
AMI threats all who dare differ from them and yet
the be- heard and consulted s the To whom the
settlement OF the question first and finally belongs
| the parent OF the child The fatAe may iisien
To wcll-mcant good advice his fears may be
excited by denunciatons OF impending peril for
himself and offspring laws may be enacted To interfere
with his natural rights; he may be mulccd through his
purse aud harassed In many ways hi- ncigbors may
turn against him; yet in despite OF all, tho responsibility
Of tho cucaton Of child falls on him and on no one
lie may BE- assisted in his work by others, II 80 ne
WILL but ia accordance Win his Will ana choice ana not
according tho OF his neghb0rs, or oi his
icliow,It.1cns Parental riIhs preccde state rght'
Indeed ia. Declaration OF Independence has H. gov
crHnIcrts Instituted To secure mans inhlentblo
rght- and that among these are lie, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. fathers Tgt to the pursuit oi
happiness extends To thai Il his children rs we'll THIS
happiness IL restricted T. material and earthly en-
joymchi. but reaches 10 everything conducive To joy.
pleasure coutcntniout of mnd ana SOUL IN this world
and ;hc next, u thc father believes III future LIE.
It.. oonccdl b. Fce .cls sOuis,s 10y the abcst OF the
recu,ai press 10y many representative ministers 81 the
Evan cc churcL, and by a,s nam ,orsOf the people,
which the Bible read and ic ,ious exercises are hold
d. wrong au at oi Injustice. form Of tyranny. -
md,r-auIus t,c case. the cities OF Troy. Rochester
Cincinnati. and Chicago have forbidden religious eN"r
of any desc upon in ther common schools tbs
IS confession that would not have been made inr,y years
ago. IT., pIri4l rcp-Ii'n of thc past The Catholic
however, II equally UNIV Hing 10 transfer tie rrSrons
liity of lc education -! h, children 10 tnc STATIC His
conscience niurn, nm tna he state Is ~ incompetent
agent 10 m!nH his parental dai.os. whic the whisper
Ia u his con ,ccncr .c cc- .lI uunstIhahr IA thcir
cte- n i,a,,. him to hear " lat oincr,. non Catholics
have - say ti. important aspect ~ the subject
III rbcft spcnecr Crrrt smith. an The y. T. Jo"nai
or Commerce were cited n support ~ tlis yrWJ Our
argument is with the ~rcilari-,s pure and SIM
plo what Iu.int by scrulari-m n -riDpsi P.ts si-
dent Grant suc- 70 10 mean tie exclusion from the
school. Of the icacaus Of any religious atics.ir ar
lA tenet Esti,niy thc Plc-l,i,t mas nr''. been
icAorr. of be, ,cr t,rd Ia toac any linus save
/ the uIIup uplci.,u tIDc, o. bright Intelligent b'.,
brought up iu CIrs,itu auI. 'n IN plan here 4I
! down. Commanding arm r- .audius hundred thou
sand armed mcr. culdr pay in comparison. G'd.
tlr.t. siu. cuu-,iric'. rob- n, hely.u htl W".'d
acci uin %, every tIrn. anl io hana tacm S cc-suy
W,thout i.,uuItuga Christian, ptfI. "r au atheist"
tendency Thought Hould give aim m'rr touD.' than
hr experienced 30 outI.u.a a- th" strongest army that
e., tr hi.I I, onward marches Ih' teacher vino
honestly to teach a..J. ding To The lrm ip.c-
oi sc,ulaIIsm Will nud lnsaa Ia ooauuu. 'm
D 10
C.i uitI reverence. h' i,, is hii.ai uit Go lnfcr
,r.ha E.iugt-i-s: u be- cytir- IGu. ,tuu about
Goi le ll!.r tt. doubt, Il D, Hpcaks Tie rn. Isl 800
-lrrl on ttr ip, Or sUf,u uf tLr shoulder uc Mrl
csir- to yolue lr.s,b.t irui DIS contempt Tor such
I nrI.i r.'-lt.'a., must "". "l'"lF u '',lr' '''
.Dic uf thc,t uAn p-ual- I"J ,", 90 30" Lih-'l.-e
81 t4r I'st-..I tActto "i l D." isi1'i- ' i-iic
aun t+-du t'f'a I-"i St't - '"' '" .'' ,"'.
;!r L!s i.,.n. fnc, i.u-i L., p.,; ,rd i0 riHd I'N
r,,tt Ic l,ct f.n, I'iry cA'.dL- lir i""' :" %" ;
-,ca,a,-n. ihi- ' TO" VAN AoTI E',' '.i . >, ana
ii. with iis .Is,,-la thcY VIII p" 4ri' o. b." make
COM Iia!ut, nom ,ac iDc-'ls.ni EXTRACTS o. hc'P
u api,ianr.. Iu'y do NOT CON. rch'nd t.o u"u.' oi
/ tha 'ou..o1,rsi. q. di''dot "p"iciJ 3i is mem
! icrnlsa Il 40 pal wLi,h tIey lave hcil"i It"r-c.
s:CrAaItNiSI.
A.tcr SHOW .ns tlr din lcnccs of opinion among secu
'iIsts LiDo.al D.i,.s ans. ana Evangelical Christians
and their iuj,usl-tcu les with unty o. action, only %.
against Catholics. and dwelling for while on the " Tr
ANGULAR Coutrst" She T.Iop discussed tc point OF taxes
for schools This sanrct al state school "dura ION Is
overloaded with uufoun ed 'ssulipfious ami incorrect
statements The rrcaiost abuso of language - IA the
popular roaniug of the wOrl scctarian. ON The rrnhcd
BRAN of many It acts Ike the cry Of "mil fos' IN
crow,cd street Who Inquiries into its ssn!i alton I
sht thrown on II would only wc1sen t' power iof mis-
chief Tho ana va Jon ~ tine word by John e. ~ cuccr
Secretary Of state OF New-York ana one Of the abes
lawyers tie Siate Las produced dsaccts IT t roughly
and exposes the sensr in which IT II used
Aljr saying that lri inuH doctrines "f ti1i interest
VIII hc IN .ucd NOT - th'"i"~'hI N'icl,t el' n'l
dcutay, In the course OF literary and scientific inatruc
to say: II Ia believed To bc an error 10 SUPPOSE hat the
of dl IriOus instruction. 1t "ei' prictcb
uIuio of avoiding. stciaflailn On tlo con rdN III
would br IN self srclr!an. Jccse IL would Dc
nant To The ,iewsof particular class ant opposed to
pus l. to show mistake " those who suppps they
,,o may avoid ''''aF'" by avoiding III" r''SO"' 'n'''u'-
The public school sysiem. "a advocated by many 10 be
imposed all the cl1en, of this Republic Il nothing
else. my Judgment, ttn huge conspiracy against re-
ligIon niS dual liberty aud enterprise, aud parental
rS To- IL II non"poiy ON me ldrt "i u" a' uHhl
iug ts,li the entire conU OF The teachers bdsines'
driving competition herin the children together IN
| llyse numbers, king AL alike many bite ~
clIucry. instead Uf having them IN sn ,ilr tsny and
gLboIhood schools, acting On the children according
10 individual character, by teachers moro immediately
| under the control ~ Pgrents
After noting the great cost Of the common school sys
ten. which IN iioson In l>73 cost - - per h"a ami
including school buildings reached nearly pT the Bishop
c"'"', Wv t , oi1 :" Iii, m ,~s cii, Iy
! Prcsdeut White OF Cornell University.
CtruoLICs AND sECULiEISTs.
Catholics and secularsts agree Oh some points and
differ others. They agree that education is an import
ant fao tho making o an intelligent ohan, aud is
therefore very desirable They do not III the char
acter OF TIE education ssaIy make tlis good
citizen. Tho Catholic points Ia his SACRIFICES. IN tmc
labor and money 10 for his children education In
the sense IN which ho understands it, the socnarist
bids look at what the state has done for him II3
not demonstrate the stness AMI sincerity of his
yleons and preaching by what he has done. lie pays IL
true. bi, OF public taxes. 30 does the Catholic
The secuarst insists that there shall be State schools
after PLAN according to his convictions. paid for by
taxation from which one shall bo exempt while all
shall bc Obliged 10 drink ~ his well Of knOwedgr, such
"a. CltOlic mat tho secuTrS! notion OF
education Was never strOngneyer attained 10 theVpwer
OF priucip ip-Dr he would haVO Withdrawn be Children
from schous IN wAirh thoy were taught wnIt h might
b. pleased cali tlfe supersti'iOns ~ Eyange icaIism
between the two, the head o personal sacrifices In
of the of education the Catholic has
AN alvanage the seculIrist IN demonstrating tie
| courage of his convictions
B0ih agree that instruction In morals IN some form Is
essensIa Tor tie right education - youth They diHcr
| I.i Of Wu IN