, 1877-04-09


but we believe 1t has not before been published
IN English, except In the form Of a synopsis.
We arc indebted for Il 10 tho. editors of tho
Sunday Messenger, new Catholic organ Of this
city.
Tho Sacred Congregation for tho PropaEa..
tion Of tic Faith las 6ecu frequently informed
that most serious loss threatens thu Catholic
ySs yysps q sshoo @ UNIV" ss fe III. sd ews
brought to pass that tic sacrcd Congregation
thought H. TO address sotlc questions ~ the
moss worthy Bishops Of that country, regard
Ing, rattly, fhs causes for which tho faithful a..
low ttIclr children TO attend oi,.Catlsoitc
schools. nntt, partly, the n1ears by which the
yuuug 'nay inire ca.ly be kept from them.
Moreover, the REPLIES ohta1nsa from t!!c said
gallon Of tho Universal lnauls!tiun for dltcis-
so1. anil the matter l,ariny hcen diligently In
| ycsttgatcti, the most Eminent Fathers con-
.ettlcI BY following, Instruction, which tho
Holy Father accordingly, on Wednesday, Nov.
n, 1876, acIgnctl to approve and contirtn.,
| Moreover, tte character 81 the instruction OF
was, ot right, to pc first considered. Hut tt,as
character Ut instractton appeared. even In ltsctf
to tllis congregation full Of danger md very
much opposed to Catholic interests.
enl.ar system excludes oil religious teaching,
| neither learn tho rl,lllmcnts Of tho faith, nor
arc taught the prcccnts OF the Church, aud 80
lack TINT knowledge which Is X The utmost nee
csslty to ,,an, md without Which no ono lfves
Christian lIlc.
etl from boyliood, mil anust lr1nl early child.
hood, at Which period, Us is evident, THO seeds Of
virtue and ylco take root strongly. Thcrclorc,
1t surely Is = very great evil IL all agc.so plant
grow up without religion.
But moreover, IN the said schools, being sep
aratcd from the authority Of tho Church, teach
crs arc employed tndiacrirnfnatcly from eycrv
sect, and, beslcs the lax makes no provision
TO prevent them from bringing destruction 10
youth SO that i = tree to them to intuse errors
Certain corruption is also imminent from
this, that In tllcse schools, nr at lcast In many
| Of them, tho young Of both sexes arr gathered
ah1 sane dos s ahS ahS f Snr:
noxt to The girls. All which SHOWS Tint the
young are unhuppily exposed to injury 10 their
faith and danger to ttlciF ulorals
But tlnDcHs this t1augcr uf parycrsion be
changed from proxiu,ato GmmedIate) to remote,
| Auch schools cannot be frcn,tcntctl witt. snfe
conscience. This even natural ~ well IA divine
law procla'Gs. I'lls also tl!e lloly Fathcr pro- m
former Archbishop Of Frciburg, under date July
II, tSul:
Certainly 4 this most penleteus design Of dirty.
AZ Of su s GHsf u Il 'c e 81
;% yo"ns @ 'hSuta Ss sahsppiy e1eo:ed = injssy q
pan,. q that the young shanjd hsvo thp aeeo.sary
be- forced to ah,nonsh all tho faithful that schools
Of th's kln1, opposed to tho Church. cannot In
conscience be frcqaentcd.
These Mor.ls being founded on natural and
divine Inv, lay down general principle, hare
gC,cral forcr, anl pcrtoin to all those regions
where this most perntclous System VI educating
youth las unlaGplly, been Introduced.
and work to preserve tho hock committed to
their care from every danger from the public
schools. But NIL agree that nothing !s 80 ncces-
ercry. place their own sr'ools,, witch SHOULD not
be tnfcriur to the Public Schools. Provision
should be mails With alt caro- for building Gath
Ollie schools, where they ara wanting, for en-
niailing them, 10 TINT they may equal The Public
Schools IN instruction and management. And fur
carrying out 10 holy antl 50 necessary pus-
poko, tho mctnbcrs Of. religious congrcg at!ors,
u!as,op, 10 employed with LencGt, untl that tho
expenses necessary for 30 grcat work may be
supplied By tic faithful 1t is very necessary
wien opportunity offers both n sermons ausl 10
will be Gricwhlsly dcrclict IN their duty 1t they
do not provide catsolic schools by every effort
~" EspceIaiy tho.o Catholics who excel III wcalth
members Of Legislative otles, arc to be At'.nnn-
ishc.l Of tlts. And 4, truth, IN toyc countries
no ciyil law hniuts Catholics frnn inatructinE,
drcn Into nil knowictso and picty In tle!t ow 4
srilools. Catholics, therefore, have it III tbcir
power easily tu avert tho dctEtmcnt Which the
systelp of p9tlIs sel'oola thrsascns.to the
But lot all Iu persuaded TINT 1t Is Of the Ut
most Importance, not only 70 Individual
citizens an,l fan'ilict, b9t q tho tloursshing
hopes of ltsrlf " tho Churril. Tint religlo,
| aul ptctY should not bo expelled from youl