The New York herald., 1877-09-03
PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS.
VICAR GENERAL QU1NN's VIEWS OF THEIR EFF
CACY-THEY REOPEN TO-DAY.

vICAE GENERAL QUINN's VIEWS OF THEIR EFF
CACY-THEY REOPEN TO-DAY.
At St Palricks Cathedral yesterday. Very Rev.
William Quinn, Vicar General OF The Archdiocese,
announcing from the pulpit the reopening OF the pa
schools to-day, took occasion TO speak OF the
necessity oi combining religious with secular nsruc-
ton He said that all could look with something like
pride boys and girls of the parish who being
educated aud who have been instructed by the Broth
era OF CHRISTIAN schools and the Sisters OF Charity
Their conduct and character Will bear favorable
comparison with the conduct and character OF those
educated clswhere the city, and Notwithstanding
the thousand temptations that besct thcm every
side the ruit OF they ed is quite
apparent He had nothing to say the course in-
siruction followed III the pubic schools; IT was 10
The separating Of 1t from religious Instruction,
which should be It's groundwork, tnat he
ouIected. secular education without reiision Is
very pernicious and DANGEROUS If We look u the
great crimes that are being committed and that arc
threatening the BUSINESS commercial OF
the country, VIII nnd that they are by no means
COMMIT ted by ignorant or illitcrate meo. IL may Ue
SAID that VINO have receive Doth religious and
secular education commit such crimes, but the cases
are very few. The time may YET come when men Will
SEQ the necessity OF combining botn and give 10 each
denoni portion, ut least, oil what ali ake have
now u pay Tor. Untii then-if tue time ever cUmes-
Catholics will Lavo to provide for me education vi
their children SCHOOLS, tor such cannot attend ON
days, VIII be on sundays, both In the lore
and the afternoon The schools are Inadequate
one cannot be oult
People said he would DO surprised 10 the number
oil Catholic chdren IN lie various nstlutiOn5 OF The
city. In the male portion oil the Catholic Protcctory
fifteen hundred boys, and in the female
seven hundred girls. 1t Is remarkable how bright,
Cbeu lent ana Wiling to work those children wnen
they go there. what, then, can bo tue matter with
inemY 1t must certainly be the lault Of tne parents
who have neglected ihcm. He TOOK pans to inquire
the proportion VI those c0uiiniltcJ by the various
police justices who have attended the pubic schools
with those xbo nave attended the parocnal schools
md II nOL liur RED
out OF the vast numUer attended the latter That
surely indicative. He Was informed good au hvr
y that three-iourtns Of those IN the House OF Refuge
were children OF Catholic parcnage. The priests
have done all IN their power Ia Try induce those
chiidren who attend the public schools to re-
hgious instruction, but they have laed the
that the children, when dismissed, too tired
alter studying Their lessons anu beng confined
long DO not Ieel like studying their catechsn. From
the numbers daily Committed by the LoiIce Justices
tDc Catholic Protectory could not afford the requisite
accommodation To oDviate the dIfcuity two very
worthy and competent men are employed to visit
every section OF this state IN order ind proper
TWO others are employed TO 10 around tho CITY IN
order to ind out II the parent or parents OF those
mitted to the institution arc able any ot
expenses incurred In the and education Of their
cuIIuren.