, 1877-04-28

IToi uOIuWiO S'nlln, WRITES us loi-
lows:
Council, and framed the dogma OF in
"Irslitsm called the Erumcnlcal
faIIihilitv, of Jesuit supremacy. But Jc'
Sultism is not religion; Jesuitsm is, and
always WAS, conspiracy. 1t conSpilrd ot
old with Catholic dcspots tor the over
throw OF Protestant governments, and OF
the liberty in which Protest mtism has
its being. 1t conspires with factions Tor
the same purpose now. Jesuitism is at
work in every county, organizing a move
ment the object of which is the eStinc.
tion Professionalism and modern civliza.
=. tiOn. THIS movement has made great
progress in some European countries, es'
pcciallv in Belgium, where it is getting
hold of education, OF the polls, of the .iu.
dietary, of all the organs of national life.
1t is advancing in Italy; it is advancing
in Lower Canada. The Jesuit COMES in
time to the polls, the legislature, the ju-
dietary, the executive, but first lays his
hand On educatiOa." Jesuitism is ,lomi-
nant in the councils of Rome, Jesuitsm
dictated the Syllabus and the Ency clical."
The following from the Boston
Ueratd, one of the leading journals Of
that city, speaks for itself:
"An infhlliblc church has some i'm
portnnt advantages in administration
Here is Rev. Mr.. See, Presbyterian,
charged with violating the Scriptures by
admitting woman to his pulpit, aud in
the Judgement upon his case sixteen
ministers voted that the charge was sus-
tanned and eleven voted that 1t Was not
The m'jOrity rules, but the audacity OF
the minority raises an annoying doubt.
The Presbyterians believe in the infalli-
bllty of the Scriptures, but what good
does that do it they cannot believe upon
what the Scriptures teach The Catho-
lie Church is more logical. 1t has found
it necessary to supplement an intalliable
Bible with au inallible interpreter, and
by doing this it avoids idle dispute If
you want to build upa powerful organ
i2atlon to control the minds of men, the
Chatolic way is the true one; but if the
object of the Church is human progress,
more liberal course than the Presbyte-
rians allow is wiser, even if it lead to the
belief that Paul was a trile behind the
nineteenth century"
What will our strict sectarians say
to this, from Ex-President Woolsey,
of Yale College. Sure liberalism is gain.
ing ground, when such men rs President
Woosey makes such candid admission:
IL question very much whether the
formal reading by rote OF the Bible in
schools as sch0ol-book does so much
good as to be justly regarded as essen
tial, The children are not generally in
state of mind to receive instruction from
1t. Its meaning cannot be explained
where its style is archaic or the sense
obscure beyond the comprehension of
children. Still something valuable may
he gained by the children through famiI-
iarty with the gospels, and some in
fluences even from perfunctory formal
treatment of this school exercise may
pass over into the child's future life. If
any of the inhabitants of a school district
should object tn this for conscience sake
would grant every indulgence consist.
ent with school order; for instance, would
allow lesson from some other books to
be substituted in its place. To cling te.
naciousIy to the reading of the Bible
against considerable minority OF the
school district, or the State, could he in.
sisted on, | should think, only on the
ground that this exercise is of vast i'm
portance for the moral and spiritual wei
fare OF the children, which am not pre-
pared to admit"