The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-01
NEW R0CiIELLE'S BIBLE WAR
FiTHER W'LiJGHLIN ETIIfNG THE
TOWN UTJH POSIERS.
The Roman Catholics Preparing TO Estabiish
their own Sch""is-Thc Hoard OF Edoca-
ton Voting to Kcsciud Une or their Kuies.

The commissioners Of Education of the
town OF New Rochelle discussed tho peti-
tion IT the Roman Catholics for Cailio-
| lie Biblo and "a Catholic teacher at thor
last meeting. and after long drhato
wound up 10y rcscinding the Unconstitutional
ordnance by which all childrrn-of what
over crrcd-wcrc required to attend school
at a quarter before o'cork. the Protrstants at
tending the Bible reading and the Catholics
staying below stairs in their class rooms I'M
I'll the hour for opening the school. This rule
was enforced because the Catholic children
disturbed the school by .traggling in fifteen
minutes behind the Proit stam children. The
Commissioners now say that they were unaware
of the fact that no religious exercises are per-
mittcd in school hours
The Catholics petition was sncn by few cx-
ccpt those who signed it and those to whom il
was addressed and the general impression was
that In II the Catholics asked for discontinue
ni.r of tn. reading of the Prot stan Bible.
. Father Mclaughlin. the Catholic priest of
New Rochelle received letters. inicrruggitions
from friends. and clippings from n,,y.uaurt5
mus niSr'prrs nting aim and his people. and
hr grew ~ angry an Il was ppss bic for genial
.iid Wld-mhunrrrd gcntlemnn to become.
liicn lac had 70 great poster printed. containing
incorrect references 10 the petition taken from
TNera n"w-l|p"rs. AMI h'iicath this IN great
black letters was the following pr 'fnre to the
p'hiioh. which also was printed in lull:
NE iilon tha lns teen ~ mw and SO ma cionsly
t-i' '' -'"N1 'I ii-f iI Nll lovers ~ run.
hAi'fs 90 lice. nud adv otAt,- of Justice.
The petition ayers that Roman Catholic chill
'r'h are required. under an arbitrary and up
rressiv" ruio. to b' IN the school room ut the
reading OF 10 book ttnt mo, h..li,, IA h.. a MINI
lnf.a and s,rrttftf ,b,
tursa nn,l al "A, ~. ..,,.,,,., ~ ~, - ~
,.'. 49, N wv ''t- w li'N'i' ~ =" IHihh'T
l'' ".''i'lh- Ni u'fr fclisloh. nlrr~i UP ny
persons whom fhc tWhoNfS wholly rppudiutr
ms unit To teach religion. The petition con-
tInurS:
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hrr ioiirr tom tr tif,t. r,.i. Sting tie .,reirv
~ rnr "i ih' .'h"" under Nnur direction vino nave
d. M'. an'.'tlN nid'r que constitution ttuiahc such
,, n, , .,r,n = ll' U.s. should ne
N, NAV be- Wan 49,, .,, ~ 49, H. Wis 1i hrLt'' ~
scion. al ma, a. NE r..., it, Xxx "l, YOU
hiultlg him-li or 10. cii a. tiic in,ii.nit, sm,i
would pui upon hm, tlOn for~ooth ha- no child To
sN'i =" a i'r',, uu"n r roli-lou SAKE 'ii-ersccul
tir De. ,,il,i t,, T., ,,, ~, N Nnn century AhH 10
me nuiel.,. n,,l hons ,,i0,r,i, ti,,'. lr , ,, ,
nHn i,,t-.it, 90 f'- support .i a. .eioo- iri,,' W.,
htV" 90 the f,st. while ollie, h0riu tI more han our
81 lic ht i"i s 100. .t eur oan children 40 our
M III .l-'i W n ~ ni 'u, i 'iHte d" ihc general
w 'l il we 'i.' 'i u, D." cur hc 'nr- c'i'Hif'u
ci,.n,n.tnu.. ,,, M , ,'' 'i,ai a. pr m 'nsd
pusic ,-ho,' sln- touur.,,,- u. much a. 70 ,nv.
isii ,i. .ld tii fn..li no Aiuc ,hi.iin t4c dor,
Al,, ,.i cio',d 's.nhs' U.s.
. " ' no.' .l'l i we tlnik u hari cruel unjust.
chliret mon, or ... .., q, r,,, 49,, A. 4" l cur
ucr tHai enter tls our no,t -o,n,n AID ,..rne, r"
test AGAINST u ~ NV