The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-27
ADDITIONAL pIsPArcH.

BosroN, MASS, November 25.-The Cath
oliC authorities OF the Archdiocese o.
Boston have, at synod OF all the rectore
and curates, presided over by Archbishop
Williams taken final and decisive action
on the school question. These synods are
OF somewhat recent establishment in the
Archdiocese, and have been recommend.
ed by Thomassin and other ecclesiastical
writer's in Europe, and projected by Bish.
op Corrigan, Of the Diocese OF Newark,
and many OF the Hierarchy throughout
the United States for the purpose OF bring
ing the clergy together frequently, dis
cussing and keeping up an earnest spirit
OF theological investigation, and deciding
on questions Of doctrine and discipline
that arise within the Diocese.
The quarterly meeting Of the Synod be.
gan at the Archiepiscopal house on Wed.
nesday last, in response 10 the call OF the
Archbishop. The first day was exclusive.
ly for pastors OF parishes-or, as the late
decision names them, reetors. At the
close of the theological investigation the
Archbishop came forward and, after read.
ing letter from the Pope to the Bishop OF
Freiburg and other documents, announced
that the time had come when the Arch.
diocese Of Boston must perform its duty OF
establishing in every parish Chris.
tian schools. in which the souls
of Catholic children will be sale,
and the warmth oil the true
faith will be preserved. He directed that
pastors should 20 to work as soon US posi-.
BILE to establish the schools, and decided
ments OF the Church at defiance by per.
sistently refusing to give their children a
Catholic education, 1t was the right oi
pastors to hold them unworthy Of the
sacrament; no harshness or extreme meas.
ures, however, being needed. He also de.
cided that in sections where the pastors
were convinced that the Public Schools
were making direct attack on the faith OF
children, the priest was justified in urging
the withdrawal OF Catholics, even before
their own school was ready, as no educa.
tion could atone for the loss OF the true
faith.
On the assembling of the Curates and
assistant priests, similar announcement
was made to them. The Synod presented
an impressive scene as the whole assem-
bly, OF theologians and earnest pastors list
ened with hushed expectancy to the for
NAL announcement on a subject about
which they have Of late been much con-
Cerned. The above decision by the Arch
bishop is regarded as an Endorsement OF
the course pursued by Father SCully, of
Cambridge, and is viewed with regret by
oil liberal Catholics in this section.
THIRD DISPATCH.
BOsroN, November 26.-Itis now assert.
ed that the recent statement Of Archbishop
Williams decision upon the ParoChial
School question is fully sustained that the
action OF Father scully is substantially in
correct. 1t is claimed by some Of those
present at the Synod that the substance OF
the statement OF the Archbishop was that
while he recommended the establishment
Of Parochial schools wherever practicable,
he was utterly opposed to extreme mea.
sures in any matter connected with them;
that under certain circumstances where par
ents refused to send their children 10 these
schools, the right Of sacrament might be
temporarily withheld, but whenever
case of tnat nature occurred the priest
must cause a report Of the facts to be
made TO the bishop, and he alone had the
power to decide on the matter.