, 1879-03-23
American Common Schools The Host Un-
just Of Any Country OF Of
AL History.
A Michigan Layman Takes Issue with
the Bishop OIL the Ground of
Expediency.
Some of the Peculiarities of the
Late DIR. De Koyen-~-His
-: College Confessional.
General Notes, Personals, Sunday Small
Talk, Services To-Day.

General Notes, Personals, Sunday Small
Talk, Services To-Day.
BISHOP GIEMOUR.
WIT he WAGES WAX OK THE AMERICAN
sCHOOL-sIsTEM.
To The Editor Of the C.e.elund Herald: My pas
toral has given the newspapers change TO re-
yentiIate the old but oft-repeated charges
ssai,st the Catholic Church. Would it not be
well, in this age OF vaunted enlightenment anu
progressive discovery, to bring out something,
new, if for nothing else than to try our wits
upon its novelty: This thing OF repeating, ,4sqne
al ,4t,sselna, Misrepresentation that have been
reiuted ill people are weary reading their refu-
1stiou proves either that the position Of the as
sailed is exceedingly strong or the arguments Of
the assaiauts arc exceedingly weak; more than
likely the former is the true statement OF the
case, and accounts for the want of variety in the
accusers.
Ny pastoral is said s'to be out Of harmony
with the age, out Of tune with the spirit Of our
country, is lliberal, would narrow human free
dom, and, we're its principles carried out, would
destroy the institutions OF the country-'
These arc pretty serious charges, and should
neither br made lightly nor met fipbantly.
What the private opinions OF Individuals may
be is Of little importance to the public, but
When great and powerful institution like the
Catholic Church, numbering as it does nearly
S,uO0,ooo in the United States aud $50, ,000,0 600
scattered throughout the world, is charged with
being the enemy Of mans rights and happiness,
and the threatened destroyer Of the institutions
Of our country, it is certainly time TO ask, Is
such change true!
Diyes:cd OF their yerbiage the charges made,
and without variation constantly repeated. are:
First, the Catholic Church is illiberal; second,
she is opposed to the progress Of the age; third,
she seeks to destroy the institutions of the
country.
The words liberal and illiberal are very catch
ing terms aud easily misled, the more so in this
age when society is striving so hard to throw off
the restraints OF authority Within certain
limits men must not only br liberal but tolerant
Of the opinions and teachings of others. In
11rairs, in science, ii politics, there must
be tolerance and freedom. Under law there
is liberty to the extent Of the law, but no fur
ther. 10 individuals there must be not only
tolerance but kind fOrbearance, but in principles
there ean be no yielding II the principles are
true, let the consequences he what they may,
they muzt be asserted; if false, borne with
ftnt t},,.yf. f.on ha rrrropfaf
Trnt is necessarily i]lihera1. ,nusr be j]1ib-
eral nncanse frnth Is INTERCHANGEABLE. Error. on
rhe 'o,,trarv is chonrur and chanreable -is
c,nsrouent}r necessarily liberal. ont} is aIways
crgin1 ftIt apainst tr,,th because truth will not
chen-e or weld 10 the dc,uauds of error. Truth
Is also screre not because truth in itself is Sc
yerr: hnt heca,1sc truth binds to law. and law is
p}uavs s,.rrro fo The rnruIy.
hesninr ttcse nrinrinIes in view. let MR. state
the Ca1holic arrumenf. md if either mY 1rc-
mjscs are mise or mr. REASONING vic,o,,s show it.
1mf caose co,irr non,es and accusino ms Of hold
Inv i1rt.trncs VT do mt hold-
in. CathoJ;r unsifion is this: The Catholic
chu-ch was fnnufle1 hy .Ics,7s Christ and re-
s1.;r"tj her ,nvcTs and mission from HIN: 70
ir 49, intrns+nI; tha 1on,s;f n fo;ti, a. C,rs1
1"nch+ II N moro. m lass Christ NV. Ills
intaii;ilc wrr;, ,hot lie mi tho iioiv iShost
world w. r;t., ber ~ the ond of +i1ne: pnI;nr
her 90 ,,,,, sha sh,,,i1 tno,s, The trnth ,e wln,
fr,,th mr. nothimy hu, TIA trntl,
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