New-York tribune., 1882-02-09

party Such party had been arranged Tor Satufuay
this week Tnere forty-tve scholars In the parsn
school about forty OF whom were goag 10 he"arh WIN
ore of the Sisters to visit n former teacher. large
eeigh had been hired and happy tno was anticipated
hut 1t was prevented by the action OF the Rev. MI Me
Coskcr.
Mr. McCosker n short, round faced, pleasantlooklng
Old mnn about sixty years old, has his own IDEAS 0i
cducation proproty and religion end, IN act ms All
oDinio ON everything connected with his church, which
lie haf no reluctance in expressing In foroble man
rer lie said to TRIBUNE correspondent to-day That he
has hal only one parish school previous to this lie be-
Iicvcd that c public schools far In advance OF the
paruclaI schools Accordingly, he recommended IN MS
annual report to Bishop Wgger OF Newark last month.
thai tho parish school should be closed and That the
parents should be- advised to patron re the public school
The Bishops reply is thought show the feeling Of tho
Roman Catholic Church in this state. He says; " WIN
regard to the school, very anxious indeed that 1t
should be continued, believing, do, that the good OF
religion demands that the children should he wen
trained in good Catholic schools. hope therefore,
that you will your influence to get all the Catholic
children 20 attend the Catholic school"
Unable TO close the school by authority. Mt McCosker
did 80 by force yesterday, In summary manner. The
Sisters in charge showed great hestaney in speaTg Of
the subject to-day but at length The following YER
sion Of the affair: We came Dere 6did one OF thel1
in september, and from the first day have received no
sympathy from he priest He cut a' ries down the
first week because wohld not play the organ sun
day, which could do. The truth II Father Nc
CUsker Is an mpetuOs Old man, ana ne was Determined
removal. As the BisnOp would not listen
he hit upon the tc sieignride prrtense for
abusing us and IN this manner stcnrlns MS object.
Yesterday morning we hid begln our dutles as
house. blamed us because the children were NOT at mass
last Sunday in the stOrIn and tOid Tue chl Gen th
he he bad heard about the opO'fa rae ieS 0u' t t"I
them that teaching them nonsense and said ne
gong to examine them to see If they had been
properly aught He examined little girls six ana seven
years Old in grammar and analy sis ana nSKfn uem @
questions which he himself c0ud not answer lie lhen
began to abuse us and the clergy ana tod to ~ th
tney would much Detter of wer9 they III inc
public school. We. Of course, could not re,
main in the schOOl-room aud be treated
la that manner, but when We attempted 10
his command we came home. Tue children began to
and attraced attention IN the street Many OF tne
pereo1y satisfied with our teaching fater 3 mG' tn
ers. We wrote Mother Superior aud she Is here
and that she Is satisfied that we are III Ihe
right Some OF the patrons OF the schooi nave gone ~
MANY OF the children and their parents seen and
without exception they blamed tic priest aud itied
sters. Tne actuated niih in his oe
ClsOn expla ned ny teacher OF the ch'rch, VINO
saa that, after cutting the salaries down Iar beow Wh
had been previously paid the teachers. he had de-
to the money which tney now receive ana Win
1t begin "A fund Tor building ne" church
at tue parsonage this evening Mr.. McCosker was
found after TO Bishop WiSger in reierence TO the
He very anxious to be set rn III the mat
ter lie was apparently IN very contri,e noou, anu
officer. He said IL is true diu not approve OF tne
ride NewarK SeIgn when young people are not
rule conducive to good morals. There
also the OF pensc, which did not approve
was willing 10 overcome objections the children
ed proficiency their studies, bat upon examining
ulsap pointed, aud told tncm preferred thdt
tney snould 20 pubic school. In all my eXpe-
both knUs SchOOa am satisfied tnat tue
Cat hOic have many OrnS, ana teaGu many
Things autagouistic "a liberal e.ucaClOn. BuC the
BisnOp the school reOpeneu that nave
alternative. As To the closing oI yesterday, tne
Bisnop VIII be here FRIDAY ana make cOmpcte eK-
animation. lie VIII then know wnO Was rIghL Perhaps
nasty. but DO not THINK was 80 unAlnd as some
would