Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1886-05-28
THE EDUCATIONAL REVOLUTION.
Has the State Any Right to Tench =
Is Ohio's Constitution Right, or
Arc tho Pnpal DEGREES the
Better Guidei

United States Bureau Of Education. lie
alton and discharge all the teachers who
do not suit him. lr wants To make sim-
iliar changes everywhere. lie says he hiss
divine right-more, n divine command
to undertake this authority. lie says II
makes no difference what the Taxpayers
and parents have to say neither have the
Ohio Democrats or Republicans any right
| iu interfere. The text books now In our
schools that bear on fsith and morals, he
cUolly tells us, must I've thrown nsidc, and
parents must buy others that have his ap-
proving seal. This Italian is the Pope OF
the Roman Catholic Church.
AN ADVOCATE.
DR.. Quigley, II priest OF that church ih
Toledo, delivered an argument last Sunday
in favor of this educational revolution.
He said Educating the people is the
business of the church.s 1.-The most INTEL
lectual men in America have now conclud-
ed to accept the logca proposition that the
Stale has no right 10 teach Mt ALL" To
support his position lie quoted from the
Douay Bible, Cbrist's command, to wit !:
"Go ye therefore and teach all nations ;
baptislng them in the name Of the Father"
And again. "Suaer the little children TO
come unto ME and forbid them not"
"Here," said he, ga divine commission
10 Al ;n
church. This Office the State seeks TO
usurr,"
lie did not mention the names of "lhe
most intellectual men in America" to
whom he alluded. We do moi know there.
fore, whether Toledo, outside Of the papal
pulpit is represented in the list. The
catechism commands that when we confess
our sins TO a priest we should make an
"entire' confession, and we should state
our sins in "plain terms" mud express
ourselves" 30 that the priest may "clearly
see the state of our conscience" II the
Reverend Father had applied this rule TO
this point in his argument and given us
even few names oil the most intellectual
Americans who believe that 'the State has
no right to teach," his hearers could more
"clearly see the state Of" the "entire" facts.
A standard lecture ought 10 embrace such
facts.
When n person applies for the position
OF teacher, parents inquire, "What are the
lessons you teacl2 In the same way let
us inquire what things this Italian appli-
cant teaches. Az he il not in Toledo-if
he were lie would not condescend, prob
ably, to appear before the examining board
"a reference to his printed precepts will
aid our understanding. Let us Investigate
by contrast,
THE TWO BOOKS.
In Ohio's precious book of freedom, our
children are Taught:
All political power is inherent in the
people, and that they have the right 10
alter, reform or abolish the government
whenever they may deem 1t necessarily
(ConstitutiOn.(
In the Italian text book, on the contrary
it is declared that-A principal error ol
our lime in civil society, both in itself and
in it's relation TO the church, is that "ths
Republic is the origin and source OF all
rights, and possesses rights which are poi
circumscribed by any limits."-(Syllabua
ioof'J A'o'nes r."'pi eo to,,n 20 , ~ j.,
Republic and the church, the civil law
ouSnt " ite,"' III ~
ohio "'E.;h,a pJDH v, i u;.ii, a, .;', .at c.
according to their own conscience.
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o;nu no,nar so ,ha, no o,ber anthori,v in
cludinp the church. can interfere in iheil
discipline and studies,
Ohio's book says no person shall be com
PEELED TO maintain any form OF worship
and no preference shall be given by law to
any religious society--in other words, that
there shall be 10 union OF church and
State.
The Italian book classes as fatal error
the separation of the church from the
State and the State from the church and
especially does il condemn the expediency
of not unlting the Catholic religion with
the State "lo The exclusion Of all Other
modes OF worship"
Ohios book gays that no law shall bt
passed TO restrain or abridge the liberty o.
speech or OF the press.
Inc l'aliah DooK conaehlhs Tue giving o
,s,i pomg, " "'' y, pu';'1 1o,,inoaa ,,nr.
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