The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-12
CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT.
MISS CARTY THINKS HER HISTORY
TEACHER ~ BIASED.

hhe Ohjcets to Reinn Instructed In q High
School ct EreokIy. Tint InduiEeuces
were certincnt-s Of Foruivencss.
Miss Christine Carly Is n pupil In the Cen
trail High School OF Brooklyn and also a men,
Der OF tho post confirmation class Of the Rev.
James Donohoe OF 81. Thomas A1uinus's
Church In that city. Recently she wrote 20
Father Donohoe that her teacher in history.
Miss Van ~Valkenbnrg. whom she describes as
q very nice and estimable lady. was. probably
without fault OF her own. teaching doctrines
opposed to Roman Catholicism. The text book
used is "Anderson's English History and
this. Miss Carly says. ia unbiased and unob-
jectionable, but Miss Van yalkenburg. she
says, gives the class topics from another his
tory, Meyers. which are Objectionable. AS a
specimen OF these topics given out by her
teacher. Miss Carly specifies the following,
among others:
i.mas and abuses Of u. Romssn Catholic Church and a
+ i s]a6rsesd oil he nation. of Western Europe
and y "a, !S.d tn ;n rsyiy ,S,n e . ,ssrn Inv %SSsislsn Is men, mind.
q he assn %sa e ' shs asaIsh !! ssrs st usts..os sss ,nt ., 'S III:
81 oeert tSs PsS Ss The s,s s.sryy i. sns sas T sSs sss.s.n and = many
ShnISh .n$i.d p %eii;iieis% &, Tie a. Of r,intin u se !S'
ihe s%criptgrai authority for many OF The Doctrines Of
.: y ssns5 ;S..s y, zs' s., sSS,: :s %; q: sal: Ct {, !naul.
from 81 !! 81 ''s sa IL ) : lsy9 II &. III ss nrsi9s 3; f Ro Northern Europe
co + brought e. sceirins, q rsliEous toierA.ions.
ID 1t purined morals and the Church.
When our teacher" writes Miss Carly,
said an Indulgence, was a certificate of for
giveness Of sins, asked her II she would not
IN order to obtain funds for the completion Of
st. Peters Cathedral, priests and monks for
gave. or pretended to. forgive. sins that people
committed. or would in future commit. on re-
given the. larger the amount paid, and that
Luther being q good man objected to 1t, which
was, the, occasion OF the Reformation. l cer-
gence was not a pardon Of sin. nor a license to
commit sin, but was a remission III whole. or
II part. OF the temporal punishment due to sin
sins for money, although there may have been
Cd / to do SO. Still mott nsith art the @Y POPE m mor t Rss Gaa4-
oil Church sanctioned it. as the Church was
Miss. Carty adds that her teacher said any
pupil In the class II called on to recite would
be at liberty, to explain her views. and she also
the English Church she would tell about
the corruptionc in 1t, and II there were Epis-
cnopalians In the class they would OF course
1 makes dit t%o pSjnl FollNwtne tt this Miss GIsrty
opinions in the class sss" those C opinions GionsSs would I'D
have less weight than those Of the teacher.
Catholic girl who hears her religion misrepre-
sented to be told that accusations are going to
&c made against, the English Church.. In Miss
Misses Anderson. Byrnes. Cunningham. and
Carlin.
Father Donohoe wrote to President Hendrix
az and f ene h g Miss Fl E esriy!s iett "Sou! Mn tn9 H Hastts,,
referred the matter to Principal Patterson OF
the school. Principal Patterson said last even
Ing that ne had not had time yet to make an