The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-18
RELIGION In THE SCHOOL
a DISCUSSION BEFORE THE BDU-
CATIONAL ASSOCIATION

D
/ Gauntlet Into the Ring.
NASHVILLE, TENN, July I7.-The sec
ond days session Of the National Educa-
tionat Association was called to order at
9oclock this morning by President Marble.
with very large attendance of teachers
and educators.
henry a. Wise of Baltimore read a paper
| upon the introduction of manual training
az the present time into the public schools
Inc question of denominational schools
was taken up, and Bishop John j. Keane of
| washington was introduced to the audience.
! lie extended the regrets of Cardinal Glib
! Oohs at his inability to be present, and read
/ paper prepared by Cardinal Gibbons on
thls question:: "Should Americans educate
IneIr children In UNCONVENTIONAL schoolsf'
BISHOP KEANEs ARGUMENT
Bishop Keane followed in an able paper
on the same subject, taking the position that
| christianity was the basis of all true gov
ernment, and should be iucucated during
| the period when children were attending
! school. If the influence of the church was
beneficial in the family, it was also in the
| school.
Bishop Kesne said:
| The glory of a christian nation is not in its
RBlhty TO surpass all around it in martial Prov
| esS and in return of trade but the intelligence
| morality, comfort and contentment of
lts people. The school is not made
| a christian school by taking
| up great deal Of time in doctrinaI instruction
| or IN devotional exercise which would otherwise
be spent in acquiring secular knowledge.
ITS MORAL TONE.
What above all makes it christian school
| are the moral atmosphere general tone, sur
! rounulng ooJects character Of the teachers,
constant endeavor, loving TACT gentle skill. by
which the light and spirit of christianity
| It's lessons for the head, for the heart,
| for the whole character are made to peryade
| and animate the whole school life of the child
! The Intelligent christian parent knows well that
! what ought to be true Of every nationality
"itnIh tAe pale oL CHRISTIAN ciyllZauon is pre-
| emlnently true Of ours, that the best christian
| IS sure to be the best American, and that
| the school which aims at sending forth his
| child model christian in equal degree tends to
send him forth modal American. But christ
| ian civilization has for its natural foundation
| christian homes and christian schools.
SURE TO CHOOSE GOOD ONE.
| Again, therefore, & good christian American
| parent, If he is true To his principles. will be
| sure to choose for his child a good christian
American school. Suspicious antagonisms and
| animOsities, ought never to be instilled in
| any christian church; and, il they are that
| ought to be deserted. Ii may be said, is not
| the Catholic church at least committed to the
! christianity of the Hildebrand of the middle
| ages, and is il not therefore antagonistic to the
| the American republic? In the name of the
| Catholic church, answer that she is commit
ted neither to Hildebrand and the middle
| ages. nor to the policy Of any man.
| ner of any age whatsoever, because she
| is for all men, and therefore for all ages and
! for all forms OF social condition. Look now at
the people of our country, and we see them
| divided into TWO classes one on the side of
the Catholic church emphatically declares for
| christian education, and with US the side
OF all those non-Catholics, whatever
| hn fhnt Iaftg,t mi ,uv4r, L..
| believe in christian schools, and in them are
| giving their children an education animated by
| christianity, as they understand it. on the
| other side are the JtphOlders and advocates of a
| national system OF schools III which christian
! truth and duty cannot be taught Can any one
| in his senses hesitate which of these two
sides Is for the welfare OF our country
MIR. MEADE REPLIES.
Edwin d. Meade Of Boston replied to
Bishop Keane and stated that the parochial
school has no proper place in the system OF
| American instruction. The speaker quoted
from an English Catholic dictionary, pre-
| pared by Thomas Arnold, son of the great
master Of Rugby, brother of Matthew
! Arnold and father of Mrs. Ward author
of Robert EIsmere.n In an article on edu-
cation in the dictionary, the author said that
| man Is a complex being, 50 his education
must have several ends. The prime end is
| religious, and the Catholic holds that a man
/
of the only divinely appointed church, and
that this IS he highest authority in educa-
| ton. The state may reasonably require
that its citizens should receive such train
| ing as may restrain anti-social passions
and promote the public welfare out the
end pursued by the church is primary, that
| pursued by the state is secondary. IL was
not bold or honest in Cardinal Manning in
his recent article to represent the conflict
as between the state and family. The
speaker quoted largely from Cardinal Man
ning's article, which ne said attempted to
represent the public school as a coercion,
and an interference with family
rights, and liberty of conscience. The
whole policy of the Roman Catholic church
in establishing parochial schools in this
| country rests on this coercion. The Roman
| Catholic church school does not have the
same place in America as the Episcopal
| school or any private school, the right to
open its doors, to make itself as attractive
as possible, and to invite 10 it anybody
that it will. 1t has full right to crlticise
the puolic school, but it must not threaten.
In conclusion, an appeal was made for
! higher view Of the state Mr.. Meade's
address was received with great applause
and at its final close RI Rev. Bishop
Keane was called on to respond
MANNING DEFENDED.
The bishop defended Cardinal Manning
from what lie characterized as the unius5
criticism of Mr.. Meade. He also stated
| that Pope Leo XIII. was moving along the
| highest lines of the broadest education in
placing the church above the
state. The bishop said that whenever
we have christian civilization we
must have for its basis christian education,
which can only be given by making our
| schools more christian than they are with
out coercion, or clap trap, aGEuated solely
by common sense principles. Let Us nail 10
our masthead the banner of christian edu-
cation, and go under its guidance to that
blessed destiny a most sublime God ever
gave to a nation, the detiny Of our Amer
can republic.
Amid long continued applause the bishop
| resumed his seat and the meeting adjourned.
William A. Mowrey, 2. D., of Boston,
advocated national university to be es-
tabished at Washington, ID. c., its faculty
to be independent Of politics, and a govern
mental endowment os 500, 900 was recon-
| mended.
The educational progress of tho colored
people in the south was presented by John
H. Burris Of Rodney, Miss. lie said the
race was entitled to great credit for tho
material progress they had made in the
past twenty-five years They own and
! publish 250 newspapers and one magazine.
Valuable inventions and useful arts have
been made, and patents issued TO negro in-
ventors. Their progress warrants the full
est confidence in their future,