The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-01
MONDAY, APRIL /, 1889.
FATHER JAMES ANSWER TO IN. C.

EDITOR BuLLETIN:-In your issue
of March 25th, you bring an article
headed, "A voice from Maui"
where n. G.. reports all he knows or
thinks to know about the doings of
the Catholic priest, in teaching re-
ligion in the Government school
houses.
AS he puts himself on the sides of
my adversaries, | would have liked
him to show me his face like q man,
that is, to sign his name in full un-
derneath his remarks.
Mr.. n. g., you don't believe that
the Board of Education was wise
when opening, in November last,
the Government school houses TO
the ministers of religion?
Will you allow us to admire, even
very much prudence in this meas
ure, which gives II chance to all who
believe in religion to have it taught
in them, without injury being done
to unbeIevers. If such n reverend
does not suit you, just tell your
Child not to assist at his instruction.
Now, if teacher has a reason for
Furnishing a pupil. common polite
ness ought to tell him that keeping
after school is not the right kind of
punishment, on the day on which a
minister of religion is waiting to give
his instruction, b. ausc this punish
ment would. oll such day, strike
quite number OF innocent ones.
But your good sense thinks diff
ferently.
You mention a report which you
say is rather startling. l beg you
honestly not to urge this point any
farther, because, | am in possession
of evidence which would be more
startling yet when published, and
which, for peace sake, l prefer to
keep secret. If your thoughts are
free, your words are not, particu
Iarly when you accuse me malici,
ously of sowing discomfort between
laborer and employer. l defy yor
to furnish proof. The true reason
of all this excitement is, that Pro
testants don't believe that we Catho
lies have right to be Catholics
and so they entice Catholics to go tt
Protestant Sunday school, or Pro
testant worship, and if the Catholi,
priest advises his people not to dc
so, then he is accused of being thu
offender or sower of discomfort.
am willing to let Protestants alone
but should they come to attack on,
sheep of my flock let them know tina
they attack the apple of my eye.
Here is another falsehood which
you are trying to spread. You sa.
that publicly commented on th'
crime of few Catholics, who wen
to see the dedication of the Protest
ant church No, sir. | publicly
deny this, for the good reason that
there was no necessity of doing so
as but very few went there.
Now, you are trying to make fun Of
our petition. You seem to say to the
public that our petition was first
and that finally another petition
went around to ask the contrary ot
ours. You are rather skilful il
spreading wrong ideas. l have
never been the first in attacking
anybody, but | keep stand and face
my antagonist when attacked, a
you witness yourself to-day. ST
with the petition also. Your sidC
had the honor of petitioning thu
Board of Education, to quickly un
do, what they had done few
months ago, because it does not sui
a certain bigoted class. They got
the names of almost all the white
people around here. Is it not
strange that such people who cal
afford to send Their own children tC
select schools according to theil
wishes, JOIN together by signing sucI
petition, trying to rob the poor