The Portland daily press., 1889-02-28
AJAX AND ULYSSES OF THE HOUSE,
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Tue ,voys VI that scnool. They can use 1t or
not"
II. Invitation to Catholic instruction is
made IN such form and term as to discourage
attendance.
Mr.. Little called Superintendent Harrington
and Mr. Harrington explained how the invi-
tatloh was given. The Catholic boys who
wished to see the priest were simply re-
quested to rise, form and march to the room
wnere Iney were to meet him.
III Inc priest is under the surveillance
OF an cfficer of the school in his most private
and sacred communication.
!, Inese three points, Mr.. Little said were
the points at issue in 1885, when the Bishop
difficulty.
Inc committee asked Mr.. Little what he
meant by the statement that there was no
catechlsm. Mr. Little said there was no
catechism. There were, however, Protes-
tant Sunday School lesson papers and the
catholic boys were obliged TO attend the
Sunday School.
Father Linehan commended that the three
points In issue: Mr.. Little read letter
written by Bishop Healy to Mr.. d. orc:
O'Donoghue In which Mr.. Little contended
that Bishop Healy did not contend for more
than these three points.
The committee asked Mr.. Little whether
priest could hear confessional now under the
rules of the Reform School. Mr. Little said
case had not arisen since the new rules were
adopted. Before those rules were adopted
the priests were allowed to celebrate every
thing but communion.
Father Linehan was asked by Mr.. Libby
why the Catholics had abandoned the privi-
leges which they had before the rules were
adopted. He, replied that he supposed it
was because they failed to get other privi-
Ieges which they wanted.
MT. Manley asked Mr.. Little if in his opin-
lon 1t would be prejudicial if the Catholics
were allowed the privileges asked?
MI. Little SAID ne was not familiar with
just what Mr.. Linehan asked.
Father Linehan asked Mr.. Little if under
the present law Catholic priest would be
allowed to 60 to the school to administer con-
feSslon, communion, and the last sacrament.
Mr. Little said if this meant that the
Catholic boys were to be divided off from the
| others, and that Catholic church was to be
| set up in the institution he thought the rules
| would not allow it.
| Mr.. Libby questioned Father Linehan,
| asking him If the Catholics objected to their
boys attending the general Sabbath school.
| Father Linehan said they would object.
The committee wanted to know how many
Catholic boys there were in the school,
Superintendent harrington said he did not
know. He did not deal with them as Catho-
lies or Protestants.
Mr.. Manley here presented circular to
Mr.. Harrington and asked him if he signed
1t.
Mr.: Harrington declined to answer until he
read it.
The committee said Mr.. Harrington should
answer, and he then said he did sign the cir
| cular.
The circular is as follows:
PORTLAND, Feb. 25 1889.
Dear Sir:-The following order was introduced
into the House of Representatives, Feb. 90 1889.
Ordered, That the Senate concurrlng the
Trustees of the Reform School are instructed to
afford ample facilities for freedom of religions
worship by allowing the ministers of any denomi-
nation TO which the parents of the children be-
itqal conf TT without let or hindrance''
II Is believed that the Protestants of
t this a ssa,e o. WIZ at, be unit against
church at the State Reform School When a sim
ilar attempt was made in the New York legsla-
lure, not only dd influential Protestants and the
entire Protestant religious press rise in protest,
out the most able and influential secular papers
such as the Buffalo Express, New York Herald
rayed themselves in opposition, and the miscaiied
Freedom Of Worship Blll'' was killed. Will
Maine permit to be done what the New York leg
win you kindly read the enclosed pamphlet
Religious Exercises at the State Reform SCHOOL,
ana II you believe that such institutions should
De kept free from "sectarian and political bias "
VIII you please sign the enclosed protest and send
L by mail in the enclosed envelope to Hon. L. A.
To be Of any avail the protest must be sent at
once j. X. HARRINGTON, Supt.
Mr.: Libby requested the circular be num-
bered and kept, and that Mr.. Harrington be
allowed to address the committee.
Mr.. Harrington said the State Reform
school was established upon the theory that
the State should seek ont and care for its
erring children. Mr. Harrington contended
that the constitution of the State forbids the
practice of allowing the religion Of the
parents of boyin the School to be imposed
upon him in the Reform School.
Mr.. Harrington was cross questioned con-
siderably by the committee, and after some
discussion. he went into n descrintion ~ one
of the Reform school confessionals where a
priest had brought an unwilling boy in by
whispering in his ear some argument that
seemed very effective. Mr.. Far
rington also told of the operations
of the Catholic Sunday sshooi held
previous to the time of the withdrawal Of
the priests The bows gradnaIiv fell off in
in attendance. Then the priest tried 10
bring them up by threats This Mr.. Earring
ton did not think was religious freedom.
Senator Libby asked Father Linehan if
the priests wanted any authority other than
moral one over the bows in the matter of
bringing them into confessional.
Father Linehan said they did not.
Here Supt FarringtOp asked IL he
could read from a Catholic catechIsm to the
committee.
Father Linehan asked If the creed of the
Mr.. Harrington was allowed to read and
read from the Catholic catechism questions
asking tne boys u they had attended relig'
bes of any kind TSis showeS ~ NJ assem- Far
rington's opinion, that the aim of the Cath
olics was to compel the bows to escbew
Protestant exercises. This would NOT he
conducive to religious liberty in the Reform
School, he thought.
Mr. Harrington was asked what the effect
of granting Father Llnehan's request could
De he SAID ne believed 1t would be harm