The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-07-18

ST. Paw. July M-At,aa-
Ing OF The National educs,'os"s M
lion the cficers chosen ~ ~ s''ct
ling committee Yesterday ~ 'ohis1
The fret subject OF ,Le ne' s'eus
''CompuIsory Laws aud TLs,' ING u
ment." Archbishop lrelsua I, saiosel
read re irs' paper on the .ooi = y
State School and the Parish s,ss
Union Detween chem snool-
Archbishop ireland said II SUCCESSFULLY
II will DO permitted 10 MAJ nes:
profession 81 faith. | asc,' oa}
unbounded loyalty 10 The cors,;, ne
my country. l desire 10 u'loa
claim no rights hat are ~, .'o1s'
nance with its letter and M s,;' cone
rights which the c~oYnnution ~
10 claim, and ia doinY 50 ','sss
'ruer aud more loyal Ameris.s
GAYS he uplr"lds the parish sc.'.,
would have all schools sla,s scl"S'
the child must be impaired ;ns,'
IN no mean degree that The ,os'"
earn Tor linsrii an homes, Gomez
and acqmii himself 81 the du,is.
society exscss isom him Tor IN CO..
perky and lite. The ~iu,pay,iny Amy
u suction IL primarily The iunc,io. J.
child's parent. The state in,s.s
whenever The family cannot Or MN
do The wmk. In The absence -
aston, believe, universal iu.,,.'s
would ysyerA In Any country le No.,
No INK Is more leyiiimmie than AZ,
schools. and Il should b. dishu,s.S
state officers Tor this specific rurno..
II u~uysservrdly favor STATE Isr.
ing instruction compulsory. lmi,sr
j. 20 mych needed by each citize. -
own sake and tor That Of society, INV
father who neglec,s 10 provide 70,
child's instruction sins agains, H.
and against society. and il behooye
stale 10 punish him. Oi esurse. \
principles must not he forgotten
since instruction IL primarily tie M
ton ~ the pareHt, the parent epioul
right 10 educate his child In the MI,
suitable TO himself. provided alwusal
the education given in this manner
ice for the uisslior duties Of the n
toward himself and society. viii
compulsory laws r~ecently enacted il ,
tain states Of the Union am in M
hearty accord. The secular INSTRUCT
in our staiute schools is our pride y
our glory. and | regret that ihersh :
necessity Tor the existence OF the BED
school. The spirit Of The parish sch1
IL not ihs school itself. j. widspJ
among American protesiants, and
made sssniEest by their delsyuipsd
position 10 the exclusion Oh 1sip
resdiug and other devotional szsu
from the school, room.
"The state school IL nonaelUyou,
ignores religion. There Is. and \
can be. no positive religion. leach
where The principle Of non-see'arias
rules. Ii follows. then. tina, The I
will grow up In the BELIEF ths, I'll
10 Of minor importance. and religion
difference will be his creed. The
mass OF children receive no lresid
IONS and attend no Sundsr-schcs
The great mass Of the children Of An
are growing up without religion.
state need lot teach religion but
sake Of It's people and for It's own q
should permit and facilitate the Acti
1.-The church but Il binders lhis q
Let the stale look to Itself. The
which it polisbes 10 q iwo-edged .us
lan instrument for good o. 81 insiru
for evil. Il were fats. 20 polish
out the assurance that ~ sll hke'inu
shall be On instrument i0r good.
You say that the sisis scho1 ~
morale, but morals lut M
principles do not exist. uas.isl
unbeiievers will inf~rpoea 1rj "a
| don't impose NY vsligioH HEN
should they iwperil The irrekio N ois
Iarism on Us. And again. "A n are
ilerences among Christians, st ,sib1
would not in dict their belief qpOp 4
; catholics, nor ihouId protest vi
/. inflicted upon catholic chiid'eiS !
compromise becomes necessAfY b
ition without representaiiGn v VI
and while the minority pays schools
their beliefs should be ress9]
America IL trying 10 divorce Tei s'as97
the school, although religioV per.3
our systems and the echool VIZ ~
" religious through and through. 4
solution Of the difficulty would
meaie the regular state school viii
religion Of the majority Of the che
l0f the land, be II rs protestant sp1
ltantism can be, and ] would, % ins!|
In England, pay for the secular -
ton given in denominations scho'Y
. cording 10 results- that IL. each
passing the examination before slaa|
fcials and in full accordance WIN
state program would secure 10 BIS =
, the cost Of the tuition Of . pupil VI
= state school. Another plan: ~
7 do as p~rotestants in P~oughkeepss
other places In our own country
agreed 10 do, TO the great sstis'scu1
all citizens and the great advancsme
educational interests. In PougnkSs
: the city school board rents the ou'1
formerly used for parish schcOs
from the hour OF 8 q. m. 70 that y J
\ m. the school IL In every par'lcs1
state school, no religious Ins''s
coming between the hours nansa
the school heing in charge o. "
school board. ,-.|
In conclusion, protest scs'Os|
charge that the schools Of 'ne
have their enemies among cstholNs
catholics are loyal 10 the country
mand the Christian state school,