New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
THE ROMAN CHURCH And FREE SCHOOLS.
CHICAGO METHODIST PREACHERS FIND THE SUB.
JECT CAUSE OF BITTERNESS.

Chicago, March 3l.-A somewhat acrimonious de-
bate provoked at the meeting Of the Methodist
ministers today by n paper on The Attitude Of
Rome Our system Of Educaiion.' read by the Rev.
r. D. Shepard professor Of political economy in the
Northwestern University In the Of his paper
Dr. shepard attacked the parochia school system, and
said 1t appeared be the design Of the Romish Church
to incorporate into The very system OF the little
its dogmas and belief, BY tincturing every part II
his education with di-t.llations from them. The
theory was "A good one. but the fact, showed that the
doctrines and teachings Of the Romish Church re-
pressed the lives Of the pupils and her systems of
education were medaeval, Inadequate and weak. The
only salvation Of the Romish Church in this country
was in obtaining control Of our system Of education,
and this the only country I'm the world whers
showed any Interest in education at all. because IN
other countries where il given liberation 10
had bighted and suppressed education almost entirely.
Rome was scheming get control of the public
schools, and the fight the same wherever they
looked, whether il was Boston. Ncw-.Jersey or Wis
consn. lie did not believe. however, that the great
body Of The so-called Catholic laty We're heartily in
unison with the hierarchy on this question: and Il
the truth known they were dracooned into sup
porting this policy Of the Church. lie thought. too,
that American Catholic, would show. II occasion re-
quircd il. the independence Of Rome in matters
political that the English Catholics did in the days Il
the Armada and the Catholics Of Maryland later on.
He thought. therefore. there fear Of danger
a, regards American institutions the real danger u
the situation was to the Roman Church herself.
The Rev. Mr. Foster did not at all acquiesce in
tM, view Of the case Does the gem
tlcman mean to say there is no dan
GER" -aid he, when Sl2.00oo 900 poured
into the Golfers Of the Catholic hierarchy IN the city
OF New York alone to carry the work and the pol
lev Of that Church l tell you there IS most deter
mined effort to capture and control. If not u under
mine and destroy institutions by the Church II
Rome
Dr. G. W. bennett professor in tie Mathcdist
Institute at Evanston replied TO the previous speakers
a: some length. lie thought when a brother got up
TO speak I'm public meeting on subject lie ought to
understand the subject he speaking about.
Now | claim that there is not Of Us here,'
he said who understands the Catholic Church or its
policy and yet We undertake to discuss il. claim
there are not three in this meeting who point out
the distinction between the Methodist doctrine Of
salvation by justification aud the doctrine adopted
by the Council vi Trent Oh the same subject lhe
catholic church has been criticised i9s having
supreme head. but the Methodist church and every
other Church 0hich j. not bound 10 di,intesFste..t
tall pieces must have supreme authority A. Wen
a, the Catholic Church. and IL l. nonsense 10 ueny
IT, The Only difference between our Church ard tle
Catholic Church on that head l. that tie tathohc
clergy keep their pledges OF obedience til, supreme
authority Letter than Ours DO There are some Things
from which We might derive useful lessons IN the
catholic church We might with profit sit at the feet
OF that church and learn from her lesson on SUI
jcct that Is of more vital importance TO our GOVERN
ment even than temperance and that !, the preserva
ton Of the family. the ,scredncs, ot alrio,E % ana
leeltmacy IS greatest in scotland tie home OF PROT
Thf. nrovosed 4 regular outburst and hot five
minnie rrpes were made by the Rev Dr. Curtis. the
Rev sr. schwartz and Others. who claimed that tne
records Of LEGITIMACY were suppressed III 'd'uto
rountrie, ana made public in Protestant ones. pr.
Bennett was roasted all around and then the meeting
a1jOurncd.1