St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-12
SALTWATER STIRRED UP.
Ministers Object to the School In
terchange-City News.

ministers ODDecC TO the ScnOOl In
terchange-City News.
The action Of the board of education
recently in accepting the proposition of
4 committee from st. Michael's church
to lease the parOchial school building.
and to place it under the charge and
direction of the board of education, has
caused a stir among the Protestant
ministers of this city, and at the meet
ing of the board Tuesday evening the
following resolution was received
signed by all of the Protestant ministers
in the city:
To the Board of Education of the City of
Saltwater, Minn.-Gentlemen: In The re-
cent action OF your honorable body in accept
ing the proposition of the st. Michaers church
authorities to transfer their parochial school
under your control We the members of the
ministerial union of the city, are united in
the opinion that the action was taken with
out due deliberaiion and counsel by all the
parties concerned. Many supposed we
have no doubt your honorable body did that
the proposition was to make the
parochial school precisely like any other
public school. to which no one could
raise a reasonable objection. Butexperience
has already shown that in several important
particulars such was apparently not the in
tent OF the proposition. We learn that as
matter of fact the Sisters of Charity are
"
quired school rooms; that only Catholic chill
dren are taught IN those rooms. and that
Catholic children are permitted to Withdraw
from the ward schools IN which they prop
erly belong 10 attend the schools conducted
by the sisters These results of your actions
we believe to be in violation of the following
Limitations by Statute" as published by the
state superintendent of public instruction:
"A board of education NAV not lawfully
bind themselves TO require or apply any re-
llgiOuS test in the selection of teachers:
neither may they distribute or classify pu pills
in departments grades or classes, according
to their religious faith To do so could have
no other explanation than the purpose to
tlan sect. And what may not be done direct
ly may not be done by indirection: that is.
the board may not occupy the apartments of
a parochial school and have control OF it
with an implied or uneX pressed understand
ing that the teachers shall be selected from
those of particular religious body, or that
the children of particular sect shall be sent
| there
| In view of these facts. and believing that
! We represent the sentiment of the great ma
| jority of our respective congregations we re-
| specially petition your honorable body to
reconsider your recent action. either 10 an
nul it entirely or 10 bring it into conformity
! TO the above Limitations by statute.
| The communication was laid over I'M
| til the next meeting Of the board. The
main objection arises from the fact that
| Sisters Of Charity are emplOyed as teach
| ers, and that Catholic scholars from all
! parts of the city are allowed to attend
! that school, regardless of whet her or not
| they reside in the district in which the
school is situate. The sentiment of the
| board is to leave the matter as it is.
A party of lumbermen from down river
/ points are in the city, arranging for the com