New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-08
PART II.
DEG. 8, 1892.
MGR. SATOLLPS ADDRESS.
sIs SPEECH ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
uurrr IS NO OBJECTION. THE POPE SAYS. TO
CATHOLIC CHILDREN ATTENDING TIE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

ruo,,irr il tho address of Monsignor Satoi,
panal delegate. delivered at the recent meet az of
tho American archbishops in New-iork, Oh the
subiect For the Settling of the School question
and the Giving of Religious Education
tn the Catholic Church belongs the duty ana the
divine right of teaching all nations to believe 'e ""h
Of The Gospel and to observe whatsoever Ohr"' 'oHi-
handed St. Matthew. XNviii, ~ III Her hhe"Se Is
,ed the divine right Of nStructng the young III so
far rs theis the Kingdom Of heaven to MirN " l4'
Cont conc Bat Fl. III. No. 194 that Is to say she
holds for herself the right of teaching the truths OF
faith and the law of morals In order TO bring up
vouth I'm the habits of a Christian life Hence aDSo-
utely am universally Telli"g, ih"e vs. Repentance
in their learning the first elements ana Tie meher
branches of the arts and natural sciences In puDhc
schools controlled by the state whose Office II Is to
proydc and protect everything by which It's citizens
are formed to moral goodness while they live peacaby
,cre,her with a suficiency Of temporal goods. under
laws propaeatcd by civil authority For the rest the
provisions of the Council of Baltimore are Yet In force
and I'm "A general way will remain so; to Wit: " NOT
.nly ont Of orr pa,ernal love do exhor Catholic
rarents but We command them. by all the authority We
rcs,ess 10 procure truly Christian and Catholic ed
ncoton for the beloved offspring given them of Cod
Lorn again I'm baptism unto Christ AMI destined lo'
heaven TO 81 ield and secure them throughout Cmlu
hood and youth from ~, dangers ri 4 hrrlF wo'idN
education and therefore send them TO parochal or
other truly Catholic schools
United with this duty are the rights OF parents
which no civil law or authority can violate or weaheh
The Catholic Church In general. and especially the
HOLY See far from condemnlnS or treating with IN
difference the public schools. desires rather 'm ny
the Joint action Of civil and ecclesiastical AUTHORITIES
fLe, should be public schools In every state according
a. the circumstances Of the people require. for the
cultivation of the useful arts and natural Sciences
6ut the Catholic Church shrlnRs from those features
~ pulic school, which opposed to the truth "i
Christianity and to morality: and since, In the inter
est of society itself these objectionable features are
removable therefore not only the Bishops. but The
citizens AT large. should labor 10 remove Them III
virtue of their own right and in the cause of morality
II Is long since the Holy see, after consultation
with the Bishops of the United states OF America,
decroed that parish schools and other Institutions
under the direction OF the Bishops. each according 10
the conditions Of its own diocese were opportunc ana
necessary for Catholic youth. from the fact that II
was held for certain that the public schools bore
within themselves approximate danger TO faith ana
morals, for various Conc. P Bait. III, No.
1914 sea ADD. D. 27W: viz. because III the public
schools purely secular education Is given-inasInnch
a, il excludes all teaching Of regon-because 'eaonerS
are chosen rdiscrmlnatoly from every sect ana II"
law prevents them from working the ruin OF yOnth--
50 that they are liberty ins errors and the germs
Of vice I'm tender minds Likewise certain cOrIupuOh
seemed TO mpend from the fact that III these schools.
or a. least in many OF them. children OF both SEXES
are brought together for their lessons In the same
room. Wherefore, If IL be clear that III gwen
locality owing TO the wiser dispositions of public
authorizes or the watclf prudence Of schoolboard,
ieorhc,s and parents. tie above named dangers 10
faith and morals disappear, then II Is lawful for
Catholic parents to send their children 10 thes"
Schools to acquire the elements OF letters provided
the parents themselves do not neglect their most
serious duties, and the pastors OF souls pun lorth
every effort TO instruct the children and train them
+b.IIr hin. nj
left to the Judgment and wisdom OF the Ordindres
10 decide wathfr sin certain part Of their respective
GiCt cses. parochial school be built and kept up
In a fitting manner not Inferior TO the public schools
taking into consideration the temporal condition OF
the parents. while gsaver needs for procuring their
sprtn1l welfare and the decent support Of the Church
are pressing 1t will lie wei. therefore. was the
wont of fOrefathcIs and as was zone III tine
carly days OF The Church, 10 establish weekly CLASSES
vi ca;echisn which al. the cllircn OF III" parish
should attend. For the better success Of THIS measure"
lU the zeal OF pastors in fulfilling their duty and the
love Of Catholic parents leave no effort uilsparei
OF. Cone III. Bait III. No l05).
No rcproau, either In public or IN private, shall
be upon Catholic parents who send their children
To private schools Or 10 academies where better
education is given, under tne direction Of religious
Or approved and Catholic persons II they make
sufficient provision ior the reigOIs training OF il"r
Children let them bc free u secure IN OteT ways
that education which the position OF their family re-
quircs. 1t Is greatly 10 be desired and would Oe "a
meet happy Arrangement IL the Bsl0p agree with nc
owl authoIlucs with the members vi tlc school
Doarc, conduct The 80 90. with mUul attention ANA
due consideration Tor Cntm Iesp'cuv" .rghts. "'.ne
teachers OF any d'sciIpion ,nc secular
LaInO.lc Religion ANA mOronlS, act tne ngat ana uuy
vi The GA ODialn Oi iraonlhs ne tbui"n Vie
CatccfsIn, III OIdtt ~ frii"'' dAieI 10 unIf i'th
ana morals iIOn any quarter whats"cNei.
We Iurtisr ucslie you 90 sulVc raihcsty taal ne
various local auhOntlcs, hr'nN convinced 'hnt AVhe
IL more conducive 10 the wcIlarr Ol commonwealth
ali religion should Dy Wior ic2lsajIOn provide tiiSi
The system vi educdtloh WHICH - ndiii'a'eu al Lac
pubic cApelse, when, therefore, Catholics also
contribute THEN share be III no way peJuoia to thrr
even your felOw-cIuzens VINO 0iIier from bcli"
Characteristic intelligence ana prudence, "
readily set ASIDE all suspicious ana al nie"s uh
favorable the Catholic thurch, and willingly no
created new society. distinguished by The iu9tre Of
T'ih.s. We do not thhh That any one hereafter
looking mo tnese things clearly "ih l.t tatnohc
t"y cannot for the instruction o their children
AS Tor those Catholic children that III great mum
no Without danger they receive religious instruc
ll9n at adj strenuous chOrN shonh b. mae Mt TO
have them WitAOat sClAci,Ht and seas nbic ln,t"!c-
ton Ia taEonc Iaith and pIdodce "" hnow by
experience mat not al our tnholc cm!dr"n al"
hundreds OF thousands I cath n cin rem N tic
tihlcd stMos OF -,Hcrc' aieLd 'choo.N "hd'f Tic
control Of state ards and Ucn, iOT tiat lca5 II.
V,,"a All ooui, IN. nr ijHt icc",.urv H. ,c.giou,
and moral education according - CUT / lhclpei
ana nOt 10 be treated 'Iihcr Hshty o: WIN nav
but the contrary, With all care - sS ma n 49,
The adoption OF OF three Ilais Is acc InMcL1eu'
the choice To BE- MADE according 10 local cirtun',
stances in the different sta - and various personal
relations.
bishop and the members IF the 10 i board M icN
they. In a spirit of a,inesS and good WILL al o" III
Catholic chllden to be- asscmb d during ire. tie ana
taught the Caechis. 1t would aso Re O the great 81
advantage il this plan Wc!r not cpnnnct 70 tlc
primary schools. but were c.teEGsd HkeWise 20 IN;
high schools college, In The 10 IN OF free Zee ie.
Tile second to have "A Catech;Sh class On SIG t',
pnDlc school building end also GLASSES OF lghf
Christian doctrine. wh'r AT liked times, the CuhOh
chilcren would assemble with diligence and peasu -
induced thereto the Authority Of tn"ii pare ~, the
persuasion OF their paste and the hop Il pan 8" ana
rewards. The third plan does not seen, az ,I Pr,
sight 20 suitable but j. bound , mpi" lEtiharE
with duty % lO,h parrn ana ll:StOr.. "A OF