St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-20
Rev. L. II. Morey Returns to
the Much Debated School
Question.
He Criticises the Recent In
tervieW by the Areh- G T
bishop Thereon,
And Draw Some Conclusions
Worthy OF the Considerar !,
ton of Citizens.
West Siders Again Take q
Turn at the Lienau II n
Park Schema.
To the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
Your issue OF the 10th contains
an interview with Archbishop Ire
land on Religion in Schools, -
suggested by personal interview
with which the distinguished pre-
late honored me lately. All should
be glad of the worthy bishops full and
frank exposition Of his views as pub
lished in the GLOBE. 1t is perfectly
clear now that did not misunderstood
nor misrepresent him. In his own
words, what the Catholics "wish is that
the teaching in the schools be SO con-
Quoted as not to injure the Catholic
faith of children, or to prevent the in
Struction of children in the Catholic
faith" But he adds Immediately that
the state schools are by law nOn-Sectar-
ian or non-religi0uS; and later on says
Il hold that the teaching of the new
ritual, like the reading of the Bible in
Dir. Morey's school days, is illegal" SO
il is frankly conceded that the schools
are by law non-sectarian, even to- the
exclusion of ritual common to ali
SectS, including Jews, and the lovers
of the commoHeSt moral precepts
But this sort of school Injuries
the Catholic faith of children" We
cannot fOrbear to ask what kind of a
school would not ''injure the Catholic
faith OF children" unless it be school
i'll which the Catholic faith is taught,
which is the very thing the archbishop
says i'll his opening sentence that the
Catholics do not ask, which, of course,
under his own very safe and wise eX-
position of the law, would certainly be
tn, Il
more, the archbishop's plan is Simply
an attempt to do thing, and yet not
seem to ito it. On his own very frank
and fair showing, it is an attempt to i'll
duce the law to wink at all IDfraction-
toeXclude all religious instruction from
the schools. and yet make them SO that
they shall not ''injure the Catholic faith
OF children" 10y toierat.Dg a little Cath
Ollie instruction III some OF them.
AS to tie Sisters ct Charity wearing
their conventional GARD a5 teachers III
the public schools. the interview says:
Nor does t matter that the garb have
incidentally and indirectly Il teaching
ICrce. ne law DOES nOt and calinOt
run afteE incidental ana lnsirect teach
ing forces of garbS." v hat II the garb
consisted Of Masonic regalia and SYM
bolS? Would not his grace insist, and
justly, that the law must ran after in
cidentai and Indirect teaching forces OF
garbs?" Y-
The cali for a spirit of generous tmu-
tual concession with, which the inter-
view closes is evidelSly out OF the heart
of the affable bishop A right, earnest
example OF such concession on the part
of our Catholic citizens would go long
ways toward securing mutual cOneeS-
sions. Let them come into the public
schools leaving all distinctive Catholic
signs and symbols behind, and let them
join all good citizens i'll a demand that
moral and religious principles that
have no sectarian bearing or bias shall
be inculcated. TO show the archbishop
that l, for one, will not be behind him
i'll the mattero charity and mutual con-
cesslons, L would be proud to join him
and others in an effort to secure some
recognition in our public schools of
Sucn formulated moral and religious
pleceptS as are common to all SectS.
But this he would not do, because such
formula would have no Catholic sign or
seal attached. Evidently, therefore, the
concession that the bishop wants is that
OF signed and sealed type of the Cath
Ole faith in the public schools, which
his own interview brands as contrary to
law. l.. Ii. MOREY.
Lindstrom, MIMI, Aug. Is, 1892.