The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-08

ST. LOUIS, No., Dec. 7.-Following is
tho text OF the address delivered by
Mgr. Satolli, the papal delegate, before
the American Archbishops in New
York, November II. 1t is now given to
the public for the first time:
40 the Catholic church belongs the
duty and the divine right OF teaching
all nations to believe the truth OF the
Gospel, and 10 observe whatever Christ
commanded (Matthew xxviii-l9) in her
likewise is vested the divine right OF
instructing the young in so far as
theirs is the kingdom OF Heaven Mark
x-14); that is to say, she holds for her
self the right of teaching the truths OF
faith and the law Of morals in order to
bring up youth in tho habits OF u
Christian life. Hence, absolutely and
universally speaking, there is no re.
pugnance in their learning the first
clements and tho higher branches OF
the arts and the natural sciences in
public schools controlled by the state,
whose office it is to provide, maintain
and protect everything by which its
citizens are formed to moral goodness,
while they live peaceably together, with
suflciency OF temporal goods, under
laws promulgated by civil authority.
"For the rest, tho provisions OF the
council OF Baltimore are yet in force,
and, in general way, will remain soi
to-wit:-'Not only out OF our paternal
love do we exhort Catholic parents, but
We command them, by all the authority
we possess, to procure truly Christian
and Catholic education for the beloved
offspring given them OF God, born in
baptism unto Christ and destined for
Heaven, to shield and secure them
throughout childhood and youth from
the dangers OF u merely worldly educa-
ton, and therefore to send them to pa
rochia2or other truly Catholic schools
Omitted with this duty are the rights
OF parents, which no civil law or author
ity can violate or weaken.
"The Catholic church in general, and
especially the Holy See. far from con-
demning or treating with indifference
the public schools, desires rather that,
by the joint action OF civil and ecclesl-
astical authorities, there should be
public schools in every state, according
as the circumstances OF the people re.
quire, for tho cultivation OF the useful
arts and natural sciences; but the
Catholic church shrinks from those fea-
lures Of public schools which are op-
posed to the truth OF Christianity and
10 morality; and since, in the interest
of society itself, these Objectionable
features are removable, therefore, not
only the bishops, but the citizens at
large, should labor to remove them in
virtue of their own right and in tho
cause of morality.
NECESSITY FOR PARISH SCHOOLS.
'Itis long since the Holy See, after
consultation with the bishops OF the
United States OF America, decreed that
parish schools and other institutions
under the direction of the bishops,
each according to the conditions OF its
own diocese, were opportuue and neces-
sary for Catholic youth, from the fact
that it was held for certain that the
public schools bore within themselves
proximate danger to faith and morals,
for various reasons (Conc. Pl, Bait. Ill
No. 1914 Seq.; app. P 279}; viz: Because
in the public schools purely secular
education is given-inasmuch as it eX-
cludes all teaching OF religion-because
teachers are chosen indiscriminately
from every sect, and no law prevents
them from workingt the ruin OF youth-so
that they are at liberty to instigate the
germs OF vice in tender minds. Like
wise, certain corruption seemed to i'm
pend from the fact that in these
schools, or at least in many of them,
children oil both sexes are brought to-
gethcr tor their lessons in the same
room.
Wherefore, if it be clear that in n
given locality, owing to the wiser dis
positions OF public authorities, or the
watchful prudence OF the school board,
teachers, and parents, tho above named
dangers to faith and morals disappear,
then it is lawful for Catholic parents to
send their children to these schools, to
acquire the clements OF letters and arts,
provided tho parents themselves don't
neglect their most serious duty and the
pastors Of souls put forth every effort
10 instruct tho children and train them
in all that pertains to Catholic worship
and life.
ut is left to the judgment and the
wisdom Of the ordiparies to decide
whether, in certain part OF their re-
spective dioceses, q parochial school can
be built and kept up in fitting condi-
tion not inferior to the public schools.
taking into consideration the temporal
condition Of the parents while grayer
needs for procuring their spiritual well
fare aud tho decent support OF the
church are pressing. 1t will be well,
therefore, as the won't OF our forefathera.
and as was done in the early days OF
the church, to establish weekly classes
OF Catholicism, which all the children
OF the parish should attend. For tho
better success Of this measure let the
zeal OF pastors in fulfilling their duty,
and the lovo OF Catholic parents, leave
no effort uuspared. (Cf. Conc. Pl. Bait.
ILL.,, No. 1881.
"No repreRch, either in public or in
private, shall DO cast upon Catholic
parents who send their children to prl-
vate schools or to academies wherc a
better education is given under the di-
rection OF religious or OF approved and
Catholic persons. II they make sutii-
cient provision for the religious train
ing Of their children let them be FREQ to
secure in other WAYS that education