The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-23
THE oArnoLIc CONFERENCE.
Significance of lie Acsoh on the Pablo
schooI Question Being Discussed.

Significance of Tile Ac,ioh on the Pablo
sohooi Question Being Discussed.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 22.-The full develop
meut Of the meetings Of the Catholic
archbishops in New York last week are
anxiously awaited here, where there arc
matters of much concern and conjecture
in Catholic circles. The arrival at home
OF Cardinal Gibbons has given impetus
10 the discussion OF what decisions may
have been reached ut the New York
conference. The friends OF Archbishop
Ireland believe the dawn OF new era
in the history OF the Catholic church in
the United States is at hand, and al
ready they see daylight of liberalism in
education breaking over the tops OF the
hills OF ultra-reiglous objection. The
authority for this belief is the report OF
the prcates-a short, seemingly moth
ing-in-it statement, however, which
was closely considered and read be-
tween the lines. IT is said 10 be one OF
the most important pronouncements
ever made by the hierarchy OF the
Catholic church OF America.
This is deemed by many here all the
more remarkable, when the decided OPP
position OF q number OF archbishops 10
the school plan Of Archbishop Ireland
is considered. Pure and simple, the re-
port is regarded here as an endorse
mont OF the progressive policy in educa.
tional matters advanced by the liberal
Catholic party, led by Cardinal Gibbons
and Archbishop Ireland, OF st. Paul.
The influences OF the two prelatcs are
felt to have marked proving themselves
indelihly on the character OF the Catho'
lie church in this land, and in no way
more prominently, say their friends
here, than in the adoption OF this brief
parochial school report which was nc.
cepted unanimously by the assembled
archbishops, and without one dissent
ing vote was ordered TO be given to the
public.
The second resolution OF the report is
considered the important feature. The
point the friends OF Archbishop Ire.
land make with regard to this is that
there is no condemnation OF the public
school on the contrary special provl-
sion is to be made in Sunday schools
and by special instruction for the care
OF those children who attend public
schools. This resolution is held to
likewise contain dig" at those who
make no effort to have the public
school children oftheir parish educated
in the religion. 1t tells them plainly
that they must look out for the reliS-
ious welfare of their children. Here Is
the ground on which the Nberallsts
claim victory:
II tho public schools are not con-
demned; if on the contrary, they are
tolerated, rs shown by tho reports OF
the archbishops in directing provisions
to be made for the religious training,
then there is nothing wrong in the
Catholic children attending public
schools, argue the liberalists, so long
rs their religious instruction is not neg
lected.
Speculation iswideas to the influences
that affected the opponents OF Arch
bishop Ireland in the meeting to per;
nit report to be adopted which could
be construed in this manner. One emf
nent Catholic authority stated yester-
day stated that it was simply sensi-
BILE net of refusing to make "a sin
where no sin existed" Others are in
clined to believe that the democratic
decision of the pope in the Fairibault
controversy clearly indicating, it is
thought, his sympathy with the liber.
alists, had it's effect upon the minds OF
the archbishops. The pope is noted for,
his democratic tendencies. There is
strong belief that he sent Archbishop
Satolli to this country to emphasize
his sympathy with the liberalists.