Evening journal., 1892-12-08
SATOLLrS ATTITUDE.
The Papal Delegate Outlines
the Position of the Holy See.
THE FARIBAULT PLAN APPROVED


There weree, 900 Civil and 1872 Crimi-
nal Government Suits During the Year.
Progress with French spoiIation Cases.
An Amendment to Impose Liability
ON Corporations to BE Sued Recon-
mended.
NEW YORK, Dec. S.-The position as
sumed by the Holy See in regard to the
school question in this country has at
last been definitely and authorltatively
outlined The address Of Mgr Satolli,
the papal delegate, before the recent con-
ference of archbishops in this city de
scribes fully the ground taken by the
Church.
This address begins as follows
Mgr. Satolli's Address.
"To the Catholic Church belongs the
duty and the divine right Of teaching all
nations to believe the truth of the Gospel
and to observe whatsoever Christ COM
manded Matt, xviii, 20) In her like.
wise is vested the divine right of instruct
| ing the young, in so far as theirs is the
| Kingdom OF Heaven Mark X, 14), (conf.
conc, Bait. Pl. Ill, No. 19D 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 youth in
the habits of a Christian life.
Public schools not Repugnant.
Hence, absolutely and universally
speaking there is no repugnance in
their learning the first elements and the
higher branch of the arts and natura
science in public schools controlled by
the State, whose Office it is to provide anC
protect everything by which its citizens
are formed to moral goodness while they
live peaceably together, with a sufiiciencl
of temporal goods, under laws p1opagateC
by civil authority.
"For the rest the provisions of tn,
Council Of Baltimore are yet in force. an,
in a general way will remain so, to wit =
Not only out of four paternal love do we e.
hortCathOlic parents but we command them b
all the authority we pOssess,tO procure trul
Christian and Catholic education for the be
loved offspring given them Of Cod, born agai
in baptism unto Christ and destined fo
Heaven, to shield and secure them thrOughOu
| childhood and youth from the dangers of
merely worldly education and. therefore, q
send them 20 parochial or other truly CathOli
| schools.
Omitted with this duty are the right
of parents, which no civil law or author
ity can violate or weaken.
"The Catholic Church in general an
especially the Holy See, far from COZ
demning or treating with indiflerenc
/ the public schools, desires rather that b
the Joint action of civil and ecclesiast
cal authorities, there should be publ
3 schools in every State, according as th
e circumstances Of the people require, fc
the cultivation of the useful arts an
natural sciences, but the Catholic churc
shrinks from those features of publ
. schools which are opposed to the trut
| of Christianity and to morality. an
g since in the interest of society itsel
S these Objectionable features are remo-
e able, therefore not only the bishops
but the citizens at large should labor {
f remove them in virtue of their ow
S right and in the cause of morality
1T is long since the Holy See, aft,
G consultation with the bishops of IL
/ United States Of American, decreed thi
parish schools and other institution
under the direction of the bishops. ca,
IS according to the conditions of its ow
diocese, were opportune and necessal
= for the Catholic youth, from the ia
u that IL was held for certain that publ
schools bore within themselves appro,
l. mate danger TO faith and morals f
h various reasons.
IT Because in the public schools a pure
N secular education, is given, inasmuch
W it excludes all teaching of religion, /
cause teachers are chosen indiscriu
1t nately from every sect, and no law pi
ne vents them from working the ruin
ce youth, so that they are at liberty
instil errors and the germs of vice
ne tender minds Likewise, certain &C
r. ruption seemed 20 impend from the ia
il. that in these schools, or at least many
)k them; children of both sexes are broug
together for their lessons in the sal
room.
1T will be well, therefore as was {
won't of our forefathers, and as was dc
Al in the early days of the church,
:. establish weekly classes of oatechis
which all the children of the par
should attend For the better succ
he this measure let the zeal of pastors
Al | filling their dutv and the love of Cafhf