Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-08

church. They are but blind leaders Of
the blind.
The American people need have no
fear OF the small army Of Catholics sub
vertipg the institutions OF the country
This army Of ten millions poorly equip
ned and not so wonderfully generated
cannot wipe out the army Of over sixty
million well equipped with vast re-
sources aud possessed Of much skilled
peneralship. This hue aud cry about
the Catholic church being opposed
10 the institutions OF the country
seems 10 me at all times, looking at
II calmly, 10 be very much like the
mode of directing infancy in the nurs-
cry before we arrive az the use OF rea-
son and discretiOn-tbe fear or the bug
abOo. Nevertheless the bugaooo does
terriIy the child though it has no exist
euce, and N imprudent Catholics keep
on CRYING out against the public
school system and it's Goddess character,
they must not be surprised II the vast
majority OF American nOn-CathollcS
fear and mistrust them.
We have no right, in my Judgment,
under the constitution 70 attack the
public school system. But we have
the right under the constitution %
worship God according 70 cur coU-
science while Loyalty supporting every
constitutional claim OF our country.
We are not compelled by law TO send
our children TO the public schools, and
II some Of the eccleSlastics and some or
she laiety believe there Is an absolute
necessity for the existence Of parochial
schools the State has no right TO and
does not prevent us from building such
schools, placing an additional tax upon
ourselves for the maintenance and send
ing Catholic children 20 them to receive
secular education ia the intereStO OF their
worldly progress and in addition 10 their
secular education throwing around the
child the safeguards of morality and
deem religious conviction. We have
right, as every non-CathOlic will admit,
10 do this. The constitution protects
usIn our rights. Therefore, the Cath
Ollie acts very unWisely and Crminauy
against the interests Of his religion
when he attacks the public school sys-
tenn which the great majority Of
American citizens regard as the uuwr.t-
ten clause Of our constitution for The
preservation OF American liberties
The holy father and his delegate I'M
dOubtedlv, from all the public has
learned since the arrival Of Mgr. Satol-
n IN tue United States, now almost
year ago, have taken this view OF the
sitnation. Mgr. Sstolli, at the Chicago
congress Of Catholics, tod the assem-
Lled multitude that they must practice
their religion ia keeping with the ITO.
critics OF this country. Tha, thev
should 90 forward doing their duty AZ
All times with the Constitution Of the
United States in one hand and thu
Bible, the book Of Gods truth, in the
other. 10 seems TO me this U tterance is
only paraphraSe OF the Holy Scripture
which tells MS all that we possess the
liberty Of the children Of God and tina,
the truth shal! make MS free. Tba
school propositions of Mgr. SstoiH
which are the voice OF the holy father
encourage Catholics where they have
parOchlal schools TO make every effor-
70 bring them I'D to the standard OF tho
80 advanced grades OF public educa.
lon. He informs the bishops. the cIergv
ana tho laity that 10 Is the wish OF tbo
holy father where the Catholics have not
the means to provide the EDUCATION ~
their children, that the c ldren mpst