Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-31

Thsy hsus IA tried Ne psrsehisl school
and & hss ins.riahly pro<sn f4iiarS
Il i hut propue ths< should say
that thr pro<sstsat and papsI r1rocniA
sehoots dl6sr in tbs n.fter u conpsli.
ing afxpdanee In the forsnsr moral
sussioe 10 secure stfend1nce = used
but 10 ne latter eosreson - threats and
penal<ies u saperiors ere broegnt 70
bear. A protestant persnt and ehnd
may disregard scci<ssastics IN their e.
for1s q secure attendance. bat they ara
not iatsrfsred with 10 their relations
10 the cbusch, bat - - the other par
eats snd children ere dsn,ed church
privileges for disobsdisnes; they dare
nos s1srciss any viii a their Own n the
matter, the right q private iudznenf %
sbsoiussIy sad unquali5ediy dsnied 70
thsnL Thsy are not ~ hberty TO exer-
ciss elf consei>ncs and Get their pleas
urs. The hierarchy y an zristoersey
for uhich the msssss exist. y the thecry
% the pspacy. the Individual y nothing;
whereas our civilization and lpstitutions
have for their prime element The energy
q individuaiity. the force Of personal OK.
istepcsL
The rl~ax.v. ~ M poculafion along
rsIirioue Iines rsodsrr ssssmi!ation diff
rulf nert a. in,.o<..bIa II h un- Ausr-
ie.n TIA r.ro-binl sckool intensi,ies
49, li..~ c.rrie3 - Il. ior,csl end
Cnhensl~visn IN n. vorrf form would
prcv.iI 4 certsin deetrucsise force 20
r-pre.sntsfixe suversusDt II h
shroovh iptsrron,s. ~ AZ di0~rsnces ara
sIiminstsd and poDulatiou made homo
esoeoun Relirioss bifSoruess. prsjudice
80 .usnic,on nre nourinhed bv non
tercourse and a. thu the world has had
Enough In the public school the chill
dpsn az the rich. the POOR. OF different
r.ces ana relieious con ninrle. and there
are many and nppasent rcesons why In
10 doing thew ns.imlInte inoo homo0eneity
and MAKE disfiuctively American citi.
aeushin. In their associafisns they DO
,some non sectnrinn. they there learn 20
Anon their .eciariapism IN their social
and political life. But the segregation
Of different sscts in parochial schools
has the contrary influence. infiicts an
niurv upon society AID : greater injury
anon children themselves
While am opposed "a. the parochial
school Of any kind. / am not disposed TO
enter into \ controversy With protest
ant parochialists Tor the reason they,
most Of them. are firm supporters OF the
public school system and would not
countsnance for = moracnt any division
Of the school fund for their sectarian
schools: but the Roman hierarchy-not
the laify-has nsde assaults upon the
public schools and now propose. il pos
sible, to secure q division OF the school
fund foe their schools They say
religious training-that, OF course.
means in the Roman catechism-is Of
first Importance. There is an uncom-
promising underlying principle that
separates the public from the parochial
school. az 10 aim and purpose. / am
now dealing only with the papal schools
The confiict goes Tar deeper than the
question OF religious obstruction. Ii
compasses the whole educational sub
ject. its methods and results to be at
tanned. The chief aim Of the public
school il To make good citizens. while
the chief aim Of the parochial school il
TO make good sectarians. catholics
first The public school aims not
only at imparting truth and knowl-
edge. but TO train the mind to seek and be
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