New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-08
HANDS OFF THE SCHOOLS!
STRONG SPEEC HES BEFORE THE BAPTIST
SOCIAL UNION.
JAMES c. CARTER AND THE REV. DRs. KING


AID MAcARTHrR DISCUSS THE QUESTION
"The Roman Catholic Church imperils Ameri-
can institutions" was the remark made ny the
Rev DR. James VI. King in the cours" OF MS speech
AT the dinner Of the Baptist Social Union, at the
Hotel Savoy last night. He was discussing the
tonic. d" Questions Pertinent to the Coming Con-
stitutional Convention Of the state OF New
YORK;" Part of what ne said was based on the
question Of the relation of schools. Chuich ana
state and II was his opinion. as well as that OF
James c. Carter and DR.. Macarthur, VINO Also
spoke that one Of the most important questions
for the consideration ~ the Constitutional Con-
vention should b. the public school question DR..
Kings remarks were In part az follows:
Ecw-York state was the first to abolish the
established Church and TO give To its people free
religious liberty But now there seems to be
tendency on the part of or Catholic friends To
unite the Church and the State. The Church ana
the State must be separate. for If they are not
our public school system will sufeT. We must
defend our publc school system AMI prevent the
state from making sectaran appropriations rom
the school fund But there is a union OF STATE
and Church in this city and In all the other cites
Of the State Our school fund is being divided on
sectarian lines and money that We pay III
taxes for our school fund is being appropriated
for the Catholic schools. \ Catholic priest re-
Gently told me that he witness to Il Da"-
gain where the Catholic Church was 10 give
certain number of votes for school appropria-
lions We mus. preserve the integrity OF the APP
preparation of our common school fund. ana the
only way we can do 1t Is at the ballot box
James c. Carter president Of the City Club'
spoke at length on the topic. He said IN part
''NuniCipal government is the most important
;,i.,r, i, q tha y
Convention If we put the government OF ths
and other cities in the hands Of honest ana up
right citizens instead Of ring politicians, we VIII
have a pure municipal government ana the con-
vnntinn ought to devise a general framework OF
municipal government and have IL pun lnto 'h'
Constitution free from the power OF tne l.esl LEE,
lature We want "A uniform scheme OF munici-
pal government beyond the power or legislative
change. , -,
"public education however. Is the most i'm
nortant tonic for their consideration. The de-
iciencies of our present system are more III
execution than in plan. II Is important 10 pre-
serve that plan. 1t is natural, we presume, io I
our Catholic friends 10 be attached 10 'ne'.
narochial schools IL IL their nXed opinion that
school education includes religious enucatioH
If we were all Of one way of thinking tneie
would be no harm in connecting secular WIN
uublic education. But are not. ms IL d
grave question and that should De up
preached with extreme discretion We VIII az
low no person To impose his faith upon US we
have perfect, absolute independence Ill Ha.'ule
~ religion We cannot live without 1t. and we
are prepared To die for it. We VIII not ne con.
PEELED 10 accept that education which ~ thrust
mon MS against our faith. let us hope; put'
navert heless the money is taken from us by
compulsion and II il applied 10 the purpose Vi
PROPAGATION OF the faith we don't believe IN
I'VE must insist that our money shall not De
taken from us and applied 10 the purposes OF
a faith we don't believe in. our public schools
should be wholly Of a nOn-scctarian character
bui we cannot have it unless we crush me
powers that be and assert our rights as cit-
Zens. $1,000. ..,,o,
DR. Macarthur made n few remarks that caused
considerable applause. He said: FIRST last ana
always insist that NJ public money shali be
used for sectarian purposes. The sentifnehts
nxnressod by Mr Carter and DR. King must
have been takcn from my THANKSGIVING ser
mon. for In that | said good deal that 'ncy
have said about our public school system ana
the tendency to appropriate our school fund 10
E,rly I'm the evening the following officers OF
the Union were elected Or Horace T. HANKS
president; Mortimer j. Ennis and DaVid =
link vice-prcsidents Alfred d. Chnch secre-
tary and Wellslakc ID. Morse. treasurer; dlrrc-
,ors pr W c. Phillips. Charles H. 'ansheln
Edgar L. Marston Daniel l.. Nlicok .iV"a a
Y Lewis. Charles Andrews. Joseph H. Zoe anu
cnprgc T.. Warren.