Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-30
agnostic Jamisoa Attacks Roman
st Shannahsa
BEFORE PROTESTANT CLERGY
oEase tsesssx stirred Up Over Nsssns4.
Assd ttsa.s-s~--ssa.p~hs of JAssi-
son's Address.


p2roehial school aassfioa. The PAPER
~as a seqaei "a the one read by Maurice
shann ahaa Two weeks aso before The
SANS bs-iy. aad sAs submlf tel In ann
~ef o. the statements made IN a. There
sss an unusually large Attendance q
both ministers and layacn. and The pa
PER xsz listened 10 with mneh interest
Al lie co0eIusion the Rev DR. John l.
Jackson "a osed tia; the egGference ex.
te1d - Mr. Jsmison a VIE o: thanks
fsss hls scholarly paper and tee respees'
f,ll and gentlsmanly manner IN which II
aas presented. This Vas the sause
courtesy extended 10 Mr.. sShannahan.
The nsOtioa sss the eausr n stirring
Opea a hornets nest. however. and the
Rev W. a. Frye opposed II IA q plain
statement "a ms position Mr.. Frye
said he opposed the motion for several
reasons. Ons Vas be dad not consader
IL a. be a scholarly paper by any means
In wa% simply a rehearsal u facts well
Known u every rAiing man. and he
Wa aso opposed - extending vote III
thaaks % man who was not
affiliated with any church
and Who was not christian
After the motion had been discussed
for some time Mr. Jsmison Vas given
unanimous vote u thanks
Threatened so Withdraw.
Then the Rev Mr.. Winter moved that
the paper &c published IN the city pa
pers. This motion again aroused the
lev Mr. Frye. Who said II the motion
was carried nc would AJAX that his name
A - 81 -. o.
Matters became 80 lively that the Rev.
Mr. Winter withdre~ his motion. The
parochlAl school question will probably
aoi 10 discussed hereafter before the
pa<tors conferences by non members u
that holy. Mr. Jami~on's paper con
sisted ~ twenty nine pages u typewrit-
ten copy.
Ia prefacing his paper he said he did
not sl-h 10 be misunderstood in his re-
vies IN any manner 20 attack the reli-
gihu proper az Romanists. but that IL
might be distinctly understood that he
Was attacking the lcsuitical Influence
Which i cxcrcls Ell over the membership
- that church. He said there were
three questions In the main involved IN
the utterances 20 Mr.. Shannahan, "a
ahieh he would direct the greater part
81 bis attention
The FIRST Proposition
Does the Roman church teach that all
protcstanis are doomed % hell! Mr.
Shannahan says that their teachings arc
nlisrrpsescnted In that regard Right
here h; mc question II Mr.. Shannahan
may not be the victim Of duplicity. IL
he IL not one * the many persons who
are not permitted 20 know ali the truths
taught ~ his church. but must coniidc
ia the dpctrinr Il the church and be
hive that whatever she believes and
teaches IL trues Mr. Shannahan has said
n his church did teach such inhuman
doctrine u iis children there would be
al east one schismstic in t.rand spisis.
Oar Public schools.
am pleased % note the ibcrality o
Mr Shanahan tow ard the public school
he has iaibifsd from IL the spirit II
fr-s,Iom and bad his mind trained Ia
think 4, ifs influence. He has much ~
te thankful for which j. due to that
~ss. IN do not .eel csllcs! upon 10 DC
fad any parochial scho0i. In
d4sbiuaIs. do not favor them.
Bat a Iarochial school that teaches
iavaity 10 government and first Allegiance
g. the state. and dos not educate is
children "a b. sectarlans in political life.
aai one thai does. are two very different
aM.stionA As b. the former and cur
f8bhr schooi principle there - rom for
Inference "a opinion. And there u
quite q diffrreuce. to-. IN that cOcrcion
d u@.d 90 compel attendance upon the
kpnian psrOchiAl scho.1l. While Il ~ hot
IA others The latter class Is always
cpen - the pul'iIc aud r. the criticism
of tIs press \ per~on may 40 in and
81 through the Gay AMI see al. 20 cut
eriticise that which he piess-rs and gt
back the next das and II. received -
Esn. as n tolls the truth IL ~ mol
pfe-itisd over - pcrsons who have 90
PRACTICAL knowledge ~ The affairs II lifc
4ae the children 20 out ca pract,casly
az even handed race Tor a hyelihess
with those comlus frum our putiif
aebs-as. l. AZ 80 20 The proiuction II
TIE Roman srhoolss need not sasw "a
C.inman t,lserT8fion on al @igses an
saers. have often heard regrets a
tat regard owning from the product a
he latter.
r.-ss &c the ~s-iss"i
VI Isniesn here quoted frfu variou.
sTFshu-es isausd - Pope iisa admon
srtauls Continuing Mr. Jani-on sal
ma 81. the ofltEaFii objection at lss-'
y fhat fae public Schools are immora
sal T.aiiess and a. a sequence. maxi
t.ssl ritiFrns. and ~ inference. at least
ere converse q the r~ruli q the tsnusr
tsth.llic Yaraehiai schooi. where cate
eb,~r and doena- srs taught The tee
- she pr,sieci. What is The haV-~t
t.es,k up.ln al sHie~ sis5ut "a The Ro
nssn gatbaiic population q this cuuutrl
i, si'sus oas Ia sven u their rata q
'sfi,niUals The ssnief L. q oct The ~
va>e' Nho arr - pes cent = the hqa1
deaiers' Who srr % pr cent - thos'
Who Cuule kefafe cur police magistrate,
api criminal enurts-
Wha sre The hhterate' flet Rafnas
raff.atie countries sp.aS tho~e cuua
tvi,s a hers the Roman church has has
I'm cfrufrai. an3 Ne have in i~D Spsll
hal seven cut a ten sba es,uld not rese
80 write. ftsly. IN issi eight aut - teu
The gliseraey = Hungary - q pc
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scam. ~ Nenexusia. -. brsEil. =
l.rsugai -
~ to .iiteFary = Massachusetts, Il
it<. per eeiit serp & easstian- - Do
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ssre satir~ u-rrs
itaiy and nlsef eoUn'rirs q burop
have -~fablseted pahlic sehssii~. Ne,
hs' Central tneriea ard elo~t q -
tsaafh Aaieriesa states haxe ions -
III IA. Il