The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-19
ROMAN CATHOLIC news
Prospects Are an Increased
Attendance at the Paro-
chial Schools.
ST. PETERS COLLEGE.
Father DENIM Here-Father Broth
ers Temporarily at ST. Law
rence's, Weehawken.
ST. PETERS COLLEGE

In almost every parish In the city the
necessary alterations have been made in
the parochial schools during the vacation
months and all thoroughly renovated for
the mex school term. All the sc hools
will open tha day after Labor Day. and
the indications are there will be a largely
increased attendance. Needless to say.
under Bishop Wigger's directions, the
parish priests will do their utmost for the
advancement Of religious training on the
lines set down Ia the recant ~encyciicai OF
the Pope That document was unde-
niably an incentive to the Bishop to con-
tinue on Ia his course. The DEGREES of
the Baltimore Plenary Council in the
matter of parochial schools is as fol-
lows
Public schools must be founded In
every parish, where i'll possible to do
so. No one must attend those public
schools.in which the faith Of the children
Is endangered or ompro missed by Sec
tartan teaching or practice. Tue ordin-
airy common schools may be frequented,
whsnever there is good reason TO do SO,
OF which reason the Bishop is che proper
judge. When this IS allowed by compe-
lent authority. let no one, iayman or &C.
clestastic Of high or low degree,
presume to cendemn or denounce such
action, much less to make 1t a pre-
text from repeiling the children or their
parents from the sacraments. Such as
sumption is no sign OF orthodoxy or
strict morality; it Is a direct Insult to
church authority. and, above all, to the
Holy See, which has spoken its mind
plainly enough. Parochlal schools must
be under the supervision OF a school
board or diocesan committee of exam
iners. consiNtinG of priests appointed by
the Bishop who shall have owe 60 ex-
aniine all those, male and female, lay
persons or the mbers of diocesan religious
congregations. who apply for the posi-
tons of teachers in these schools, Those
who are found worthy shall rscsiva u
diploma from the bo8rd, which will hold
for any diocese ia the country. No one
lacking this diploma. eau be employed IN
future by any priest who has charge of n
school. AT the end of five ys airs they
must undergo another Xxi mination,
which shall be final. Those wn 0 fail in
the examination ouce or twice ust be
put off for the examination that will take
place In the following year. We fir mly
believe that this is one OF the most i'm
portant steps yet taken 60 secure the
efficiency OF the parochial schoels."
1t was thought That Bishop Wigger
would address Il letter to his priests on
the subject of education before the first
of Septic In Der. urging them to do all 10
their power TO have Catholic children at
tehO p~Hfocnlal schools. pug R0pe Leo'3
Instructions in his recent encyelical were
SO explicit. that the Bishop deems it uu-
necessary TO dc so. His priests, though,
perfectly understand mis- wishes, and the
result Will be made manifest in an in
creased attendance the coming term.
The Pope's instructions in the matter are
as foilows:-
But in order that, in a matter Of so
grave importance, there may remain no
further room for doubt or Discussions of
opinions. as we lave already declared In
our letter of the 23sd of May of last year
to Our Venerable Brethren, the Arch
bishop aud Bishops of the Province OF
New York. SO We again, SO far as need
be, declare that the DEGREES which the
Baltimore Councils. agrseahly to the d.
rections of the Holy See, nave enacted
concerning p~arocbial schools, ana what
ever else has been prescribed by the
Roman Pontifs whether directly or
through the Sacred congregations. con-
corning tue sam~ matter, are to be stead
lastly Observed