The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-04
GIVE THE POPE 4 FIq.'
Dr.. Scudder's Advice to the
Junior Order American
Mechanics.
PAROCHlAL SCHOOLS ATTACKED.
Doesn't felieve Father Corrigau
Will Show His State-Aid
Bill This Year.

nacle. last evening. preached a sermon 10
Valley Forge Council, Junior Order OF
American Mechanics. Industry, Sunmtt
and Greenvllle Councils were also largely
represented. az were Industry, Eureka
and several other councils Of the ssuior
order. MIR. Scu der assai.sd the recent
change of attitude on the par. of Roman
Catholicism toward the American public
school system. Among other Things he
said:-
Another evil that threatens the well
fare OF this country, aud the ~pernianaucs
OF republican institutions. is the DETER
min sttou of the Roman Catholic priest
hood to cripple aud ruin the pu slic
schools OF America by diverting pubic
money from Its legitimate purposes OF
supplying every child ia the laud with an
education. and using it for sectariau pur-
poses.
The Romish Church has never bssn a
friend either Of republican Institutions
or our commSu school systsm. That there
are some enliShten~d Catholic laymen
who. having been brought up ia our
public schools and caught, in q measure,
tie spirit OF American freedom, do not
entertain this disloyal feeling towards
our national Institutions. l am very glad
to admit. For them we have a great
respect. and we have no quarrel with any
Catholic SO far az the matter OF rsligion
is concerned, for each should serve God
in the way that suits him best.
But when any pFiestly corporation
lifts itself gainst the Institutions OF the
country thtt grants it liberty aud affords
1t protection; when the Pope declares
that this nation has no right to educate
Its youth outside of the pale of the
church and ~denounces our republican
form OF government, because we are
unwilling to acknowledge the supremacy
OF an Italian scross the waters, and dare
to think for ourselves. When for q cen
tury the Priesthood have denounced and
DETAINED aud bitterly opposed our COM
mon school system, then l affirm it be-
hooves US as loyal -citizsns to combine
against these foreigners and say. You
may worship as you please, but when
you lift a hand to destroy our public
school system. We will paralyzs it. We
ehall watch you closely and hold our
selves in readiness to spring upon you at
q moments notics.'
PRIESTS VOWS.
N priest who is True to his vows can
be a loyal American. for the Pope does
not allow him to believe in liberty, which
is the corner stone Of cur Republic.
Rome's frat principle 10 obedience 70 au-
thorfty, a'd the reason she hates our
public schools is because our children
become too independent in these nur-
series OF liberty to acknowledge PapsI
authority. That is the secret OF this CEN
fury of a~ntagonism to public schools and
liberalization to break thsm up.
But neither the Pope uer his subserv-
lent priesthood can do this as long as
there is one drop OF patriotic blood
open. We know the priests to
a dot. We have read history
and understand the Ruimus ::of the Pa
ypacy. There are sixty million people in
this country who cannot be cajoled or
consolidated hD fhf0 aIaAtr EaRNfIa .-k.-
represents the new policy IN The Catholic
Church with reference to the public
schools of AmericE. The old policy was
ons of vitufent denunciation and Fore
Ing Catholic children into parochial
schools. Il was q lead failure. Amsri-
cans laughed at the denunciations of that
venerable scclesiastic In Rome, whom
DR.. McGiynn had the tsmerity to call an
old woman and nearly two%thirds of the
Catholics laughed at the priests aud par
sisted In sending their children to the
public schools. This policy was a losing
game, republican Institutions were too
powerful to be destroyed by q little old
man crying "anathsma" two or three
thousand miles way.
POLICY CHANGED.
Now the policy was changed, It is
one OF smiles and seeming friendship, but
beneath It all is the deepest treachery.
1t is the boast of Rome that she never
changes. In facr, as the Pope il infallible
and what he has said canDot be altered,
the spirit towards our public schools aud
our freedom remains precisely the same
as ever. This present policy of praising
our public schools and allo wing Catholic
children to attend them without perse-
cutiou. while at the same time 1t is
putting forth desperate efforts to shatter
our school tund aud turn iI into sectarian
channels is far the most dangerous policy
vet adopted 1t is 3 snake in the grass.
If the public school fund Ia divided aud
frittered away into q variety of denomi-
national channels what will become OF
that grand common school system which
has made this nation what it Is
destroyed. If Catholics receive appro-
prlations for their schools. Immediately
appropriations will be sought by Episco-
palians. Luthsrans, Presbyterian Con-
gregatioDRlists. Mathodists, Baptists,
Jews. Salvation Armyists, Faith Curists,
Spiritu alists. and, in fact, psople Of any
sort that choose 60 gather a handful of
children together. Not only would the
public school system be ruined, but by
such action the State would be uDnolding
all sorts of religion, which would be a
contravention of our national principle
OF keeping Church and State entirely
separate. A division of the public school
und would be q return TO medieval
ideas, q Dittable rstrogresslon ia the
present glorious march Of modern pro-
Rress. The American people would never
submit to it. They sea the trick
and annet be duped. The priest
hood, led by a cunning Pope,
have given up the open battle in the field
aud are now trying to undermine our
public schools by seeking u diversion of
public school funds. This new mode of
warfare hrs already commenced in Mary
land and New York. Bills will be intro-
duced In their Legislatures this winter to
divide the funds, and in New Jersey
we'll, with the recent change of admin,
lstratiou In this State, / imagine u similar
bill will not be introduced at Trenton
this year, although my friend, Father
Corrfgan, declared he would introduce
such 4 bill, and probably b IS it locked up
la his drawer.
WAR only COMMENCED
Now, mind this, tits war has only
commenced. A determined effort Will
be made t. push this policy every where,
for the Romish Church IS q unit and
works as one man. Then must every
oval American. irrespective OF creed. De
IN his guard, and meet the foe at every
,oint. And we must go farther TO check
nate this foreign enemy IN his attempts
10 destroy the public schools. We mus
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