New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09
FATHER oFLyNN on THE SCHOOL PROBLEM
HE SAYS THAT MoNsIGSoE sATOLLi STANDS on
THE SANE PLATFORM As ARCHBISHOP

FAI HEX OFll M ON Ifif- StilC'i- "O
HE SAYS THAT MoNsTGyoE sATOLM STANDS on
THE SANE PLATFORM As ARCHBISHOP
urGrEs OCCUPIED FIFTY YEARS AGO.
The Rev Denis Paul OTlynn. OF s. Josephs
Roman Catholic Church, sxth-avc. and Washington
Place said In the course OF his sermon yesterday
morning:
The words OF the Gospel that ! have lu-t read TO
Won are the last Scrp,ural account o. the He OF orr
Lord until the beginning Of Ills pi9llc career ON
this Gospel the interpreters OF Holy Scripture am
preachers OF the Divine Wort wont 10 speak o.
the duties OF parents TO their children and Of cmlrcn
TO their parents. And certain II IS whether we spaR
on the one thing on The other, We could mt have
n better model than that presented by Joseph anl
Mary on the one hand and by the ln!aIt Jesus Oh
the other.
II was my intention y speak 10 YOU In general
terms on the subject this morning. but as It so hap
pens that during the week. without my intending II.
nv name has come into a certain prominence feel
it Incumbent on me to say word 10 you on one OF
the questions Of the dag. am one who has never
made Il q practice 10 discuss public questions from
the pulpit, but in this case there Is question 4"
principle involved At the very outset OF nv mission
among YOU do not regret that am called upon TO
Law down NV principles ana TO give an accouni Of
tb, faith that IS In me. You know, my fhends to
what alluds in common with some other piles ;,
have venured 10 bear testimony to the conciIiAory
and wise explanations which tho Apostolic dciccae
has promulgated In the name o, tho Holy Father upo"
the relation OF Catholics TO public schools.
To state the matter clearly. there arc four stage
OF the question embracing period OF hiy years dur
Ing which the attitude Of Catholic, toward parochinl
and public schools has Deel ulS'u'''u' '""Pu INV
developed.
The first stage tala,s Us lac; the iorics.' when
tie great Archbishop Iush-s seeing that tie solution
IF the school difficulty thrust upon him. dld ho'
sh Ia, resi- possibility. but srove 10 solve the Prool'm
rs bcs, he could. He claimed Il share OF the sohoo
funds as matter oil justice and because be ana Ms
people objected = pay taAos for the purposes OIL
DESTROYING religion the minds OF thelr ohlldnn a.
compromise he wiling 70 fhlhl the conditions Of
tie law % far rs eg tcaclns wa, prescribed dur
ING .cio,! hours After two years Of controversy lie
succeedei In Ovcrthrowirg the rich and Owriu IuVI'
= no 20 ie " but he let untouched the iundAHrh'H
vice OF sta'e Instruction education without religion
He drove scciaflaui'm from ihr schools ior rr Nme
hui h. felt there WIS no guarantee that aec'arillsm
would be Kept ont OF them. lie ceased from frtheT
oppo.llon 10 the school u tue day. called the
r1st,r, Of tho CITY together and ufF'd them To- ne"
real In diausng true Catholic education to The mem
bcTs OF bis nOck.
About tho year 1871 there appeared u pamphlet
by tie Eedemptorst Father koniss. Ia II ho dis'
cnssed In what cases absolutlOn Should De refused
10 parents who send their children TO public schools
The con- lu$iDNr OF lIe IaHlitl't ia'''N h''.N
storm ~ tho time. The matter was referred !"
Rome and In 1873 the Congregation Of Tho Prop
agsnda after consulting the American BISHOPS issued
an Instruction on the school question. IN ms ~
struc.ion II was maintained that whereas from their
very nature public schools were dangerous 10 catholic
cocttiocs and morals th, danger should be made re-
mote before any Catholic child could frequent them
The schools were declared dangerous first. because
purely secular education was given second. because
teachers were chosen Unfortunately from every
sect and no law prevented them from teaching dan
gerous doctrines: tlird, because Of the use OF
books from Protestant and preludIced authors or
points that involved the catholic faith.
In the third stage OF Tie controversy comes the last
Council Of Baltimore. These nre Of She de
crees enacted bv the bishops: First. no one can con
soicntlousv send child 10 public school unless IN
each particular case permission be obtained from the
bishop: second dlsrcgardlng altogether tie insnuc-
lions o. the Propaganda IA TO making remote The
dangerous occasions that in themselves were proA4
mate the Fathers OF tie Council ceoreed absolutely
that henccforward there should be parochla school
beside each church that IL priest could be removed
from his parish II he dld not build and maintain a
school, and that the people could b. rcprchend'd ana
by more effcacions measures Induced 10 supply ia
funds
In the last stage comes Monsiguor Satoli from the
Pope lie maintains IN principle the establishment
Of parochal schools whore a. IS possible lie insist'
Oh the other hand, arc"T'n6 10 me lhSlr"DuOhs "
1873. that II IS lawful for catholic parents to send
their children 10 public schools. provided tho danger Of
perversLcn Is made remote and tnot parents do not ne
ccc their duties and that pastors OF souls put forth
avery Effort 10 instruct the children and train them IN al
that pertains to Catholic worship and life. Tn"
peculiar feature OF Morsgnor saollis Instructions con
slsts I'm the fact that he urges the bishops to rs"
every means In their power to remove from he
public schools those that make them objection
far ifg
the proposlions of his discourse TO the archbshops
First II Is greatly 10 be desired, ana would be most
happy arrangement II the bishop agree with The cvl
authorities with the members Of the school board I"
si.r.,i"n Tor ihcr respectiv" Tgni, second.
further desire you to strive earnestly Nat the various
local authorities should We firmly convinced that nom
ing IS conductive to tho welfare Of ihe common
wealth than religion. and that by wise letiiA'lO u
should be provided that the system OF education when
II maintains al public expense and I" WHch 'dlhIt
contribute their share be IN no wise rrcIuucil , 70
adopon Of an agreement whereby tie bishop ana the
School Board. la spirit "t iairh'N- Ha go w." VA,
allow the Catholic Children 10 be assembled during Tree
time and taught the CatcciSm II would be- wei ~ M
plan were not confined 10 the Urinary schools bn'
icgos Fourth. We do not lbin< That any one lookiI Z
into these matters clearly will allow Catholic parent
"a cannot M use for the Instruction Of children
viii be readily seen INA, the plan Of MGn,ismoi
system OF Ireland the Board schools OF England
aud the state schools Of Russia and Germany
stl the system OF education can DO patronzed 10y
Catholics. servatls servandls.
II Will 10 also that the rapal ALLOCATE stand
precisely the same platform as Archbishop Hugh
did nifty years ago. That is our platform W.
Catholics unwilling 10 pay thNcs Tor The pur
pose OF maintaining n system OF schools In whcl
our religion Is undermined and destroyed In The
minds OF children.
ARCHBISHOP CORRIGAN IS SILENT.
A Tribune reporter called at Archbishop COrrgsn'
| house yesterday to ascertain what the ArchbishT