New-York tribune., 1893-12-29
FILTERS TO THE EDITOR.
r.,-pcU AND STATE MUST BE SEPARATE.
,ouN T. sCUDDER, OF THE JERSEY
V"N c,rv TABERNACLE. DEFENDS HIS
STATEMENTS.

CITY TABERNACLE, DEFENDS His
STATEMENTS.
o., .h. Editor OF The Tribune. ,
10 80. .uon, me TO correct some grevous lniscoh-
,.,,ons touching my relation 10 'ie ~ -.
" citation throughout the state OF We"
= yul not be misrepresen'eu III ''''' , ,,t
W." On the broad platform of an American GU"
s'a". - ho,ieves in the public-school system anu
'.' ,,o sonaraton Of Church and state
refuse TO be identified with the America" flo-
.c,ve Association which VIII not ai'o" ITO -.
- 70 vote for Catholic, ana contains ''"
features in its oath when are VI, t,,a a,.or,l
h,oc,,onable / have voted Tor Ca'honos se'''
' d, NV life and am ready to vote Tor 'heih
i, II | regard them to be pa'rlot'c anu '0'
o,ont men certain priest VINO "Ses "ioi,
orat,on than argument, has repea'eu! '
W. 80 identify me- with this ant-Cathoic o'sai'-
.,ion but all such efforts are VAIN MY o,'S
..,o, is In hehaH Of maintaining an uh"'-
,oired public-sohoo system and the P'eNen.o" ~
concentrations by the State or m"iii''P"''.' c
,arian nurposes on this platform am iuii ot
acbt from the crown of my head 10 ,he e
my foot, and shali ue d. '''9 "
ar of America. , ,.s,,os into
" do NOT believe in bringing sectarlan ISSUES '"''
o,i,ics II II can be helped: but when WHY - -
tood are determined to impair our pu'o, puD"c-Sonoo,
.,, nv subyerting public funds Tor pa'ocni'''
ohools and are working in the DOMAIN VI f
oc,ra this unpatriotic and sec'aiid" ''I''
w Lot the issue come fast as may l am
readv for the battle. and SO IS every $50 I
y. he a McGlynn Catholic. frotes',a', & a., ~
on agnostic or any other style ci ,r ona
,,-relqionist Let us keep this issue V'''''' '
~. unv, it to be befogged by crafty priests WIZ
aO rlo,tinc TO obtain public money III orde'. u
mop up their religion ,,r,, ORGAN
Again in regard to another more .D''| .' N,,
,ua,ion entitled the United Order or A"iei'' -,
horics let me say that, although S!"p
with them in their efforts to preserNe o" i,kk
n- -scbool system in its integrity dlsas'ee WIZ. WIN
,he,n as far as carrying the Biple lh'o "'' =.
school is concerned. The duty OF 'he 7,' ,,
tnnart intellectual industrial ana e'i'0'i -,
"a the young and thus prepare '"e1n ''' ~, 40
,,,.os and good citizenship but the H'ale no" -
right to teach religion in the puphc SenooS 'l, rn,a
80 .,danent the daily of the protestant A'O''
q, nuhlic schools can be rightly regar"eu as
,arian instruction by the Jew. the Ca'ho"0 "'''
the arnostic Because Protestants are III 'ne
rne,mine majority is reason why 'heS s"ou'. "
W. ,,e R,hIa into the public schools: They inu:
%nse their power and give al non nonhi ss now
valid argument asapst e,a,cs tee Of PuIe the Gnon
protestant and the children S OF Anw Tss,a
know ana ba secular public school is not the pae
for them to receive TINS on The Sabbati
I II, them receive this instruction on t.se in in,o
d d or after school hours in our churches;, n
endeavor societies and similar 81 ns,hIc school in
,con sne be absolutely secular Good marriS
morals may be taught VIZ Wi,oad readnr Of sacred books
According to the present system IN the Caholi
readng the BiD,e N demad the reading Of the oua
Bible and Mahometans logical ,rT people. and le
kora1' b consistent whatever our sectaTah ie"''"e
may be. NV contention is with the Catholic ca r'
,,ien for this is a free country n{ NV ir
serve God as ans, inns their peculiar dogmas ! hay
ite,hing ~ saw Advancing enlightennen' n,s int
that 9uesnIobh guest barmony an and establish common COS
mopoiitan religion. That oil COURSE VIA
eeRnTy es S6ncsng S5 mos. heartily the right t9 WG
shg as they Psas Po6ec to h;r tane public none
an anu ,he,p own schools with the ay9Wed putt puitt he
tsaeningi Union of Church and State and u
practirta' ~ the Catholic Church The reaSo Y So
Catholics ssna6 are n9T sGppOrtsd %asf fy pSb E
the public schools now iiSes but poor Catholic
lie chilaren' raN av II is no concern Of the AmefC
citizen % ESfn ntateiy survive in the sent comp m
iton. However anxious Sane ins Ppher CHURCH throu
public o.dSm m0ney of a subdze loyal a AmeTfa 5t
will thwart them al & eoty syShdpol mus; be kept
Welcome the present agatSn eengs the soon
Ses Battle is fought the better for me SS adequa
uni the entire qGsi12n Of IF eve1y State
Enion and that Of the am.ndnents come bef.
e tSe people in every state which has n no' chnrch
principle o Tho pe9usal to allow one dollar OF p9i
S,nds To- p1ss into the hands OF f ssc,afaIl asHlums
tions; bar pe Ssnominational organization II @ ne
Sne soS1e'y tse yNa,iSnai m League for the Protection
can nsuons to RSlS9ri whSn sufe John men jas 2s
an nsns Bss Jehn csniq nssD wi9% Henrg p G. pSd
GG,ns MSTrs orran M and SsuP host Of nota
aSe given their support and Se 9Stv of every
Just at ~ to show the change Of policy N N
Catholic Church with re our TO cFoos has
Inc d,d ela not work satisfactorily Saton ~ rep pm
she new regime the object Of snbdoI vniCn - system
dividing the funds set apart by ne Nthe Mill
- Ho,iars throughout the land FOR sectaIihS" sh S
and the upbuiding of the Sa'h"f ~ after their per,
an, regarded as bigo am WilIhe ~ nJE nT,I
the Isa, popuiSt Sty Tabernacle. Dec is, 1873