The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-09-23
SAID BY IRELAND.
The Archbishop OF St Paul Denies
That the Farihault Plan Isa
Failure.
He Asserts 1t Is Stronger Than Ever
Despite Its suspension at
Faribault.
A Mere Local Incident LIN the His
tory and Life of the
Plan.

ST. PAUL. Sept. 22.-Ihe apanuon-
ment of the so-called Faribault paro-
chial school plan at Faribault, Mimi,
has attracted so wide comment that
Archbishop Ireland has at last con-
sented to talk about it. and in an inter-
view he said:
''The Faribault plan lives and is
stronger today in promise OF future
health than it has been at any preced-
ing time. 1t is true that in the city OF
Faribault itself there has been what /
trust may term temporary suspen-
sion of the conditions of friendliness
under which it was possible to insti-
tute the plan. and, this being the case,
the pastor of the church, Rev. ]. J.
Conry, under advice from myself, has
decided not to place his parish school
for the coming year under the manage
ment of the public school board. But
this is
A Mere Local Incident
in the history and the life of the plan.
In fact, it illustrates one Of the features
of the plan, which is that local con-
ditions changing, it lies In the power OF
parish or of public school boards to re-
cede from any existing alliance. While
| the plan has ceased to work in Fari-
bault, it has been introduced very sue
cessfully in other places of the state Of
Minnesota, and is in full operation in
100 places through other states Of the
Union. The 'Faribault plan is an
honest effort at reconciliation between
parish schools and state schools. a
thing to be fondly desired by all fair
minded and patriotic citizens. Ameri-
| cans deal with conditions rather than
| with mere theories. 1t is a fact
whether people like 1t or not--that a
large number of citizens maintain for
their children schools
Independent Of State Control
This imposes upon them heavy bur-
den, and is not what the best interests
of the state call for. A plan uniting
these separate schools with state
schools, without sacrifice OF the
rights and privileges of the state would
be a welcome boon to the common
wealth. The Faribault plan was pro-
posed as possible and advisable com
promise for many cases-its promoters
not offering it as universal OF final
The acceptance Of the plan in several
places indicates hopeful growth 81
mutual good viii and necessary for
bearance among different classes Of cit
izens. The plan has met with opposi
tion among extree mists, Catholic ant
non-C Catholic. This was to be expected
The decisions in Rome and the declara
ton of Mgr. Satolli have put an end Il
overt opposition among Catholics. Th'
fact is now established that the Catho
lie church is not at war with the claim
of the state to
Direct the Secular Instruction
of the children, and only desires tina
this be done in some manner tina
would not impair the religious faith o
children. The Catholic church ha
made long stride in bidding for peac
! land general understanding. The rumor
spread around in some quarters, that
advised the abandonment OF, the plan i
! Faribault in obedience to instruction
from Rome, il utterly and absurd
J. false. It is. think. my privilege
know well the mind Of Rome on th
school question in America. and hay
never misrepresented it to my fello'
citizens OF America. And so. what
ever happens in the one locality q
]. Faribault, the .Farihault plan sui
wives, and inasmuch as III 10 an auguf
Of an era OF general peace and concili,
]. tiop, its march shall ever BE- fowarl
i ID II but one part in the decided m
ofiicial policy of the Catholic church
! America to go onward. bearing in or
!. hand the book of Christian truth, an
4 In the other the constitution Of Il
B United States. -