New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
CHURCH. STATE AND EDUCATION.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Cir. In vour issue Of December 20 "A. NJ X at
tennis to discuss the educational question: anu u
Gins nv telling his readers that the history OF the
foundation Of the public scnooi system 10 DO 49,,
"The schools we're in the hands of Professionals
were Protestant parochia schools. The Protestah's
relinouished their hold for the sake or rehderins
them truly public schools" / presume ne must
have some we-known facts. some oilciai uoeu-
ments to offer In proof Of such piece OF history %
that respectfully call for his evidence Marx my
words he won't attempt to show any. My inquiry
will he found to have cut the string OF the pretty
kite he has flown up IN full view of the readers OF
The Tribune I would like to public schooi
book Of history with that assertion in It. Inc SCHOOL
Board would soon hear from somebody. lie auus'
Public opinion, after about fifty years OF trial. Is
overwhelmingly against connecting the STATE WIN
one any religion" 4, !, ha
true and we think it high time Protestants came came
to entertain and subscribe to suen bono o read an
uary number of THE Catholic World" he VIII pr see
ample proofs that up to very late date fIot-
estants have been moving heaven ana earth ncluu u,
ing the National Government to make union ro Oh
the State with Professionalism; and 1t Is my priva,s
opinion. judging from the evidences | have En- h &C
under my eye in examining these attempts Of theirs;
doing it yet despite the fact that proposed
amendment to the National and State constitutions lions
the principles Of the Christian religion'-the last.
named element Of knowledge being explained by the
then Senator Blair in Congress committee to
mean "the principles OF the Christian religion so
limited as to specifically and emphatically exclude
the Christian principles of one or two sects
Dear me. Some facts are funny. and some people
seem TO have very short memories OF them. But at
any rate may now be allowed TO express our
earnest hope that Protestants at last truly and
soidly converted from the former of their ways
In which they long and obstinately persevered
What would have become Of the country If they had
succeeded in forcing their sectariansm into all the
public schools in the land, the very thing they now
say they abhor and detest as standing menace
to the life Of the Nation?
Now listen to the National League for the Pro-
lection of American Institutions and to its ally
the A. p. A, with all the other "orders" Of self
constituted liberty defenders who have sworn away
their own liberty under secret oath, as they cry
aloud that we Catholics are intriguing for union
ligion taught in the public schools or by having
II taught at the States expense in our schools
We deny deny, deny, and they keep asserting, as
sorting. asserting. 1t Is plain that either they
are lying In the face Of the whole American Nation
make bold to tell these antagonists that they
making desperately risky venture, and that they
cannot hope to jugge with false issues much longer
The truth will out. and then, II the thousands OF
honest and rght-ininded American citizens whom
glng have not lost the whip they are accustomed
to carry around for summary when deserved
these misleading agitators will have cause to feel
that II would have been better for them to have
wasted their time and energies in fooling with a big
hornet nest on a hot July day than to have under
taken the work they are now engaged upon.
Ne"-1ork Dec ~. 1888. ALFRED YOUNG