The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-15

800 ssS fwrx. the real author Of the
0s.a, 10 an intersiew. said:
81 fnsy say thas tEs b4as hxs neea srprcvsa a.
sn.-ssx,. IsFs NJ ifsss % tie suk.ees hare besn
~ $3.50 y Tee esraIaas. sad eswrgs, by the
sssnop- IN Esgsan.. clad sna al
- -. - : geaxlax 60 saE-fes. : weIs ~ By sse
- -. .sssa rFelstes Of Frsaee end rrasnT. Il
$50 80 s-ssn suDrat tie 20 and practically sp-
$3.50 ~ TIE aes1sng clergy a1sd tie usast
cnuafyy' - -~.
He further said:
ssrsilar hssl - nov being made ready Tor
psAsacns - parliament. rr.rslcastv Ike orrs
49, s.seNisssd ~ tbs ehareh doors and re-
1891 shoassnes ri signs.are~. There the
yoa 10 NJ: vs.ss s'a =. e ne ssssrn net ,s. -
800 seno8l ws viii vote sgasnst yaa" We
s.ss hos Pet reached THAT stale of eearsgec1s
~sss - nsss, cut ne ,ltae 10 coming shsa ws
~ii o willing TO do il
We believe that the average American
essssn understands the real Issue. The
roman caurch claims the right 10 deprive
Us cisll authority OF the entire govern
ment OF the pubic school, and the state
mas not the right 20 the entire direction
1i the public school, So declared Pore
rus * in his syllabus in December, 1854,
wntsn was asssrxard ratined by the
vatican Council Notice. il 10 not the
question OF church schools. but the public
scnoof. over which the Roman see claims
,me right ,f direction. Here 10 what tho
Of Il:
here q no new alignment on the school
gu@ton. he Far bacit raaa 10 no longer IN.
css aiseusssoa. The rallying cry il now De-
nomfnsf oral Edueafou.' Archbishop Rysn,
nfchoas.op Corrigsn. Cardinal Gibbons and
b'saop keane are the les1srs In this ne ~ move
rnent Petitions have been prsparea for sub
Inis1ion TO tbs several state legislatures asking
IoF pro rata dlstrfbution 81 the school fund
- q AATsk~ 1~af~ -
suTevv'son and support SIM ar "a the enc nos
- z. land and t.aasds This may be described
=. = ar bauls with f-Inxcs" We are glad 70 SEQ
mos doughty champions o; the faith wso have
bSen nsntiaz against each other % iopg once
more united under one banner aud standing
shoulder TO shoulder agaiast the common ioe.s
Let there be no longer a question an 10
the attitude Of the united forces of the
Roman church toward the public schools
OF this country Their LEADING newspapers
voice their sentiment and declare so much
o. their puesic policy ~ they believe poll
tic 70 make public.
The question, shall the state DESTROY
ifs public school system and delegate the
education OF its youth to the church can
have but one answer. No true American
can De guilty OF such folly. Valuable as
are the higher institutions Of learning
brought into being by the zeal and liher-
ity OF denominations of Christians, they
cannot compare with the common school
in im poIIance 10 the m asses nor COMPASS
the work done BY them.
"But what claim 10 recognition have
these Romanists, that they are 30 bold
with their demandsf They have been
known In the schools of the country for
good while. They have had . hand I'm
the Indian schools, for which the govern
ment has appropriated vast sums of
money. Some way when the government
money bag 10 open they get lions share.
Here 10 an item from the report of the sec
rotary OF the interior for 1891 that is not
void OF interest on the school question:
"spaid out On contract schools to the Roman
cs.ho.sc snu,ca n lass tiiss!s; in iss. slss..
Total. q .ss9.s5L'
The enrolment in all contract schools
last year was 7.i6S. with an average at
tendance of 4.006 When 1t il remem-
bcred that there are nine other denomina-
sions and i've undenominational parties In
this contract business, 10 will be seen that
the Roman church had but few peop.e
upon whom to lavish their educational
efforts, for which the government paid
munifcentiy. Those who are acquainted
with these schools testify TO their inferior
work. Even an Indian chief visiting
President Harrison and pleading for his
people asked that they might have Pro-
testant schools. He gave as his reason
that the Catholic made his son look down
like brute, and when he asked him
question he could not answer. But
said he, Il want Protestant school, so
my sons will look mp like men, aud when
ash them question they can answer
Again we ask who ars these that ask
| 20 educate the American peopie7 How
are they distinguished that they crave so
| great distinction7 The Romanism of
the United States Is Enthusiastically the
| Romanism OF Europe, the Romanism of
4 h. IA l.
larged, but never changed its doctrines.
Ii IL senlper eodeHa Not one OF the doc
| srfnes that excited the fury OF the reform
| ers OF the sixteenth century has been
| abandoned. Mariolatry. transubstAntia-
| ton. purgatory. the confessional, mass,
| and money for the dead. induigences.
| feasts, fasts, holy days, the virtue OF relics,
the worship of images. ceibacy and papal
| infsilibiIity are taught aud exsmplitied IN
| the United States IN the nineteenth GEN.
| fury. No logic. no criticism, no discovery
| of science, no advanced civilization affects
| its dogmatic theology and its appliances
| and ceremonies invented. or borrowed or
adapted from various pagan sources during
the decline OF the Roman empire. In fact,
| the Vatican council, the very largest in
church history. convened in 1859 and adj
| jourasd in 1870. only reaffiFmed the doc
trines of Its predecessors. deereed the
Virgin Mary immaculate and the POPE of
| the dark ages, and Leo XIII. occupies the
papai chair thus secured against progress.
What have these people done for education
In America that we should turn our public
| school system over TO ihem7 In 1855
Catholic authority placed their commu ii.
cznts ut Z, 22s 5T9 their colleges and uni
versities at n. with $50 professors and
6n2s students. The volumes in all libraries
numbered S65, 900 The same authority
placed the Congregationalist. PRESBYTERIAN
aud Methodist churches at e.3sa, 56S CON-
NTH cants-approxsmaieiy the same as
the Roman church. But this number OF
CHRISTIANS had 50 colleges. 1887 professors,
81 .6.S students and i.2seo volume. in
their libraries; or 5 students anu 20 vol
ames per COO church members, as against
/ student aud 81 volumes per thousand in
the Roman ranks This was ten years
ago, and the contrast would be greater
nov.
The following Statement, vas compiled
hy William Wheeler. esq, from data fur
nished by the reports OF the Uaited States
commissioners OF education, the docu-
ments issued by the bureau OF education,
the census of iSs0 and the Satssman's
Year Beck fer ESSe. The Statistics are ap-
proxanAtelv correct and were used by Ne
Giynn. of New York. IN hss defense OF Ihe
public school system
eel ave taken sighs Roman Catholic countries.
via. Nenexueia. Auslrss- HuagAfy, fr-aes. br.-
a. PoF&a a.. spSta. Iselrilm aas lay. wnich
saasl term ths Rsmaa Catholic Eroupi thee
have eoasgRxta4 Win Gig I Protestant eoua-
issas, via Nietogts. sweden, swttEerisni.
NegaeFlsa3s. Germaay, DeamzFg. Great RFitsla
ard the Dated State, wAiea | s1at tersn ths
Protestant group Each GROUP covers an sFea 1t
ever l. se3 ak0 square mites, Aua they each ra1-
a Ia a ss5A m