New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-06
CATHOLICS AND SCHOOLS.
nR JAMES NJ KING DELIVERS \ LECTURE
on THE QUESTION.

HE SAYS THE BISHOPS and PRIESTS IN THIS
COUNTRY ARE AGAINST THE PUBLIC
scJoo1s-coNvINCED THAT IT Is
THEIR PURPOSE TO SECURE
DIVISION OF THE
FUNDS
The Rey. Or James NJ. King. of This city de-
l,vered lecture yesterday afternoon AZ P7'h'o''h
Park Staten leland OIL The Relation o. Roma"
Catholics TO tho schoo' Question II" gave iirs' an
historic statement OF the origin and d'Veiopm'h' o.
Tho nDbli, schools IN different foreign countries eiu
NJ the American free public school system and then
discussed the peril to the public schools when rom
time to time has appeared along scciaIiah "hes IL
continued. in part:
As American citizens. regardless Of religious or
nc,i,icai fa.bs il becomes US to examine the att
u!e Of any and ail real OF secmlnF, @5,c,,on
In tho Jsc,,sslons VI late years the Roman t2th0c
Church ms come into great prom n.nce on Ms Hs
question Le; d!,passi ona;c| ioo" M" a .,,t"i
fory Of this relation. Let us look 81 the atttuu'
Of me Church. speaking I'M gIEh ~ ~, .o"r
Thr..tt,n Heritare" insists upon religious nSiTnc-
ton in the day schools ana nH .T ~, remodv
for .besa defects would be supplied j. the denohha-
tional system such as now Gnt9'h 5b is division
OF the school funds denomina tona Ines OF me
In lSs9 the Rev Thomas J. Jenkins, OF the diocese
OF Louisville Ky. issued pampnie, , 81 !rhe
pace ,,'' T,fjtb and G"icss schools compila,
ton Of evidence against secular ssaooS hoNs IN
the United states OF America. wherever Chtr' -
Withdrawn from the ininence OF @ anp%ars the
IT may be worthy Of noting thai these pages s
than go Judges of the faith versus Goa;ess srno1s
Councils; two or three diocesan synods two or hrer
popes Of Plus VII be countedl Two SaCr,,t ti
Gals; seven single cardinals. who win tnirty,aree
archbshops make i9rt{ Pte All i orr,hhjshops de-
ceased or living. IN the United STATS, nc pas
which follow authenticate these statements
OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ROMAN
CHURCH
From the DEGREES OF the Third Plenary Council OF
Baltimore in 1889. We have the Official statement "a
the Roman Catholic Church IN America on the sub
ject OF education
Eve direct and decree
"r,rst-Tbat near every church whore no school
now exists parochia school shall be erec'Nn WIZ
in two years after the PRONUNCIATION o. the u''Ie'S
% bshoD ON a~count OF spec ial grave difficulty,
shall decide that delay may be- aiowed ,,,,,e-
rvoTyby negjscy xii finder the erection support
Of such a school after repe ltei admoh 40" =;
the bishop shall not carry out TINS ia"' d's-'''' 3"
be removed from MS church. ..,,., ., rans .,
"Thrd-Any mission or parish which So 'a ~ ,t ,e
school that on account Of lis supinr nee .h -"
school cannot exist must Dc rrps"HvH az rr,.-
9ent methoiS are needed must be Induced to p-'-
V'if To 1mT ca:hocs parents bound to send
their children to parOchial schools unless my ~
yie at h9m a5 ST for The Christian ei1co Of
their children: or for any sufficient cause Nhcl -
approved by the bishop and with snitaoie So
enards and protection they may send them 10 o'htr
schools; but it Is the province OF the Dshop 10 Nv
on November Is 1892 Archbishop satolh deiy.rea
an address the archbisnopS u me i,o,'a IN
when he discussed the school question a. ionowS.
The adoption Of one OF ineSs pn pans f. local
mended the choice 10 ne mace ac.o."ar ~ .r,,ns
circumstances in the different states ana N@'''"'
The first exists in an agreement between INC
bishop and the members Of the school board Mh'Irr
free time and taught the tatecn.Shn' j, "Oui ~,
confined TO primary schools but Wet" eNtehu,
likewise to the high schools and colleges III W.
form OF a free lecture. The second. 10 nave IN
Caiechism class outside the public school ouiiins,
ar d%e1 times the catholic children would assemble
with diligence and pleasure iniuced thereto by ne
pastors and the nope Of praise aad rewards. m
third plan does NOT sem a; m. SI he DIV Of
but is bound up more intimately WIN hh VA u-''
both parents and pastors. Pastors shonIt ..i' IA
ingy urge the duty imposed by bo'h IA a., 1,
morality and Catholic faith. Besides. the instIHccc
ton Of children appera!ns 10 tnr very s,1s saw To-
them with the apostle: My little children OF whon:
sea w. is} Let him nav classes OF children ~
the parish schools as have been esia D '.ine' IN
in This country, With very happy results ,. ,,,.s
Nor Jet him. with lit,e prqaenc, NOV ''ss .se1
irsry marks Of loving soiicuig are 10 Ir
for catechsm should be devoted 70 them IN sp'c'a
mahner an ma % che nries,s and even suitable
bers Of the aity. In order that What - S"PIe"'.'
AZ tbs zane meeting Of the Archbishops az whch
satoI delivered MS address as me fepres'h''''e
"F.rst- Resolved. To promote The erection OF Ca'h,
lie schools, 80 mat there may De %
Children, ACCORDING 70 he dee-ses o; tne Ih'T9
Plenary Council OF Baltimore and the decisions o.
"second-Rcsolved That a TO children who a. pre-
sidition. that provision BE- made FOR them BY SIN
dayschoo.s, and also by INSTRUCTIONS on T9e
hrns Tbese SUNDAY and weekday schools SHOULD
ne nnr4r the direct Supervision OF The clergy aided
by Intelligent lay teachers and when possible mem
In Febrnary 1893. a, the instgaiion Of severa.
priests under the leadership Of The ae Father Cor
ryan. of Hoboken bill s,yeI a fatoGaid - re-, -
school bn.'' was INTRODUCED TITO the lessiainrS Gi
the STATE 20, of he dvson Of Se public sc6ooI
sec;arian lines The 6 W4s not pmr9ponr9l
an advance judgment tha'. a. worried u was Hncoh-
stu,ona J.. A., tho onrror,,
OF Archbishop Satoll in this movement
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND's FARIBArLT PLAN.
The "Farlbau.t plan" was the device IF Archbs shop
1re,,nd who submitted It 70 the pope ana by - do
ing raised a Violent controversy among TIE "sh
dicnitaries of the Roman Catholic Church me plan
is not entirely satisfactory to ether JEALOUS Ndtho-
lies or 10 good Americans; bui the Vatican mas de-
c6ed hat IL may BE- tolerated" under exceptional
circumstances Americans are o.erai.ng Day no' aP-
proving H. It j. compromising FOR p'ace's s'ke on
a matter Of principle IN exceptional cases now, anI
therefore can never DecoH~ s"'s'"''D'' ~ ''
Americans OF CathoIcs. H.. -. ,h,,
The y1-caNed "Faribaul, plan" IN the ely OF thal
name In Minnesota. has been brought as an .S' r ~
he polls in the e.eciiOn Of a schoQ. board ne
candidates favorng the American iIee common,
Of partial surrender to sec;lrian demands were
elected by 200 n total Yoir Of 10y ...o,oro,,o,.
for his compromise school pion ~ Farioauli anc