The San Francisco call., 1895-12-23

state must provide schools for the education
OF her children. AS to the extent of this edu-
cation, it must be broader and better for oul
children than we or our fathers had. 1t mus
keep pace with the growth OF the country, il
must keep step to the stirring music of the
closing century and must prepare the children
for the problems OF the twentieth century. AS
to what should be taught in our public schools
there is a general concurrence that it should
be Intellectual and moral. Here we stand on
common ground.
great principles which lie at the base of Rom
ish instructions; first, the domination of the
Pope over conscience; and secondly, the claim
OF superior direction in civil affairs. 1t is i'm
possible out OF such teaching to make great
nation that shall endure as a free people
Neither this country nor Great Britain could
have existed as they are under such influences.
Years ago 1t was a maxim OF the Prussians,
"Whatever you would have appear in the ma.
tons lie you must put into the public
schools"
What we put into our public schools now
will bear fruit in coming generations. 1t is a
sad thought that thousands OF children now
gathered into Romish parochial schools are
taught to reverence the Pope as God TO pray to
saints. to believe in charms, in miracles, in
priestly power, in superstitious apparitions.
But still more reprehensible is the immoral
teaching of Romanists. The Pope made ST.
Liguori a doctor of the Church. His chief ex-
positor and continuer in our day has been
Professor P. j. P. Curry, Jesuit of the Roman
College, whose celebrated work entitled Com
pendium Theologia"i is a standard Jesuit theo-
logical textbook in very wide actual use. A
few amazing passages cite in English from
this volume:
care ecclesiastics obliged to obey the civil
laws?"
No; not the laws which are contrary to their
profession or to their sacred canons. The good
OF society demands that there should be O.
means to lawfully hide secret. Now there is
no other way than py equivocation or restric-
ton, largely and improperly mental. One is
permitted to use this restriction even under
ted md pia1 1iv N ot
lawfully by the judge may answer that he has
done nothing meaning about which you
have the right to question me, or that am
oblige to avow.'
"You must keep confided secret even If you
are questioned about it by superior, Judge,
etc. You must answer them, Il do not know
for you absolutely as if it did not exist; and
thus should the secret be confided expressly
or tacitly."
"When is there q grave matter in theft?"
at cannot be determined. In order that a
theft should be looked upon as grave relatively
il must be of the value: First, of one franc for
second, about two or three francs for the work
men who live day by day: TIL rec, about three
or four francs for moderately rich people; four
about six or seven francs for rich people
"In order thai the matter should be absolutely
grave two or three pieces of gold of the value
OF 81 each are necessary. But we must re-
member that the more scarce the money the
greater is it's value"
they are separated by long interval OF timer
"No, according to the common, because after
a certain lapse of time small thefts are not
supposed 70 unite, and so do not constitute
common object in morality. Besides one does
not see grave prejudice done to the owner, not
being aware of IT, and he is supposed not to be
gravely opposed to it."
"What is the time which must eapse between
thefts?'
According to the more probable opinion, no
more than two months; according to others,
one year is necessary"
May one take some of the property of an
other, not only to help ones self, but also
others?"
"Yes, according to the common opinion, be-
cause In way one substitutes himself for the
INDECENT and shows by the act that one loves
his neighbor as himself"
"In case OF extreme need, or nearly So what
ever may be the cause OF it, can we steal an OBJ
Ject OF great value, or large sum, if we are in
need OF it?"
"There are two opinions The first one an
sWers no; the second one, more probable and
more common, answers yes, provided the rich
one is not brought by that theft to an equally
neea1pl situation and the poor one takes only
what he needs"
"Can servant compensate himself if he
does more than he ought to?'
Yes, II 1t is by the express or tacit will of the
master that he works excessively; because,
one VINO works must be paid in proportion to
his work, by rights. The value OF this just
compensation may be left to the judgment OF
the servant, provided he is prudent careful
and distrustful of self"
"QulrlnuS, wanting to steal some cloth en-
ters store during the night and lights q can
ole, taxing good care, however, to prevent
nre; but cat upsets q candle, which, falling
on some straw, sets 1t on ire and the house is