The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-11
VOpE LEo'S E~NCYCLICAL.
-, views, IN LARGER DETAIL,
u" on MANITOBA SCHOOLS.

-.,,ures Taken by the Ottsv and MAN.
,,n, governments Are Defective ana Un-
..usbic-He Urges Catholics 20 Ponsevoro
a, their Efforts TO Gaia Full Rights.
o-,vA. Jan. lO.-A copy Of the Pope's en-
N,t.,l on tho Manitoba school question has
W y received here and will DO read at all the
c.,ho,ie churches on Sunday next. The official
..u,lsiion was made public to-day. Tho Pope
,s..,rs by abiding to the mutual tindliness ex-
..nc bct wccn Rome and Canadians, speaks OF
,,.,srly missionary efforts of Catholics In Can
-, and says that the best hopes OF religious
"a civil society rest upon the education of
..n,h. He dcprccatcs tho unhappy events which
,,,,o recently marked the history of Catholic
.ucation in Manitoba, and says:
aThe question agitated is ono Of great and
.,,.,iIonal Importance. We speak Of tho de-
I.,on taken seven years ago by the Parliament
:, Manitoba on the subject of education. Tho
al Of confederation had secured to Catholic
,hIldren the right OF education in public schools
4, Keeping with their conscientious convictions.
n, Parliament Of Manitoba abolished this
,,vbt by law. by this latter law a grave injury
N, inflicted, for 1t lie not lawful for our chill
t,,u TO seek tho benefits OF education in schools
IA which tho Catholic religion is ignored or
actively combated; all schools of thisk kind hav o
h.n condemned by the Church because there
an be nothing moro pornicious or moro fitted
ninjure the integrity OF faith and turn way
The tender minds of youth from the truth"
The Pope thon e~nlarges upon tho necessity Of
,,lirious teaching and tho right inherent in
n.rental authority to decide who shall toach
thsir children morality. and when they shall DO
taught. Wherefore" he continues, when
The new law in Manitoba struck q blow ut
Catholic education 1t was our duty. venerable
trothers, to freely protest against the injury
and disaster inflicted. and tho way in which
you all fulfilled that duty is q proof Of your
common vigilance and Of a spirit truly worthy
d Bishops, and although each one OF you will
apd on this point sufficient appreciation in tho
testimony Of his own conscience, learn. never
,hsless. that you have also our concurrence and
our APPRECIATION, for the things which you
fought and still seek to protect and defend are
most sacred.
"The difficulties created by the law Of which
We speak. b. their very nature. showed that re.
lief was to be sought for in united effort. For
and upright citizens, without distinction of
party, should have banded themselves together
n close union to uphold it; Unfortunately
place. What Is more deplorable still is that
Catholic Canadians themselves failed to unite,
Is they should. in defending those interests
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pOrtance and gravity of which should have
itnled. the voice of party politics, which Is of
much less Importance.
1--WE are not ava that something has
been done to amend that law. The men who
are the head Of tho Federal Government and Of
the province Of Manitoba have already. taken
certain measures with a view to decreasing the
difficulties Of which the Catholics Of Manitoba
complain, and against which they rightly con-
that these measures were taken from love of
justice and from n laudable motive. We can
not, however,, dissimilate the truth. The law
which they have passed TO repair the injury is
detective. unsuitable. insufficient. The Catho-
lies ask. and no one can deny that they justly
ask. for much more.
been proposed there is this defect, that in
changes OF local circumstances they may easily
be yalaeless. In q word the rights "a of Catholics
been sufficiently provided for in Manitoba. As
regards especially the Catholics OF Manitoba,
we have every confidence that, with Gods help.
they will succeed in obtaining. full satisfaction.
This hope is found, in the first place. In the
righteousness of their cause; next to the sense
Of the Government; and finally in the good will
Of all upright men in Canada.
I'm the meantime. until they arc able to oh.
tain their full rights. let them not refuse partial
satisfaction. If, therefore, anything is granted
BY law. or custom, or the good will of men which
viii render the evil more tolerable and the
10 make use of such concessions, and to derive
lheretEom as much benefit and advantage as
possible. mere, however, nO TemeGy CAL Do
found for. the evil, we must exhort and
beseech that it be provided against
by the liberality and munifcencc of
their contributions. for no one can do
anything more salutary for himself or more con.
ducive to the prosperity OF his country than to
contribute. according to his means. to the main
tenance of these schools. AS concerns intel
lectual culture and the progress of civilization,
one can only recognize as praiseworthy, and
noble the desire of the provinces OF Canada to
develop public instruction and to raise its
standard more and more, in order that 1t may
daily become higher and more perfect"
His Holiness concludes by n word to journal
lists, and exhorts Tho Catholic writer's on the
daily press to uphold sncredly and courageously
what is true. right. and useful to religion and
the State. Let them do 1t. however. in a de-
corous. manner. Let them avoid personali-
ties. Let them never oYerstep the bounds
Of moderation. Let them respect and relig-
iously take heed to the authority of tho
Bishops and all legitimate authority. The
greater the difficulties OF the time and the moro
imminent the danger of dissension the more
stldIousiy should they cndcavor to promote
unity Of thought and action, without which
there is little or no hope that that which we all