Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-26
BALFOUR IN HOT WATER.
The Statesman sud Goii.piay er writes
an open Letter 10 the >""-
tonformisi public.


nnlfoura proposal 60 establish "a CATH
Ole university ai Dublin aud Protest
ant one nj nelfast Henry Norman teic.
graphs to the Times.
No statesman NJ Mr. linlfourH posi-
ton hna ever Vcntufcd 10 Identify him
sclf frankly ana publicly with "a propo-
sni whose reception by English and
scotch Professionalism In 10 uncertain.
A large number OF non.conformirts are
certain to oppose the scheme bitterly.
their argument being that while they
Of the frutertant church IN England
they cannot nuFaihly ruppuri the rHs
lnbiishmcnt Of Roman Catholicism m
Ireland.
az. naifuur especially meets this OBJ
lection In his letter Ne says - think
I am not mistaken In suppuaing that u
u the religious aspect " ths university
question which chiefly dlsauicta my
friends In east Manchester ANA elise.
whrra. They fear that any attempt
further development ~ higher rdu-
cation for the Roman Catholics. how
ever excellent In ~ Intention, may In
In results augment the power uf the
IRISH priesthood and depfcsH the cause
NJ 1'fotcstnntism In Ireland, and thry
naturally object to the public money
which IL IN part thclf money, being cfn-
piny.d IN furthofance ~ a scheme
vhrsa consequences they diatrunt ANA
,.,-iike u IN 10 this aspect 81 the case
and ~ this only that I propose 60 adj
dress myself IN the present letter
Mr.. naifuur proceeds IN discuss the
nun.confurinint objection mentioned
above and dcclnrra that no scheme
even though it, adoption would leave
the balance ~ religious parties un-
affected. II likely TO b. paihiahie which
cunferr on one particular denomination
pfiyilsgsH refused a. oil uthcfr. aud
adds ''rhe plan which seems best To
solve the university problem both for
the Prorbyterianr and Tor other Pro-
teatnntA In the north and for the irish
Roman Catholics generally ana which
does 80 without rrVolutioniEinR Trim
lty College. or violating any accepted
legislative principle, ~ Ia establish by n
single set two new teaching universe
tics, one IN Dublin aud on" In Belfast.
on precisely similar lines ana differing
IN no particular excepting IN the names
~ the gentlemen nrut appointed Co
serve on their respective governing
bodies
as the university In belfast would
absorb tho existing queens College, the
governing board ~ the new Institution
should be- % constituted NJ to continue
tradition Of the old. A. the Dublin uni.
itomnn Catholic who nov holn nioaf
from university iifr altogether, ita
governing body AZ first constituted
should no doubt b. In the main ~ their
avn way ~ thinking, Hut both uni
NrraiiirH would be- riHldly subject 10
the trHt acts. Al scholarships ana fol-
iowHhipH paid out ~ the public funds
would be- open a. competition, irrcrpec-
tive ~ orcdit No public endowment
would he given 10 chairs In philosophy.
. theology or modern history, The pfn-
ftsHnrH would have the rirhi ~ appeal
against unjust diainiqHnl and the num-
hcr of clergy on the governing body
would be- strictly limited.
"a university ~ constituted would,
I believe. meet the needs ~ Roman
Catholics. but II would not be- ltomnn
catholic university. THIS phrase has
Woi understood meaning and the uni
Nrraltiea properly answering TO " are
90 boz found In iiolgiun, In switzerland
and elsewhere. Yet. We need not dis.
puto about words. aud II any one
] chooses tn brand tho proposed Institute
ton nH l,nman Catholic l viii not
quarrel with him, provided only that
] M common consistency he applies par-
nllel Language o. other universities iu
/ and out ~ ireland, II tho university In
Dublin, constituted No. ! have stated. ~
To Dr. described uH Holman Catholic
then must Trinity College and
the nov university In iiel-
T fast must be- described as
Protestant There win thua be- 10 Ire
] land two Protestant universities 90 one
l Tor ltumnn Catholics. which, 49, there
are nearly three Roman Catholic In
| tho country Ia one Protestant. Hccms
not unfair io tho ProteHtants That the
/ acheme thus rkrtched out violates no
| accepted principle of ieglslatiun, that u
/ cnnforH np exceptional prlNilerra upon
! amy rular denomination I hold to
/ be- lncontroYertlhle,
rs there, them anything Ia n which
| would FlYe uinhragv 10 M Aa Protest
nntHf II Il not rather nH rrntoHtnnts
/ that We ought specially Ia Welcome ~
] We claim, and Justly, 90 have been the
I pioneers N liberation. lot uH not prr-
/ Hlst iu n policy Hn pUrilouHly suggestive
| on Intolerance. We claim aud Justly.
I that the reformation scarce ana more for
] the publication of religion than for tho
] advancement ~ learning, Let uH not
show zeal for one-half It's work by
I frustrating the other. We have not
I here hr ID remembered proposal Tor
| making Roman Catholics hut only "a
] proposal for inHtrcung them. Tho
/ scheme confers ON the Catholic PRIEST
/ hood mo- powers they have not got uoi
I nurnonts thos. they already posHeas.
] on the contrary. unless We i'rotcatants
! are strangely mistaken. Whatsoever ~
] ovil tho prieHtly influence carries In ~
[ trnin, IA must surely be- mltiguted by
] the broadening ~ knowledge and a
more thorough culture"