The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-30
Catholics of st. Louis Adopt ResO.
lutiOns Condemning Simmons
Compulsory Education Bill.
JUDGE DILLON IN THE CHAIR.
Consider IL an Attempt TO Destroy
Their ScbO0ls-PrOtest TO BE
Forwarded 10 Governor
and Legislature.

Repre- sentatives from all the Catholic par
! ishes OF. ST. Louis. in meeting at 81
] Brldgets Scnool Hall. jefferson avenue and
! Carr street. last night passed resolutions
| protesting strongly on behalf of the Cath.
| Olics against the passage of the compulsory
education bill recently introduced in the
! Legislature hy Representative Simmons G.
| Shelby County. and known as House bil
No. 20
There Were about 20 persons present a;
the meeting. including many os the local
Catholic clergy. Great indignation was eN-
pressed in short addresses by the different
| speakers against the clause OF the bill
which would place Catholic schools and col
Ieges with preparatory departments under
the supervision Of a noncathouc School
Beard. Judge Daniel Dillon. who presided
opened the meeting with an address in
which he defined clearly the object Of the
gathering.
committee consisting Of Paul Bake
well +. c. Townsend. W. II. O'Brien. John
l. Duffy and J. L. Hornsby was appointed
10 draft resolutions embodying the senti-
ment OF the meeting regarding the bill The
time consumed by this committee in COM
pleting its work was taken up with a gen.
eraI discussion OF the proposed measure
The following resolutions We're reported and
uns snimously adopted:
Resolved. That see in the bin under con-
sderation an attempt to destroy our Catholic
schools and to attack religion by depriving
Catholics Of the proper and necessary uealss OF
teaching their children
Resolved. That the days Of insolent bieotry
and penal laws directed against religion are past.
that this act is attempt to take awav from,
the Catholic practically at Ieaso the means Of
educating his child TO his own mind: thar its
spirit Is that which pervadcd the penal laws in
Ireland. and the attempt In Queen AIMS reign
aatrr WH.g-
dren. all Engiishmen Who denied a certain doc
trine OF the Established Church.
Resolved. That Independently OF the attempt
upon Catholic schools the attempt TO put Cath
olic colleges to which a preparatory department
Is attached under supervision OF a board Of ed
ucaiion f. an unworthy and unwarrsnted insult
TO the numerous alumni Of such Institutions ana
TO the learned gentlemen who conduct them
Resolved. That this is also an attempt to pre-
vent parents and guardians from sending their
children. girls and boys Of tender years 10 pri-
vate schools. srch as converts. where they are
prepared for higher branches among companions
Of their own selection and OF their own religious
faith unless such schools happen TO be approved
by the School Board and the particular branches
taught in public schools are taught in such pri-
vate schools
Resolved. That we earnestly protest against
the passage OF this bill and give emphatic ex-
preston to our undytng opposition 70 an at
which tends 20 interfere with the natural AMI
NJ c.t5eIic et oil an sltzens nencaiholics as well
cation Of their children
frSolFtd- Ihat call A.
tves in the General Assembly OF the state to
use every possible means to prevent the enact
ment q all such legislation is embodied in
~, Resolved. That We do earnestly protest against
Sp copy Of these resolutions with the pamphietsl
Lieutenant Governor. the Speaker OF the House
or Representatives and the chairman OF the
committee 20 which said bill has been referred.
A special committee. consisting of The
members of the Resolutions Committee
Judge Dillon. G. l. Goetz, b. F. Brinker,
Theodore Fehlig. William Druhe, P j.
Kelly. B. F. Thompson and X. Stith. was
on motion appointed by the chair to see
that the resolutions were properly pre-
scented and to look out for unfavorable
legislation Of 4 similar nature in the fu-
ture.