The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-18

| TO seek remedy for the Woefui lack o.
religious spirit in American schools and
colleges. The necessity for the calling
of this meeting is in itself an indorse-
ment of our position.
From a secular standpoint, the sue
| cess of our schools is established, Many
of them carry pupils further than the
| public school, and are, in fact. high
| schools. Their certificates are accepted
! as readily as those of the public schools
by the higher institutions of learning
I'VE intend 20 extend the system until
| We shall have parochial school for ev-
| cry church in the diocese Five new
| schools will be ready for opening next
| September. Thsse will be connected with
Holy Trinity Church, in Eighty-sixth
street; All Saints Church. East One Hun
bred and Twenty1fifth street; the Church
! o. st. John the Evangelist. East Fifty
| fifth street; the Church of Our Lady of
| Good Counsel. East Ninetietn street. and
| the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. in
| One Hundred and Forty-seventh street.
Each of these schools will have accom-
modstions for from 1.o0G to 400 pupils
/ The Archbishop, for a further state
ment on this subject. referred the re-
| porter TO an article on Catholic Citizens
| and Public Education" in the New Year $
number of the Catholic World. This ar
F, ticle contains a table showing that in
| the Borough of Manhattan alone the
! Church has fifty parochial schools. with
TAI teachers and 37.45y pupils. The school
property is valued at s., 639 ,oce
in which Archbishop Farley referred to
| it, evidently has his warm approval. is
signed by Vicar-General Mooney, the
| Very Rev. Denis Paul O'Flynn. the Rev.
Michael j. Lavelle, rector of st. Pat
ricks Cathedral, and the Rev. Thomas
Mcmillan, of the Paulistt Fathers. Il
is the commencement OF a movement in
/ Behalf of State support of Catholic
schools. 1t says in part
In presenting our claim to fair-mind-
ed citizens. it is assumed a starting
point that the parish schools can and
ought willingly to provide for the entire
expense of imparting religious instruc-
ton. Among reasonable people basis
of agreement can also be made on
equitable terms by which these parish
schools-without losing their autonomy
may cooperate with any board of edu-
cation in the teaching of the secular
studies prescribed for citizenship. The
managers. according to this plan, legally
to board, authorized by the state. when
they consent to accept the public stan
dard of examination and inspection. Be-
tween church and state the present rela-
tons could he continued without fric-
ton by granting equitable denand for
recognition, together with payment fer
results, strictly limited to the teaching
Of the secular studies.
ITO pay for the teaching of arithmetic
or other similar studies does not bring
the state outside of its bounden duty to
provide for representation as well as
for taxation. Phantom objections. from
bygone bigots, may be placed in evil
Gcncc. but il is to be hoped that sound
thinkers will now give serious consid-
GRAFTON to the real facts of this case
The American principle or fair play and
no favor can be applied 20 remove. in
part at least, the unjust burden imposed
upon the patrons of parish schools
Archbishop Farley showed Indignation
and aggresiveTess when his attention
was called to an address made by him
few we2Hs ago at the Catholic Club
to an audience of society women, inter-
ested in the charities of The church. He
told these women that they could aid
the church in combating the efforts of
Protestants who were trying to make
proselytes among Catholic immigrants,
particularly italians
I'VE have plenty of proof declared
The Archbishop. q The World reporter.
that there Is an organized moreno It
to seek Protestant converts a,no,.g ItAl-
ian immigrants in this city 1 could give
you the names OF prominent millionaires
who are supporting this movement 1
will not do so. but l Will give you an
article which contains some of the names
and which gives the facts of the situation
more completely than ! have time TO do
today.
Il wish TO give notice to these gentle
men that they are wasting their money
/ have lived in Italy and know the
Italian people. Their religion is a part
of their very nature. 1t may be posi-
BILE to lead them astray-to make bad
Catholics of them-but they can't be
made into good Proestants. You might
as well try TO turn a paving-stone into
a diamond.
The Italian Industrial School Of the
Childrens Aid Society. at No. 156 Leon
ard street, is described as a convert
factory
In one of his first speeches after his
elevation, at the laying of a church cor
nerstone, Archbishop Farley referred to
New York as a wicked city" 1t was
thought by many persons that he had in
mind the system of police blackmail I'M
Ger which various forms of vice are per-
mitted TO flourish. He was asked by
the reporter if this assumption was cor
rect
Il did not refer TO the police or to
any particular manifestation of vice he
replied. land / do not care to discuss
those matters now.
WHAT 1 had in mind was the general
condition of society wherever multitudes
OF people are gathered together. as IN
New York. The grandest danger TO So
Nie'S HI "ut city, 1 peiieNe- comes from
the rapid accumulation of wealth and
the consequent indulgence in excessive
luxury. l believe this is largely &C
countable for the appalling growths OF
the divorce evil
The archbishop was asked is he shared
the opinion which has been expressed by
many clergymen that the degeneracy
of the stage is lowering the popular
standards of morals
Il am scarcely competent to reply TO
that question he said .'exren, in -ba