The Washington times., 1903-10-26
CONDITIONS IN CANADA
DESCRIBED BY BISHOP
Lord Prelate of Quebec
Talks of That City.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOOD
System Modelled After That of Eng
land-Thoroughly Pleased With
Washington.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS GOOD

washington is a beautiful modern
city and is such a contrast to my own
city of Quebec In that regard" said
the Lord Bishop Dunn. of Quebec this
morning. Here the streets are wide,
the houses new. but in my city the
streets are narrow and winding, and the
houses. most of them, at least, were
built by the French when they ruled
over Quebec. Quebec is more like
town in Europe than a modern city
But still, no one has seen America until
they see Quebec. 1t Is one OF its sights
1t is a walled city, ana you have to go
through gates 10 get out. The view
from the citadel is a superb one. Be
fore you is the Saint Lawrence, a
broad. beautiful sheet of water Back
are mountains and below is the busi-
ness portion OF the city, lying at your
feet The city IS garrisoned at all
times, and the Dattlements are an i'm
portant feature of the view.
French Canadians.
MY province, as we call it in Canada.
covers over 1000 miles. 1t extends from
Lake Mingan TO the north Of Newfound-
land. and embraces practically the whole
OF Canadian Labrador over nine
tenths of the people are French Roman
Catholics.
mo attempt is made to interfere
with them or they with U.S. You see,
when the French came in sixteen hun
dred and something. they brought
priests with them, and we, that is the
English, did not come until 1859, with
Wolfe. So taey had Their religion be-
| fore we came.
II am very fond of the French Can
adams; they are a simple people, very
courteous, more so than we are Our
people live very happily side by side
with them. The English are the com
mercial heads of the country, do the
trading, and conduct the business. But
the French are splendid workers
Ten miles out from Quebec is the
bishops college at Lennoxville / am
its president, and 1t offers the regular
collegiate course with a medical school
in Quebec itself. 1 also founded a
school for girls, the Kings Hall, Comp
ton. Its motto, Keep troth,' was the
motto of one Of the early Edwards, and
it was renamed Kings Hall about the
time of the accession OF King Edward
vi Besides this, we have a great pub
lie school for younger children modelled
after the English public schools The
children Of the clergy receive their edu-
cation at these schools at nominal cost.
Clergy Pensions.
The money the people feel able to
give is sent 70 Quebec. and salaries are
paid the clergy from a central fund In
this way they have no financial dealings
with their people, which Is much bet
ter Don't you think so? Besides this
a pension is paid the clergy after a num-
Der or years, or when they are disabled
In event OF their death provision is
made for the widow. So they feel their
dear ones are provided for"
The Right Rev. Lord Bishop Andrew
Hunter Dunn. of Quebec. is a graduate
OF Corpus Christi College. Cambridge
where he was the twenty-ninth wran-
gler. He has been Bishop Of Quebec
since 1892. and is man much beloved
by his people. Bishop Dunn founded the
] great Workingman's Institute. in South
Acton, England. and Is devoted to the
interests OF labor. An author OF con-
siderable renown. he Is one of the most
distinguished of the visiting Canadian
bishops.