The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-10-21

But since such u the case, We are
going to give our readers the posi-
tive, irrctutablc, authoritative evi-
dencc OF Rome's implacable hatred
Of our system a. shown in her au-
thorized teaching. This will also
serve 10 show why Rome wants TO
root out the public school and sub
sItutc the c0ureHi school as seen in
the above article from the Fargo
COuricr-Ncrs. Every child in the
convent school would doubtless have
III, or her mind poisoned against
oUR splendid public school system
by the vicious teachings found be-
low.
Relentless War on Free Schools
In "Thc Rights OF Our Little
Ones, or First Principles in Edu-
cation ia catachethical form by
Rev. james Conway, ;. j., Canisius
College. Buffalo. New York, pub
lishcd by Benzigers Bros, printers
to the Holy Apostolic See, we have
the following as part Of the author
itatiye teachings Of Rome in regard
to our splendid non-sectarian free
schools. The questions and the
pages on which each appear are as
follows:
Page 24-Question 40.
"Docs education q, UiiLia the scope
/ Of ciru Gu.horfgf'
J "Education docs not lie within the
scope Of civil authority, wherefore the
state cannot. without violating higher
and holcr rights, usurp the right and dis
charge the duty Of educating the young"
/ Page 2i-Question A.
! " Hh0t rights docs the state violate By
usurpiHg the Work Of CducdiioHl"
"By usurping the work of education,
the state not only thwarts the intent Of
the Creator, but also violates
(a) The personal right Of the child
10 enjoy the education intended 10y the
! Creator
ib) The domestic right Of the par
cnts to educate their offspring in the way
it seems best to them;
(c) As we shall see, the DtriHs right
Of the church 10 discharge the cduca-
tiun mission intrustcd 10 her by her
Divine Founder"
Page 25-Qucstion 40.
"Whdt 0ore rise 10 the state monopoly
Of education SO common ia modern
iimcSg"
This modern policy Of state educa-
tion, that has recently grown into favor,
had its origin in those countries where
the ecclesiastical institutions were robbed
Of their temperatures by Protestant gov
ernmCnts. Such a decadeuce of educa-
tion followed this wholesale plumber of
the church that the governments gradual.
" found It necessary 10 erect public
schools at the public expense; which Ia
situations they considered themselves
justified in exclusively controlling"
Page 25-Question -.
"HhGi arc the reSults Of this system
Of state or public Cducdii0Hg"
"This system Of state or public educa-
tion naturally results in the most serious
moral, social and religious evils.
Page 26-Qucstiou ~.
"IS thus stdt,mcEt borne out by CT.
! pcricnocG"
This statement Is confirmed by ex.
/ perience wherever the system has pre-
vailed for any length Of time"
(a) The introduction of state edu-
cation has teen everywhere attended by
an enormous increase Of crime, which
, cannot be attributed 10 any other cause.
In our own country proPortionally by fan
the greater share Of crime is committed
not by the illiterate, or by foreigners, but
! by those who enjoy all the blessings Of a
public school education; and, what is
most surprising Of all, as has been Stats
ticslly proved, the increase of crime has
, kept even pace with the efforts and ex-
peniitur-s made for public education. I"
"tbl The leaders OF anarchists, COM
. munists, socialists, nlhilists and, in short,
E all those who sndanger the social
, order and disturb the peace of na-
tions, are for the most part the out
growth Of state OF public school eduea-
tion.
"(e) The same might easily -
: shown Of the luke-wRrm in religion. Of
agnosties, and professed iuhdels of the
school of lngersoll.
; Page 2T-Questiou ~.
I " What are the effects Of state edaoo-
G tioa on cirli,dtioa ~ ssaerdl'''
: "While state education removes ulit-
! ersey and puts limited amount OF
knowledge within the reach # all, Il can