The Catholic bulletin., 1920-10-23

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stitutional inhibitiol; while on the
other hand 1t would establish rea-
sonable equity between the sources
and the disposal of taxes.
But even should this not obtain,
then, at least, there should be found
on the part of the State the earnest
purpose to cooperate with, and to
sustain with what moral support is at
its disposal the schools which effect
lively teach morals, in that they teach
religion as we'll
If during the war the SECULAR power
was so anxious to have the co-opera,
tion of religious bodies to bring to
them the men to fight, it has a still
greater reason to invite our co-opera-
tion in preparing and building up a
manhood to serve their country in
the future whether in war or peace.
Criticisms Should Cease.
And may I not refer to another
feature of this question Before the
war we had to listen to criticisms
that were many and varied against
the religious system of training.
Have we not now reason to be hope
fnl, what with the struggle just ended,
with the men of faith and training
that responded to the call, and as
heroes fought to a finish, that such
criticisms shall cease? Surely with
all the present foreboding, with the
desperate possibilities confronting
not alone our nation, but all the ma
tions of the earth, such criticisms are
out of place. He is not patriot who
would declare that every school that
teaches faith in Christ must be faith
less to America; or that the one who
denies the supremacy ahd complete
ness of purely secular training is an
enemy of his country; or who holds
that the State shall be omnipotent,
while the individual, however numer-
GUS he may be, or just his cause, may,
and OF a right ought to be ignored.
This latter is not and never was DEM
ocracy. 1t is the doctrine of the
steam-roller, which ever stands for
tyranny, whether the hands that di-
rect it claim service under a DEM
ocracy or a Gar.
Variety of Education.
Again, the best interests of civiliza-
tion are promoted by a variety of
education-by the due acknowledg-
ment of parental rights-by the free
dom and character and conservation
| of the teacher. Unfortunately this
freedom, this variety, these conse.
crations, are now everywhere imper-
He'd; for now we notice the purpose
to draw into the State system not
alone all taxes for it's support, but
all law for its expansion. Now am
free to confess that were such a
monopoly established, it would speed
lily drive from our midst independent
thought, and take from patriotism it's
peculiar value, by taking from the
citizen his freedom to think otherwise
than as the State directs.
/ With this tendency to monopoly is
also to be noticed like tendency
towards Capitalization. Heretofore the
movement has been towards State
monopoly; now the purpose appears
+ to- be- to merge the various State
monopolies into one grand monopoly
under federal, control. Yet this fed
eral movement as evidenced by bills
before Congress has this value, al
least, that it gives us the opportunity
OF presenting to the men of broad
Intelligence and patriotism these
claims of ours, which we believe tc
/ be just, and for which we also have
a right to ask their distinguished con
sideration.
An Upright Citizenship.
/ I know you will pardon me fol
dwelling SO long on this subject. Ny
insistence is because am anxious
for our cOuntry-our people-oul
future. 1t is because I want to SEE
the great forces for good work to
gether. 1t is because I want the worlc
to know that in all the work whethel
Of State or nation, we stand ready
to aid in dispelling ignorance wher
ever found, in bringing education tt
all the people--in urging then-ye
compelling them to fit themselves fol
citizenship by at least a, minimum O
education necessary thereto. Fur
thermore, we want to train them tt
that standard of morals, and see tina
4 it is enforced, which is necessary fol
Q pure and devoted citizenship, ant
counts for more in it's composition
than all the money accumulated b,
commerce or garnered by the tax col
lector. And last, which is also first
that we pledge again our faith in thu
blessed Christ, who called to the chill
dren to come to Him; and proclaim
that our right to bring children q
i the Catholic faith to Him is superior
to any claim Of Caesar, or any power
vested in men. !,
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