The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
Australian Prelate World Figure

to purge the colony of clericalism,'
and in New South Wales Henry Parkes
held up his draft bill on public in
struction with the words: Il hold in
my hand what will be death to the
calling of the priesthood of the Church
of Rome"
Yet the blows aimed at Catholic edu-
cation failed dismally. One of the first
results of the withdrawal of the state
grants was the closing of most of the
Protestant primary schools. There
was, on the other hand, everywhere a
steady increase in the number of Cath
Ollie schools, until today there are well
over 100000 pupils attending the Cath
Ollie schools, which have increased in
size and scope until the elimination
was reached few years ago by the
foundation of Newman College by
Archbishop Mannix himself.
Catholic Education.
The struggle for Catholic education
al equality however, still continues.
From the Catholic standpoint de-
clared DR.. Mannix on arriving in Aus
tralia to take up his duties as coad-
jutor Archbishop in 1913, "the unequal
treatment melted to you in the schools
is, as far as | can Judge, the one great
stain on the statute books of this free
and progressive land 1t is a source
of genuine regret that the Catholic
body should be forced to buy twice
over with their hard-Won money and
with the heroic and ill-requited labor
Of their teaching sisterhoods and
brotherhoods, the right to educate
their children according to the die
tates of their conscience"
After repeated appeals to the Lib
eral party had been ignored, DR.. Man
nix, in 1913, advised the Catholic Fed
Grafton to inquire as to the policies
of the Labor party in regard to the
education question.
THE Catholic Federation has re-
GENTLY" he declared in the course of
a notable address on the subject,
gone to the Liberal party with it's oft
told tale of Catholic grievances, and
asked for a redress, or, in all events,
an inquiry by a royal commission. And
the answer has come back from the
Liberal party that there is to be no
redress and that there is nothing to
inquire about. In these circumstances
and with a view to bestOWing sup,
port upon those who might best de-
serve it, suggest that the Federation
c1, IN, dino fry To the
views of the Labor party"
The result has been that the Cath
Ollie candidates of the Labor party
have pledged themselves in favor OF
conceding the educational claims, and
while the party in general has not
yet declared for granting the claims
the struggle is now more hopeful than
at any other time.
Archbishop Mannix's Career.
DR.. ManniX had distinguished him
self long before his appointment as
Archbishop Coadjutor with the right
of succession, to Archbishop Carr OF
Australia, in 1913. He was born in
Charleville, County Cork, ireland, in
1864, and after receiving his early
education at the hands of the Chris
tan Brothers, continued his studies
at FermOy, whence he passed to May
/ nooth, where he was ordained and en-
| tered a postgraduate course Of theol
ogy at Dunboyne establishment.
He secured two of the most impor
/ tant DrOfessorships at MaynOOth before
! he was 80 years old and in 1903 was
| elected president. In 1909 the late
| Archbishop Carr of Australia made 3
trip to Ireland, where as result of his
companionship with Monsignor Manni>
| he appealed for his appointment tC
Australia as his coadjutor. DR.. Man
nix arrived in Australia on Easter
| Sunday, 1913.