BISHOP MORAN ON THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

Evening Star, Issue 3459, 24 March 1874, Page 2

BISHOP MORAN ON THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

At thp conclusion 1 of a sermon delivered by Bishop Moran at Si evening, be informed the congregation that he wished 1 to SaV a few words irith reference to education.- ’He reminded' his hearers that on many previous bocasioni lie had maintained that the educational, system of the Province of Otago was strictly denomination&l. It was Protestant, -and therefore .denommational. ; . Tl£W;dii^e^th Mho Bl %^puUbe^ cept those who apeoiallyAbiebted;' 'The'Vbhsequence. ot thx ? , provisioniWwWio Catholic could accept the offibe of teacher “J 11118 Province, becahse to read the Protostant,Bible under,thee©’ circumstance .was •ft? ft®t of -upostacy—it amounted to a.denial of Catholicity., la thb' Wt plkee,’the l£r »$8 that the fiiblb' must W fbad :,l tb ,5 21 l children nqt withdrawa by theirparents*; so that \f Catholic! parents are ignorant of the law or. qt their children's education, the Taw says the Bible must be read to Catholic the Government, thetofore, of this 1 Province took to itself tlm rfcnt to teach Protestanism to Protestant * and as a matter of fact, the Bihlfe was read* to Oatholfc children in very, many schools, aud in some schools the master took no whatever to ascertain whether the children were Catholics or not, knowiflg .thtth to be Catholics, took no pains to warn them that they were not hound’ tobe the reading of the Bible, Ahoht- this there was-no doubt whatever. . He had innumerable proofs <& it. . Latterly he had given up cqmpjaimnjj tbHhh' hhtei. ties, because itwas hselesr : dd^ao But they were net itoiiconclude because he had given up complaining to the authorities or going near the offioials. thht thcffe now nothing to complain rof.o'Thbv Silm had jnveh np complaining; beo&use no nikn was obliged to do'what ii Now speaking of wished it to be beupvfd that it was a secular system, whereas

—-aytK-—~~ it was in He had , of.tlienphobli, |)ut be* vrould .Wid ‘wy ’ that' Catholics 1 a chance pi being teachers iti'ady'bfl the !^Hej .'"opM * little story;’ :I tateiy, > m J * red! milks : a way—| although srttne ’from 'Dunedin—'the'master-! ship of a school became vacant.'' 'Applick-l tions for they nUnation; were, invited, and' several were made. Amongst others, a' repenGy came from,another 4 siffiSiiSdjf' «o| • appeared to be the favbfite! '©Hhedommitleky Up fisted ences he gave -m'ott’respectable ones ; andj ■no had/a oertifioate otraihigh. order froihi. the'■ school authorities in the Coloniea,iw'ben’ce:he! came, that -of qupjlificatiorißinhere could j r .. doubt whatever., 'During the fol-i -l6wihg t ' , %ebk;- ! hbweVbP,^;Sbih^; ! wike'abi i fe ihi fbe place said the yojdng im ah’s ;: hfdne i was Irish', : and tbat ;; he must be a ’Catholic I Thisrwasia very serious-matter,* andtthheon-i Sequence waa.thatfther Presbyterian minister! of the place, assisted bya few of his brethren, j madp a callinguponj fwf r j4pflpep.ee! i hPp.a the;cqmmiitee fjl and,,alsp,palling upon! the committee’not to elect the applicant ini' question, as it would, .be a dreadful thing to| have an } Irish The cbhseqnence was that the young man,; bt application, disgUstfed'J at'sucla conduct. Aof the .. committee topk-plaoe imduei 4 #Kb‘fia®do 'cerlificate T '6f qUalifi-l cation at And- then it turned but I 'that; , .iaaid’wKq had withdrAtvn was nbti a catholic." Althbughhjs hatne' waa lrisb, ’ he was- a inemher J of’the ChhrdlrbFEngbina.* shoft: f and! 'advbdktek'bf ’the j Otago! system of education. And those reveftndi gehtlenKtfJand; wfboyixerMdrithem-i selves to zealomdy .Cd get-*rid of the supposed! the present system. That is, fsdjportj the Presbyterian school. Cathdiics moßbmpy' the taxes so that they, may have rresbyte-i nan teachers,,-apd repd to] every child who,may not be withdrawn. He mentionedHik fti pr'def tH'slt''his hearers! ideaorthe j usticAtheJove of; fair play, r ’atfd l the lib'erirmiiidedhesa' disby tho|e.gentlemen.. , , , j