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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 110, 8 May 1873, Page 4

To the Editor op the Nelson" Evening Mail. Sib — In reply to my letter of April 28th "An Old Member of the Board" asserts that I am "inaccurate" in saying that the Catholic , body is represented;',' there "by one member only." Jf lam " inaccurate in stating tl "s, I am at a loss to understand what he means; for, I speak of that member (the only Catholic there is now ' 1 the Board) in reference to "that body" who, "in conjunction with others of a different cast, have got the upper hand in the Pent'al Board." That the Hon Mr Weld's two co' eagues and lvs «' coreligionists " determined "tl^t my instruction given in schools should be Sc : from aH • controversial character," I deny the fact, for I knew 7 his •• core! : gionis s," and ce.i^nly they never determined 'to frame such a c!;,'<;se, wJ'ch they conside. 3d impracticable. J wish they bad adopted the' clause which he, as a member of the Education Committee then propose J, thus : — - 7 "Government ti afford assistinc; +'. all we 1 '- schools that give a cer*~!h rmount of -. jTsecnlar instruction to the satisfrsdon of a Government inspector; the Government not n any way to interfere in the religious nsi; action ; ; given in schools." To assert, with "An Old Member" that tbe clause in question, which was enacted for .he sole benefit of the Catholics, is utterly use-ess 7;o any otberbodyr as they do not want it, and wfl nol use it, is :* inaccurate,'* for it is not long since a religious body applied for it, nd I doubt whether they are inc 1 : aed to build a school at thei? own c expense. Again, " An Old Member " asserts that Miss C.rner is herself a Catholic; this also is inaccurate, and - although I admit tbat Miss Corner's history, in general is tempera' , yet she cannot be exempted from having given, nere a .d there, an intemperate " account of ttros^ times '■ which follow." A Catholic will po^ consider her teruperate when she relates that in 1846 " many efforts were made by the Roman Clergy and ihe Jesuits to proselytise Protestants." Also, when she - styles the', re-establishment of the Catholic '• Hierarchy in England with the name of.-," Papal aggression:" Tn regard to assail edition. of Lingard's history,. l know for a fact that it has bc3n,a)ready pbjectc .1 toby i'rotes!- ACs, a'though "An Old Member " grar^tousy asserts the reverse. •A> '- ' ' ■ ■ ' Akidwhen the same member exclaims -" let us have the Douay version, rather, than none at all," he knows very we I '' that this is not practicable, and that n a Catholic version is b be read, there will be no Protestant iiechev wlio would be wil 'ing to do it; in like manner, if a Pro rstanfc version is to be used, no Catholic teacher w:l?l do itV ahd such a ! t.achCT/mllbe, by. the fact, prere»fed foom taking the'cfc?!*ge of a school i ■■. which it has to be read. 7" • -•. I anip&c., •• ■".' '■'7' 7 7 GiLTEoboirs.. ;