THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS—CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1053, 4 September 1879, Page 3

THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS—CATHOLIC CLAIMS.

TO tiik mnrrwa or TWK IHIMRT VAK.. Srtt.—t woutd regard the introduction of the Bihte into the schools as .urvf.it a boon as Sir. Ryt«y wouti-t. and E regard the ♦ "athotie i,duration claims as nothing but just. Now. hit me tell my friends of both creeds a story r Tn a part of this district there is a beautiful spring of uteur water by the road-side, fifrat. E believe,. by many a thirsty travetter, fin' the ooty other water near is that of a hoggy o nn:k. The waters of this spring I compare to those desirable things for which good and walons men among both Catholics and Protestants barn with thirst. Let me tafets them to this crystal fountain and offer them its waters, bat only if they will drink them from .1 poisoned mrpi My good friends do not be in such a hurry. The cause of rettgion is not urown desperate. ff you do your duty us (Christians with regard to the youngyoursidves nothing wilt be tost by waiting a tittle longer. The great political Armageddon cannot wait long.. Ere another year Sir l» ftruy wilt have put his foot on the necks of those who-are now fairly moving heavt-tv and earth- to thwart him. and by every wile that ftitanic ingenuity can invent to make people thoir Qtm enemies. E.00T., at their advocate liwo.. He has-made a dot of the Manhood Suffrage Bill of f*7.". Electors, before rewriting your votes make yourselves a>:ipiainted with the facts of that story, and jml„'e of the man who- represented as he did. Country representation, too : aye. he fias V(it. another story about that. it was Jtbrnraki he said,, not Kakantri he meant. was in opposition to the E'oct of Oamaru when lw did a» he did. Moeralu electors ptease #nt«—At a meeting the other night li* threw (rat a broad hint that he wanted his ad* Sweats to plump- for him. Plump- him down, if««ly for the manner (t agree with the nmuiisimis] in which he argued out his position mtlt regard to the expense of separate edu* citioa for Catholics, tri conclusion tct me Ml- ymir readers the following facts:—!.. Jlussrs. Kislop and Shrimski voted against tliu removal of the grain duties. 'J. Mr. 9ltrim»ki did not vote for retaining the full lionorarium- last session. I am. &c.. Tr:.rnr.