BISHOP MORAN ON THE GODLESS SCHOOLS.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 82, 27 December 1884, Page 3

BISHOP MORAN ON THE GODLESS SCHOOLS.

Dunkdin, December 20. Blsiiop Mokan, presiding at the breaking up of the ClniFtian Brothers' School yesterday, said :— lt strikes me, when we call to mind the scandalous exhibition witnessed in this city yesterday, you Mill thank (iod for the merciful dispensation which saves your children from being told by one minister of religion at a school exhibition that there is a little blot in our godlebs education, and by another that all here are proud of one man who considers it his mobt important duty to make weekly enunciation of his denial and contempt of Christianity. I thank God only two unfortunate Catholic children were there to hear men calling themselves ministers of the religion of Christ proclaim Godless education an excellent system, and the un-Chris-tian chairman of tho meeting hold up for the admiration of the rising generation. For years, unfortunately, it has been my lot to protest against tho tyranny and injustico that excludes our schools from all participation in the education vote, to a share in which we, as taxpayers, are entitled, and to protest against the exclusion of our schools from all share in the scholarships provided from the public funds. I suppose I shall have to continuo my jeremiads as long as I live, as Catholic education in Catholic schools shall not be permitted to compete u ith secular schools, lest what is little better than an expensive sham shall bo deposed.