BISHOP MORAN ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3138, 10 March 1879, Page 1

BISHOP MORAN ON PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

At St. Joseph's Chnroh Danediri, Bishop Mown begged of parents, as a matter affecting their own salvation, their children's salvation, and their children's [ temporal welfare, to send their children to school, and to send them regularly. Ha 1 pointed oat at some length why children should attend school everyday,, in order that they might acquire kntftrledge systematically and thoroughly, and so obtain a training which would be of use to them when they naohed the years when they would haya to face the responsibilities of life for themselves. His Lordship commented strongly upon the way in which some parents indulged their children by not keeping them regularly at aohool. 8«»h »adt»lg©noo -wa» -^ not the act of parenta who had true affection for their children;- it was the outcome of folly and weakness. He specially asked of parents that, after their children had left school for the day, and had taken a reasonable amount of recreation, that they should see that the home lessons were; thoroughly learned. Bishop Moran next referred to the negligence of people in not sending their children to receive religious instruction on Sunday.. That:morning he found over a hundred.boys absent from the Catechism class; The girls were absent even to a greater extent. He pointed out to parents that there was an obligation upon parents to send their children to receive catechetical religious instruction; and upon. himself, and his clergy ,there was-..-.■• an obligation to give that instruction. The children were taught catechism, and had there religion explained, to them not only by the nuns and by the Christian Brothers, but every day himself or one of the priests gave such' instruction. The obligation upon himself was a personal one of the most important kind, and in the discharge of which he had a great anxiety. He trusted that: parents would perform their part of it, and that every Sunday the father or mother of each. family would see their children into tiio school-room to reoeive religious instruction. He dwelt upon the importance to society of iti members receiving religious training, so that all could be depended upon to discharge their responsibilities. His Lordship spoke immediately _ after residing his Lenten pastoral, and his remarks upon these two subjects constituted the whole of his sermon.—Morning Herald. :■ -;y\: ■ ■;•.-