Roman Catholic University.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3365, 20 November 1889, Page 2

Roman Catholic University.

J.'lio proposed endowment of a Roman Catholic University has caused, us might reasonably been expected, a stir among Irish Protoßtanks and Orai.gemen. Dr Badenoch, D.Ci.C, of England, has addressed a manifesto to the Orangemon ol the United Kingdom against the endowment. Ho says that a crisis thai will test tiioir principles and action is now upon them. The demand of the Romish party is that the British Parliament shall revolutionise tho education of Ireland with the view ol placing the national system under the control of the Romish priesthood. Mice ]® the national system of education been broken down step by step, TO great is the change that the Chief. Secretary of Ireland has admitted " that a Protestant Exchequer has provided funds for Romish education in Ireland proportionately larger than the funds contributed by the Exchequer of any [lonian Catholic country on the continent." In 1881$ the total sum given for eouiinon oducation out of the Imperial Exchequer, exclusive of ihe grant to the College of iVlayiiooth. was SJS.OOOJ a year; now it amounts to 1,000,000? a year. The Chief Secretary slates thai lie will have "110 particular objections to Catholic symbols being in the soIkioI," which, of course, implies that new school books will be constructed to teach the dogmas and idolatry of the Church of Rome, and teachers carefully trained by the Jesuits will be employed in all such schools. What is still more alarming is that 1 curtain portion of the Conservative press has expressed ik approval of such a scheme, and oiw Portions of the same press give a tacit cousent, The Liberal Unionists seem to go farther, amlsay, in effect, sweep away al! Jton.im Catholic disabilities and open the offices of tho Lord Chancellor of England and of I Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland foi Catholics, and, forsooth, there would ■ thon remain 110 shred of Irish grievance. What next? That the throne itself shall he open to a itoman Catholio-in other words, that the Throno and Crown of England be placed under the and the people of England and flic laws of England under Papal Supronfijv, in order to satisfy this so-called " Irish gnovanco." l!ut what about the grievance of Protestants, the provisions of the Act of Settlement, and obligation and allegiance by the Act of Union ? Moreover, it would appear from what took place in the House of Commons the'other week that there is & secret undorstandin" between the Conservative parly and the Irish i'iomish parly. Does <fsl all tilts prove that Orango principles should be carried out at elections irrespective of party politics? In conclusion, l)r Eadenoch says" I I would therefore earnestly appeal to every lodge to take immediate steps to consider tliie grave question, and to declare al the nation at .lar% ' through the press and otherwise, and to our representatives in Parliament, to all candidates seeking election, and' to I ord Salisbury, Mr Balfour, and tho otbes members of the Cabinet, that this Popish measura shall meet >s with cur continuous *nd most deter- 1 oiined opposition.—Mail, ' '