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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5956, 8 October 1890, Page 2

The Wellington telegram referring to a joint movement on tho part of tho Anglican and Catholic Churches to advance tho cause of denominational education gives an exaggerated idea of what took place. A fow Catholic gentlemen, presided over by tho Hon. Dr. Grace, camo to the conclusion that such a movement would be desirable, and resolved to work to that end through the medium of tho forthcoming elections. A similar movement on the part of the Catholics has been taken at all previous general olections, not so much with a view to securo denominational education as to obtain recognition of tho right of Catholic schools to Government aid. Wo think it very doubtful whether the Catholics would join with the Anglican Churoh for the purpose n<uned in tho telegram. It would be against their religious principles to work for any other cauae but their own, and the establishment of State-aided Protestant schools i« not one of their causes. Rather than that Catholic schools should be placed on an equality with those of other denominations, wo believe the Catholics would prefer to remain in their present isolated out proud position of independence.