DR. MORAN ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 7355, 20 December 1884, Page 2

DR. MORAN ON THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, December 19.

Bishop Moran, presiding at the Christian Brothers' break-up to-day, said : —“ It strikes me, when we call to mind the scandalous exhibition witnessed in ibis city yesterday, you will thank God for the merciful dispensation which saves your children from being told by one minister of religion at a school exhibition that tbe abcenco of religious instruction is only a little blot in our godless system of education ; and by another, that all are proud of one man who considers it bis most important duty to make a weekly proclamation of bis denial and contempt of Christianity. I thank God only two or three unfortunate Catholic children wero there to bear men—calling themselves ministers of tbe religion of Christ—proclaim this godless education an excellent system, and tbe unchristian chairman of the meeting held up for tbe admiration of tbe rising generation. Tor years, unfortunately, it has been my lot to protest against tbe tyranny and injustice that excludes oar schools from all participation in tbe education vote, to share which we as taxpayers are entitled, and to protest against tbe exclusion of our schools from all share in tbe scholarships provided by tbe public funds, I suppose I shall have to continue my jeremiads as long as I live, although Catholic education in Catholic schools shall not be permitted to compete with secular schools, lest what is little better than an expensive sham shall be exposed.'*