ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 439, 24 September 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

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TO TIIK KIHTOH OK TUB KA'ICNINO MAIL Mil,—Mr. V'iiiler is perfetly able to defy, himself, but having a prurlmiit for a ; all-round light -1 mean with Ihe pen, t; J mightier thing than the sword—l trust; will forgive my intrusion. 1 l'ea I Y , ;,;-i-c/s of the k'eture with infinite pkiiw ii.«l re-ard it as not only exceedingly l and scholarly, but so thoroughly Call)* ill-., ill the best sense, tha I marvel in; j that, your eoi respondent Willia u (."olei j should think f" take exeepj to t Mr. I''idler truly says that Spain »1 Portugal are badly educated, and hu their " debaseuieut", rottenness, and Mieifj tioii." Mrorg language, veri y ! But i | Cue? Why, however, should this of] j your ci-respondent or other v 'atholies '.' .j does not ask ilini to assume the. respom' ltvor the guilt of su< h a deplorable s, , of 'thin.s; and why should a public led be pieveiued li oin'staiing eleaily and Ik, j what is simply lhe truth on lli:s or oilier question? Are the mouths of y earnest and | r.ifoiind thinkers as Mr. IY, to be shut, mid lhe nation sti 1 boast till ii free V if he said that Scotland want based by Us intempe.atiec. would Pi't'i teriatis feel bound to rai.V! th ir nh;bbok; Moieover, how in tnling lhe iiilerence t the lecturer is eonseijiieotly incapacity from instructing our youth '! What i sense, as well its rank | erseeufion ! } how often are such fearless thinkers asn:j with the cry, " Away with him !" l!j surely, however, no le<s a gifted teaelij the three K's, or Ceography, or Alg<| because he has the courage to thinkj speak. I endeavour to bear with !! Catholics in the matter of ediieatioiiiu form, as being the weaker party. ! i,liberal and intolerant. Catholics are lit by such btricfures, to alienate the hk aiid tolerant of the other side. The tiitx surely come, when < atholies and Protest ahke'may live amicably as good citizens,; sitting under their own vine and lig t leaving the Churches to do the Clmi work,'and the State to do the Mate'H v "lend ring unto the things thil' Ca.'sar's, and unto Cod the things tha' God's ;"

M'aii to mini tin' wiivlil i>Vr ; hlmulil I'l'itln-rs lii', (in' a' Unit. Education, tree ami compulsory, is Hi man.l <ii' tin! ago ; there is n<> other pn: solution of the problem. Were we n 1 eopali.uis, or Jews, or Culmln's, the would lio d'tl'iTi'i)'. ; hut ooiiß.ilutiii Society i.-, there is no help for it. The.' as such, ilari! not me lillo witli-.iyi conscience : Iml. it is elcady the duty n Mat;.', as Mr. Fidlcr I ..;tu Li in Jly put virtue cil' tin' leciproeal relat on-lup, in cato her children, to icaeh llii'in to lie god citizens -sound nioality, tin; ili Ti hihour, tin: nool ness nl' vil'tlli! .jualil'y them r.ghtiy t> di-charge the re sih.e luiii'.iioiis ih solving upon a live jk To make them good < iti/mr* i.s tlie Int oi ihe i:i:r ; and go. d ( liiistiam the of tin' Clmr Ips l'."'t Ihe hitler nali-e' lofty minimi. ;u<l th ink (iotl they live a.n:'as free as the air I.lk y hivalhe cuckoo iTV of coiii-i ienee i-. ivi lelilted weuiiioiiit:' reit, ration. How many i I ave lieen perp ■ti'iited in the name o M-ieuee '! Wii.-.'-e emis. Ie ,ce lli'l'i oH'ouded '.' The State tcac.us nothing c es within the domain of count Mn: holds the halallees Willi absolute tiaiity, and alllicts no oisabilily upon the (jiinvhe-. lint ii.n-t our youth, tore, grow ll]i a godle s generation ? I the Churches pit ad mu- h liupotcney ] Iter niiniht-i's iinab e to compass mil matter'.' And what, 100, of our S sihools and her noble army ol willing jut. is V And what, moii: than all v ihe family, in whieh < in li father shotili ■•in aininted pin st to hl.s own hoUselnil goiiks- idueatic n, loii-ooth ! Are our M'hooiH the only educators '.' And ii< llli llllliu llllll'iSMVl! HirlllUil of llihlilll sublime le.-s.-lis of i lnMian.ty limn \vi hiK'h or rod? Do our children's edii end with the >ch n.lsV \\ list, of our ylmjH ami liiiiuu aeioi his '( Are such n tions godless unless tiny are begin (•li ed wall piayer and praise '! I'i ] art 1 i>| hie t,'would he lis iiitiriiuil el.am against them as g. dl. i;s as to t li-e iheseiiiar edlieiitlon whieh ale: .-t.'ite i.an mdow, ;u a goolesH oi iiiu, &c. I'ATICIM'AMII.