MEETING AT ROXBURGH.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume VII, Issue 325, 11 July 1879, Page 17

MEETING AT ROXBURGH.

Resolutions which were passed at a meeting of Catholics held in the Catholic chapel, Roxburgh, on June 24th, 1879. R. J. Pitchers, Esq., in the chair. Proposed by Mr. James Woodhouse, seconded by Mr. Cornelius O Brien — " That the Education Law of this country inflwts a grievous injustice on Roman Catholics in compelling them either to send their children to the Government schools against their conscientious con victions, or incur the great expense of establishing and supporting their own." Proposed by Mr. John H. Waigth, seconded by Mr. Wm. Burns — That the secular system ignores the religious and moral training of youth ; and that any system which does this, not only gives an imperfect education, but as is plain to all thinking and unprejudiced men, must sooner or later end in producing the most disastrous results to society." Proposed by Mr. David Cormack, seconded by Mr. Edward Ward — " That while every man is bound and may be forced by the State to attend to the education of his children, he has, at the same time, according to the laws of God and nature, the right to select for himself the school in which such education may be given." Proposed by Dr. Allen, seconded by Mr. John Honner— " That Catholics therefore having in this matter the most intense and unchanging convictions, are justified in claiming from the Government of this country some assistance for their schools. Such assistance, for example, as is given by the Imperial Parliament to their co-re-ligionists in Great Britain." Proposed by Mr. Patrick Cosgrove, seconded by Mr. George M'Laughlin— " That this meeting heartily coincides with the Dunedin Catholics and also all Catholics in New Zealand, urging upon the Government to give a just portion of the revenue set aside for educational purposes, for the maintenance of their schools according to merit and number, and also for building purposes, and will co-operate with and assist to the utmost of their power any measure they may take to further the object in view— that is to obtain a fair share of the revenue for education.