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tholic fenets be tnus kept ina ‘sealed bo ok, > unt
it be their policy to conceal them.? Will some ‘of
thele presoee answer the question We doubt, but in,
doing it candidly, they will either make some discre- |
ditable acknewied dgements, or me every well in-|proved sy ig
We would, with|were accustomed hitherto to receive. He said there
ar “deference to ‘Catholic authority be be PRE —we was one class of the citizens of Montreal, for whom
would be so arrogant.as to opine that we are capable no other means of instruction had been provided but
of perceiving truth, when proposed to - | what was obtained by the establishment they had now
guag we understand--and refer believing in contemplation to enlarge--the children of Irish
from conviction rather.than by dictation igrants. This ‘class, he said, bad encreased so
Secondly. eas repress free inquiry. ' Another|much, within a few years, that it was found n
ee STATES €ATHOLIC MISCELLANY.
tofa R Cc lt
e thought |
sary to do something t to provide for thee wants on
ad. ‘The
he
, 234
Resolved, That tl nsttution 80 ré-model led, be
named the "Montreal C Catholie Se hool Inst tution.
: Resolved, That jhe citizens of Mon'
edt to co-operate
mentioned, ‘and to ‘contribute to its support.
Resolved, That persons be appointed in the seve-
ral parts of the city,
, of those d
old it to be incontrovertible;
free discussion can never prejudice the truth,
and that aversion ta discussion is‘evidence ofa weak,
e promulged. ‘
too much fight and Tiber and learning, for implicit
belie
Look at their. periodicals also. We read statedly
the ' ‘Catholic Miscellany’ published at Charleston,
S. Carolina, and occasionally look into others. We
cep’ date matter,
intolerably ay as s effectually to. ‘we eclude its being
read, except by a devoted Catholic. Indefault ofa
foe of this matter, their columns aro devoted
eli-
&
a are wrong Cc;
they not be reclaimed by moral persuasion? Are we
to be won to the truth by such cavalier treatment as |
the Catholic press shews us? Rather Ict us see}
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3
that teal itholic benevolence (so beautiful to talk]in the commo the schuol, t
of,) m: sted in anxious solicitude for our spiritual | Have their religious prejuies ‘respected i in the most
welfie=i ‘would reclaim more Protestants than vol- scrupulou 3; he said there was only one re-
fthe abuse and inveterate malice whie should be exacted of all, the religion of
-|inen
so;more a
Ww sho uld. extend: to all who wished to reccive this sort
ous to receive instruction in connection
with, and under the immediate inspection of, their
own clergy.
|
t
least [00 boys and airls instructed in that establish-
ment yearly, “from th the funds of the Rev'd. Gentle-
of the Seminary alone, but this amount was far
short “ot the nutnbers who sought to be educated un-
der masters of their own’ choice, superiotended by
their own pastors from whom they m
e most convenient form, religious instructio
bined with that. knowledge which the affairs ‘of life
demnan ed. -
roviding inore ample means for educating the
childson of [rish parents, he thought it would
advisable to » make fhe erase as geno-
ral as possible and open to all, wh nit -W
reccive a good Enplish education. “Tie, “for his pert,
wished that no exclusion of any kind should be put
in force, that the provision made for Irish children
ende|
ight receive, in|!
om- |
be} numbers requii
g it their assistance.
Resolved, 'That'a committee be forthwith appoint:
ed to conduct the affairs of the establishment.
A mittee was accor: rdingly appointed, to pro
tempore, wand several persons chos sen to canvass
establishment with its limited means was ‘able to ef- city. After much disoussion,( t ere given to °
ect, but from the encreased numbers of that popu-| oscy kon Mon hen the mecting ‘adjourned to two
-|lation he thought it incumbent on every good mem-|° "clock on Monday the 4th: Januar ry 1830.-
ber of society to endeavour to provide means ade- —
quate to this gnats "here were, he stated, at} , ' ‘ Monrarge;, Jan. 1.
Epvucatios. +
Tn our last we gave a brief report of the proceed-
ings, which took place at the ol R
ci
3
we
@ 0
to’see at eithe of this City, under tl o superin-
tend. ftheir own clergy, two eatablishm: ents,
where children of the Roman Cal tholic
f educ! He vished carticulany .that none
should take "plac the score of religion; while
the Roman Catholie + should have ee Se him
the tenets of his own creed, it should be left to other} poo
aula who w ere anxious to be instructed
I
morality, which Was necessary to the regular ma-
I without reich,
with assumed contempt, that their weekly press ex.
hibits. The Bible is the standard of C
us see its doctrines or even tself in the English lan-
guage, disseminated amongst Catholics, and we will
cease to accuse them of | stifling inquiry. Let its
doctrines be discussed in the columns 6f their pa-
pers, and the. people shall judge of their system.
‘Truth is great and shall’ prevail.’ Nothing can be
lost by investigatio
The assertion ofthe right of private opinion, and
“open discussion was the spirit, that roused the refor-
mation. , It-awoko the mind from the slumber tiat]¢
even centuries of moral bondage hadi is duced.
convulsed christendom, and a ected a revolution in
pect o This is the spirit
that for three centuries has annoyed the whole Ca-
leaven, and in nus:
b t me of
his relinquished.
arduous advances of centuries: and revert to igno-
ranes,‘ licentiousness, and superstition.
G. H. H.
Front the Montreal Vindicator, Dec, 29.
wontReAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL SOCIETY.
On yesterday-a’ meeting was held at the School
Rooms of the Recollect Church, to take into consi-
deration the most effectual means of extending the
benefits of education to the numerous poor children
of this city, by enlarging and putting on r
manent footing the establishment heretofore and a
i supetintendance and
t. Phelan, and the Rev.
mary.
Jules Quesnel, Esq. ying called to the Ghair.
[be held o
e per
m
it was. uecless to think, the affairs tite could p
per. He believed no definite on significant 5 name
had a given to the institution, long as ‘it ex-
ited, $ necessary to call u the ep
lie for support it should eceive some appella tion
which it might ‘distinguished and its character
e know! He would therefore submit to have it
called, the Montreal Catholic School Institution. "This!
name he t though i the most ener and the
eptionable. - s due to Roman Catholics in
every part of the world to make known to each other
the improvements that were daily taking place e late Marebioness of B. was suspected of be:
amongst them and as others, he. made no doubt, ling a fee she jd have lost
would bring themselves too, under this denomina: no civil rights by an n open 1 declaratio on not her senti-
t|tion ; so he though it would please the prejudices of
alls at least none could find fault withit. The next
thing he thought necessary to suggest ie fhe meet-| her family, mude some degree of reserve and cecre-
ing was. the mode of raising funds—~it ual to} ey crater or expedient.—* Pray, my ord,” saiil
> .
exclude the poo tic eipation in societies an Anglican Clergyman to her husband, one-day,
of this kind.
He thought, wate inducement shou
nake hm as as active and interested in
the. instruction of his own children as possible :. for
this purpose the sui fixed fe constitute a member
of this society should be He thought 5s.
would be sufficient, the rick might give more in the
n from par
le thong this bad management.
ery mode o| Id
man’s family,
made known ‘as there
were many good men in this city, who only wante
to know that an in natitution o useful, was about to
be established, to tribute abundantly. ‘There
Do ctor. Trace
. Mr. Quesnell explained the objects of the meet-|
ing to the follo owing effect. He'said it was wane
ssary for him © explain no to the meeting the bene-
fits that would arise from having education siffes ed
‘as extensively as ee among the poo
of this city. ‘That new from his own
experience the good dr results viewing Wont ‘thence, but
rer classes |managem'
would be more necessily of order and arrangement,
to which he would beg their aia tt would ely
necessary then to appoint from amo!
ommittee, who ‘would ndertake "his acai
ent, and in whose hands.he would leave
the further progress ‘of the inssitu ution, rhe follow-
ing resolutions were then rea
as he was aware that the great body o of the people
ub-| pu
by}3
least ex-} made o
q{ fair days’ of Dublin are to the
tain fell in the
August; 58,588 inches ; the humidity of autumn,” “
‘Tt
0
crete to nthe body arom citizens than the anxie-
ave, to Promote and encourage the acquisi-
g.
soon fall to. the ground. Vind’ cator,
ments ; but'the consideration of the igh cele in
which ‘i moved, and the political importan
at Southampton, ‘of what religion is the Marchio-
ness? Enever'see her at Church.” * Sir,” said the
Marquis, ‘ [ think your question is a very bold one;
itis a question that I myself have never taken the
liberty of proposing to the’ Machioness. In this
country every one follows what religion he pleases.’”
e cannot but admire the able
,
SCIENCE, &cs
Tt appears, by a mean of observations, that the
s 110 to 255,
being a proportion of nearly one. othe i in ihe year ;:
itis remarked, that the nights are finer than the days,.
and frequently when it rains for threé or four days.in
succession, the intervening nights are clear. The
1792 was remarkably wet ; 30,760 inches of
e year: of which. fell in the ‘month of
Kirwan remarks, was. perfectly extraordinar
3, however, xeeaded ty 1816, mhieh Was a year
of unparalleled wetness *
approved of,
Resolved, That as the. Cotalishment coniucied|
that farther measures, than those as yet et should feretofore under the patronage of the Rev. Mr. Phe- |
real be invit- -
e furtherance of the. objects
tg wait vpn and take down the |
ton oe learn c eras to meet the
wishes of the different communities existing in a mix- -
ed populati There are. s . ho
elieve, those averse opinions will
e manner in which the .
Marquis drew imeelfout of the affair.—Personal
en and Lit iterary Memoir a