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 '\ ' 
 
 RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION 
 
 IN THE 
 
 SCHOOLS OF ONTARIO. 
 
 I Vv 
 
 I. I'OINTS OK iNTEUKST AV ImI'ORTANCK RK(iAliinNG THE SCHOOL Law. 
 
 II. The Hi.stokv ok Heugiou.s Instrcctiox in the Schools. What it oncb 
 
 WAS. What it now is. How the Chanoe has iieen Effectkd. 
 
 III. The Story ok "The Scrii'ture Lessons." Thk Lessons for the first 
 
 time Critically Analysed. Omissions and Additions Noted. Th« 
 (JuiDiNQ Principles in the Compilation Discovered. The Char- 
 
 AfTER OK THE BoOK. 
 
 IV. The Dvty ok the State. Are our Schools Protestant? 
 
 V. The Sepabate School Law. The Force ok the Recent C.iAsuEs in th« 
 
 Separate Schools Act and the Asse.ssment Acts. Jud«!k Sinclair^. 
 Decision in the Dundas Cases. 
 
 V. A P1.KA FOR THE Reconsideration ok the School Acts. 
 
 The Outlook and the Duty of the Hour. 
 
 PRICE TEN CENTS, 
 
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 [\eligious Ii)structioi) in the Schools of Ontario. 
 
 I'll!': Hubjuct of ReligioiiH Instruntion in thu i'ublic Hohoola of Ontario engaged, 
 last winter, the attention of the public to a degree which was unexpected. Thin 
 wan owing not to the importance of the subject, hut l)ecauHe it wan erroneouHly 
 Mup[)OHed that the discuHHion originated in party politics. PerhapH th't\ waa 
 unfortunate. Still it has been of u.se. The controversy directed attention 
 to the Hubject ; made men think about it, and had the effect of convincing 
 very many that our school law ih not in .some respects .sati.sfactory ; and that the 
 children attending our public schools fire not receiving such inatnvetion a8 they 
 should in the Revealeil Will of God. Now that the heat of political discUHHion has 
 [laHsed, it is to be hrpcd that the Christian public, without asking how party inter- 
 ests may be affected, will calmly consider the subject, and unite ii doing whatever 
 may hti necessary for securing to our children that teaching which, above all other, 
 prepares them for the duties of life, and mi^kea intelligent, law-abiding' and useful 
 citizens, as well lus elevates men .spiritually. 
 
 With the exception of those who are engaged in the work of our schools 
 very few care to know anything about the school law. So long as the schoola 
 are open, and the children taught, our citizens generally are satished. An occa- 
 sional grumble may be heard about taxes, or school books, or over-preH.sure, l)ut very 
 few enijuire regarding the law. Besides, copies of the Statute and the Ucgulations 
 are not always accccsilile, and even where the public school law is to some extent 
 known, ignorance of the separate school law is almo.st universal. Protestants 
 tliink that this is not their business, but belongs to their Roman Catholic fellow 
 citizens. Tliesc, again, consider that it is the function of the Lh.rch to attend to 
 educational matters, and leave the whole matterin the han<ls of their spiritual guides; 
 who in turn confer with the educational authorities of the Province, and have so 
 fax' in the past got everything done for them that is neccasary to make the .separate 
 schools efficient and to liave Roman Catholic chiltlren ta\ight the doctrines and 
 practice i of tlic Ron an Catholic fiith. It it; not an ea.sj' thing to obtaina copy of th(! 
 separate .scliool law, a;id it is notorious that while the public schools have been 
 over-regulated, the sep^irate schools go on almost without Departmental regvdation. 
 
 It is our purpose to lay before those who may choose to read the following 
 pages some points of interest and importance regarding the school law, and the 
 kind of religioMS instruction which our child i enjoy, as well as to enquire how 
 the se^mrate .school law is worked and how it .^fleets the public schools. In doing 
 this we recognize certain features of the provincial system of education, M'hich. 
 whether we approve of fhem or not, must be regarded as, for the presbut at least, 
 fixed. 
 
 Firni. — We have a Miui.ster of Education, as the head of the .system, who has a 
 portfolio in the Oovernment, mu.st be a politician, aud must assume or resign his 
 office as the party to which he belongs liolds the reins of government or gives 
 place to others. Thus educational matters may — nay, will always, be liable to 
 bticome mixed up with party strife. In our opinion thi.s is to be deplored, but we 
 must meantime accept our position. 
 
 Secondly. — We have separate schools established, both Protestant and Roman 
 Catholic, and they form an integral part of our school system. It is true that these 
 schools were forced upon Ontario by the Roman Catholic majority of Quebec, and 
 advocated as a matter of justice, as an equivalent to the Protestant dissentient 
 schools which are established in the Lower Province, as " a safety valve" for the 
 system established in the Upper Province and as "a finality" which would prevent 
 futher interference by the iLoman Catholic clergy in the schools. These hopes, 
 as they rested on misrepresentations and misconceptions, have not been realized, and 
 now Protestants generally, including many prominent politicians, regard soparate 
 schools as a verj grave mistake. Nevertheless, there they are, secured by the Im- 
 ifederation, !i-uA '•A'f mv.st :nn!?)!t.iTr.o ,T..'-.'^opt thnrr,, tbowgh art 
 
 ,f rv: 
 
 THK 
 
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 acknowledged evil. 
 
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 ThiH 
 
 t<. rec^1t"?uch rd?;;i^^^^ «»h) that " l'u;,iU.hall he allowed 
 
 i^g tu any K«n3 r";^!^^^^^^^^^ I*'""^ '"• g"t^rdi»ni, desire, ac.,«rd 
 
 di?oi,,lin/o/^Sc3.K^^^^^^^^^ £7 "'' iT .*»'«,"rK«niu.tiou, government and 
 Hhall' require J^^rPUPi i iw.v IhH^^"^ r^'*'^'" *''*' " ^o F>erH«„ 
 
 ir ir"plrtt'.;' ';.ir L;;:;- '^ vTth t ^i '"^r""" "•■ -''«<»->»i-ted to by^X 
 natihfi«V T«fi.,. f"'*'^,'"""''- , *^'t" thcHe Heotiotw ui the statute we are uuife 
 
 ^t^St::&:;;;^r '''''''' ^'''' ^""«'""" inatructionTiS:; 
 (aoconHni^lo Hnn^ 11?"""^'^ *V' «ixty-nine out of seventy of our parentn 
 
 that purpoL. imX . 1 noL ' ","■"'" ''"'* "''•'«""'• •'nd.le«iroit to be uned for 
 vioIatWy ulXe jS' ,rLn\ •'V"'"'" '" ""* ^""" *" ^^y""*' "°^ «« 'he law 
 (Heotion?) () C>nK^^^^ aue reapect ,. had to the conHoience clau«. 
 
 education 1 pu3e? h.^ST.^i^^ that th«re in no lxK,k like (J.kIs lkH>k for 
 
 iouHinHtruotk". Ke.ivenLnf Tn^^^^^ T'"' "^'^ *''*'"'^'"-« *'««''-'^ «•«»*«■ 
 
 by parents generaiTv au^ lu l tC* 7 ''•'f' '••"« *»'« religioua inntruction denirod 
 On these qfestiW dXriZ » '"«f "«ti»u oau be given in tne public schools. 
 <lifficultie8whi: 1 fZ?c^^^ ^« '^'•« l>«r8uaded that the 
 
 rcprcsenttttron CO. es u> an M d I?. J 'i "^'^ *"^'}y ^'' «v*>'-«"m". when wilful mis- 
 what iH gen^rluy leTired Firil thi!" ^'«^'-er understanding has been rea.hed as to 
 c<..ning it is an.l nroDLr that Z'. 'i ^ f""l\\^ diHtinctly noted that however be- 
 «xerci?es, in which ^theh^^^^^^^^^^ schools shoul.l be o,M,ned and closed wit devotional 
 instruction Nor docs a re3al, r'' "• ••"^'^^r:'*!^ ii.voked that is not religious 
 reiwlingafewversesof Hc.IvXh^^^^^^^ requiring the use of a form of prayer and 
 
 under which the Boarfl ic S cS.;";.^ ^'"'-"^i '''''' t'^'^^" f''""' *»«»«♦• 
 
 well :— n^nools ot the city of London are conducted, would do very 
 
 and suc^ h*st'!"cJlon\S^^^ *''«'•« «»-» ^ ««-«" «"«h explanation 
 
 HuitedtothelpSea rthcchildi^^^ pnuciples of morality and religion as are 
 and instructions no attVnotL,^^^^^^^^^^ ' iri''*? /'.'^^y'"^ **^''* "' «"*^*' «xplauations 
 tion • amlSaU. Lt!.^! ^ i '"^•''^*« """'-'h children to any particular denomiua- 
 tids reg"ktilm ; '""'^P'"^""' '^'''' ''^^^^^^ '"'^y »>« exempted7rom the operation of 
 
 «r8 ottKhoof. "^P^*^"*"""'^ '^"'i instructions be given by the resp^-nsible teach 
 
 the ^h;in; ±^::4s:^:t:£^' ^-*-^*^«- ^« p-p--^ ^- «- -- -^ 
 
 April 2,']'"^; ^!;?esTecfhf ^"'"^'^^'.'^r'' ^^'''" ^'•°«^«' '" W«M«niorandum of 
 
 draWn their ch dm? f-om .l1; '''*'i' "» London, only fifty parents had with- 
 
 found to be so far frrn.T T ^^ ""' "»-**'"^'t'"n ! and that the teaching had been 
 pSintfrom the iar«.^ -ectanani.sm that there had not bein a com- 
 
 can lawfully reuuire thpir f«=. i,«^ +' .f ^*'?,.?'^"^' 'School Injards and trustees 
 
 divine,, ,,vea,e. pS;,^°S^uil.r■l''cSia':S>^^^^^^^ """ "">- 
 THK HI8T0EV OF SEUOroUS INSTRUCTION m THE SCHOOLS OP ONTARIO. 
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 att«,n,pt wiu. nuul« mt th« IwiZiin^ t.. «?.!.. i !f ' •"thor,/.«.| text b<H,k.. No 
 Noone propose,! t«, «,ou IrZlS? (>^ ♦ ' '!•"«"•"« ^r"^'"^ '^"'" o'"- -«»'ooU. 
 Chrietmnitr U r^^cZMuThiZnJ!^ ti.e contrary, th. lU,Kul*tion. rteol.re. "A. 
 
 Ury inHtruotJon; and nrr)viM ,n w.« m Ju Krl^ w!^*' regulations f..r clomen- 
 »tthen,H,ni„ga,..i«lo;irK rtLTh^^H fo^i^^ 
 
 ewh |.t.r.M..i.ion.' ButTeHon A ^("v!" L i i ^r**'^ '»« riution by the clergy of 
 d.t«r'y and not ,na,l"o"v'andIeff;r;hi'r/T' "''*'"" ^ 
 reqniring U«oher« to Kive Bi 1 nitrT,2, » ^ u *""'«*'* the authority of 
 tho Hchool. No «vowe.iTtteuu wan fve „ 1 1 'Tn uT "'''*?*""• «««^«i««- «" 
 but Kraduully a .hange nai^ ov«r th« 1 K . '''";!''■''" '■«"'K»o"« inntrHotion. 
 Boomn (.atlmlic oleruv to tht uhI of Th^ P ^ *'?"'l- „.? 'J^<"t*on w, made by the 
 order to a.oi.l giv n/th -m rZ^^ fh. n ^ ■""^f"**"* '*»'«. •'«'» i» many pla,4, in 
 national . -hooUeaiJrHrv", 3^0 ;"?.!/* ''**' '"^^'^''V""*"**- '»'»'«" ^^e Fr mH 
 no Dlace. Next .«me af ^mr, ,^a /t ad" tin 7n h" ""'V'^ !''* '^ripture lesHonn had 
 in t>.e «chool«, P.„,| the BiK d no ^a.^^iu •♦ "'"■''"*'' 7^''^ '""-» ''■' taught 
 So that while great «treHH wal aid on arHbLf? '* *"'""« *''* obligatory ntudfeH. 
 and ti,e Huccei,* of teachrrs^d tL nro^ l- ''' /^''T'!'*'" ''"** «""^^^ "»*♦ "tL'.ao.. 
 proficiency in the«e -ubJe'tB Scrilfre "^^^^^^^ ''"n""'"'' "'^'^^'V "" 
 
 time Hpent on rtligiouH inHtructioi «M..n«,l 1^ f 1 w»h niade of no account : and 
 circumHUnceK not*^mentioS into a3.nt nl^^- ^'^'''"^ *h«««. »>««"1««' other 
 re igipus instruction to a Cged^XS^ *^* **>« ."''^'*' »"** 
 
 mi«e,l against the school Hystem. After a CThe Jn . '* •''"?' "^ «'""*'«"" '^»» 
 by many pr«mi...mt educition^st/amrsuZrttdl^rTh /T/,"r"' "»^"'y T'^"^ 
 our public BchoolB were established for teaE.J 1 ^ <Jlofx'i^'^m^ to be thnt 
 
 citizens of all faiths or no faitKtl aUed ' nfl fJ, / 'r' •'''*'' ""^'J**-'*"' «" *h*«-h 
 Bible should be relegated to th^B^rid,a?h ., K i *^t*/"''l«">"« instruction and the 
 the attention of t.u,ValcTs^'n fhe pllicH^^^^^^ '"""^' '^"^ «'^'""^' ""^ '"«««« 
 
 preambro? Se' A^Jhich *finX "JiSfshe /" u"^*««"'"« -!--*« -hools. The 
 and proper t<, rentore to Roman ^tSf^^ \tZ 'l';'''^''^' " '^^'^'•«'*« «* i« J««t 
 they formerly enjoyed. " Yes rehSi fn.VL,, ♦^^^V ^If * ^'^•^•" "«'"« ^"^^^^ 
 which they had ceased to enjov an f ^ .V. K '""/"'i*^*^''* •'''"^••'•«" ^^« » ^ght 
 in schools'^ supported brtC'sTaLZl-" '^f^^^' ^^^^- So that n?w. 
 the Roman Catholic fa^th are car;f.Sv^ catechism, aiul the practices of 
 Catholics are instructed in lherei?>"«ttT.^ the children^f Roman 
 lege is denied to Protestants M^nv ?"* *h« ''k* right and privi- 
 
 Kngland thought that in lue interest n'J'Tr'"* "ir° "' *»»« ^^^^urct! of 
 to establish cKurch sch^ls in which the ?!'£''" *''7 1^°"^'^ '^ "^""^^^^ 
 might have the same pHvi le Je Z Ln!^ n 'I?'?" ''^ *h** denomination 
 
 the m^joHty of Prote^tr^tel^hile^favtr tff us "of^'th'TiVl^^J^^- ^"* 
 willing to destroy the non-soctarian ^vJllHf uV f ^ *"^ ^"''•'' ^^re un- 
 
 thankFal. and so^hat reereiTTasTo^TuotUurNSft^ '*"f ,?r° f° "^ 
 number in al the Churches that anr»^*\.il t h / " ' '* ^*'' '«^* ^y » large 
 religious instruction a^S Bible re^tiJe^^^^ ""'«••*« ^aJe 
 
 ago an agitation, with this end Twew w's be^un 'tk"" P tY'^ ^'^*T° /«*"* 
 and Methodist Churches united in an an^l ^^fL n ^ Presbytemn, Anglican, 
 24, 1882, the Hon. Mr. MowatVo.irt^n„«^S^ •*'' **u ^"\«">'nent, and. on October 
 Churches and promised to gTveXZttert^^^^^^^^^ the united .leputations from these 
 demands. It was some t°mrbefore^Sp ^ffi* « f m •'^??*""i ^^'^^'^ **^ importance 
 by its present energetic rcupanithe Hon O W r"'*'' "/ ^^^^-r^tion was filled 
 pointment, he lost no timTand a book of t . • ' * ^T\. ^"""''•^iately on his ap- 
 Separtment, after being suCitted to t^! P*"'! 'l^'*''*'""'' ^'*8 prepared by tfie 
 an^ was at ince intrriied into tt pS 1 *^^ ^'^"°"« ^^^'^^^'^ 
 
 regulations, which makes obStorv tbl In' . ^""^ ^""'^y, "«« ""d^'' * ««de of 
 the closing of it with readiW Sf a ILL fFZli ''i^^'Fy ^^ool with prayer, and 
 and the repeating of thrffromif. 1 T *u ^^^ °^ selections and prayer 
 changeof reguktinsfromrec^^ ^y the trustees.^ This 
 
 of devotional exercises is soX a e^SSertf^^^^ regard to the observance 
 
 nothing has been done tow-TrdnFv » T- ^ the desire of the Churches, but 
 children to read the S for thp Ifl ** religious instruction or teaching the 
 knowledge of God^ Wled WU kI^ TI ^^'^^/ff^^ding them an intelligent 
 
 oftheGovernmenthavesakfldwrken H isl^fllf^^^^^l^'r^^ 
 men the duty of ^vin!r rlr"'?:A*:!^',VJ! t^'^i'-. policy to throw uponclergy- 
 
 ~ ""= — «cti«si II, tne schools, although the 
 
books. No 
 our RohonU. 
 lecUre, "A» 
 vinof) M Ml 
 
 f«»r elemsn- 
 nul exeroiaea 
 ulnionta, for 
 ho clergy of 
 i rnnniiitnen- 
 luthority of 
 9x«roiitOH In 
 inMtruotion, 
 iii<tu hy the 
 y placea, in 
 un tho IriHh 
 I legHona had 
 it l>". tauaiit 
 r»ry HtiulicH. 
 ik»: Htu.iioH, 
 entirely on 
 count : and 
 Hides other 
 
 Bible and 
 xllesH" waH 
 dy avowed 
 to be thnt 
 , on which 
 ion and the 
 not engago 
 
 oole. The 
 IN it is just 
 {hts which 
 f&B a right 
 that now, 
 ractices of 
 >f Roman 
 kud privi- 
 !hurch of 
 € allowed 
 omination 
 joy. But 
 were un- 
 ason to be 
 by a large 
 r to have 
 «en years 
 Anglican, 
 a October 
 From these 
 nportance 
 was filled 
 an his ap- 
 ed by the 
 Churches, 
 a code of 
 ayer, and 
 id prayer 
 es. This 
 bservance 
 ches, but 
 ihing the 
 atelligent 
 ipportere 
 jn clergy - 
 ugh the 
 
 •tp*ri«ino«of thirty six years show* that clDruvmen will not iin,»„r*.w- - ♦- i. li u 
 
 wav nroL^f T^ '"■ /■"*«*'"■ "" """ ''*" ™**^'' »*'« y«"th of his charge in th. 
 KKr;Lt.i '"'""'•'""'""'* ■•""•'" '^ •»•-* '•»»" '" the future's It hJ 
 .A J^'? ''*J'"'»t"™ |««t ye*r, as the result ..f tho akltation Dre.^.Hnff the «l«otin».. 
 eitTnrth::;^iLv*^"'V'"'". I««*"»i"if/«''Ki-u- in.t'ruction.'il.il.h nf. lify^'to ^ 
 
 .ft *i ""<»rB, and lo not Itriilt tlio Iciwoiix to i)« re»ii to t hone in Hi* l-«W „# 
 
 »l~tio„. : hut |„ ,,,iHt ,.,,,1 «.op. tl,.,ro 1,„ I., uti. 'h. ™ Ul..l,„„,l. 
 
 .ctorj; to k„ow tl..t in .,mc ,,1.^,.. the Biblo I. r™! I,, th'SolJ, N.lrth. 
 
 Mo / for elementary instiu.ition b " "» p«irva«ie 
 
 2. In the Public Srhooi. .4 r/ the principle of religiouH instruction in tU 
 
 the riAt .73''"'' "r '^-f'l-"" "-'-• which it is to^brjiv "n aie sUted and 
 the nght of each pi r.nt . .-guardian on the subject is se.mred ' 
 
 from rloT-.i!" P" 1" ''"'*^''! i'''"^ * ''"•" »n'^ n«t » //oarrWwv .chwd, rules arisinir 
 heca T "'■" ..; ^nci duti", Are not required, and as he nu ils ar« u„de5 
 
 not mirelv ^t^^Ur^. ^i!'"f^^! '^"^' ^^^^^'^ *»'** *»»« school system of Ontario U 
 Herdn w7 , ^^ 1 JJ - ''"*," 7 .r'.'«^.''"'= ''^^•^ruction au an " essential element » 
 
 Sv H w^ ;;. SCJ^rfti .'t ':f '^"'.^ '" 'rr' '•* T?*'^ i.uliffere„trsm. 
 thisCienr^l P ; P.nlt -y . ;^^^ ^* ''*^1'"- "' >;>"*«"" asKed for the removal of 
 r..rw.a In/ i' . ?u ' *'>'.'i-««*-. wrr it cancelled ? Anyone can see how the 
 
 parents do not wltSsJ^ne NorLaT^* ^1^ thetoH^T /'':!"""', 
 Drincinle in nnf n»^^« i „ t/Il "*"' *"** '"'^ noble declaration of 
 
 Mem^andahv^anTw^ 1878 pages 269 to' 280 are occupied with valuable 
 
 SSn rL fK *"' ^"^''' T ^'*""»'' '"^^fc^" connected with religious 
 
 hrow much b^L 0^^.'' "'' *''* ' ' *•" ^" ^"""*^ '» the ('ompendium of 1885. As'they 
 
 proce«ling«, which refleot^I on cleVvmen le"e«m: whH. fhl'v? {TT""" **k*"'' •='?"« "«■"•'>'"' '^e 
 elation U, 8t.y a word in their own Klf orsh^w Ul^ 1 * '^1 J"*^ "*''®'' *'*^" '*«''«^ *»>' the Aaso- 
 provision of the Roirulatlon« t" ,» »!:'u "J 2,'LIT-,?''; f^ '?■" "»» ♦'yi"«'. to ari ve effect to the speoiouu 
 ends . "'"^ '""" P»y however U umy favor certain political 
 
wrftton in vin<lit»tion of it Ivi tho .. ' ""■" """'> "^ ^'">«' *»>» l«*ve 
 
 that it .n.y f« of „«, to .t«^ Iw how i ** ' '''i'l "*""«"«« ^J"' the »HK,k ; Z 
 
 TUB OTOBT OK - ii,k mmilTUHK .sklk.TIoNM." 
 
 pnva1!7„:ur;,'t^H**i^ KTrr 'l^;. «7 J- "-•« MinUer of Kducation. . 
 th« Mothocli.t Churuh, »vn,Ut that' ti» ," Vli H?'"' 'iT I"-""«'"". connucte.! with 
 MoloctionofNo.ipturcumai.l wfi.Sri.f"^^^ •» I nu.tlur.l, In^g... to „«ke « 
 although h« tru!,t«,nt« Sal*^. 11^ r^^^^ 
 
 -hort c«„,„,e„t inculcating P''rVm m i^fl «" '"^ "* 
 
 iMijH.I fr,>nUh«lirgt that t^M lit Mu.u.l^'T '."" •'"«"'"• >*••■ Kmr «!■<, 
 Archbishop Ly..oh. ^aZ::r^X Z^.^iZl th '" ,"'7'/'"' ."l'''"-'*' "f 
 in manuHcrint form, an.! oht,un...l hSL Ival f^ " r'""''*"' '•«»''"'«« '«' »'"» 
 When Mr. koHH Imciuxw Mini'ter tl ^3 !^ thoMdoctionH, coninient« and all. 
 exception of the coronrntHWaHann^^^ ^T '"'"»'"•"' to him ; an.l with the 
 
 The wh,.lawa« then "SdTtK'MS^^^^ T*™"*" *«'« «<'''«d 
 
 form were ,ent to tie c.munittees o ftt « v^^^^^^^^ a.ul the proofs, in .alley 
 
 Arohh.Hhop. with the re^ue^t to meet w th t '^M ' i ^'^V'* ^'^'"-^h"" »"«« the 
 further preparatir.n of the hook A nllTm. r « '^"" ''ter and confer reyardinu the 
 it wai. re«,d that .u ch a Jok of "iec ion?^" I m '^'' "'*^*"'« ^"^ ^"''••. >^»'«» 
 «choolH: alHO. the „.„„ti„K .le ■ .1. y exprredl'!!!-: "' '^"^^'"^^f "••> 'f ""«<! i" the 
 r«a.l by the chil.lren, and the Mi,,Sr nrnmi^ l .' fu*'"'*'"*'*' ""'■ *'"^'"K *'"' »«««<»"» 
 nmall Hub-connnittee eoli"?i,u /" sevin m m t r'*''''i *" '■•."'''''*"■ ^'"-^ ''"'"»• ^ 
 IXMUte.! to r.vine the draft, These ^^.1^1.?^! d "' '■'"" '*y"""'' ^'" *''«» ^P- 
 Ling Provost Hod> Arohdel'm^B d^M ;;'^h:J 
 
 Ca.i«elH K8,,.. ,„ct to ,i,. this work Mr ('ass ^s^n .I'l ' ?"' ""'*""• '""^ »• 
 
 Dr. Laing was present for the (i„t dw and fhn m "'"^'''''y ♦•"'"' »'«"•• or tw.,, 
 nay. in revising Huh lK.ok of 'o m^^^^^^^^^ 'n' ^'"" *^">'^ = *'"'<^ '"^ »" 
 
 mg Ignorant of who the comnil.™ . ■ "'•'^*'" *"•"'■" «'««*' 8|>ciit. lk.>- 
 
 Jiiaoover any pnncipl^Vwhllt i^'^:,;^::; ;V:n.a^^^ ""' ''t« "'"^'^'^'^ 
 the book a.s it waa, and did litHe more tlia cm, ?i !i ' *''*• <'?""'"ttee accepted 
 
 verses and the headingn of t hV le sc.r Tl e ri *»"' """'"^"'» «f wordH 'and 
 omiHsions were due to a .leHire, o„ the , t of \\T T'^T '*I'P'^'--»«t that certain 
 might Beem innnodeHt or l)e off, oV^. i r *J'«^'>'npil«'r. to avoid anything which 
 length becan.e h<. impte^Jed u"u t " L " oS^ '!'''« «"'>--.n„!ftteo at 
 
 in tiio Scripture for any reas n tl at'T «l ^i allowing o.n.syions a.id changes 
 to the e.loct that no aek^ion Ji ;ul tve Yni± ""-'imou.ly a resolutfon 
 
 or verse had been omitte.l or o u ged After rec 1 '' T^ '" ^''•"'' ^''^ ^'"■■J 
 comnutteetheHon Mr. Ross niade Much c»;an,l/'"«o *''" '"*'?"'"* "^ *'"« «"'•■ 
 of the revisors and others, as ^"^1^^ ^Zf.^d ' f '""'■*^''''"" ^^th the suggestions 
 i-ofe.ences and proceeded " it^ L ;o;k "" 'i Ij , '^f'^ 
 
 unanimous resolution of the revisors • ^wJ.« . 1 I' '^".r'"'^"''' ""* "P«" the 
 
 thebook very„,anjselectionsTw, eh?™ a^^^^^^^^^ ''' all.wed to re,!,ain in 
 
 instances short parauranlm wh,-,4. „1 /■ f"'^ V""l'^ are omitted, and in three 
 
 Hibility tor the iooJ^jlr.^tly 1 • o^" t" th'^Kdu K^'^n '"^"'^ *'"^ ''''''' ""-p"" 
 Hentatives of the fiu/rchis only Sed to the t o '^1 ^T'?''r'- • '^'''« ''^W- 
 reviaors only ^ave a oualifie.l Hm.t!^,,„i t H ? ^^^ """'^ "f selections, and the 
 them, but hacfno pa t n deterSrlhlf ' 1 ''/•''*'°"'' ^'''''•'' ^^'^'"^ submitted to 
 should l-inthc vSluine, or w It frd Jlo, ,fr ^Y "'V"*'^'" ''^ '''•-'>»« 
 
 the. opimon that no word or clause ^^^ J-::^::^,::;;!,!^^ ^ 
 
 beent:mt\:ri;'\r/oS?:.sirfrr^^ 
 
 Education has publicly declaredZat w hire fL ..*J'^ schools, and the Minister of 
 shall be from the Bible^itself! oi Mdiere W ^'^^'' *'*^* *'^« '^^^^S 
 are not in the book of select! Js ' tl e (lover^m'nKril noM 7 T'"^'' T"^ ^^^'^ 
 Bible or its contents ar« ,.»od d-il- .^''^nn^^nt will not interfere.' so loniras f^hn 
 ■ " • ''"'^-^ """^ «y3tcmatioaliy.- It is, however, well known 
 
 Kgyp 
 Calf, 
 
<>(k>iiiintuiiiiiiiiiitit 
 nn(n.>ttiiMry to My 
 of I<^luc«tiou b 
 • hM fliH iilition 
 •f tho«« who likve 
 ih the iHHik ; so 
 •<'<i <inii what it 
 
 of Kducation, • 
 
 I. cniinuctfd with 
 «g»t> to lltAltfl A 
 
 rivate vtiturpriM, 
 iat«ly l.tiid to itii 
 "HMMinitd l»y "» 
 Mr. Kerr alao 
 tho approval of 
 n-adiiigg to htm 
 imiieiitH aiul all. 
 > ; iiriil with the 
 :!tn wtiro a(i<io(l. 
 \irnnfn, in galley 
 iirch«n ami th»' 
 »r regardiiig the 
 waH hishl, whon 
 •y if used ill the 
 
 'illg thu l0HH«)l)(i 
 
 ■ this point. A 
 
 II, wiiB tiion ap- 
 isrlftiid, Dewart. 
 urton, and H. 
 vn liour oi two, 
 (ly.i ; tliat in to 
 ere aimtt. Hv- 
 l>«i»g unable to 
 iiittoe aoiicpted 
 of wordH and 
 ut that <;i!itain 
 mytliing wiiich 
 l)-coniniittt'o at 
 ns and changea 
 ^^ a resolution 
 Inch any word 
 ■t of this Hub- 
 tilt; suggestions 
 
 , the Soiipturc 
 , at;t upon the 
 
 to remain in 
 i, and in three 
 entire respon- 
 ''■ Tho repre- 
 itions, and the 
 3 submitted to 
 ber of lessons 
 sxpresaly gave 
 
 in the selec- 
 
 lections have 
 le Minister of 
 it the reading 
 es read which 
 so long as the 
 r, well known 
 
 that «n aintindtnl edition nf th« tL.»liLi ..mt^^t i 
 
 jt 1- 1., »., h«,MHi that tT« ,1 jttSte.S^ •;; rr ."' p'«r»»"*- •"^ 
 
 not 
 and 
 
 other. pa««d LI \t« hir„i"r*dv a^iln?U r T'''*^'" ^""-^ -«-<^« 
 ch<««n : -auh one of which .tand" bv^itl / -' ?' "' '"!"-«"• •»'»tr»Hly 
 {..gical conneotion. V„r drvotiona m.rL n ^'""1* ?«""' ^" ''''t^'rioal or 
 .y«t.»u»ti., r«ligi.>us i ..tr uti on r^.^ •'"' »"'^ "" ^•"" " imparting 
 
 i. utterly vduile^. The nu.'.Tb:: oTjll^ Lt!,: r'!"." l^^IT'Tt '' , '■'" i^T 
 
 important ,,art of (iSworl wl '. Z h« *i ' f'"'" T\ " '''y ''"«" '""» 
 ar«. '^*"' "*' '^"'^«" '"»««• t« niimuiouii aM thuy 
 
 "TIIK BBLRCTIUM*" ANALYSED. 
 
 It .,onHi«t. of five pJrJZ S; !/& Id. y^ *" ^"'""« "" •'"*'"**^« '»' '* 
 
 ueuterononiy, '2 fr„ni .loshua. I frc.m .Judge., 
 
 2 from Ruth, .34 from the Umln of Hamnel Kinr^M.i.,.J rL • i t .. 
 
 P«lm., 23 from Prover'^ loTrom^^«k^l;,^ ''%'''*'''" T' -?•* ««tract» from 
 
 Mical^ Kzekiel. KooleHii^amrMSh^ 
 
 have»l7 lesnoiiH. in whi.h are IH extin,./J f- .1 m »!i. '•. , ^'oMmlH -. here we 
 
 two or more chapter* ,,f .lifferent JK,ok^H orXr„n/^ "^^ •""'.** "*''*"' ^""«* 
 single le«Boi;. I V. Thf Actn ofthlTl ! ^ • *'"'"'/'« c«»mbi.iol to form a 
 
 onler and uWiuu nearfv thewt.l^r^r/fT^.. .t^^ ?f '^ '"-o"". following in 
 
 onler and giving nearly ^^^yi^oi: :^'SZ:^,;Sv"^J^c^J:T"'^ If 7"'^ "' 
 consisting ..f 4 l.^sons /ron. each of I. .J„Jn and Rovelatior-W^-^''"'' i^'c^^'lr'.' • 
 thians and Hebrews, I. I'eter 1» from «urnfR„L- u"^"' *'"''■'' ''^'- <^"""- 
 
 thians and Hebrews, 1. 
 dnmes, and on 
 
 iL;::n4el;";;;^o„t t;'%Jte.;^pSpJ^^ -*'. ;"-%■;«' •— . 
 
 ■election.^, order or combiiiations Th^! principle to gunle either in the 
 in^ for instniction in mStn'th ^e Im. '^''^'^r^^P^ >^»'«" Provid- 
 thTs.lefect. The history of the antediluvian To Id^^^^^^^ '" ''«*»" 
 
 over: also tho history of the Swer o^ 
 
 Nimnxl-H l)eginning of emJjre W^hfL i .' "I- ^^^ '""persion and of 
 from chaps, xli xuf ndxSrand^r^ , pnly « f*^* <l«8connected verses culled 
 ».am givef. of ; whole history' of ISnT,! f '^ m"*" ""V"'""""' '^"'* *»•« ^'^^^ "^ '^ ^^a. 
 .lrenofUod,and wStheSt^rvStr^^^^^^ covenant l^ad of the chil- 
 
 Inaac an.l .Jacob is restriote.l Sr les' ois"^*^ Thf hfsUi'ofr'^ ^''^T'^ *^** °' 
 given, but lesson XXXIV. begins with f ". fnllo^f 7 "^ *''® **? P'*!*"*^" »« "«* 
 
 tare, '• After Kgypt had been iisited hv nl?^ZZl^ i^x^t^no^ not founcFin Scrip- 
 Egypt. co„sent5<fto leUhe Is^^c^Ues L '" No L'nS^^^ '''"« °^ 
 
 Calf, and Broken Tables or the n,,n*^J^k.« ^ i cTu '', """'*' "^ **>« iloUen 
 twochaptersof Rutha ewantim The w1? r •^^'^.''f/''»»reaking. The last 
 isomittid, while the previous nat of thVnl? ♦ °" °? ^^'^l^' worship by JcrolK»n. 
 the chapters contain^ g he sT.rch for F St'" l^^T' ,^ ^r*"?^ ''' ''""« ^'*h 
 These aVe a few instants co-ncenfiVwhi^l^we mav flinJ^'^l^ of .Sennacherib, 
 important passages pas..ed over whHe ofh^.. of i ^ fairly ask, \Vhy were such 
 But a Btill greater defeSirthe^mss,?^^^^^^ ™°'"^"* '''*« «^^«" * Pl»<=«? 
 
 are in the boSc. as though hey c^Si TolK^tnmrar ^T P--«- ^^ich 
 to be read. While vre ^ive a fpwTnTf i^u- ."^^'^^^ or otherwise improper 
 
 answer, viz. : That thTs^rdoneTo pr^S teCJr^ "' Z'^''^^**" " P^"^« 
 aaking the reader to notice that the otSSn, tl sor^rJr "' Tl *"? '""«' ^^^ 
 in very few cases would reUiDinTthrvfr-o^ •*?Tu'"®^ '" 'l'^"''* «'t*ract8, and 
 lesson^ Note, then, Z followiSf '"^^ °'"'""^ '^^^'^ ""^"^^ «''t^»d^-<l th*^ 
 
 (ienesis i,. ^ ''An.l they were both naked," ef<5. 
 IX. 20 to 29, Noahs drunkenness. 
 T... — ^,, ,,^ ..yypjjjjjjj. Qj ciroumcision. 
 
tl 
 
 
 wh4irJ5. * '^•*' '^ '««» »»>« 'Umd. look off clMirtM 
 
 -"..01 Nl„nI?''?J Jr/.**'- '^:n'»w !t.i..,h.„. 
 
 wm tha KirtK, th« 
 
 in Hcriptur,.. and ,1^^,! i„^^ ^,^ 
 
 "'•titution of the tvlv^w 
 
 xa. 8 : th«H vv. 22 f. .la .miitUHi 
 
 IV- 1^ /^'It ,'**'' *'^ •'•'■"''*'••''• 
 
 the «tr*ot. .r. give": ^„ J'"?* H ^'T/T P**^ "' '♦>« '-»«'• Th. or.ler l„ which 
 
 fron, ;Hr;^[?l';.r;Efa^^^^^^^^^^ ve... fro. chapter iv. and thre« 
 
 to deaeroy it. proper merunV'S "" ^'"■. '•«'"'»ve«l from it, .jontext m 
 
 Proverb., chapter! v a ..^j'^^fi." **>/ "»^'«'.' «*<•. 
 ProverbH xxin. |^H^- For u .f^re i. a deep ditch, etc. " 
 
 XXV. ,5: .„. 2rPKi; i:;tr.^?r" jr-'««p p't.;^ •'tc 
 
 << 
 II 
 
 •om „,„„r. " „, ! 'o .':'S ' » '"'1' »' I '.."til... •• 
 
 P=-alni8 
 
 Proverb, XV?' ;;.T,''"'',"'",'"," "'"•"''"■ '""Khiag. 
 
 bones," v. .S5. *^ "' '"'^ ""'^ *''« rottenneuH of the 
 
 " ?ii a..i[^^ .i*^: ^i::r';i,:f '. '^* ?• " ^'^ -•» for the hack, etc •■• 
 
 more, etc. /'v. 29 to S "•''"^""^ P""""*'' «" '« *'"-• wicked no 
 
 ^'"'^:"- i:s !3i s J4::?u:;r!;i^^ tiir^- ^- ^"^ — ^f the f^ord 
 
Isd Dm following 
 
 Iffla Mifl *r«gula 
 
 ttMMd. •to. 
 
 ^ iiualAnd,"«lo. 
 ^t thtt bow. 
 
 th« KinK, the 
 » U) nmkfl thflir 
 ted into chap. 
 » of the velvet 
 
 i. The re*4ier 
 Tcl : doubtlett 
 
 nler iti which 
 ^ariuua boolu 
 'ftaimn ia ;~i., 
 Ixvii., xxvii., 
 "viii.; thktof 
 
 »-. XAV., vi., 
 
 ••■ Iv., i., v., 
 
 iv. and thre« 
 t>i context as 
 lunieroiu ami 
 
 Ionian. 
 
 » of Iniquity ; 
 
 ! w. M, The 
 
 ir, liar. 
 . etc. 
 I'ing wuy. 
 Jf Uoiitites." 
 ■<l liiiighiag. 
 
 ea even tho 
 irt deviaeth 
 "Ho that 
 " The lot i.s 
 f tho Lord " 
 lioring from 
 
 V. 30. " A 
 inoHs of the 
 
 ^ack, etc.;" 
 wicked no 
 
 »f the Lord 
 
 KMkUl i¥li « l« IM Th« whola rmmmiag prm^^ikory lo •• V«|" ol wm« If. 
 
 I'ruv«rb« «vl.. 7 and «, Ct^dcarnlng eiMllMit MOMh and oifU, v II and 12 III 
 
 -I.I 16. ;• H. that Ju.UArth t»«i ;;Sk*l '^. an abuMUi,ati«; w. 
 
 tba U^ru, eto.i I J, «). i\ and «. " H« that WMto£|| lOs faUwr 
 
 .,V"i \'*^*'*' '"V **.*■ •»»«»»'«'r »■ • •"« l»»*t ''auaaili all, m. mt^ » 
 
 ' «WU. i. •' TM wofifc ol • Ida baarw aw a- wwn.1., etc 
 
 have mutilal^l the axtraota a^ hia own awaal will, and tha Mintiit..r .,f K^hicatlon 
 and crfhar* mjv Utat It ha* bean m^li dam. ««•"«« 
 
 , ''•^^*T', i«. «^»-tai«!y lea* oMMttoML'a A kimi of harmony haa 
 
 bMD attotn|>tea 1 but tha ^wmningnng and iMnihtnatiou of maaaMa la 
 
 *f wH!l**'*To ". nt*'^J*« tfJ batwean lh« 2IMh and 'iftth varta* of Laka H 
 Mid Matthow Ul. following Luk. U. and priNwdlng Luka Ir. Than we a.e t'k "n 
 ba.., t«. John, and «i on ut^irly diaragardinM "»« wdar in H«.riptnra. Agalr. 
 Matthew «l. ia 'Mblt.arily Intarjaotad bHwan. tiM flnt and U»t parti of 
 ofMaVthaw xl * ^'' " *'' ••'•~*" ***• >•«•»«»» »lw »th verw 
 
 The lesson on the Ilwiurretitlon fa made up of Mark sri. I to 7. j Matthew xx iii 
 M F.uke xxiv. II. ! John xx. .1 ; and tha pfttobwotk raada aa one .^mtinuoiw 
 uiat..ry. while tht. o«... action, give a faiae oonoaptlon of the hlatory aa recorded in 
 Mcrtpture The lewm . i. the Aacanaion oiioaiaU of Matthei vUl h» • A.-ta I 4' 
 Luke xxiv M), : Act. i and 10. j Luke xxlv. 52. ; a atran. nedley of .UfTereni 
 pa«.«i|e.. lnU,nde.l to give the compUarc view of wliat hao. ......I, bi». auch aa many 
 
 will diaaant from ' 
 
 Then why were the IniporUnt portion. JonUinlng the annunolation. the dr- 
 euiiK-.iilon of .|.,,ua, tht inbaaaore at Bethlehem, not ^.nva. ' Note a«ao the follow 
 tng atnking omiasiona in extraota which are giren : 
 Lake fl. 38 to 38, (Joncendng tha propheteaa Anna 
 
 Matthaw V. 21 to 82 Our Lurdn expoaition of the ^ixth and aeventh Command 
 manta in the Hermon on tno Mount. Are thoae not Ht to be 
 read ? t)r are they omittiNi on account of our Ixird'a doctrine con 
 ceming divorce i 
 Matthew X., tt to \\ Our Lord a teaching regarding divonw. 
 Mark X. ."I. " Many that are flrat ahall be Uat," ekj. 
 Matthew xii. . '23 to :}3. Our Lord'a reply al>out the reaurrection. 
 Mark vi. 42 to 44, T.velvc baaketa .)f friignionta taken up. The le.«aon from 
 
 which thia '« otnitte«l, co»iBi»t» of only 12 veiaea. 
 Luke xiv I, Ti.e lu-al.ng of the man with dropwy. 
 John x. 19 to 21, .luaua said to have a devil and 'oe mad. 
 Johnxiii., onlv 17 veraea given; unJ the Lord a wordn abruptly cut abort 
 
 when predicting Hia lK)traynl, 
 John xvi. 16 to 2H, <leatroviug the coDuection of tne diacourae. 
 Luke xxii. «1 inter jecte«l l)et.vecn veraea 74 and 75, and Matthew 26 an if it 
 
 were part of the hiator '. 
 Luke xxiv. 11 ia connected with .lohn xx ,1 by a " but ' and the omiaaion 
 n . / .1. o' *'";'"«''"'^«. giving a falae Impression of the cauae which follow. 
 I art fourth-^-the Acta of the A jwatlea. Omitting chap»*)r i. . H)iitaina n.iarly all 
 that hiaUiry in chronological order. The omi.saiona and cUngi!.- are few V'e note 
 only c.iapter v. 12. (iuuolea of hca.ing are pjisacdover. And in verae 17 (" after 
 thia ) .8 8ubatitute«i for " then ". Jlmpter viii. 7 to 2C " omitted ; the hiatorv of 
 Simof. Magna, etc.; chapter xi., 19 to .30 ; chapter xiii 1 to i:{, including histrryof 
 fclyina.s, tha aoroercr ; chapter xv. account of Council at Je-uaalem. Why waa 
 thi8 not given ? Surely it is an imp<jrtant point in Church history f Chapters x viii 
 19 to 28. Ihehiatory of Apolloa: and las being taught by A.jnila ui.c! FriHcilla 
 Chapter. XXI. Id tf) 2b, lea-ing v^mo 27 without- ite proper connectir,.. The 
 veraea omitted refer to Paul'a g.;ing up to .leruaalem, going to .lames an.i fulHl- 
 ling his vow. 
 
 Now we come to part nfth. Here the order ia arbitrary aa before. Roman, 
 xu., 1. Connthiana xui., L Corinthians xv., (Jalatianj vi,, Romana viii., Knheaiaus 
 111., and so forth. No doubt some important panaagea are given, but it seema 
 vary strange that such paasagea as Romans, cbaptors ii. , iii., ix., xi.. xii. and xiii in 
 which obedience to the civil magiatrate ia inculcated ; Hebiowa xii , Timothy vi 
 where the duties of rich .nen are Ui<l down, etc., shiuhl be passed over, and that so 
 many most important pa8.«.age» inculcating morality are not given. Tims in the 
 extracts which are given we have notable omissions, e.o,. 
 
10 
 
 fiKhting H ifh \,i!a Ixut* 
 
 I. CoriuthiaiiM xv., 2J» to M, Bwptiiinj for the dead 
 
 Ub K|)h(>8IIN. (>tc 
 
 KomaiiH viii. 18 to :i», Th« glory tr. bo reveale<l : the refleinption of the cifatioR 
 fnm. vanity : the Mpirits aid in prayer ; the magnificent triumph- 
 ant expresHion of e(,n(i<lence in the unchanging love of t^hrist 
 
 IMiilippiunn iv. 14 to end, (x)nimendation of Christian giving, etc 
 
 r. 'I'iioHHalonians v. '25 to end. Enjoining prayer and the holy kisa 
 
 fl. Timothy ii. 16 to end, A most inBtructi/e pasHft^re. 
 
 Kfhrews xi., 11 to 1(5, Reffning to Harah's faitu and the better country 
 
 JameBiii. 1 , and Hrst part v. 2, "Be not many masters in many 
 
 thmps we offenu all!" v. 1 H also, "The fruit of righteousness is gown 
 in peace, etc. 
 
 I. John iii., 7 to l:!, " Whosoever is born of (iod doth not commit ain " etc 
 .... Cain's slaying Abel, hatred of world, etc. ' 
 
 Revelation xxi. 5 to 22, Description of New Jerusaleuin ; in a most arbitrary 
 way omitting 22, "No temple" therein, and begining with " The 
 city had no need of the sun." Note that the lesson from which 
 tins IS omitted contains only fourteen verses. 
 
 Revelation xxii., the extract stors without giving v. In, "Without are docs " 
 etc. ; and signilicantly omits, " If any man shall take away from 
 the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away hi« 
 part out ot t'\e book of life," etc. 
 
 THE (niAKACTER OP "THE SELECTIONS." 
 
 Such are some of the omissions and changes made in the Scripture which 
 occur in the so-called " Scripture Readings for our Public Schools " When emi 
 nent ministers of the (iospel and professors have expressed the-nselves as satisfied 
 with the book, and when the Minister of Education said, in his place in the 
 Legislature, -'There was no garbling, no mutilation, and no adaptation except in 
 the case o. the story of Joseph," we must in charity suppose they 'spoke and 
 wrote without having examined the book. No one can contemplate these defects 
 without saying that if a book of selections is to be used, it must be compiled with 
 more care ; must be more full, and must show some reverence for the Word of 
 ( }od. It is not to be done by «n amateur Men who have practical acquaintance 
 with making text-books for schools, and using them also, should be eniployed on 
 this work. There are among our teachers some who could do it well But it 
 would be much more easy, and quit* as satisfactory, to have a programme only 
 printed, coataining a list of the passages of Scripture deemed proper to be read 
 in schools, and to use school bibles from which the children can read themselves 
 The comparative cheapness of this plan will commend it to many and then we 
 shall be freed from all garbling and mutilating of the Word of God Besides a 
 book large enough to give all the important portions of Scripture would be much 
 more costly than the volume lately prepared, and it is by no means cheap It 
 may be asked, what reason can be suggested for the omissions and mutilations 
 whi 3h we have referred to ? No one but Mr. Kerr can answer the question It is 
 however, evident that a mistaken modesty, if not an ofiensive prudery has had 
 something to do in this matter ; further, Mr. Kerr has told us that he tried to 
 make it such as the Roman Catholic clergy would accept, while they object to the 
 whole Protestant Bible being m the school ; further, the evident attempt to avoid 
 the miraculous, as far as possible, may indicate a desire not to shock too much the 
 rationalist and agnostic. In a word, v.e have a book such as will give oflfence to no 
 one, whatever may be his religious opinions ; so colouiless as regards religion and 
 morals as to commend itself equally to the Pagan, Christian, Sceptic, Protestant 
 and Roman Catholic. So at least it was supposed. But is that the religious in- 
 struction which the Presbyterian, Anglican, Methodist, and Baptist Christians 
 wish their children to receive? We think not. The Roman Catholics have cll 
 they desire, and why should the Government for fear of offending them and secu- 
 larists, refuse evangelical Christians a like privilege ? Why not let our children 
 be taught their duty to God and man from the Book of Books ? It is with a view 
 of obtaining this privilege that we now appeal to the Christian public Let us 
 unite in a determined effort and we shall succeed. To have such religious instruc- 
 tion given to our children in the public schools is a right secured to us by Statute 
 (sections 7 and 8). If we are not to enjoy it let these clauses be repealed next 
 year, and let it be known that onr prblic schooln are cure!" ssn!'.!,'?.;' L-«^ i*. v--^ 
 known that while Roman Catholics have their children 'taught the doctrines and 
 
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 h \/tl(I iMute 
 
 practices of lloinaninm, and public niniiey Ih granted to teaoa doctrinea HnbTcrMive 
 of civil and religious liberty, while in our jails, pmitentiarieH, reformatoriep in- 
 dustrial Hchools, proviHion is made for religious inHtructiou, Protestant ohihiren 
 so long as they are not criminals, are not to l)e taught the knowle<lgo and fear of 
 <}o«l, which alone can effectually keep them from crime. Let it be known that 
 the moral teaching of our Hchoolw is not to be based on Christian reveliition. Let 
 the Minister of Kuucation openly avow all this, and lepeal sections 7 and 8 of the 
 School Act, aud we shall know what to expect. But do not mock us with ai:tatnte 
 that provides for religious instructioi. and yet is made void r,y Regulations which 
 only enjoih the reading tc the children of o. few verses at the close of the school ; 
 mock us l)y granting ptirniis.sion to such clergymen as think they can do so, to keep 
 the children of their C'hurcii after school hours once a week and give them a Bible 
 lesson ; do not do this and then cull that adequate religious and moral instruction. 
 The experience of three hundred years has proved that the intelligence of a 
 (tommunity, its prosperity materially, its civil liberty, its capacity for self-govern- 
 ment, as well as its moratity, are intimately bound up with instruction in Bible 
 truth. In evidence of this compare (Jermany, Holland, the Protestant cantoni 
 of Switzerland, England, Scotland, the Nortli of Ireland, New England, Ontario, 
 with Spain, Italy, the Roman Catholic cantons of Switzerland, Southern and 
 Western Ireland, Louisiana and Mississippi, the Province of Quebec, Mexico ; 
 surely there the difference is marked indee(i. Who among us cau desire that ^hile 
 one-fourth of our youth receive an education which is cramped by and subjected 
 to clerical control are denied the right of private judgment and taught the 
 duty of unconditional obedience to a, foreign power, viz : the Pope of Rome, the 
 other three- fourths should be trained under a system which knows no God, no 
 revelation of duty, no hereafter, but inculcates a purely heathen morality. If 
 such a state of things should supervene, the civil and religious liberty of the 
 natj^ will be imperilled — nay, must soon be at an end. In the interest of onr 
 nation we ask f )r religious instruction in the true sense of that word. 
 
 THE DUTY OP THE STATE WITH REGARD TO THW BIBLE. 
 
 Once more, it will be admitted that the Stale ought to do whatever, in the 
 opinion of the majority, is best calculated to make intelligent, law-abiding, indus- 
 trious citizens. Now the vast majority of the people of Ontario think that 
 religious and moral instruction in school will accomplish this. Further, they 
 think the Bible is the best book to use for giving such instruction. It is, therefore, 
 right that the Bibl be used for this end. Even if, in the opinion of some, it is a 
 sectarian book ; and if, by most people, it is thought to be inspired ; nevertheless, 
 being the best book for the purpose the Government ought not i o set it aside, 
 because some men say it is sectarian, and others say it is inspired. Give us the 
 best book on any and every subject, and for religious instruction the best is 
 God's w'jrd. 
 
 Contending, then, for this right, we entreat Christian men to prevent the 
 secularization of our school system on the plea that it is an easy way of avoiding 
 ditHculties ; also to resist the claim of the Roman Catholic clergy, put forth by 
 Bishops Lynch and Cleary, and acknowledged by some persons in power as just ; 
 to object to, --egulate, or interfere with the conduct of our public schools, because 
 some Roman Catholic children attend them, if Roman t'atholic citizens have 
 any representations to make, let them act in the same way as Protestants do, aud 
 as citizens and through their representatives in Parliament approach the Govern- 
 ment. The Roman Catholic clergy should not be considered as speaking for the 
 people. In public school matters the Roman Catholic clergy should have no 
 privilege accorded to them which Protestant clergy, as such, do not enjoy. With 
 their separate schools we Protestants do not interfere, and the Protestant clergy, 
 as such, could not if they tried; wny, then, should the Archbishop, as the head of a 
 church or sect, and not even a parent or a ratepayer, be allowed to pass judg- 
 ment on the use of the Bible or any other book on religion and morals used by the 
 children of Protestant parents in the school which they attend ? We have nothing 
 else to fear, for so far as Protestant Christians are concerned we are sure that 
 \,Lere are no such differences as to prevent all uniting in the use of the Bible in onr 
 schools. The School Act, as it is, is in this respect quite suflBcient. The great 
 majority of our teacl.ors not only may be trusted, but are thoroughly capable of 
 teaching the children to read God's word intelligently. We have confidence in 
 incin. very iCw nouici tniiiK ci giving tneir luotractiOu & tioctriimi or sectarian 
 bias, and if it were thoughtlessly attempted, such teaching would soon be anthori- 
 
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 tatively Btopped. As for aome using their position to vlestroy the faith of the 
 <^ildren we do not believe that one teu^hcr in a hundre<l or in a thousand would be 
 •o diahoueat and mean, aitd for 8uoh an one peremptory dismissal and the cancelling 
 of his certificate would be a gentle punishment But Christians are willing to run 
 all risks rather than have an education given which ignores God and His revealed 
 w^ill, man's duty and msponsibility, a future state of existence and judgment 
 according to wc 'ks. Give us the Bible ; taught systematically ami iutelliguntly, 
 and as carefully and efficiently as other subjects. The Bible is at the foundation 
 of I'rotestant liberty, civil and religious ; our laws are based on it ; our citizens 
 are »wom by it; our litei iture is impregnated with it ; it affords the only key to 
 the noblest a.id most glorious achievements of this nineteenth century civilization. 
 
 ARE THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS PROTESTANT? 
 
 This may be a suitable place for considering a plausible objection, viz : " The 
 Dublic schools are not Protestant, in the Protestant sense of the term. ' This the 
 Minister of Kducation pleads as a reason for not using the Protestant version of 
 the Bible in the schools and only such passagea as the Archbishop, speaking for 
 the Church of Rome, approves of. Tne Archbishop himself also said in a card, 
 dated June 26, 1886 : "I also wish to draw attention to the fact that the public 
 schools of Ontario are not Protestant schools, but schools common to Catholics, 
 Jews and the children of non-believers in any religion, and all these may frequent 
 the common schools without their peculiar beliefs being interfered with, etc. Pro- 
 testants as well as Catholics can have their own separate schools where their 
 religious views may be inculcated into the minds of their children." This was 
 written in vindication of the claim which is made by the Archbishop and by 
 others on his behalf, as " the recognized head of the Roman Catholic Church in 
 this Province, and of the clergy generally," to interfeio witli the view of havim^ the 
 "prescribed school books as far as possible from subjects reflecting on their Cnurch 
 and its teachings." Let ua examine this position : — 
 
 1. "It is not true that Protestants cau have their own separate schools as well 
 Catholics. They are only permitted to withdraw their children from the public 
 schools where a Roman Catnolic teacher is employed in these schools ; and even 
 v'hen the schools must be conducted according to the general regulations for public 
 schools, not by the Protestant clergy as they choose, frea from regulations, or 
 under special regulations suitable to tlieir doctrinal views and religious practices, 
 as is the case with Roman Catholic separate schools. Roman Catholics have a 
 great and unfair advantage in tnis respect. 
 
 2. While provision (section 7) is made for preventing interference with the 
 religious belief:; of anyone, be he Jew, Mormon, Infidel or Roman Catholic, our 
 school system is based on Christianivy, and no one would think of inviting or 
 allowing the interference of the chief Jewish Rabbi, or the presiding elder of a 
 Mormon community, with a view to having the " prescribed school books as free 
 as possible from subjects reflecting on their churcLes and tenets." Nor has either 
 the president of the Methodist conference or the moderator of the General 
 Assembly, or the president of the Congregational or Baptist unions, or the Angli- 
 can bishop put forth any such claim. W% then shoulcl the head of the Roman 
 Catholic Church be allov/ed to make it ? Why should our Government and public 
 papers recognize the claim and concede the right to him ? 
 
 3. If the schools are based on Christianity, and as declared in the original 
 regulations of our system, "Christianity is recognized by common consent 
 throughout this Province as an essential element of education, and ought to per- 
 vade all the regulations for elementary instruction." Our schools are distinctively 
 Christian, and the religious instruction to be given ought to be Christian. 
 
 4. But in this Province, where we have no Greek, Armenian or Coptic form 
 of Christianity, the Christian schools must be either Roman Catholic or Protes- 
 tant; there is no intermediate ground. The separate schools are R,oman Catholic 
 inasmuch as they are controlled by the clergy as the Syllabus requires, and have 
 the peculiar doctrines and practices of that church taught in them. The public 
 schools are not Roman Catholic. Nevertheless, being Christian, they must be 
 Protestant Christian, that is Christian, but not Rotaaa Catholic For, the Church 
 of Rome itself being judge, every school or society which is not subject to the 
 Pope, is outside the church, is not Catholic, and if Christian is Protestant, in the 
 wide and proper sense of the word, a non-Catholic Christian in Onts rio is a Pro- 
 
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 If there were no papal claims there could be no protest against them. 
 
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 I faith of the 
 land would be 
 the uancelliiig 
 leilliug to run 
 
 Hifl revealed 
 knd judgment 
 
 intelligently, 
 he foundation 
 ; our uitizenB 
 le only key to 
 y civilization. 
 
 n, via: "The 
 1.' ThiBthe 
 •nt version of 
 speaking for 
 laid in a card, 
 lat the public 
 to Catholics, 
 may frequent 
 ith, etc. Pro- 
 I where their 
 1." This was 
 shop and by 
 lie Cliurch in 
 of hanmr the 
 I their Cnuroh 
 
 chools as well 
 )ni the puLlic 
 Is ; and even 
 ons for public 
 sgulatious, or 
 ous practices, 
 [lolics have a 
 
 nee with the 
 
 Catholic, our 
 
 f inviting or 
 
 g elder of a 
 
 Dooks as free 
 
 for has either 
 
 the General 
 
 or the Angli- 
 
 f the Roman 
 
 int and public 
 
 the original 
 men consent 
 ought to per- 
 
 diatinctively 
 itian. 
 
 • Coptic form 
 ic or Protes- 
 man Catholic 
 as, and have 
 The public 
 hey must be 
 r, the Church 
 ibject to the 
 estant, in the 
 8 rio is a Pro- 
 
 5. ProtofltantiBm is not a church ; Protestants do not form a sect; there is bo 
 «aoh thing as organized Protestantism. Rut every person and institution that 
 repudiates the claims of the Pope to spiritual antl temporal supremacy over all 
 men, governments and institutions, is Protestant. And as our school system repu- 
 diates the claim of the papacy it i.s distinctively and properly Protestant, and our 
 educational authoritirs ought to be Protestant, t.^., uon-C^tholic, and to administer 
 the schools without recognizing or asking the consent or approval of the Koinan 
 Catholic clergy. Our aohooU are Frotastanf, that is, non-Roman (JathoUc ; 
 (yhristian, not subject to clerical but to State control. 
 
 6. If the Roman Catholics had not separate schools, it would be right and 
 proper to consider them in all matters affeotine our public schools. This was done 
 at nrtit. Bishops McDonald an^l CharbonneU and other Roman Catholics had a 
 seat in the Council of Public Instruction ; and before separate schools had a place 
 in the system, Roman Catholics and Protestants were agreed that Christianity 
 should be taught in the schools, and had also agreed on the ^evotional exercises 
 that should be erigaged in, and on the use of certain portions of the Bible. But the 
 I >(>man Catholics preferred and obtained separate schools which are not Protestant; 
 and having thus withdrawn voluntarily from the public schools, while their chil- 
 dren are admitted to the public schools, and no interference with their religious 
 views is permitted, it is going too far co demand also that their clergy shall bave 
 the right to prevent the non-Catholic portion of the commuaity being taught^cer- 
 taiu subjects because,in the opinion of the clergy, these subjects reflect — no matter 
 whether justly or unjustly— on their church and its teachings. Let Roman Catho- 
 lics give up their separate schools and meet their fellow citizens on the grount of 
 our common Christianity and they will have a right to speak on all school ma<;ters 
 equally with non-Catholic citizens. But so long as they claim and enjoy Roman 
 Catholic schools and privileges beyond what Anglican, Presbyterian or Methodist, 
 Baptist or Congregational citizens enjoy, we must say " hanus off," let the other 
 Christians— non-Catholics — have their way. At the same time Roman Catholic 
 children are welcome to the public schools and their religious privileges will be 
 respected. 
 
 THE SKPARATB SCHOOL L.VW. 
 
 Finding it avowed by Mr. Kerr, approved by the Hon. Mr. Mowat, and 
 fiercely maintained by the Government orguu, thr t it was the proper thing to 
 consult the Roman Catholic clergy and obtain their approval vegarding the 
 selections from Scripture which ought to be used in our public schools, some who 
 thought that the Roman Catholic clergy ought not to have that right conceded to 
 them, began to look more closely than they had done into the late amendments in 
 the school law, more particularly as regards their effect on the public scliools in 
 their relation to the separate schools, and so ascertain what further concessions 
 had been made to the Roma.. Catholic clergy That many improvements had 
 been made in late years was at once manifest, but it startled some to see how 
 adroitly and systematically and noiselessly everything had been done towards 
 making the Roman Catholic separate schools thoroughly ethcient, while for the 
 Protestant separate schools nothing of a like nature had been attempted. It also 
 became evident that some of these amendments tended to withdraw Roman 
 Catholic ratepayers from supporting the public schools, without their knowledge 
 or consent, at the same time making it veiy difficult for them again to become 
 public school supporters. On further enquiry it became apparent that in this way 
 the separate Roman Catholic schools had gained an undue advantage. The Separate 
 Schools Act of lS8t) speaks for itself. It most certainly requires to be amended, if 
 Protestants are to have equal rights with Roman Catholics. We propose now to 
 show this. 
 
 Tiie Hffch section of tlie School Act reads thus : " The Minister of Education 
 shall roport.aiiuually to the Lieutenant-Governor, upon the normal, model, high, 
 public and <!?/)« 'Yt^e schools." In accordance with thi- a report is annually sub- 
 mitted and ia laid before the Legislature. But it is n worthy that in this report 
 there is no mention made of Protestant separate schools, nor of the school sections 
 in wliich Roman (.Catholic teachers ave employed, where alone Protestant separate 
 sohools may be established. Why is this information withheld ? The public would 
 never have known that such schools existed in Ontario had not a news- 
 paper correspondent assarted that he knew of one in Penetanguishene, where he 
 resides, a . • e uudurstood there were two or three others :n the country. After 
 this the .1 .ister of Education, in r.n electioneering speech, corroborated that 
 
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 ii* I 
 
 ■t»t«meiit, .m.l Holemnly avei re.l that there w..r.. Huch iiiHtitutioriH, by way of showbis 
 that Uornan ( utholu8 wore not more favored un.ltr the school svgtcra tha* 
 FroteHtiiut« How many s.u:h BchooU there are, where they are iituatea. how the* 
 •re attt-mled how they prosper, under wliat i.pecial r.^gnlations they are conducU'./ 
 are n,ttttor« belonging to the rny«teriim of the Departin. nt, which, for reasons 
 doubthHH gotHl and HuHici.nt, are carefully 8creene<l from t)ul)lic vn/e. Now 
 why .s th,H m onnation withheld? If it i« right for Hon.an l.'a.hoTicH to have 
 Bejmrat.' schcKde wherever they c^hoose, it is tonally the right, legally and morallv 
 of ProtcHtHut imrentH, where the public school teacher ir a H/m.aii Tatholi- to have 
 their .sej.arate schools ; and if such schools exist the Minister of E.lucation should 
 comply w.th the aw and rei)ort them. Perhaps the Report of 18HM will give us 
 th« valuable and interesting information, that is, unless it is the purpose of the 
 Government, while developing an fully as poHHJble an.l mauing thoroughly efficient 
 Roman Catholic seprate schools, to discoui age Protestant separate schools, and 
 by having them subject to the restrictions and vexatimis .lisabilities, from which 
 the former have been set f.ee, quietly to strangle these troublesome institutions 
 and remove them wholly from our school system. 
 
 Let us ''ow look at the conditions under which a Protestant separate school 
 
 may be estabhshe*!. 1 he municipal council establishes the school and prescribes 
 
 the hmit of the section -such a school is allowe.l only in a section i.i which the 
 
 teacher is a Roman (athohc ; any one sending children to the school or subscribing 
 
 at Jeast as much as hir public school rates would come to i.s exempt from public 
 
 school rates as long «3 he semis tc or subscribes for the school; the school shall 
 
 share in the legislative grant ; the trustees shall transmit to the Inspector, in June 
 
 and Decemlier each year, the names of the supporters of the school and of the 
 
 children, also the amounts subscribed and the average attendance. It will be seen 
 
 at a glance that there cr.nnot be a Protestant separate school in any city or to'vn 
 
 where a Frotestant teacher is employed; they are intended only for districts in 
 
 which the majority IS Roman Cathofic, and even then if the teacher be nominally 
 
 ft Prote.stant, thmigh the whole control of the school is in the hand of the Roman 
 
 Catholic priest, the Protestants are helpless, they cannot have a school. The 
 
 council also may restrict the section in such a way as to prevent the establishment 
 
 of a school Now, let us ask how it is with Roman Catholic schools in these 
 
 respects They can have a separate school in any section, even if the teacher of 
 
 the public school be nominally a Roman Catholic. Every school has a territory 
 
 extendmg for a radius of three miles from the school house ; any Roman Catholic, 
 
 on giving notice to the clerk of the municipality, can l)ecome a 8upix)rter ; the list 
 
 of such supporters with their contributions is not required to be given in twice a 
 
 year by the trustees. Every Roman Catholic who says he is such, or is known to 
 
 be such, or IS stated by a third party to be such, is put down by the assessor as a 
 
 supporter of such school, if he fives within three miles of it ; the school rates are 
 
 raised by assessment the same as for public schools. All property occupied by 
 
 Roman Catholics, a R^man Catholic's portion in a company's property within three 
 
 milesof a school and unoccupied land belonging to a Roman Catholic, maybe 
 
 prtma facte pr;t down as assessed for the support of Roman Catholic schools. 
 
 Thus it will be seen that if a Protestant separate school ia established, it has 
 not the advantages of the Roman Catholic school in several respects. Besides the 
 points noted above, observe further that the property occupied by Protestants 
 withm three miles is not pnma facte assessable for the Protestant school, far less the 
 unoccupied lands belonging to them, nor can the property of a company, one partner 
 oi which 18 a Protestant, be exempted from public school taxes, and no place on the 
 aasessor s roll is given for Protestant separate school supporters. It may not be an 
 easy thing to adjust all these matters ; but if Protestant separate schools are 
 to be maintained they should mtUalis mutandis enjoy every privilege extended to 
 the Roman Catholic schools. But the most serious matter regarding separate 
 ™T.!.« ^* .^ °? *^® assessment clauses on the public schools. TherVis i. 
 wide difference of opmion regarding the meaning of the provisions of the Act, in 
 the matter of assessment for separate schools, Hon. Messrs. Ross and Mowat 
 have publicly committed themselves to the following interpretation — 
 
 1. Every Roman Cacholic ratepayer is primarily a supporter of public schools r 
 and continues such until he voluntarily withdraws. 
 In order to withdraw he must, " on or before the first day of March, in any 
 year, give to the clerk of the municipality, notice in writing that he ia a 
 Koman Catholic and supporter of a separate school," etc. (Section 41.) 
 Un ^vmg this notice he is to receive a certificate to that effect from th* 
 cicFK. (oection 42. ) 
 
 2. 
 
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vuy of showing 
 I 83'Btem than 
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 »re conductt'if, 
 h, for rca-sonn 
 ! ga/e. Now, 
 >olicH to have 
 yaiul morally, 
 tholie. to have 
 icatjon Hhould 
 '( will give UH 
 ;)urpofie of the 
 ughly etticicnt 
 e Hchools, and 
 I, from which 
 le inatittitions 
 
 paratc school 
 .nd prescribeB 
 1 i.i which the 
 orsHbscrihing 
 3t from public 
 3 Hohool shall 
 lector, in June 
 ol and of the 
 It will be Been 
 city or town 
 r districts in 
 be nominally 
 )f the Roman 
 school. The 
 establiahment 
 oolg in thcHe 
 he teacher of 
 18 a territory 
 nan Catholic, 
 irter ; the list 
 2n in twice a 
 r is known to 
 assessor as a 
 hool rates are 
 f occupied by 
 r within three 
 holic, may be 
 schools, 
 lished, it has 
 
 Besides the 
 / Protestants 
 )1, far less the 
 , one partner 
 place on the 
 nay not be an 
 s schools are 
 extended to 
 injg separate 
 
 There la a,. 
 f the Act, in 
 and Mowat, 
 
 blic schools ; 
 
 arch, in any 
 that he ia a 
 (Section 41.) 
 set from tiM 
 
 3. Thereafter he continues to Ih) a BC|«rate school suppoi-ter, unlesii he withdrawa 
 hj giving " notice in writing to the clerk, Iwtore the second W»*<ineHday 
 in .January of any year. " (H'iction 4H. ) Now, it was ascertained laHt year 
 that in vc :y few places was the law in tht.i respect observed. I'eople 
 generally, ^wth Protestant and Uonian Catholic took for granteti that any 
 Roman Catholic who did not ey\)reHs a contrary <le.sirti was proijerly a 
 He[)arate Hchool supjporter. And the practice accorded generally with 
 that anHuniption. 1 nis imprenaiuii (a inistahe according to McnnrH. Hohb 
 and Mowat) arose from the provisionH of Section 41. (l) " 'Ihe asHessor 
 orasseHSors . . . shall, in the assessment roll, set do i the religion of 
 the persons taxable, distinguishing l)etween I'rotesta. and Roman 
 Catholic, and whether supporters of public or separate schools," etc. (2) 
 *' The uHsesBor shall accept the statement of, or made on behalf of, any 
 ratepayer, that he is a. Roman Catholic, as sufficient /)n'wa/o»te evidence 
 for placing such person in the proper column of the asBessment roll for 
 s>>puratu school purposes, or if the asbeasor kiu)ws p«;rKoiially any ratepayer 
 to be u Roman Catholic, chis shall also be sufficient for placing him on 
 such last mentioned column." 
 Section .'•2 further provides that "the occupant or tenant shall be deemed 
 
 Mid taken to be the pciHon . . for detcrming whether such rates shall be 
 
 applied to public or separate school purposes." 
 
 From these sections it was nferred, rightly or wrongly : 
 
 1. That every Roman Catholic ratepayer is to be assessed us a separate school 
 
 supporter, and that the fact that he is a Roman Catholic " determines " 
 that his rates shall be applied to separate schools. 
 
 2. As nothing is said in the Act as to thtJ expressed wish of the ratepayer ; 
 
 it was assumed that the assessor is required to put dovn every one whom 
 he knows or is informed to be a Roman Catholic for separate schools, no 
 matter what the ratepayer's wish may be, or how expressed to the assessor. 
 This, however, Messrs. Kossand Mowat say, is not the proper iiitticpretativin. 
 The former says that the Act of the assessor is " merely a clerical action, and that 
 even if the ratepayer has told tn^' assessor to put him down for separate schools, 
 doing so can have no etfect unless tlie notice of section 41 has been given. " The 
 preliminary notice has not been dispensed with — on the contrary, it is expressly 
 continued by the 4lst section of the Act of last session, the section which gives 
 Romon Catholics exemption from school rates ; and any Protestant or other rate- 
 payer . . . may object to the exemption before the Court of Revision, on the 
 ground that the necessary preliminary notice was not given i and he may do so 
 without tiie consent, and even contrary to the wish of. the ratepaper whose case is 
 in question." 
 
 The section regarding appeal to the Revision (Jourt is 41 : (3) " The Court of 
 Revision shall try and determine all complaints in regard tp persons in those 
 {larticulars, alleged to be wrongfully placed upon or omitted from the roll," etc. 
 
 Wliat, then, is to be done : (I) Every Roman Catholic noleim volenn has been 
 enteved on the assessor's roll as a separate school supporter. (2) The assessor has 
 no way of knowing wh() have or have not given the preliminary notice of section 
 41 ; nor, if he did know, does the Act empower h m to change the roll in view of 
 such notice. (3) The clerk who knows who have given the notice lu's iy> power to 
 change the roll. (4) No objection by the ratepayer himself or by any other rate- 
 payer is taken before the Court of Revision. (5) Hence every Roman Catholic 
 renuvins as assessed, and all the taxes go to separate schools. This i^ just what was 
 done in nine cases out of ten, and no question was raised, until last November, ul)out 
 the notice of section 41. Then, however, it was fo\ind necessary to defend the 
 Act, and then, for the first time, was promulgated by the Hon. Messrs. Mowat and 
 Ross, the idea that recourse might be had to the Court of Revision. And the 
 public was made awaie that the law had for years b'^en habitually violated. It 
 was resolved, however, to test the law in the matter, and the case of two men who 
 declared that they had never given the preliminary notice, whose children attended 
 the public school, wiio, against their wish, were assessed as separate school sup- 
 porters, and whose taxes had gone to separate schools, was brought bei^oro the 
 Court of Revision. The court refused to make any change in the assessment, and 
 it was appealed to the county judge in Wentworth. The decision of Judge 8inLlair, 
 instead of confirming the interpretation of Messrs. Ross and Mowat, is in direct 
 opposition to it. The appeal was dismissed and the assessment was confirmed. 
 We now give the learned judge's view of the case and his reeksons for it :— 
 
I 
 
 Iff 
 
 lUIXJR SIJCOLAIR'S DSCIUION in TIIK DVtiUAB CA8K«. 
 
 Thelollowing is the teirt of the judgment of Jucl«e Sinclair fV.imtv I.ul— 
 of W«ntw.,rth. in the c«... of the appml^ Lu the ( o„rt*:;f f'^vi-i^ of tw f flomS 
 Ctholi. ., who w.. hecl to in, relieve<l from the payment of semrate ■chool t»«e. 1i 
 order that they might Bon.i tiieir ohihiren to tL public school * 
 
 town of'uu^Cfo^'tJe ;Z1hT"''' '^ '^'"''•'"' ''^ *'' ''""'^ "' "-"i- '<"• '»»• 
 
 VVm. I^ncl and An^ig Mcintosh, appellants. 
 
 These men are admittedly i>oth Roman ("atholicH. and .'.urine the vear iNMt 
 were «sB«Hg«,l as supporters, oi the l.'oman Catholic separate school at ijJndas 
 
 1 must asbume that they were i)roperly bo nesessed. Durina the nresent vear 
 each o then, conceived the fdea of (.ecoming a supporter of the JtbHc^scZ S 
 deHired to sever their connectio.. as Hupportern oY the Hon.sn Ltholfc .Swrate 
 8cJk,o1. They appealed to the Court of llcvision and that court SrmedT the 
 
 ""rtuie. "' """^ '^^""' *'"^"'""" *« *'^'' '^"'^^ "' "- ^•^""ty. l«>r" uant to 
 
 Vi, ' h"* °I«* n ?P'"'"" **"** *'•.* ^^^^'^ "*'*'■*"•" «^ **>« Separate Schools Act (49 
 Vic chap 46, Ootano.) governslheir cases, it is there provided that "any Koman 
 (.athohc who may .lenire to withdraw his support from a Hcparate school LlUive 
 notice m wnt.ng to the clerk of the municipality before the sec --d wtnesdav In 
 January in any year otherwise he nhall be .le.mcd a supporter,./ such school " 
 Ihese words appear to me very nlain, and require no imaViuation to interpret he 
 ZTl^ ''^ *'•' L^«»''ft">^«- ^ ^« >' «t'^t"te, having a definite obje" t £ plah^ 
 English exprescs itself as our Legislature has here done, we need not seek fir 
 latent ineaniu^s or apply to it any strained construction 
 
 In Maxwell on statutes it is laid down in construing a statute that "the 
 correct rule is to construe Acts of Parliament according to**their grar^ma c'al and 
 natural sense, unless the context shows clearly that a .liferent seme warintende*f •' 
 Ist M. Boyes 195 am 19(i, Doe v. Considine and Wallace. (U. S. A ) I-'O In the 
 case under consideration these men were, .luring the year 1886 assessed as sun 
 porters of the Dundas separate school, whether rightfy or wrongly soTt is not Jr 
 
 thi'iRJh'^ fj"" determine their position as separate school supporters und^r 
 the 48th sec. of the Separate Schools Act, already quoted. In neither of tCe 
 cases did the appellants do so. They must, ^^herefote, be classed as contin£ 
 fKn'ti''" °f, *'^M«P»''''t« «.9hool, They must, to be in' any other posufon g vf 
 the notice wit un the prescribed time. They cannot elect afterwarc s and bK 
 separate school supporter.s of the year 1885, and not ha-ing deterTiS tha? reS 
 m the manner ported out by the statute, they must, umler sec 48, b^ deemed 
 supporters of such school. ' ueemca 
 
 In the same manner, if a ratepayer has been assessed for common school 
 purposes he cannot change his position as such unless he has given, beToTeJhe 18th 
 of March in any year, the notice of his desire to change to a separate school bud 
 porter as provided for under the 4l8t section of the Separate Schools Act 
 
 In re H^rdsdale and Brush, 22 N. C. R. 122 • 
 
 It was argued that the Court of Revision could, on appeal, change the status 
 of the parties and declare whether they should be sepf rate or publif school S 
 porters, according to the facts appearing before them and without any notTc? 
 This IS not law. The duty of the Court of Revision is, where au appeal is properly 
 
 but not to declare who is the^subject of ass^rsment or of assessment in a particulw 
 way. 1 hey can only alter their assessment as the law prescribes. P»™cuiar 
 
 Tobey V. Wilson, 43 Q. B., 230, per Armour, J. 
 
 In these cases these remarks bear no particular application, because the Court 
 of Revision has not altered the assessment but on the contrary confirmed it 
 
 1 have virtually determined the only other point raised, viz. ; That theappel- 
 lants who had previously been assessed as p^lic school supporters have for 
 the years 1883, 1884 and 1885, and Mcintosh for 1884, never giVen notice of their 
 desire to change to separate school supporters under the 41st section of the PubTic 
 Schools Act. I repeat that they never appealed against their assessment a. 
 separate school supporters, allowed without cbiectio,, th«ir L'.l^rf!!! '^.t^L!' 
 Uruied, paid their taxes no doubt, and cannot now be allowed-io'question" the 
 
 »wnwwaH«wn i n i M i i i >.M i ii i 
 
17 
 
 iKH. 
 
 , County Jndg* 
 n of two Roman 
 ■chool taxes, in 
 
 lovi«ion for the 
 
 the year 1H«6 
 at Dundaa. 
 he present year 
 blio Huhoolti and 
 tholio i-eparate 
 confirmed the 
 ty, pursuant to 
 
 Schoola Act (4» 
 it "any Konian 
 :h(X)\ hhall give 
 Wt'Mncsday in 
 such Hchool." 
 o interpret the 
 bject m plain 
 id not seek for 
 
 ite that, " the 
 immatical and 
 ivas intended.'' 
 ,)4r)9. In the 
 aesaed as sup- 
 so it is not for 
 sections they 
 
 id cases there 
 to continue so, 
 jporters under 
 either of these 
 as continuing 
 position, give 
 OS, and being 
 d that relation 
 t8, be deemed 
 
 ommon school 
 )efore the 18th 
 te school aup- 
 8 Act. 
 
 ige the status 
 ic school sup- 
 it any notice, 
 ial is properly 
 ament made ; 
 n a particular 
 
 use the Court 
 med it. 
 lat the appel- 
 ers have, for 
 lotice of their 
 of the Public 
 .ssessment aa 
 
 nt to hn .".".n- 
 
 question the 
 
 < ornotnesa of such aawwiment. If they wiah to become Hupportera of public 
 whoola again each of them must pursue that course which the statute pointa fiat 
 and give the retpiired notice. 
 
 The deciaions of the Dunda* Court of Reviaion are thereforo affirmed. No 
 (joata to either party. 
 
 See Marling rn. Maysville, 21 C.P., 49i. 
 
 Free ix. McHugh, '24 C.I'., 13. 
 
 . J. 8. 8lN0LAI«. 
 
 I. He aaaumed that inasmuch as these ratepayera are Roman Catholics, were 
 iMtsesaed and nlaced on the aasessor 'a roll aa separate school sup^Mirters in 188fl ; 
 did not api»eal against the assessment, allowed it to be confirmed anc! paid their 
 taxes, thev were " properly asaesaed " and must be presumed to desire to continue 
 
 rs in 1887, and cannot now l)e allowed to (lueation the 
 
 separate school aupporter 
 
 (;oi rectness of such assessment. 
 
 2. It is decided that they must continue to be separate 8ch<ic! aupporters until 
 they give notice to the clerk of the municipality, according to aection 48, that they 
 >vithdraw from being separate school supporters. 
 
 3. That in order to l)econ.e a separate school supporter, it is not necessary for 
 » Roman (Jatholic to give notice according to section 41. The judge declined to 
 en(|uire whether these men had done so, as being inmmterial. He holds that a 
 Roman Catliolic once assessed for separate schools remains such until he gives 
 notice according to section 4S ; and that a ratepayer once assessed for public 
 schools remains such until he gives notice according to section 41. 
 
 4. It is decided that " it is not law," that the Court of Revision could, on 
 appeal, change the status of the parties and declare whether they should be separate 
 school or public school supporters, according to the facts appearing before them 
 without notice. The Court of Revision may alter, change or amend, according to 
 the facts, the assessment made ; but it may not declare who is the subject of assess- 
 ment or of asse'smeut in a particular way ; they can only alter the assessment aa 
 tl e law prescribes. 
 
 5. Further, it is decided that a Roman Catholic ratepayer who, per ineurtam, 
 or per ignorant iam, or for any reason, has allowed himself to be assessed for separate 
 schools, is debarred from appeal to the Court of Revision, or from putting in the plea 
 that he never wished to be assessed, never directed the assessor so to assess him, 
 and never gave notice according to section 41. Once assessed as a sejmrate school 
 supporter, his only remedy is to withdraw according to section 4S. And as that 
 retjuires to be done before the second Wednesday of January in any year, it follows 
 that no Roman Catholic who is assessed after that day has any remedy whatever 
 until the following year -and it is to be noted that as the as.sessment is always 
 made after the second Wednesday of January — cannot possibly be made before 
 that time ; every Roman Catholic at his first assessment (section 49 (2) ) must have 
 his name placed on the roll as a separate school supporter, nmst pay the taxes to 
 separate schools for that year, and for all succeeding years, unless he gives notice 
 in writing to the clerk of the municipality according to section 48. 
 
 Note, now, the important dififerences between the judge's decision and the 
 opinion expressed by Messrs. Ross and Mowat : — 
 
 1. The judge says : Every Roman Catholic is pri7na facie a separate school 
 supporter, and is properly so assessed. The politicians say : Every Roman Catholic, 
 unless he has given notice of withdrawal (section 41), is a public school sup- 
 portei'. Which is right ? 
 
 2. The jud?e says : If once so assessed, he must continue a separate school 
 supporter until he gives notice of withdrawal. The politicians say : The entry 
 by the assessor of a Roman Catholic's name, as a separate school supporter, is 
 '* merely a clerical act " that has no value and is not conclusive, unless the primary 
 notice of section 41 has been given. Which is right ? 
 
 3. The politicians say that the Roman Catholic ratepayer himself, or 
 any other ratepayer, may object, and bring before the Court of Revision a case 
 of which a Roman Catholic, against his expressed wish, or without his 
 knowledge, or without having given the primary notice of clause 41, has 
 been put down as a separate school supporter ; and that the Court of Devision, 
 and, if it refuses, the County Judge, may remove the name from the column 
 of separate school to that of public school supporters, when the taxes will 
 go to the public schools The judge says, "This is not law." The Court 
 of Revision cannot ileolare who is the subject of assectsnieat, or of a-sessinens 
 in a particular way. The Court of Revision or judge in such a case has not 
 
iK 
 
 ■) ' 
 
 i ■ 
 
 Ih^l . ' ;' ,*'h«i.Ke th« Htatu« of tl. ^*rti«., .ml .lecUr,, wh.th«r th«v 
 UnKU....„g b«twe«n nupporter. of public or He,«rate mh.ml. " "T ,"„:?, 
 
 .1"Lfto w.;'t;rr' t'""'""' ^•'"' '^^ "-««i"re«:rdto anvil;.: 
 
 «.Tf I 1 ^'L ** "/'^ P''^*'*'^ "'•*'" •"■ "'"'tt"'! f«'»"> tho roll. •• W liJn tlio oourtM 
 the law-iimkcrH .litfor, liow Hhall laymen .lecide ' 
 
 fnr ♦?■ *?'"-.'^""'"* '"••^•'•"- «*«««. " Th«Ho ActH [1H89, 1 87 1 ) substitute.! tho assessor 
 for th« j,lerk. ami Kav« the riuht of appc-ul to the Court of Revi.ioa an 1 thoTm n?v 
 .lu.lK".' Mr. Mowat prohabfy n.eans l.ere that the makina rt of h„ "o^ 
 K3<,un« tho wo.k <.f ti.0 a8«eH.Hor an.l not of the clerk of thoTu c .H^Utv asTt 
 ormorly had ,.en. accor.ling to tho last part of clause 41- whirl" mw Si. 
 
 lit the Act fails to give the asHOHHor .lirections ,u, to asccrti in. w har^ive.; 
 tho m.tice re.,u.re(l gy the first nart of section 41, or to n.affiT.p h „ J i 
 accoraauce w.th .uch notices, an.l «imply re,.uircs him to enter «n, J/J J. , ti'' 
 Hcpar«te Hchool column every rateoayer pr<.Uing to 1m3, or k umnTv hi m be 
 ;« concerning whom he has been told by a third party, that he i^ a J?„ m» ("athol c' 
 
 l.ea«He.8or then ,h done with tho roll; and the rolf thuH ..utdrou accord ..fto 
 
 tut cd for h. 1 . i a"""" • "'■■^"""^y •' "••«"• »"t ^* the a,sHOH.or has V^en huS 
 
 ^ 8 amen.le,l what .. to be .lone ? When next January co.nes, n?;ery Roman 
 
 1. thr. I'n'ih ^•'"'""" ^'.^' '"I'' «'-•' '"'' -•••"«'"to to that eHect(Hection 4^ (2 ) 
 and then tel tho uHsessor, when lie comes round in February or March that he Ih 
 public schoo supporter ? Is the ansessor then, in view of tha^t Zvtmae at li e. tv 
 «1 Lough he known him to be ,i Roman Ottholic. to pat his nun , drnv^,' for nubli,'. 
 jchoolH. ,,r muHt he .,t him .lown for separate a.-imolH, and tc h 7 , appSto 
 the (,our of Revision ? If appeal is taken, has the ( „ urt of Hevis i.m nowe • to 
 change h,.s status on pro.luction of his cortiricate (clause 4H (2) ), ind if t^Jiurt 
 rofuseH. ha«the(;.>untydudgep„«^r to make the change ? Horis any RoZn 
 Catholic ratepayer, wliofor tT.e lirst time comes into a munioipality or E in 1^87 
 boon assessed for scp.trate schools, to secure tlie liberty and pri v ei^ of s^. in] his 
 
 Again, if a h'oman Catholic c.mics for the first time into a mtinicipalifcv and 
 w.shes to send Ins ch. drcn to a separate scliool, what has he to . lo ? wfl the 
 fact tiiat he ,s placed by the assessor in the column of separate school supporte " 
 .sufhcejornuistheasogive notice to the clerk, before the first .lay JCoh 
 according to section 4 , and get a certificate accor.ling to section 42? To whom ^ 
 that certificate to be shown ? Is it intended for the Court of Revision in cse.f 
 appeal ^ or is i to be shown to the assessor to iustify him in putting th name own 
 for separate schools? If any appeal shoul.l ie ma.le against the^as essmen To^ 
 separate schools of any Roman Catholic ratepayer, who has not «iveirthrnH Lrv 
 notice of section 41, shouhl the Court of Reiision'or the (Vm trial g^fw Lit 
 that notice, take his iiame trom the separate school column and p.^t it in ? le 
 public school column ? These are practical ..uestions in which all ratepayer and 
 school boar.ls both public au.l separate, are deeply intereste.l and must t ke uctfo 
 But when ju.lge and statesman contra.lict e.ch other, how is the citiin to act ' 
 ro ,i"^':«.";''«'ot'e'- provisions in the separate school law, viz. • Sections 47 kt 
 53. (.2, which undoubtclly have the merit of ten.ling to make the R, ma cSm c 
 separate schools more efficient an.l ..f .loing justice to our IJoman ('a hole fellow' 
 citizens, and which, so long as separate schools exist, are wise, an.l have the appro"^! 
 of all reasonable men We only ask that like privileges be granted to Protest uit • 
 separate schoo s in order to their efficiency, and with a view to^qnS lihtsTtween 
 
 -^p^trtttc nimlci schools ror Roman Uathoiics. Now if 
 
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 ■ lintiiictivitly I'liittmtiuit, what n««d U thor* of 
 
 our (NHiiitv iiiimI«I mt:U<iiy\» mn not 
 
 th«M? Hut if it ia pniper thiit Konian ('RtholicN havo thtiir t«««h«ni tntned in 
 
 l(ut if it ia , 
 tht* tloi-trinoN and prnctrceti of tnu Korimnt'atholic f'huroh in th««ii« nintlel ncIun)!*, 
 why Hhoiild t*roteiitanta be denied » like privilege in their ochoola ? Having 
 Roman ('atholiu model avhcMila, no Konmn ('atholic teauhur need attend the other 
 nuHlel aohoola. Surely it ia a« imtxirtant that I'roteatant teauhera Im; traine«t in the 
 priniuplett and practiceaof religion, which are nomnion to all Hrottrntanta, aa that 
 tho Konuui ('atnolic teachera )>e trained in Komaniani. And y«>t further, when no 
 l*rnteNtunt teacher can Ito t<niploy«<(l in H«|)ar»to H<dKK>la, ia it right that teachera 
 trained in iteparate HohrH)lM, primary and model, ahoutd l>e iiligihle aa teachera in 
 the pultliu !toh(K>l8? The ImmjIim in which they have lieen trained are widely 
 different, the readera and hiatorica ctmtain many thinga offenaive to Proteatanta, 
 and they are utterly uiiacc{uaint«>d with the I'rotoatant readera, I'roteatatft hiatoriea, 
 Protestant Bible, und l'rot€.stant muthoda. ('an it then Ik; riuht that, men and 
 women ao trained Hhould bo eligible for Hohoola frequented chifny, or wholly, by 
 Protestant children? There can b« no dilTerenue of opinion here, and yet there ia 
 nothing in the law to prevent thin lieing done. 
 
 Section H7 giveH ae{>arate HchooL boards power to appoint a member on the 
 high Nchool lioard of the municipality in which it ia aituated. Thin privilege has 
 been grantetl with the view of encouraging Roman ('atholic atudcnta to attend the 
 high Holioola. The ilesign ia commendable, the nieana a(lopte<l highly objectionable. 
 VN ill <i like privilege be (conceded to Protestant separate sch<K>l« in munioipalitiea 
 whurt the teacheiH of public Hchoola a'e Homan ('atholicn, and where, being in the 
 n>aiority, the Roman (^'athoUes, properly enough, control the munioi{)al oouncila, 
 and may, if they chmwe, fill the high achool Ixiard with '{oman (!atholicM? We 
 fear not. But in any event it ia cIuh.s legislation of the worst kind to give 
 privileges to Koirmn Catholics an cntizens over and above thone which they enjoy 
 in common with their fellowciti/.ens. 
 
 A PLKA FOU A UBCONSIOERATION OP THE HCHOOL LAW. 
 
 In view of the above statements, we appeal with confidence to every man of 
 intelligence, and posse-ssed of a sense of justice and a desire to deal fairly an iMstween 
 man and man, and ask : Does not our school law require reconsideration at the 
 hands of our legislators ? What we ask for is not more tinkering and patching ; 
 but a simple, intelligible law, free fronj onerous and usele8,s detail, and which 
 X'ccognizes that the school l>oardH of our Province consist of educated men, who 
 can be trusted to walk without lea<Ung sti ings and desire to do what is right, 
 fair, ju.st and expedient, fn course of the foregoing diHCUHsion, we hope it has 
 become clear to the reader thai in the intere.stn of education in our Province 
 changes are desirable, we may say indispensable. \\v a.sk for these changes 
 altogether aside from any consideration of what party is now in power, or who is 
 responsible for the changea which have been made It is matter of satisfaction to 
 every patriotic citizen tliat all classes and creeds have access to schools, and we 
 wish every sc^hool to be as excellent as possible. At the same time we cannot help 
 feeling that the Protestimt community of Ontario are deprived of many privileges 
 which Roman Catholics enjoy, and, although aaked to grant these privileges, tht; 
 (^iovernment is unwilling to do what might and should be <lone. 
 
 VVe **,Mk no change in the statute in the matter of religious instruction ; but 
 we do ask that the geneial regulations be framed in the spirit of the statutes, and 
 shall be such as will secure for our children systematic instruction in Scripture 
 truth and Christian morality. The Roman (Jatholics have all they desire, why 
 cannot Protestivnts have what they desire? The conscience clause will protect the 
 one in seventy, who, on secularistic grounds, objects to the Hible, and surely no one 
 will maintain that the othei- sixty -nine are to forego their piivilege, or ' e denied 
 their earnest desire Itecause this one man objects, (yhristian parents , enerally 
 wish the Bi)»le again to be taught in the school as it was at first under our system, 
 and do not wish the obligatory studies to exclude Bible instruction. Wo have 
 shown that the " Scripture Selections " ia not such a l>ook as meets this wish, and 
 is properly objected to. We are satisfied that arrangements could easily he made 
 for reading the Bible by the pupils from the book itself without reading every 
 chapter and verse thereof. We also believe that our teachers generally can In- 
 fully trusted in the matter. They are as a class discreet and judicious, and can 
 have no object in making an improper use of God's word. There may be a few 
 n'no arc so devoiu oi priiAOipie aiici hoiicaty, as to buiiiic of Uning cneir position ror 
 upsettinj; the Christian faith or for sectarian proselytism ; but to prevent an 
 
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 inlinit.-niMUkll) •iiiitii I i^k III iiiiocliU'f Iniiii^ thiit iltiiii', It iritttiitly •'•imt iU'< i'i>N*ry t'» 
 liijurt* our yoiitli hy witlilmldUig tlif only Lffectivu truinintf f«r thwli reli^^umit miiI 
 iiiorul iiibtiirc, ittiil *M'<'iil»ti/ing thfir viuw* of truth ikini iluty If Miy t«MK)h«r it 
 utiwilliiiK t') t<'it It our rliililrcn timt there iii » (mmI, that Mu Iiam rflvwuwl Hiii will, 
 tkitd iirovidoil II >«ivt'iur iroin nin, mimI that th«ri in » future Kt«t« nf t<xUt«iic« in 
 wtiicli wi< NhiiU l>« happy or itiiMiahlti lu'iortiing to our (hurauttir hihI (U-chIn in thin 
 lift) ; if there Iw Nuch i% t«!iM'hf<r, h« i.« an intnulur In our public MclwMtU, ho ought 
 not to ]») entrusted hy ( 'hristittii iMireiitn with forming th(» •..hai.-ii.tfci of tij«ir 
 ihililren. Our Hchoolti ure ChriMtiiiii ; ami the ({eneriil priticiptu, originally plai:c«i 
 ill lorel'iont of thii H«tgulittioiiN, i|«H:liire(l thi^ To <lo away with tliat I rimiplr, 
 iot'iilikri/.e our h< hiM>lM ami ileiiy riiligiot;a iiiatructioii in >\, noriouH lirua'h of faith 
 with the I'liriHtian public. And tho wronu ih gri^-itly IntchNiiied when the Koinun 
 Catholie)/, iiiiiler the miuiiu law, have Mchooln in which til* llomau ('atholic religion 
 ia taught, while I'roteMtiintM are <leiiit*<l tlie privilege. 
 
 Tlien li.H to the Menarate whool law : we ivmIc the Minister of Kdui iition to 
 report (Concerning the I'roti'Ntaiit separate ncIiooIm, aH well aa the Koniaii (atholii 
 Hoparate si:hi»«>l«, also to re|K>rt in vhat ^eitioii^ [{oiiiaii ('tt'.,holii! t«ai.'hers ar<! 
 eiiipl.iyed in the public ncIkmjIh, that it may \i ' known wliere froteatniit se)Nirate 
 MchiMdr* Mhoiild be entabliahed. Knrther, woank forvijual rightn ; and that in evtry 
 r«a|H>ct I'rotcstant M;,Mirate hcIiooIn If ladc a« uHic'eiit, and Ik; as liberally and 
 conMiderately dealt with aM the otheiH are ; ai d enjoy the same privilegcH ami 
 tacilitiea. 
 
 Last of all we a^k that the law bo made intelligible to uoininon men, no that 
 there may ariHe no unplcasaiitiiOHD or irritation ill tito ma^.erof liMMeMMment ; and 
 titut itH proviHioiiH be such that, ciiually with ourMelvva, our Koinan Catholic fellow 
 citi/eiiH may have liberty to Hupfxtrt the piittlic schooU if they m> ileaire, and tu 
 withdraw th»'ir 'liildreii, if they nee fit, from any religiouH iiiNtructinn that ij^giv«;ii 
 in t!u' Hcluxdi , public or Heparute. 
 
 No ulei^tioii iw now imminent. No citizen, However lilindcd by party*ipirit, 
 can Huppoac that we wish to injure any (iovernmeiit o; |)arty. We need 
 not, tnerefore, diMclaim hiicIi inteiitiona. Hut we do imwt eniphatically dc 
 dare our intention to continue t' in agitation ami demand our rights, an 
 NHcured to iia by Mtatute, until either our chihlreii do receive the religions 
 instnictb)!! wc desire, or the LegiHlature, supported by the elictorH thioughotit the 
 I'roviiicc, has repealed sections 7 and H, and Mei:ularize<l our nehoolH. If the latter 
 lie tlie result, it will become tlie duty of IhristiauN t(» consider, as tiiey have done 
 ill HollamI, whether t'ney should not establish Cliriatian schools wherever they 
 can, side by side with the public secular schools, and leave these to l)e frequented 
 by the children of such a.s think that '• the fear of the Lord is not the beginning 
 of wisdom," and that a proH()erous nation can be built up witlunit the knowledge 
 of Hiw will, and can l)e preserved without the salt of the kingdom oi Heaven. In 
 our opinion the more excellent way is the old one in which, fur three iuuidred yearn, 
 the Protestants have walked, namely, To teach our uhildren the Bible. 
 
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