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THE MANITOBA^ SCHOOL QUESTION. 
 
 THE BISHOPS' VIEINA/ 
 
 AIMD 
 
 MR. LAURIERS VIEW. 
 
 UNANIMOUS OPls^iON GF TI-IE BiSHOPS. 
 
 In ordei- to put the electors in pos 
 MeHwion dt'llio U'liching ot tlic airli 
 hiblioi H and bit-liops of the pioviticert 
 of AlaniiuLii (intdu'c, Ottuwu nnU 
 olHewlii'io (111 llio <nily of tin- (UiHio 
 licH ut tlio j>io?<».'nt goiu-ral t-luflioii 
 an to the Maiiitolta st-liool rnuvition, 
 it lias lu'cri (luiii/,'Kt wine to pulili.sh 
 on tlio ono liaiid tiio viow of Ilio 
 cliurc'li, jiiid cti tlic olhci' tiiu view of 
 Mr.Livui ior, ilio iomior of tlio IJIkmuI 
 jiuity. 
 
 The Itemrdial Itlll. 
 
 Tho Dominion ("ovoiiinioiit, Innt 
 e»;8Hion, «ubTniltod to I'liiliainent n 
 J?i!l with I ho aim of rcNtoiinir to tho 
 Catholic minoiity <>f Manitoha iho 
 fontrul if thoir scliooln wiiich was 
 taliori away from ihem in ISUO by 
 th',' ProtoHtant majority under tho 
 leadorshiji of WcHsi-b. (ucouway and 
 Mai-tin, 
 
 Archhialiop I^aiiKeTln A p. 
 proven of tli4> Bill. 
 
 IliH Graco Mgr. Langdvin, A'*cli- 
 binhop of St. lionifacc, and loader of 
 the Catholic niiuonty of Manitoba, 
 
 in ro|)Iy to a li-h-^'iatn as (o tlio va'no 
 and I'l.li-ioiicy of iho IJ.II, undworod 
 ! aH follows 
 
 i'rrltujmin (i'l(lre.<Ht'l to the Rev. 
 I'lifli r Jjii' 'iiu!<e ) 
 
 " Th ■ liiil «' (iitjtliniUle, c/Jlca- 
 iiotts iuxl ,•> iii'foi 1)1 y, I aitjtfuOH 
 oj it. Ait ilii inslti.jin (titil alt tfne 
 ( (iHiolirs K.'i'iii <l ii/nu'nc(! of it% 
 (ti(f tije IS ill (III Hill. 
 
 AiK iiiuMioi- J.anhevin " 
 
 {Anothn Icli'^jmin a'l'lrcssed ^> Mr. 
 Lartriiit:. M.l\ (or I'ronwhf.r > 
 "A'ol ono ot tho lJisliu|is if* at 
 variunoo wiih mo. All aro oxtrornoly 
 .sviuiiatliotii-. Tlu' V'ttltolic-i wtio 
 ur<: jljiUiiKj (tfjainsl ttic liiU are 
 bttiuyiuy ili< Uatntjlic niLitrity, 
 • A. J' li\.N'i •.^•|.v 
 " Aroh bishop of .Si iJ 'iiifaco." 
 
 (Teleyram add>-ess''<J to Str Charles 
 Tupjier 11' ar thf t/n/ of the tti'ssion.) 
 •• 111 the uain( of tlw Vatholic 
 ininority o;' Jiamfottu, wlnnii I 
 ofjlcidily 1 tjitifiini, I ««A: th*f 
 House, i)f CuiiiiiiiiHH to itfltipt tlie 
 lieuttdinl liill iu tut entirity. an 
 if Htauila lu-!l(ty nmendcit. TliiH 
 mtasari; n'UI t>J siitinjiWhuy to 
 tlie tutftoUe ininurily, uliu accept 
 

mm a itub$litntUil, pracHcabU and 
 AmU B0tH»^nent «/ thm qm*'»tiim ac- 
 l-mrdiHU to *h« CoH*r«ar4ort 
 
 " A D. Lan<ikvin 
 " Ar<hbi»hop of St. lloniift(« ' 
 
 Aftfli- the HeHHion, on tho Rtli of 
 May i«w*t. Mgr Langovin ttK«iri .<x 
 ,„„»«wl hit! opinion on tho Uoniodiu 
 VxW from the pulpit of tho chm«h ol 
 Jolietlo Ho appealwi to all Catholic 
 eluctoPB to vote only tor mombei-8 
 who plodKed them««lve» to do justice 
 to tho Manitoba minority. Here aro 
 hirt exact wordHi 
 
 ''You must understand that lh« 
 people most int'ro8t»«l in obtaining 
 hatisfactory legiHluiion in tbiw miittof 
 are tho Catholic population t- Mani- 
 toba and their archbishop, who now 
 addresHOM you iS'intr he apj>r'wes of 
 the Rnmtii'd liilt, you mu.-^t runrlude 
 that hefort' coinhvj t" that derisu'ti. he 
 rtfiectecl l<>n<j and curerully. ami < "W- 
 iulted not only hia colleagues hut dis 
 tinyuished judqta, who yave him in- 
 fonnation on the const itut tonal 'y'"'«- 
 tions inrolred. I upprocc of the He 
 medial Hill, not only in its prinoplea, 
 hut in its entirety. I conjure you to 
 Bend to tho llouso of Commons only 
 Buch deputies as will make j.UHtioe 
 prevail and grant the Manitoba min- 
 ority thoir rights with rcBpect to 
 education. I have no intention of 
 going into politiCB, but tluH \h ft reli 
 giouB question which falls within my 
 jurisdiction, and on which you ought 
 \o take my advice." 
 
 Mr. Laurlcr wlaUea to Kill 
 th« Bill. 
 
 On the 3rd of March, Sir Charles 
 Tupper, by moving tho second read- 
 ing of the Kemedial Bill, aaked the 
 House of Commons to adopt its pria- 
 «iple. 
 
 Mr. Laurier by hin amendntemr^ 
 arikoii tho I louse to reject the prin- 
 ciploof tho Bill, that in. the ror«toi-»- 
 tion of separate sch(K)lrt to iLo Cath- 
 olic minority of Manitoba, and to 
 put otr the HiHKind r»adi"g of the Bill 
 for six moiithN. ILu wisht'd in this 
 way to Mti'tiiiglu tho UiU and kill it. 
 
 TIIK DIVISION. 
 
 The (liviKU)ii on .Mr, Laurier'"*. 
 amendment resiiLed as toUown.— 
 
 Foil, Mkhmhs. 
 
 Allan, 
 
 Main. 
 
 HKCH.VltD 
 
 lt<>ltli, 
 
 lU>nnel.t, 
 
 IlEHMKH, 
 
 Hordfii, 
 
 UdHtOII, 
 
 B()irH.\S«.\, 
 
 lk)W»T«, 
 BowlIlMl, 
 
 MKODKl'll. 
 
 HKOVVN. 
 
 hUlNKAl.', 
 
 Calvin, 
 
 Ciiin(!roii t Huron), 
 
 I'liinpbell, 
 
 ("AHUOLL. 
 
 C'HrscHlii'u, 
 
 CartwrinlinSirHic 
 
 CllHCV, 
 
 CHAKHONNKAl 
 
 C'linrltoii, 
 
 ClIOgl'KITE, 
 
 CJlHl.STIt:, 
 
 Cocki>uriu 
 
 (.'olter, 
 
 Crui^, 
 
 Dikvie.H, 
 
 Dawson, 
 
 Kdgiir, 
 
 EDAVARDS, 
 
 FAUVEL, 
 
 Fuitth«niton, 
 
 Flint, 
 
 Forbea^ 
 
 FraBur, 
 
 GKOFFttlON, 
 
 GibNon, 
 
 (iilmor, 
 
 GOUBOUT, 
 
 Grieve, 
 
 Gl'AY, 
 
 HAKWOOU, 
 
 For,— McsHiw, 
 
 lleiidenon, 
 
 lIodKliiN, 
 
 Iniie.s, 
 
 l..iti(li*rkln, 
 
 I.A.NCKMElt. 
 
 LAIUIKU, 
 
 I.AVRIIGNE, 
 
 i,Ei>t;(;, 
 
 I.ECltIS, 
 
 LJHtl'I, 
 
 Livliitcntun, 
 
 I.OWt'll, 
 
 Miudonalil <Huion>, 
 Mai'leiiii (York), 
 Mil AHTHY, 
 McGr«Kor, 
 McMilliin, 
 MoMullt^n, 
 McNfill, 
 h),MiSIIA.NE, 
 MAHTI.S, 
 MKiNEAULT, 
 MlllH(Ui>lliwell), 
 MON ET, 
 Muliuk, 
 OUHIEN, 
 I'aterson iHriioUt 
 PHrry, 
 
 FUCTONTAINE,. 
 PKOl'LX. 
 lUDEK. 
 RINFUET, 
 UosaniontI, 
 SANHOKN. 
 SfRlVEU. 
 Scniple, 
 Somnrvilk', 
 Sproule, 
 Stulibs. 
 SuthtTland, 
 TAKTE. 
 Tyrwhltt. 
 VVALIjVCE, 
 Weldott, 
 

 ITcUh. 
 Wtldoii, 
 
 tmyot, 
 
 lUlnl, 
 
 Iturnaril. 
 
 Iti-niiniiliil), 
 
 |tl'llK\ 
 
 Bcriit'ion, 
 
 BlftiK-li&H 
 
 Hi.v 1 
 
 |ii>>it. 
 
 Kuriiliniii 
 
 Ciiint^roii (liiv«riiei'»( 
 
 (nriClll, 
 
 Carltdiiiti. 
 
 (Arliiix iSli JoliiK, 
 
 rariM-riltT, 
 
 (Iivron (Sir \.|(.|pli. 1, 
 
 Clevolniid, 
 
 Cdclirnii*', 
 (.'orboiild, 
 
 (VlHtiglUl, 
 
 Uiily, 
 
 Uavlii, 
 
 Diivls, 
 
 I)i'siiulalerN, 
 
 IVvliii, 
 l)i«;kfy, 
 Ull«iw<, 
 
 Dyer, 
 
 Kark". 
 Fftlrhalrii, 
 KciKUHoii i|.e<'<lH 6( 
 tireii,) 
 Ferntison iHt-nfrt-wt, 
 
 FofttfT, 
 
 FriMiiont, 
 
 GlllioH, 
 
 Kirouarrt, 
 
 tfruniU>oiit, 
 
 lirant (Hii Jain<<H«. 
 
 Guillc-t, 
 
 HaKKftrt, 
 
 llaHlatii, 
 
 llaxpii, 
 
 Iii'^ram, 
 
 IveH, 
 
 Jo.aiinott©j 
 JoncnM 
 Kaulliacti, 
 
 I./ujK"Vlii(Slr HiK<tor( 
 
 l.ulUvliTf, 
 
 I.ei'liilr. 
 
 F.i^pinH, 
 
 l.l|.I>«', 
 
 Mii>-'loital<l iKiiikt'Hi 
 
 ^|ll<'ll(llll■ll I M>(cirnn> 
 
 M/it-i|i>«v'tli, 
 
 Ml AliHt.-r, 
 
 M> l)<iiinl(l /\>s- itiiiHilii 
 
 Ml hiHiiilil, i\ ii'lori'U 
 
 Ml Doiittnid iricliiii). 
 
 Ml DoiiKull, Mrrtoii 
 
 Mi'(Jilliv ra), 
 
 Mi'(iriM'\ )•, 
 
 Mi'iiiiirn«<v, 
 
 Mr I ».«»(• 
 
 M. Kiiy 
 
 Ml I.etiii iKiiiK-** 
 
 Mi'I.eiiiiiiit 
 
 Mcl.i'oil, 
 
 Miiia, 
 
 Mai'Hhall 
 
 Ma«-4i)ii 
 
 Mi'tciilff, 
 
 Mlll<.<r, 
 
 MIIN I A.nnapiill^i 
 
 Monrrit'ir. 
 
 Nnrtlirup. 
 
 Oiiitiiet, 
 
 I'atterHOii (oli'hohtei 
 
 IVIIi'ller, 
 
 I'opi'. 
 
 »'0«l'll 
 
 i'ridhurn. 
 
 r'rlor 
 
 I'litiiiini, 
 
 |{.eiil 
 
 UiilMllanl, 
 
 K(»l)iiis(>n, 
 
 HdOIIII', 
 
 UoHH tI)ui)daN>, 
 
 HoKM (I.i>Kar) 
 
 Uytkniun, 
 
 Siiitth ((.>iitar<o), 
 
 StairH 
 
 Ht«'Vfi(>.on, 
 
 Taylor, 
 
 'reiujilf, 
 
 TiMliile, 
 
 Tupjier (Sir Cliarles), 
 
 Tupper (SlrChaa. H.i 
 
 Turrotto, 
 
 Vftilliiiii'ourl, 
 
 Wliit« (Slit-lliiinie), 
 
 Wil/noi, 
 
 Wood, -115, 
 
 Thr tr r.ion of 
 'iivmion.— 
 
 u r.ion of Sir I'liMilto^ Tiip|HM> 
 w»H fhi-ri JMiojil.nl h tln! |t>tliiwi0|{; 
 
 F'm.-.MMniif. 
 
 A 11" vol, 
 
 Aii^vrit. 
 
 Mainl 
 
 IIiU'iiukI, 
 
 Mi'iiuMcili'll, 
 
 H.ll.'v. 
 
 MiM'Ui'ntii 
 
 lllltlH'llllI'll 
 
 tt'.^il 
 
 H(i\h(, 
 
 lliiriiliiiiii. 
 
 ( 'aniiTun ( li. vt«rn<»)w> 
 
 t'ar><ill, 
 
 ( 'iriKiiiin 
 
 V ariliiK (Mr .loh'r. 
 
 • 'iirpi'iil«r, 
 
 Oiirnii (Sir <Vilolph»<), 
 
 <'li«Hley, 
 
 (li'Vi'lai.il, 
 
 (jiiatHWurth, 
 
 ( 'iicliram*, 
 
 ("orl»i>iilil, 
 
 <'i>MliKim, 
 
 Davlii. 
 UhvIm. 
 DpIIhIc, 
 l)c-«iuliilurn, 
 l)i< ki-.s , 
 
 Diipoht. 
 
 l))ir 
 
 Krtrl.', 
 
 I''airlialrii, 
 
 FerniiKiMi ' Ia'OiIs 
 
 ami llreii. i 
 I'tTvciisoii (Itenfrewi, 
 KoMtcr, 
 t'ltW'heilf, 
 Fr^iiiDiit, 
 
 tiiliiUN. 
 
 tiirou/irfl, 
 iJraiiilli. Is, 
 (iraiU (Mr .Fumt-S' 
 (iiiilh't, 
 
 lia^Kiii'l' 
 
 llaslaiii', 
 
 Hazfii, 
 
 Hiilchitw, 
 
 Iiieraiii, 
 
 I vcr, 
 
 ■ lL-llllllOt,Ui, 
 
 .Uincax. 
 
 Kaiilbiicli 
 
 Ki'iiijv, 
 
 l,n> tiaiwllr. 
 I.n(i|(t<viii(,«)ir U«'Clor> 
 I.»l<Tvu>rp, 
 
 l.i'diiir 
 
 IXHIDI 
 
 l.ipp^. 
 
 M'ti'iliuiald >Klii(|'«i 
 Muri|iiiii>ll I .\ lifDtiia) 
 Mill ilowall 
 MrAlHiiu 
 
 Mi'DotiKiil \>tHliill)i>ln 
 Mrlloiinlil (Vlilorial, 
 ,Mi'I>oiiKikta lI'lcluiM, 
 M''l><)iit(alli(' llrclija) 
 MilJri>i'vy 
 M' lii»'rin>y, 
 Mi'Naui', 
 MrKay, 
 
 M(;Leait iKiiiK'si. 
 M( iHifinmi. 
 MrLmxl, 
 Mitra. 
 M.irMliaU, 
 Manioi^ 
 Mi«ti;alfe, 
 Mlili^r, 
 
 Millii I \niiHpoUhl, 
 MoncriMrt", 
 U^jvlm. 
 
 Pititariwiu ('<>l('liest4ir 
 IVIii'ilar. 
 I'ope, 
 I'.Mvell. 
 I'riilhaiik. 
 I'ruir, 
 I'litnanx. 
 H.'lil, 
 KoMllanl. 
 i{iil)iiit<iiti 
 Uooiiie, 
 U«HH (l.iA^arK 
 Uvi'knuiii, 
 ^I'liith (Oiitarlui, 
 StuirM, 
 ^^l«'\ HllHOli 
 'raylii!', 
 Ti'iiiplt', 
 
 TisllHll', 
 
 Tai'pwr (Sir ClmrUw), 
 Tupper (Sir C'hus. U.>> 
 'Curcotl*', 
 VaillaiK-ourt, 
 \S'liite (ShelliU'iiet, 
 
 WilllDt, 
 
 WoiHl. lU. 
 
A««AiN*r, Mioi'tH- At.AiNvr. MMMim. 
 
 AIUm. 
 
 lUIn, 
 
 liKcilAltD, 
 
 llrlth, 
 lllMIIII'tt, 
 
 MKItMKK, 
 
 llonli-n. 
 Ilooliin. 
 MOI HAS8A, 
 
 llltMfll «, 
 
 HlU)l>K('li. 
 
 MKOVVN. 
 
 HUr.NKAl', 
 
 C'»l\ln, 
 
 I'ltiiwriiii OloriMM, 
 
 Cftiiipiii'll, 
 
 I AKKor.l., 
 
 ('iirMi-iilleii. 
 
 ('ir(wriKlit(Slrltli' 
 
 i'i\'it'\. 
 
 rJIAUnoNNKAl" 
 
 Cliitrlioii, 
 
 rHOglKTTK. 
 
 C'lirlnti*'. 
 
 T'lrkldirii, 
 
 Cilltrr, 
 
 Crnltf. 
 
 Mtf)tr, 
 KOW VllDS. 
 
 K.vi vi:l. 
 
 FtwitlicrNloii, 
 Kllhl, 
 Flirt »«•»», 
 
 IJKOI'I UION. 
 
 lril)>H>ll, 
 
 liiliimr, 
 
 iJODhOI T, 
 
 lirlrvf, 
 
 (il A Y, 
 
 IIAItWOOI), 
 
 lieiKlfrNon, 
 
 llodKiiiK, 
 
 lllllPM, 
 
 t.AMiKI.IKK, 
 
 I.AI KIKK, 
 
 I.AVKItUNK, 
 
 DKDI'C. 
 
 I.KiiltlM. 
 
 l.tnliT, 
 
 I.UiiiLr<*t(iii, 
 
 Miki' loiiitlil illuroiit 
 Miti'liwiii t Vurki 
 
 MrCAumv. 
 
 .Mriitlllvi.k). 
 Mctiri'uor, 
 Mc.MllUii, 
 Mi'MiilliMi, 
 M.N..II. 
 M.SIIANK. 
 l.t.MAItTIN. 
 Mlt.NAll.r. 
 
 , Mlll-tl< •tiMVcll). 
 
 MDNKI, 
 
 Mlll<K'k. ' 
 
 «i IIKIKN', 
 I'lili'i'siMi iMrtiii), 
 
 I'lMIJf, 
 
 I'Mkkon'taim;, 
 I'Hon.x, 
 
 KlhiCK 
 UIM'UF.r. 
 
 ItilHUIIhlllll, 
 
 HoNH (|)iiiiilr\h>, 
 
 SANUOUN. 
 
 SCUIVKU. 
 
 Sniii|)l<«, 
 
 SdiiiitvIIIo, 
 
 S|iri) ill', 
 
 SClllilix. 
 
 Slillici litliil, 
 
 TAIITi:. 
 
 I'v "lull, 
 
 WAIJ.ACK. 
 
 Wi'ldmi, 
 
 W.-Nli, 
 
 W ilHOII. 
 
 Vuo It I. 
 
 Epl«cap»l Iiit«rvoii(ioii in tiie 
 Holiool <|iioitll»u. 
 
 Undoi- this lioadin;; lliu ' ('ourrior 
 •ill Canadii " piibli^lii's an iinpartaiit 
 nrticlo which i>i r prmliiccd hoio iit 
 full:— On Wodiio day. I-Yd. I.'lh. ilio 
 hirrfiiir |iub!i-<!i(» I, in coimoftiuu 
 witli iho Inst oiocltMal coiiIohI in 
 Charlovoix. acnrotully idahoratoil in*- 
 
 tiilo, wriM«<n in a l.'irnml nnd i«<^nl«iv 
 lionmiJ.., tondiri;^ l.< Lny th«»r«ii 
 iidiuii Mpiwofhiio all ii;(h' of inu<r 
 vcntion ill Iho iiiadur of loinoliiil 
 I l<'«i".l.ili.m with roNpoit II. (ho Mi»ni- 
 
 (oImI N< h )td (|ll(*i4liiMl, 
 
 Woliftvoi*oud,nnd,lil<o iinnyothori, 
 (I'll withnut n fooliiij( iif ■*iirjirH«, Jh«» 
 Ihi'PiU duvoli.pi. I ill iho loluintm of 
 Ihi" H'r.f.iir \<y a licolouian 
 Nvh'Mii tho udiior in hi>« iiitio of thi« 
 Ulh, ii pUiaMod (o <nll . lo ol thtt 
 iii'i^t oniiiioiit of thu o<'('loiia-»ti(al 
 pii>'. mco of (iuohoe. Tiii* thtwix, 
 whirl* i-* (lot iH ha'»toii tn say) n>n- 
 liMiy to tln> ri^'ht>»i»CtlM( M h'> tpi and 
 alliul. Ill) ijiiiih-, will Hit. ilui Uiiiiw 
 li'iliju ol it<«iiiiihoi,tii Iho |)i iiiciploMof 
 Calholir liihrraliHin, ii I'aUi', poriii 
 rioiM, and lo hoahioliilidy (MndoinntMi, 
 
 T ' iiiot'l tlio wislHm i»f tho ocoloi 
 ia«tical aiilhiiity of ihis diiu'iMo, and 
 with his foniial aj.pmval, wo willmty 
 a low words ahiiil tho rash doctriiio-* 
 pill tiirlh nil tlio arli'.do i)f tho Lihor 
 III J oiriinl, ;tiid will inaUo it uvidiMit 
 whoioin tho aij^ument of the writer 
 of thai nrticlo oltonds. 
 
 Kirsl of III!, lot il lio uiidtiiRtood, 
 wo divo'tt oiirsolvos of ovory nuroly 
 political (oiisidoratiou or piojiidico, 
 lor thi'4 is noi n iino.stion of party 
 inloro'ttH, liiilofocelosiastii-aldoctrino 
 and piihlic ii;{htHoftlio hi^hosl roli 
 f.'iouH and natioiinl boariiiji:;. 
 
 In I ho socoiid pln''.^, wo wish to 
 dofond iiffainul all uppMiition tho 
 iof(nl and morn! ri^ht as widl as tho 
 npportutionoisor intorvontinii in tho 
 vol y con liiioiis in wididi if tiok placo 
 at Charlovoix, tlia' is to Miy, siippiw- 
 in;; that llio It'oimdial Kill siihnultod 
 \>y tho •iovtsiiinonl is of MUidi a (diur- 
 ai tor as to inorit tho Huppoit of the 
 Hishop*. 
 
 It would bo in vain to attnmpt to 
 »lny a tutttMin^j argutnont hy alloi? 
 
iriK <lrfr«rlM in t(<r> Riimi««lllll iUII 
 Tbi* wouiif \hs ulilv M miltltn lu^it. 
 
 Thin ititlnt ••Nlp})li«li«ii, lat im ii|» 
 |»i<mmIi iIm< <'lii(if urt(um<*iil <n\ which 
 ii««lii tli« liiH iriiie ilnui to lh<' Hh't'- 
 tfur nitij to iln i'<>nitt|)oiiil«M|t, hut 
 ImtM i|«iur to thoMo whoiii (li« Holy 
 Hpiiil hHM «iiliii«t«Mi with tho Kum 
 iliiiiixhiti lit' lh<* rliK k of ,l>mi'< ChiiHt 
 Hi)il thv ({ovoruiiic'iii ol (h ' OhriBtmu 
 commiinlljr. 
 
 Art'ui'linf; to thit <'oi retpunitsnt 
 ol'lhi' F.lfi'tfur, •litii)ii(;li tho < 'h<irfli 
 hiu thn ii^hl to hmU lliitl tl.o Main 
 lobitHchool <|ii«<Nti'>ri liOMitltiiMl Ml cord 
 in^ tothn pi-in«-l|i|i«H «>!' lUMliun it hiw, 
 howovoi, tio ri>,'tit to iloti>rrni(ii> of 
 ii|i|Movo III th» niimiiH i«ii^)(oi«toi| by 
 one or oth«<r |Niliii«-ttl iiiti'iy m to 
 how tho i|iioiitinn xhoiilil l>o miltlixl 
 W«< ilony iliii* uxmh tion, (or ihu I'ol- 
 iowih){ rvtiNorin — 
 
 Tho t'huffh hoiiij? by iOft«»n f4-\U 
 uiiiiM i\ Kocioty oNMiMitiully Nn|i>Miiii t» 
 the Stiito, Ihii Staio ih rtiihorlinuiu to 
 it ill ovory thing whiili utfoi t'4 ivli 
 Kiouit inlui'ONlH Thi^ h u clutii- atid 
 turtuiii |iriii('i|ilii Thui'ot'oro, it tntiHt 
 lin i-iu'o^nixoii tliiit Ihii ('liiiiili huM 
 roul jiirirMliitlion over tho Nciular 
 ptuvor I'von ii|)oii quMtionN of tlio 
 l<'CU|ioriil onJcM', |irovitlo<l, howover, 
 
 ihllt tllOHO inilLllMH liilVO II COMtlOClioll 
 
 ot' iiocdHNiiy or of roul utility with 
 tho niiiii ol tlio ri'ligioiiM coininiihity. 
 TliiN in tho ii'iuhiii^ of I-oo XIII 
 t'orniultito<i ill Ifiu t'ollowinjf; |iro|i(ini 
 lion whicli wo uxti-Hi-t from tho Kr>- 
 (•volirtti Imm'rtaU P'-i "Kvoiylliin^ 
 wliieli in MMcrt' I in wimiovor ronp-n ' 
 I'Voiythiiij; which iitlV-tlM tho hmIv,-*- 
 tion of Miiiirt anil the wor-«hi|iol <i<Ki, 
 oithor bv itH niituro, or i>\ irlutioii 
 to iIm 'oml.' ih UMionablo to iho uu 
 thonty ol lliiv<'liiii(li." 
 
 Thoictoro, iiliijoiij^h two |Nilittcul 
 tmc'uiiM \u-ii\fr j/ivon oi|Utilly apt to 
 
 r»voriri th«[f Aill«yrKn> thi> ihlt-rmUtt 
 of lh«< fhiin h, lh« I tiiir«h Wiitid 
 luiv* no rtMon totiidioi%rriot««, th« 
 c'A*i I* ijiiito ililTcrMfil wimn .n* of 
 thwi iiitfHriM, ill tho iinniiimoiia mlK* 
 mont of tht< tn«<lin(| hiahop* of i.h« • 
 vountr\ •ml ovon ncooriling to th« 
 iiMliiru ol thlnt(4, otfurt KuarunU 
 
 >( ottlnAi'itv Mill Niablltty whiih tho 
 iithnr I'oiiiil ngt otTor In thin i-mo, la 
 taut, lh<i (7biinl),wbiHiu IntartMta mir 
 p.iM hII politii>ii! il|(htii, «'<iniiiil«rtt- 
 'loim itri'l lupiraiiiiii)) what«\i«r, vrntx , 
 iiiiil oiif^ht to I'XKii i<tti ilj« juiu«liction 
 tilt t4i Ihu niuiini* Ut b« tukuii, m U* th* • 
 WMy to t>i< tollowotl to arrive nt tb« 
 il«Miti«l I'Dii ; hill to >]o 41 > woiiltl b« • 
 to griivolv (*onipr»iiit«e tb« oaum Ui« • 
 •'hiinh lio^ndu 
 
 III iloiiiK iK> the < 'him<h rouia within 
 hnrown Hphvro , tor llio tiioiirin < ho<i«n 
 by iho <'liuroh, thoiit(h |Mi|iti<iil •nJ 
 tcinporul in it/* niiiur«<, n«veribel«Mii 
 piitH on, by rutt^on of itit deittiift. 
 tiDii ' ami itM I'olutivo au|M«nority, « , 
 I'l'ligiouM unii ttxoeptionni «)l^ikr»ol«r, 
 whiob p^rfoclly jiiHlttie^ th-" atton- 
 tiDh ot tho o<M'io«iai«tii-ul uulh< rity. 
 
 ThiH i"» tho |iro««nt vww. 
 
 i)ur Mpiritual loinlorH uftui wa/tinf( 
 tjve yuiu-H wiib poignunt ansiot} for 
 lliu Mt*ttiomi>nt of MO irnporlanr, uiul , 
 HO sitai n •! nor lion from tiio Citholic 
 point of viow, jii'Ik", •»"<• rightly, 
 lliBi It would Ix) inip^mdcnt to ro> 
 noiiiK'o Uio iKinotil of a do* imon givoii . 
 lu ittvui of theii' oatiHti b) tho highmt , 
 tribinml of tlio Kinpirc, and again ' 
 put in i(iioHtion lighlH ho opunly.- 
 len.giiizid. riioy jutlgo, and rightly, 
 Ihui it would Ih« raHJi, in i\ matter ho 
 gnivo, to contidu thoir hop«H Ir ai 
 (oinnuMHion of imiuiry, which would 
 ihovitably ouuho ;'uith«r delay, and 
 which, doing away with the I)c 
 tnlnion iiit«ifer<'nco, u< Mhich th«M 
 pri'ru'MoiH of 'ho coinntiKHion arc oj>i- 
 
poso<i, would placo thoCtitholicfl onco 
 more ut tlio murcy of thoir poi'do- 
 outorH. 
 
 For, Bupposiiig ovoii — aixl i( may 
 well bo doubtwi — tliut tho Mimitohu 
 Govonimont, fiimluniont.illy lio-ililo 
 to tlio(^\itholic8 niKicotiliriiifd in tliut 
 (liOHlility by its iccoiit victory at tho 
 pollrt, would corisotitjUt llioHU:;f^L'«lioii 
 •of ilH political fiii'iidi^, to lo-estublihli 
 the system of Hcparalo hcIiodU wliicli 
 our co-roligionists tMij()3'ed bcfoii' 
 18f>0, who will iisHuro un tliut llio 
 Bamo govornmont or some olhoi', in 
 fluencod by tho Haino motives of fan 
 nticism or self-intorost, would not, 
 sooner or later, n;(uin wa^^o on Ihis 
 school question tho violoui and un- 
 just war that wo donloro to d-ty ? 
 Would it not bo much bolter ibr the 
 central powor, seoini; that it ha-* the 
 right and the oppoilunily of doiiii; 
 Jito, to raise forthwith a^^ainst ail per 
 secutors, prosonl and future, a ram- 
 part of justice and reli^iom protoj- 
 tiou, which will roiist all windt and 
 storms ? 
 
 f will add that in view of the parly 
 spirit whicli divido-t ho piofoundly 
 oar public men, ono parlicular polili 
 cul group cannot bo oxpoito 1 lo pro- 
 vide the strength iioco^sary to rally 
 all Catholics to tho same idea and 
 under tho samo flag. 
 
 Tho Episcopate alono catj hope lo 
 bring this about by asking our legis- 
 lators, ospociall}' those whose on- 
 sciences thoy direct, to rise for a 
 moment above tho temporal iniorosts 
 which engage thoir attention, to for- 
 got thoir political dissen.-ioMS, and, 
 relying upon tho judgment of tho 
 Privy Council, to make it tho uii- 
 aesailablo foundation of truly romo 
 dial legislation. 
 
 The Bishops' right of interference 
 
 in a matter of this nature is, besides, 
 clearly delueed from tho teaching 
 contained in tho "Manual of the 
 (-.itholic Citizen", publishod witi* 
 the special rocommonJalion of their 
 L)rd'.liips tho Hishops of tho I'rov 
 ince of (Quebec. ( )ii p:igo 27 wo read : 
 "111 co.isoinionco of the dopon lence 
 of Ciuisliiin p inces upon thelJhurch, 
 tho Church has the power to regulate 
 the us»< whicli princes ought to make, 
 ill certain casc.^, of their temporal 
 powor; for it mu-*t bo hold for cor- 
 taiii, according lo the leacliing of tho 
 thooli):,Mans, that the power of tho 
 keys given by .losus Christ to Potor 
 and ill his poison t) his successors 
 (Mitlhow XVI, ID) includes tho 
 right of regulating tho u-io that 
 Cliristim princes o ight to make of 
 llieir temporal power in its relations 
 with loligion and tho salvation of 
 souls, and on various occasions ' to 
 submit their political acts to the judg- 
 ment of the Church.' " 
 
 Finally, tlio eminent theologian we 
 are opposing ought to know that tho 
 following proposition: " 1 1 belongs 
 lo the civil pjwor to ileQno what are 
 the rights of tho Cliurch, and tho 
 limits within which it can exorcise 
 them " has boon justly condemned in 
 tho Syllabus. It is indooi to the 
 Chinch and to ils ropro>entatives, 
 not to others, thai it belongs in case 
 of doubt to determine how I'ar the 
 ccclciiastical or opiscitpul jurisdic- 
 tion ought to oxtoiid. Kor this rea- 
 son Mgr. t'avngiiis, in his work en 
 titled; "Ideas of public right, na- 
 tural and ecclesiastical," established 
 witii certainty this proposition: 
 " Tlio Church authoritatively deter- 
 mines what is or is not in its compe- 
 tence, and tho State ought to respect 
 tho decision." JEo had previously 
 said : •' In tho conllict betwoou the 
 
•piriliiul (iri'l tlio toiapoi-al, llit> loimoi 
 oaglit to piovnil " 
 
 The JiHdnguishoil cm rosjiomliMit 
 or tlio Kkrtutrt juJL'injr lin tbosiH 
 illsupportoil, fool^ llio neol of 
 Htronglhorung it by n cin ulur of 
 M;i;r. Tuscfioroiiu, wriltea in 1S72 
 writli roMj)Oct to tho Now HiiiiiHwick 
 srliools, iti wliiili tlio ArchliUhop of 
 Qiioboc tlorliiio-* the Citholios fioo to 
 cljoorio llio rna.itm wiiicli tlioy "•onni 
 fior th>^ rn )Hl u|il to altiiiii tlui ilosirc 1 
 pn 1, tlml i-t to Hiw, to roin.Mly tlu 
 Hc!i()(»l *>yNtom of Now IJ.'uin\.'ifIc 
 
 Hut wo (lony tlio pifullol li'jt.'voon 
 tlii-i ouHo iitid tijiit of tlio Miiiifohi 
 scliool.s. lit 1*^72 tlio ('iUljolics Iril 
 no constitutioniil act or jii<ii(!i:il iloci 
 »ion 111 their favor, whi<d> would g'vo 
 to tho advisors of tlio Kpis(;opito u 
 logiil foun liUioii iiiid dotiiiitely .miiro 
 tho iiK.sorlioii of iho rights viihilod. 
 Todiiy, uol only does tho M:iiiit()l):i 
 Act (jotitaiii u chiuso t'avorrtblo to tho 
 right-jof fho minority, b;it tho highost 
 juiiciul ttulhority of tho British Ivn 
 |)iro lias nolomnly sanctionol thoso 
 Wghts and tracod out tor tho Domi- 
 nion (lovorntiiotit tho way to follow. 
 <i'(nuld tho Hi.^hopH, without hitrayin;^ 
 tho Ciitholio caiHO, rot'uso to mo a 
 woapon whioh Piovidoiioo puts ») 
 opportunely in thoir hands'* 
 
 The correspondont of tho Electrur 
 ftlso rotors to tho icitorvontiDii of the 
 Pope in tho political ati'airs of (!or- 
 mariy and Franco, and draws from 
 these faotH a conclusion by no moans 
 warranted by the premises. Nothing 
 more stupid could bo imagined Tho 
 intevfcrencoof tho Sovereign I'ontiif 
 on these two occasions was citlier a 
 qoinmand or simply a piece of advice. 
 Id the, first case there would h.ive 
 boon grave disobedience on tho part 
 
 of tho lofrncforv Cmholicf.; in tho 
 tfoi ond, a ctilpablo lack of d<foronoe. 
 In oilhoi case, it, \h clear that the 
 F'opo judged it -ippiopiiato to gjvQ 
 Catholin, over, ii, i..i|iti(iil affairs, 
 diiO('ti()nHinfluon( <vi by tho religious 
 intoroitrt of wliich he \uih chiirge. 
 Tiioioforo, tho loligious power caa 
 somiUiiDOs interfero in mattors of 
 this sort. 
 
 It IS for him to judge whether in- 
 torvontioii ought to bo in the form of 
 c »mm'ind or ndvice and when thin 
 intorvTontion takes the imporativo 
 town, !n in tho ca-it ol tho .Mttnitoha 
 scImoW, the t'aithfiil have only oae 
 c )urso opon to thorn to obey. 
 
 Tiiooboliont mm, the ScripturoH 
 s;u', will go from victory to victory. 
 •' I'i'r i)'>f'lien-> li/u^tur luctorioi." 
 is obolieiico, iinl not insubi^rdln 
 ation, which savos pe)plo-( as well as 
 iiidivi duals. Wo sincoroly ho])o that 
 all Canilian CUholics. whatever 
 iniy bo thoir political ting, will un- 
 dorstml this doctrine and will not 
 I givi o tho chunh and tho world tho 
 I sal sp.-clarh> of a doplnrublo division 
 Just wlioro union, under the onlight^ 
 onol direction of tho Hpiscopate and 
 with the hol|)of tho right-thinking 
 I'r.iU slants of this country, is necoH, 
 sary for tho triumph of justice and 
 tlic in:iiiuonaiH!o of' ireligious peace 
 in the t'anadian confaleration. 
 
 L. A. Paqitet, Priest. 
 
 Two Viewa. 
 
 On thol6lhof May the Arcbbish^ 
 ops and Bishops of the Province of 
 Quebec published a collective niando- 
 mcnt which will bo given later .lust 
 now wo detach the following passftgQ 
 to contrast it with the view of Afr. 
 Lauriei who teaehos tho contrary. 
 
8 
 
 The C!hnrcli*M flow. 
 
 liiutiiirli, di'.itrbi hilorel. hn'lhro.n, that 
 a Cat h die ig titt lurmlttdl. in whut 
 ecer /' mition A' may />e, — a j'^wriiil's', 
 an ele'tor, <i ranHltre or a representii 
 tue. to hfii'i' fic) lines of I'Diitivt in 
 reli'jiow (/wslionit, one t >r pricate,. ami, 
 till othiw fir pu'ilii) iiir., to irampb 
 uniler foot, in ih- tjdrcia''. of Am soi'ial 
 duties, tlif, obli<ititi.')n<i nnprn'.'l on h'ln 
 ijx a .si/fi/iis^'/'.' r/i'lil nf the < 'hwi'h. 
 Tliirt is wliy oiir Il'il}' I'^iiIh",- Tupo 
 Leo XIU., iti \\U li icyulical i)r.vitiin- 
 ti.''<iinuin (J )mloiiiii-t tiuxu wli > ' p-c 
 toml il)iit ill ii!| lluit i.'oiii.'«i'ii"i tlio 
 ^ovoiiiinoiil of Imtiiiiii sorioty. it-i 
 iiHliliitioa.s, miraU, \:\\v*. |)iil)li(! 
 t'liiictioiis, llio iristiiicliaii of ymi'li, 
 no inoru altoiitii>>\ \< hi 1,0 |(ii.l t) 
 tho (.'limvli tliaii if -lioili I iidi, oxi-tl.' 
 For tho samo ivasou lio nixya olso 
 whci'o (IOiH'3-crK'al Jnvnorln'ri Dei)' 
 " Before all it /.s na^e.-^-i iri/ tit it oil 
 CathnliM WJrtIr/ of thn n i lu:. il^trr 
 mine t) h,'., and nkoir /A '/;iv •/(•,■.< <k.- 
 voted sons of the Church: I ha' the.;/ 
 repul.-te, \oiilmit h-iiifatiin, all thit 
 would be in(Vimpatdjle, iritli ths pro- 
 f esMon ; that tUcy make use of inihUc 
 mstitulionti as far a.< /Ac/'Mu, in con- 
 S'Hence, for thi'. furth'TancA' of truth a>id 
 justice." (Maniiciiioiit ol ilio Iii-ho[H 
 of tho cL'i'lesiaslit'al |ir(>viiH-o-i of 
 Quolioc, Monti'cttl anil Oilawa, daloi 
 May lOili, 18J(J.) 
 
 Mr. lituirlerVi Ticir. 
 
 1 ain a Liberal of llio iin^lijili 
 school. 1 bolicvi' ill that (scIiodI. 
 which liaH all along clai mo 1 that it 
 is the privilege of all htibjocls, 
 whether high or low, whether rich or 
 poor, whether eccLisia-iuc.s or lay- 
 men, to particijxito iu tho admiiuti 
 
 trntlon of public affairs, to (Iihcihm 
 to inniiencn, to perMuiKJo, to eoiuiiico| 
 but which haj alway-i dcMiiiil oven to 
 the higho.ti th'« rigiit to "lictato even 
 to tho IdWoHt. I am horc represent- 
 iig not li)min ('iilholic.-i al-mo biu 
 l'i-otO'4la'itH as woll, ami I mmi give 
 an account, of my stewanhliip to all 
 cl.uso^ Jfci-(( am f, a U)inati ('at Id 
 lie of From.'li i-xliwu'iioii entriHti^i 
 by tho conti lonce r/f the men wh>sit 
 around \m Wilh greu an ! imp .rt:int 
 duties nil lor our coiistitnlional ;^y.s- 
 le;n of g .vc! mnint. 1 am hcio th'> 
 acUnowIe IgoJ lea lerof a greal piirly 
 coini)).i»l ipf I{ tman (J.tihoiic-i and 
 l'ro;e^lanls a-* wdi in whifji Pro- 
 tO'taiils are in the nuijorit^y, as Pro- 
 teua'its m Hi be in the niajoniy in 
 ovory pir* of Canad i. Am' I to bo 
 I'dl, I, o:"vipying snih a pi.ition, 
 1 11:11 I am to bi dictated tho C)iuv-»j I 
 a'U to tiico in tlii.s II )iuo, by renons 
 t!iat c.in api^oal to tho c hhcIoiiuoh of 
 my fellow Cilholic m'srnbon. but 
 which d ) n >t appeal an woll to tho 
 con>sc;en;o< of uiy P.-otonanL col- 
 loa,'uo4 ? N ». S ) I )ng as I havo a 
 Heat in this II )uso, s, long ;u I 
 occ!iip7 lliop).iti)n I do no.v, when 
 over it .shall beoomo my duty to take 
 a stand iip);i my 'inestioa whatever, 
 Unt Htan I I will take not iipjn 
 gi\)uiid.i of U )min O.ilholicism, not 
 U|):)n grounds of Prjto-,tanlisin, but 
 upon ground-) that can upj»eal to tho 
 c>)ns('ionoes of all men, irres|)ectivo 
 of their particular faith, upon 
 grounds wliiidi can bo occupioJ by 
 all mon who love justico, free lorn 
 and toleration. — (Mv Ijvurler'H 
 Hpeoch in the House ot t'oinm ms on 
 the 3rd of ,March, 18'.)(;. Kxtract 
 from "Kansai'd.") 
 
 1 Tho following i.s the full text t>f 
 I tho collective pustOKiI letter ; 
 
l*-AHTORAL I.RTTrU 
 
 of their Lonhhip^ the Ar'-hhislti)f)san(l 
 nisftops of the. eri'lmaati'al jirorini'fs , 
 of Uueher, Montreal and (Utiiwa on | 
 the Miinitoha School Qufstion : 
 
 Wo, by tho gmco of fJod tuiil (luor of | 
 tlio Apostolic Sot), Ait'liliisliopsiind 
 BiHhops of iIki Kcclosiiisiic'iii I'io/. 
 incoH of Quoboi', Moiili-oiil uiul I 
 Ottiiwa, I 
 
 To tho Socular ami Uoj^iiliir Cloi'i^y, j 
 
 ntid to till tlio ftiitlitiil ol otif 10- { 
 
 HDOCtivo dio«Jo.so.-», ln'iillli an 1 Umo- j 
 
 diction in our Lord, ' 
 
 Deahly Hei-ovki) Mubtiihen, — I 
 (Jallod by tbo will of our l)ivino 
 Lord to tho 8[»iritual ^ovornmoiit of 
 tho particular churches oonhdod lo 
 thoircnro, the Bishops, succossois of 
 tho AposticH, have not only tho mis 
 flion to touch truth al all litnos and 
 to infutie Bulutui-y principles into tho 
 souls of inon, but they havo, moro 
 ovor, in certain critical ami perilous 
 circumMtancOH, tho right, and it is 
 thoir duty, to raise their vo cos to 
 forewarn tho faithful of dangers that 
 threaten their faith, and to dirocl, 
 Htiinulato and bu-ttain them in the 
 Just revindication of their iniiut;- 
 (jcriptiblo rights, nuinifeslly dUro- 
 garded and violated. 
 
 You know, dearly belovo 1 broth 
 ron, tlio very jjiiinful ])i)silion in 
 which our co roligionisis of ALuii- 
 toba havo boon placd by tho unjust 
 laws which depi'ivod them, M\ years 
 ago, of tho BO|)ariVto soliojl syslo.n, 
 which, in virtue of the Coiislilulioi\ 
 of tho country, thoy cnjoyol till 
 then— a school sysloin ho imp )rtaMt, 
 so necessary for a ini.xol population, 
 for a healthy education iind for the 
 formation of children in the i)rin 
 ciples of the Catholic faith, which is, 
 
 on onrth, our greatest treasure anil 
 
 inoht piocious itdicriiaiicc 
 
 Wo stood not in nee I rif (ho dooiH- 
 iouH of civil (ributwd-*, doarly lio- 
 loveil brethren, to see tho injustice 
 of the^o Maniloban laws, tln',o rit 
 lacUs on liberty and justice, hiill, it 
 has ple.'i^ed Divine I'rovidcnee, iit 
 Mix wisdoMi and goodness, to obtain 
 l()r ('at holies the le^al funport of an 
 uin'xcoptional and srjveroign author- 
 ity in the i'oco;,'nilion by tlie higliost 
 tribunal of the I'lnipiie, the Icgiti 
 macy of tlieir griefs and the legality 
 of a Fedoial remedial moasuro. 
 
 In view of theso facts, the Can- 
 adian I'lpiscopalo, solicitous above all 
 for tl intentst ol religion and tho 
 good of souls, could not dissimulate 
 the gravity of ihe duty which was 
 iinpi)so(l on theii' pastoral soliciludo, 
 and which obliged them to claim 
 justice as t.iey have ilone. 
 
 For, since the Ili-.hop<, whoso 
 aulhority is from Iroi himself, are 
 tho natural judges of (juostions con 
 corning Christian faith, religion and 
 tnoraU ; since tlioy aro the recog- 
 nized heads of a perfect society, 
 sovereign an i superior by its nature 
 an 1 its end to civil society, it bolor.gs 
 to them, when circumstances reciuiro 
 it, not only to express uiiiquivocall}- 
 their views and their desires in every 
 religious matter, but to point out to 
 tho faithful, or approve of suitablo 
 m (ans to arrive at tho spiritual ond 
 thoy havo in view. This is tho 
 doctrine of tho grout Poj)e Loo XIII. 
 in his Ivicyelical immortale Dei: — 
 '• AH that is sacred in human affairs, 
 under any title 'vhatever, all that 
 regards the onl in view, all such 
 ! falls under tho juri.sdicti :)n and 
 authority of the ('liurch." 
 
 We deem it of importance, dearly 
 bolovod brothron, to remind you 
 
10 
 
 iwlBfly of thosA lnh«mmt pnnnlplo^ 
 4n ttio cuiiHtitulidii of lliu I'litiirli il- 
 Nolf, thotc u-tHontitil rii{hlii uC ruliifixi « 
 aulhority, la onlor to Justify tlio 
 .iiltitiiile tukon Uy tho rnoniliuiH of 
 •,hu</'iilholi(; lliumn;liy in tlu< |ii-ohoiiI 
 ■cliool iiuoHliiMi, itol lo explain iiioi'o 
 (ully tliu oliligiiliaiiH luiilor wliicli llio 
 fMiUiful ui'o of following upi^'apiil 
 
 (Jil'UClioitH. 
 
 If lljoro aro, iit fact, circutmliincoH 
 
 in whii'li CiitliolicH ou;'lit .oniiiiil'oHt 
 
 opoiily lowai-ih (lio Cliiircli all tli«> 
 
 rospocl ami (lovololno-tH to wliicli hIio 
 
 U ontitloti, it in Miiioly in a crisis >*iilI» 
 
 aa tlio piortunt, wlion llio liigliu.^t 
 
 intoi'OM.H of fiiitli iiii'l jiiHticu aro at 
 
 slako, lioinumlini^ on llio pari of all 
 
 gooil mon a uniloil aiil tirni front 
 
 undor tlio tliioelitu of llioir loailorn. 
 
 Wo li:ul liopi's, (lo.irly bolovol 
 
 brutlu'LMi, tliat lliu l.i'tt HO-tsion of tliu 
 
 Futloral I'rtrlianioiit woiiM b:ini^ to u 
 
 torminution the ttcliool (iitH(!iillioH 
 
 whioli HO widoly (livl<Iu nton'M iniiiiU; 
 
 wo have buon doooivod in tluHo 
 
 ij()i)08. History itsolf will Jiid;,'(» of 
 
 tho caiiHOs whii'li inipodod llio loti;r 
 
 oxpoctod Hululiun. 
 
 As for Urt wiio h.ivo in \ iovv only 
 tho triumph of Iho oloriml pi incipiot 
 of roliyion und jiislico mnlidol to 
 our cai-o, wo, wlinn no dofeal will 
 over bo ublo to dislioarlon or turn 
 RMido from tlio ace )inj)liiliinonl of 
 thedivino mission whicli w.u Lli:it of 
 tlie Apoitlo.s tlit'insolvos, fool, in llio 
 prosoDOC of tho olouloral tjlru^'i^lo 
 about to take place, th it an inij)Oi- 
 ativo duty is iiK'umbo it on u^ : this 
 duty i8 to indicate to all tlio failhful 
 undor our jurisdiction, and whoso 
 couscioncos wo have to diro-l, iho 
 only lino of conduct to b^ folloA'od 
 in tho present olottions. 
 
 Should wo, fu'rtt of all,roiiu;i I you, 
 (iearly beloved brolhron, liuw nol)lo 
 
 nnd ImpArtanl i« tho rijjht bostowod 
 upon you \>Y tho »? .tiililiiiidn in 
 diMi^natrn;^ lor oil! o tho liopHiturios 
 of p iblic power? Mvery (!ili/.on 
 woi thy nl llio iianm, ovory O.mudian 
 wh • lov'os lii-t ('(cintiy, who wishitH it 
 to bo ureal, pea 'ofiil and pro^tjiorous, 
 HJioultl interost hini4olf in its govorn 
 mon I. 
 
 Now, Iho government of our 
 country, of a pooplo Hiill yoiinj?, but 
 cap'iblo of o •ciipyiti:,' a distinifiii.-^hod 
 pliu'oatn iii:^ iho ntUiotis, will lio what 
 you will mako it yoursolvos by your 
 choi'.'o an i l>y your voto-t. 
 
 Thnt is to Nuy. dourly bi^lovod 
 brothrOM, as a i^oin'i-a! iiilo, and navo 
 rare oxcoptions, ji [a n duty of i.'on 
 Kcioacj for ovory citizjn to volo ; a 
 duty all tho morii ;,'ravo and prosHinj^ 
 as tlio qii'MiiuiH ilisputod uro im- 
 l»oriant an I may exorcise ovor your 
 doslinios an infltionco more or Ijhh 
 decisive. 
 
 That is to Huy, as^aln, you Hhmld 
 vote as h'lnO't, wise, onlij^htcnod and 
 intolli/onl Christians. 
 
 Avoid ihoii, dearly bidovo I broth 
 roii,doplorablooxcosHcs au;aiust whi«di 
 wo Ironuonlly wai'nod you ; poijury, 
 iiiloinperaiice, lying, (uilumny, vio 
 lonokj and party Hpirit, wliieh warp 
 tho ji| Ij^rnent an I p.-oiluco a kind of 
 voliint:iry obstiiiato blindnoHs. 
 
 \).> not Holl your voto. To vote is 
 a duty, and tlity is not sold, llivo 
 nor your voto lo Iho tirU comor, but 
 t > liiin whom in conscionoo you judge 
 tlio h.'st <|iialillod iiy his mental 
 powers, firmness of cliuraeter and liis 
 moral principlos to till tho noblootfice 
 of lo;^islalor 
 
 j And th:il this jud^jmont may bo 
 HUior, nnd more onliglitonod, I'oar not 
 
 ! tho eritifisins of a iiow-spapo;' or the 
 opinions nf u friend who would 
 
 , hamper your mitul ; consull when 
 
11 
 
 nncoM-tiiry, boforc vnlliiif, jturtfiirH 
 wh<) li.v (tii'ir iii-<tni(ili')ti, llinir riiiiU 
 ut' titoir Mttciiil iiluiiil>ii;( uro tlm lion* 
 •|IIiiIiIIin| Id jil(l;(o ol llio i|i|iu(i itii 
 lliut uru ugilutfi, uihl tit it|»|)r(M'iai>> 
 
 tllO ivlulivo VlllllU III tllO IMIIcililMlOn 
 
 who umU your miiHiu^^o 
 
 i'lHMO iii'o, ilornly Itolovc I brolli 
 roil, f(t<iii-riil iH'iiioiiiUM ot' wiiil mi 
 iiikI CtiriNtiitii |)rii<loiiro lli il a|)|ily 
 
 to Ull lill)0> (III I (<> Ull l>l0i ti UK lit 
 
 wliiiili thu liiw>4 III' llio country por- 
 mil you tu luUo ii.iti 
 
 liUl, ill tllO prOnOlll I'ilCUIIMltlllCO'l, 
 
 tlio ilitty of ( 'una li.iii oloi-ioi-.t, pnii- 
 cipiilly i'llliolii- olorlo.vi, i-« iiivo^tol 
 witli u cliunM'toi- of Hpi'ci.il iiiipor- 
 tiwii'o, to wIhwo ^lavity wodosiro to 
 cull }(>ur iitluiilioii ill 11 hpO'Mkl iiiik I 
 nor A f{i.ivo iiijitnu o win roiiitmi 
 toil uguiiol tito (Jiilliolic lumnrily in 
 Mtinitolui. 
 
 Tlmy woio dopiivul of tlioir Cilh) 
 lii' HLpiiiiilc HCiiooU, mill loi'i u 1 to 
 Huiul lliuir (liiMroii lo Hciiool-. itt.i' 
 llioir coiiMMoiicci* coiidciiiiii Tlio 
 J'livy Couiiril of IviljI.iiiiI k-o i;;!ii/.' I 
 tlio jurilico of till) Catliolii- cl liiii, utnl 
 tIto rijjiil of tli(> I'\(lviu< iiutli >i ilh''t 
 lo iiilcrloio, ill onloi Uiiit ju-'tuo )0 
 
 doilO to llio <>ji|)|t'-rtOl. ll MIlijUO^ 
 
 lion, llion, for llio ('iiiliolic-» ol our 
 
 country and woll inoniiinf^ I'ritKM 
 
 nntM lo uiiiU- Ibi'ir >Lroii;^lli iiii I lluir 
 
 BUdViij^OM, lo boi'iii.- 11 lirnl vicl'i.y 
 
 for ruligious liburly lud llio ti'iiiiiip'i 
 
 of tho rij'lit-' Hi'ciirod by llio l/'>)ii-*ii- 
 
 tulion. 'I'liu nic.uis to si>ciiro tins 
 
 vnd \h to oleut, iih ropri'-.oiil ilivo;^ ol 
 
 iho poopio, only men Miiiooroly ro 
 
 Holvod lo hivor with all ilioii iiillu 
 
 onc<Min(l to HUituin in I'm liiiiiiont ii 
 
 iiioahUio to roiiitvly tlio ovil-" trom 
 
 wliiili llio Maiiicol.iii miiio'ily siil- 
 
 fort*. In Hpoaliini:; toyon tliu , doaily 
 
 bolovod I'lolliroii, ouf inloniioii is not 
 
 lo bi'id ou •Holvoilo any of llio partio^ 
 
 that nro oomliatin^x in iho iKililionl 
 niona .'ihi liio loniiary, wo diHiri' to 
 piiMoi v«» oiii lllinrfy. Tho Miitiiiolni 
 <(;li>))| <|<ioNiii)ii b<>in;f, Ix'l'orn nil, n 
 lol ^i )ii< i|Uoit(iiiii, iitlirniitoly ulliud 
 to Iho iloai'ott intoroiiit of thu Catho 
 lilt liiiili Ml llii^ o ).iniry, lo tho nn 
 tui'al n^lit-4 o;' pkoil*. uil alto to 
 Iho ro4poot duo t > Iho ('onititution 
 of tlio ooiinlry uii 1 lo tho iliitiiih 
 I' own, wo would rij.Hi'd il as hotruy 
 in.' a ^.l'•;vl i aiHO, of wIih h wo uro, 
 Ull I ou^lit lo bo, Iho (lofondor-i, if wo 
 did iioi ibo otir 'tilth irily to Hccuru 
 
 its MICOOHH. 
 
 |{i>nnil{. di'aily ln'lovod hrolhron, 
 lh:U a <'iilioliis M n >t ponnitlol, in 
 wli iti;vi'r p Hi' ion II') m ly ho, — u 
 io'iniali^t an <*lo 'toi-, a luin lidalo or 
 a ropro40!ilulivo, to Irivo two liiio.4 of 
 1 1 lu>'; in lelii^io'M ijutMi iiiH, ono 
 ft:' p'iv'ito, an I llio oMi n- foi- public 
 lir,>, to ti'.iiiiph u idor fo )t, ill tho 
 ox i.ci'O of hi 4 HOfiiil ilufio't, tho 
 o'lli ^iitioii iiiip HO I on him a-t ii «uh- 
 
 llliH.lVO i''lild n| tho ('lllli'oll. Tlli-* i-l 
 
 w!iy on,' Holy K.itho' I'opo L to 
 Mil ill ill I K (cyclioal Lihtrtda 
 l<ri Jifitm nam ooiidotnn-t t!iO'«o who 
 • pr.'tond til ll i:i all lliu' o inronis* 
 t'lo ^ i/oi iiiiioat of liuniaii KO'iioly, iln 
 ini'ilniiiii, iiV)i'iiN, liiw-t, pu'ilic 
 linliiiH I'lo iiMlniution of youth, 
 n ) 111 >;•.' a'lc it on i-» t > hi- piid lo llio 
 (;!i'i:v;li III i!i il' ^lio <li 1 n it oxisi. 
 I''.). l!i ) ■•iin' roniii ho siy-t oho- 
 wlioij ( !•) ioy>dioiil I'HriDrtdt': D.'i) • 
 MjI irvi alt it in nojoH^ay lIuU ull 
 i.'.itli ilic*, w.>illiy of Iho iianio, 
 dolunniiij lo bo, a.i 1 hliow ihoin- 
 Holvo* dovotol HOiis of tho Churoh ; 
 111 it llii'V lop'iNo, wiilioul hoMitatlon, 
 iiM lli'i'. w<)iil i bo iiii'(>mp:iliino with 
 ilii-i p;-)to<ii)i; tUit llioy in lUe iho 
 ot" piblic iiHtiiiili IIH a-t far a-- llioy 
 I'lii, ill (Mii-it'ionco, for tho furlhor- 
 aiiL'O 'it lititli and ju-^lioo. 
 
If 
 
 ' 
 
 TStrrtort, dtarty Moveti hrriHr^m, 
 lUt Cnth'tlii't ihoutii nttiwDft only iS'nt 
 cut%iU'liit«i uifu> 6ini/ rkftruiili'rM form 
 aU>j anil mUmnlif to vott, in Parlm- 
 mint, m fiiior oi Uiji»liilit>n n huh mil 
 rttt'tr* to th« ('•iiMif WM/iori/v <■»/ 
 Miinttobn lh« kchool rt'ihtt to u'AiVA 
 iSfjf (ir« entifUil ''.y Ih* iffi->Mon ui lK» 
 Hon, Pnry Couniil "f fin jl. in I. Thit 
 griivt duty i$ iniumhtinl on firry ijitott 
 Ciatholie, and ynu ifuld n-'i hf juntijitd, 
 4ithtr firfure ijnur MpirHual ijunlm, no'' 
 befon (iod hvnutll, l>\f nfi/lctinj tMi< 
 obUijtttion. 
 
 Until now wo colli' 1 conKriituUtu 
 
 oai'MelvtM oil httviiit<Mit» iiyiiiimihAlto 
 
 MUppoi't ot II Kioul iMiiiil'iM' ul our 
 
 ■opuruivi biothri'ii who uihIim-nIiimiI 
 
 that, in it i;<>iiulry micli mh (UirM, liuv 
 
 in^ liittcruiit luli^ionM, it in n*nH*M«iiry 
 
 for tlio ^tnuiul ^ihmI to iniikt' iimi of 
 
 IhiH liroutliMmH ul'vi'-w wiiu'li iwnpui In 
 
 liburty ut conicinnto unil lU't^iiirixl 
 
 n^ht. Wi' a|i|>oul iii^'uim to llioir 
 
 Hitirit of jdntiiu iin<l |)ulioili(tiii, ho 
 
 tnut, joining tlioir inliuoiK u to tliui 
 
 ot('uui'»li"'« tlioy niiiy iml tlmni lo 
 
 rtxltvHH uiul ({i-ivviuK'tfH ot which om 
 
 ro-religioiiihlM ho judlly coinplvi;!. 
 
 WhHl wo wiiiit in iho UiH(ii|»h of 
 right nnd JunIuv, tho re (ntahiiith* 
 niont of the ri^htn uri<l |»iivil(>^Oh of 
 our Mitintoliu luxthron, tht> Uotiian 
 (Juthoiic iiiihority. in i-<iii('iktioii!ii 
 niuttorH MO UH to Hheltur tlitun IVou 
 arbitrary uiul iiiijiiHt luKintiittion, 
 
 Wo rcl}' ill this mm tor. dourly 
 bolovod hrothron, itn your hpirit of 
 fuith niid uboiiiunro. 
 
 Wo aro <'oiivin<oi| thai, MiihmiMHivu 
 iD ininti and hi-art to ihti touching (if 
 your fliiof jja^lori, you will know 
 how, if eallt.'d upon, to jdiico iihovf 
 your purHonal opinions and futilinj^H 
 tho iiiiurcHtM ofa caiiHc whi* h oxcoU 
 all othorrt — that <<)' ju-'ti*.'f, order unJ 
 liunuony in tho ditl'urunt clutteurt 
 
 which c.)rnp<Mi9 tho gre«l < auadum 
 funiily. 
 
 Uxic nnil aiirnnit at MontrAal, oit 
 thv Hlxth day of Mny, orx thottMind 
 •i)(hl hundrol and ninnly ail. 
 I KnwAkii ('ii\tti,R>4, ArrhbUhoft of 
 
 .Nfonircnl. 
 ^ J. 'rilo.M\4, Archl'ii«hop uf OtUwn. 
 I li, N , Aicht'i^liop of Cyroito, AJ- 
 
 niinioli'Hltir of 'juobcc 
 t I( F.. lil-.hop of Tlir«i« Hivcrw 
 I I, S, lii-«hop t>f Ml. llyHcinlhtt. 
 t N. /.iPiliNiM, IliMhon of Cytbi rt , 
 
 v'ifiir Ajio«tolic of i'niitiut 
 I Kl.l'IIR'IR, Hlthup of Nil olot. 
 
 f Ani'HR Ai.u^Hr, Mi^hopofSi Uor- 
 I niuii ol Uiinou'«ki 
 
 t M(cil\Rl. TiiojiiH, ItiNhop of rhi. 
 
 coni iini 
 I .loHMii .Mkoahii, Bikhop of Valluy' 
 
 licit 
 ! ( I'ai'I., Hi-<Ii ip of Shorhrooko. 
 1^ MtX., Uidiop of DniRifiara, Coiid 
 jiito lo ihu IliHiiup of St. llyu 
 cm the. 
 Hy onlor of ihoir Lnilrthipn. 
 ALriiEo Arciiamiiraci.t, 
 Chano«Uor, 
 
 E^lrnct Iroin lli4>nrcalHr l<elr 
 
 l<>r <>1 lli« Ar4'lil»UlM>|>4 Mild 
 
 lliMlio|»H (o tho < IfTKl of 
 
 llivir l»lu4'rM««. 
 
 " Wo link, and w« lia\o tho right 
 to do MO, that cvory inctnlmr of tho 
 clor^^y, who on tho day of bin ordina- 
 tion huN proininod rowpoi t and 
 ol)Otli.>nco lo hi-s Mi(*hop Mhould 
 hme onlij one heart and om voice to 
 rlaim tcitU nx the remedy to the gn'e 
 r,uirit of the iniw.rity of Miinitotxi by 
 the meann reconmrnded hy th'. F.ffis 
 I'opnte, that in t / say by a litMiiiiAL 
 Bill." 
 
18 
 
 
 J 
 
 "Nothing M moro appropriate to 
 tho existing' circurnstuncoi than thoso 
 wiso wouls of our Sovoroii;!! I'ontilV, 
 Li!0 XIII:— 'Tho aiiilioiily of llio 
 HiHliops must bi*8»cii'(| to tho i'lei';,'\', 
 Hiid tlioy must Uiiow thai Ihcir min- 
 istry, if not c'xci-cisod iindoi- tho ilir- 
 octioii of tho IJishops. will not ho 
 oithor holy, fully usoftil or lioiioiol.' 
 
 "Our onoinioH doMirc iiolliiiii,' si 
 niujh !H di^isoiibioii annoir tho C.iih >■ 
 lio.s. ''lUhoIiot oii;,'ht ihorot'ji-o to 
 utidorslarid how imiiorlaiil il is lor 
 thorn to avoid di-sonsion, iiod ro- 
 motnbor tho Mayiui^ of our Lord: A 
 kingdom divided a^'aiiist itholf \\ill 
 bo hront:lit to desolati;)!!. If, t.) |i;o 
 hcrvo union, it i-i somoliin(>s nooiv-i 
 nary to givo uj) oui- foolini,'8 and (»ri- 
 vato juilgnient, wo oiiglit to do it 
 willingly in viow of tho oomninn 
 good. (Kncydcul y'lhilissint,! a,il- 
 lotUm (jem). 
 
 "Coniscqucntly. dear brcthron, wo 
 inHtantiy pray you, and wo ovom 
 command you, not to way anything 
 that could bo agtiinst tho toaching of 
 tho I'jpi.soopute; but, on tiio oontrary, 
 when you will bj o onsU'lto 1, aiiuver 
 Mocording to tho moaning an.l tlo- 
 «iro of thoso ap|):)intud i»y (f)l to 
 govorn tho I'oligious stcioty, an 1 
 who work in a oomm )n Hpirit for 
 tho triumph of faith, juslico an 1 
 social order. 
 
 " To tho prudonc-o and subinission 
 which aro (lem:indod of you, do not 
 fail to add prayer, lo ask ti )d to 
 enlighten all tho.so who will take 
 ])art in tho ai)proacl>ing oloclion : 
 tho candidato-i, tho clector.-i, and tho 
 officers appointed to sccuro tho ob 
 Hervanco of tho law, in order that, 
 with tho blcs.sing of Ciod, tho result 
 may tend to tho groatoHt 8j)iritual 
 
 and temporal good of our dear father- 
 land. 
 
 t Hdouaiu) Cii.vs., ArohhiMhop of 
 
 Montroal. 
 i J. Tii )M i8, Archhishop of Ottawa. 
 t L. N., Alv.libishoip of Ovrono Ad- 
 
 miinstrafoi- of (Juobo,'. 
 t L. l'\ iJi^hop „r Throe Wivors 
 t N. /bimiiikn, Hiili()|) of Cvihoro, 
 
 \"u':v Apo-;t(.lir of I'ontiao. 
 t l']i.i'UK(iK, Mishop of Nii.'olot. 
 i Ani.iik .\MjEiir, bishop „f sl (Jor 
 
 Juaiii do li'ifnoiiski. 
 i MKMiEf, T!i,.Mvs, Hishopof Ohioon- 
 
 timi 
 
 I .lojJEi'ii .Mbdaiii), Jii.shon of Vallov- 
 
 tiold. 
 •■ I'AUr,, Bishop nf.^horbrooko. 
 t y.w., Mis|i,.|, ,;f Dnizipjira, Coftd- 
 
 .iuior 1.1 II, liinhop of St. Ilya- 
 
 cintlio. 
 
 iiri^ITOIIA MCIIOOL!4. 
 
 Tli« Ili8h(>ii!4 are UiinnlnioiiM. 
 
 NerinoM nfilio ArrhhUliU|i of SI. lloiil- 
 f'liro lit l.iiprHlrie. 
 
 l'o)ji|e iiUcro.stol in o.x'ploiting 
 public opinion for their own .'idvari- 
 tago have mule a groat fu-<s ainul a 
 werm):i dolivorod by Ai-chbishop 
 Liiigoviii on th • 1 !tli of Mty Jast at 
 Lapi'airio. They attompt to throw 
 discredit on the' learned Uishop by 
 accMHing him of conducting a poll- 
 tic.il iirop.'igunda to thoir deti-imont, 
 although |[is (rraco simply ojntentel 
 himself Willi informing his brethren 
 and friends of his native village (St. 
 Uidoi'o) and a neighboring jtarish 
 (l/.ipi'airic) of tho sad i>o-»ition of his 
 dear tlodv, whoso ulHcial intorproter 
 and born defender he is. 
 
 The Liberals complain that in the 
 performance of his duty, with all the 
 
14 
 
 tUscTotion nn<l aiitlionty thiit Iw* <»f 
 lici' f'C»iiror» iijioii hinj, Mf^i- Luri^'o 
 vin lwip[)oii(Hl id <liviiliii;4 tlio lo^jiori- 
 HibilitioiJ an<i tlicde^HtMof the inattoi, 
 to hurt the hiiscoptihililioH of tho 
 promotoi'Mol'tho Laiifior piiti,'i:innn(» 
 Tliono j;oO'l pooplo liiivo «)i\!y tliom 
 solves to l)laino ami tho notorinuK 
 orroi'H of jinliiiiioiit of wliich they 
 hav« licen ^,'uilty, to nay tho least 
 of it, on thirt iiupititiuit ()iii'Mti()n. 
 
 Honour ti) wiu'in honour in due, 
 bhinio for iuUuny and tho cowardice 
 of truitorM, nothing ulso is to bo 
 gatht-rtid from tiio wordr* of the rc- 
 vorond metropolitan of tho Wi»<t, and 
 those who NoeU to >^ive the ini|)ri;H 
 sion that hin words or his ants aini at 
 compromising tho jtolitical intore^itH 
 of one party, and promoting thoHo of 
 the other, know that they ho, that 
 they knowingly uttor cahinmios 
 
 In order that our readcu'H may 
 convince themselves of the truth, oi' 
 the ealmiiosH and impartiality of tho 
 remarks of Mgr. Langoviii, wo will 
 place before thorn the full text 
 of tho sermon delivered at La- 
 prairie by tlio distingm-ihod prelate. 
 AVo take the rejiort uf the P/tc.s- . 
 officially approved an eorroel, witii 
 some slight alterations : — 
 
 " My Very Dear IJretiiren. — It 
 is a groat pleasure to mo to be this 
 evening in this magnitii ent church, 
 ill the midst of a population not alto 
 gether strange to me. for if 1 love to 
 pronounce the name of my native 
 parish, if 1 am proud to call myself 
 a son of St. Ibidoio, 1 lo\e also to. 
 speak of m\ self us of L.aprnirie. and 
 you know why 1 have aeeeptod the 
 invitation to come and address you 
 " 1 would not have done it in 
 another place, but it -.ceinod to me 
 that you have liglitr^, and that I have 
 sights, too, under the (.'ircurastanccH. 
 
 A Hon of St. Isidon> is at home at' 
 La|irairio 
 
 " I thank you tor the sympathy 
 you have sliown me by attending in 
 euch large numbers i lemomber, 
 with delight, the blessed hours of • 
 jov and telj.'iiy vvhii-li I have spent 
 with you ill my yoiiih. I have kept 
 a remembr;ni.;o of ii, svho.-*e perfume 
 aocuinpaiiies me everywhere. Now 
 it hajipoii.s that we are in extremely 
 dilHeult circumstaiKics. Some would 
 consider it strange that a bishop 
 should Hpeak upon .sueii a ijueslion — 
 a <|uestion whieli wu-* being madti )i 
 political balloon, to be thrown from 
 otie political |)arty to another— but 1 
 would toll vdu that it is not strange, 
 since in this lanirn table state of af 
 fairs you are liable to be led away 
 l>y falso reproseiiiations and false 
 versions. Why, then, should you 
 not hear the true version from tho 
 lips of the oHi'jial representative of 
 the oppressed t'atholio minority of 
 Maiiit.'lia. Why should 1 not tell 
 you wliat the Manitoba minority and 
 the cininti'y e.xpect of you / 
 
 " 1 am a bir<ho|) before all, Goi> 
 
 KoKIlin III.VT I rtlloULIi EVER UESOEND , 
 INTO THE rOI.lTlC.XI, A.tfNA. 1 do not 
 
 forget that political panics pa.ss, 
 change and disappear 
 
 " i'(;liiicians disappear, but right 
 and ju.itii'o are eternal as God him- 
 self and will not pass away, 
 
 " It is not in the name of any poli- 
 tical party that I come to you, and, 
 what I would say I do not speak at 
 the I'cciuexl of any group of men. 
 Neither am 1 led by any vile inter- 
 ests, in sj)ite of insinuations of the 
 kirn' Justice and truth can never 
 be sold. iL is in the natne of your 
 persecutoti, down-trodden brethren 
 ol' Manitoba that 1 speak to you. 
 
 • 1 will be short and limit my obv 
 
16 
 
 Ki'i'vatioiis to two iniiin polnlH, .\ft<»i' 
 fioiiii; dopiivol >»l tlunr rtr,li,»i»lt I'n- 
 hix loiit^ yoiu'-", llio iniiioi'ily ui 
 lust lioufd with yiy tli:it a I'Viloiiil 
 law vviHiM 1)0 |) i"*-*v' I l) roosliiMish 
 I'lO H(•ll^>|)l■( wliidi li.'i 1 In^tn tilioii 
 nway from iIumd. 1 will loll yoii 
 n »w wlnt I tliiiilcof this Ilornoliul 
 Kill which h:i'i btvii inti'D Itiooil iiil) 
 tlio Dnminio'i I'.iili.uiioiiL by liic (J.iv- 
 orninoiit. Tho bill w.h liisl iicjii- 
 bCoiMlioii of tho |)fiiic'i|)Io ')f'HO|ririito 
 Hchool.", ami, Hoi!.)ivlly, of l'\'tloral in 
 torvontioii. 
 
 "It coiisiot'i'a'o I tin priwriplo nt' 
 MOparato schools, siiiot ii rovivoil, 
 broiiL^ht haolc to life aiwi ovoii fVom 
 tho j^iMVO, wlijro lli'y hii boon 
 burioil, tho Calholio Hclrntls of Maui 
 tub I. Tho bill KJivo 111 cm a Sopii- 
 ralo School Bo:inl, tho control of lh« 
 toachois' coriiticalcs, tho conliol of 
 tho Hchool bo >ki, tlio cro:Ui m of 
 Bchool districts an I tiio :i|)p )iiittno:iL 
 of iuspi'ctors ; tho croatiou of a ('.i- 
 thulic n.jrinil Hchool, and the rii^hl 
 to tax thernsc'voi fo;' tho m untoii 
 anco of their own sop.ii'alc 8'li)>l) 
 and oKompliof. from taxalim for pub- 
 lic schools. This meant tlu ro o^tai) 
 lishmoiit of tho svp,ir,it,o scliooN. 
 This was an ael of s')Vorei^ii Justic,!. 
 To attack that bill was to stiilcodown 
 oui- schools and to attack tho priii 
 ciplo of soparato schols. 
 
 "In tho socond pla'^o, the bill con 
 Hocratod tho princi[)lc of I'V i.sral in- 
 tervention, hince it ;,' ivo etfoct to tho 
 judgment of tho I'rivy (Jonncil, tho 
 liighcst cuiirl ill liie Mmijiio, which 
 declared that the I'iijlils an 1 privi- 
 lof^es of tho ('athol;e minority of 
 Manitoba had bjon viuluol by tho 
 laws of 1890. 
 
 '' After askinpf in vain lor jii-itiL'o 
 from tlio L )cal (i ivornmoiu. tho 
 minority iiaally asked the Ivdc- 
 
 I I'a! Govornmorit to interforo. Th> 
 I'c'loral (Joio niiient tiM the min 
 ority that tho hcIiooU would bo 
 i roostablishcd, Tho jiid<,'ini'iit of the 
 I Privy (!oun ,i! was there an I, roly- 
 1 in:,' u ion Ihc! (;oMHiiinii(,;i t|u, Doini 
 nion (i:)Vori)inent said tho prineipKj 
 of fo loi-al intorvontion would havo 
 to bo roeogriizod 
 
 " However, wo tried tho impos- 
 .siblo, tn iiend the 'irocnway Govern 
 moiit. More than (JUO of the Cuth(die 
 minority wont to tlio (iroonway 
 (jovornment in a body and askod 
 that their Kchonls mii^ht bo restored. 
 Tho only reply was, ' Wo have no- 
 thin;^ to do wiih you; you havo no 
 reason to complain." 
 
 " Von, yourselves, my brethren, 
 potiti(med, Then tho I'ominioti Wov- 
 ernmont a.sked tho Provincial Gov- 
 ernment to lodoie lis our sidiooln. 
 We t!ioiij;lil, they hiid cxhaaslod all 
 means to Hoouro justice from tho 
 l/>ca' (i.)vo"nmont. which had ro- 
 fased to do its (inly. TIms Catholiea 
 (d' the en'ii'c i)t)minion had sent up 
 petitiiMH, but all to no avail. Thoro 
 irid boon joy all tliroujjh Manitoba 
 when tho Iiomedial Hill had boon 
 annoiineod. It meant the freedom 
 o;' eduL'alin;^ our children as wo saw 
 tit unJ as becamo citizens of a froo 
 country. ^Vo said that it was a now 
 era fur ii-, and that wo would /gladly 
 invito our relatives and friends to 
 settle down in tho Prairie Pi'ovinoo. 
 Hut unfortunately the Cath<dics had 
 bi'coino divided amon:^ themsolvos 
 when the bill camo before Parlia- 
 ment. In faco of that doplorahle 
 division, and tho motives alleged to 
 jistit'y it, it is my duty to say that 
 tho liill was satisfaidory with cer- 
 tain ainondmonts, which could oasijiy 
 have been made. 
 
IH 
 
 "Ah Ar('lil>I^lio|> it wna my tliii}' to 
 IiidIc iit'o;* till) ri'lijiioiH |iiu'l ol llio 
 lull, an 1 !U I') llh' i."^'il pHi't I 'I.I 
 Hultoil my c'lci'jfv Mil im ii of lu.v, 
 
 Ixttll I'lnlivilillllH an I »,' itilnllOH. 
 
 Atn >ni; llii> hiui' wmo ini'n wli ho 
 clulli'iMi li I'l la'iM» (li'|)i ivo I fit' lluir 
 bi'lio >l-i, mil wlin li;iil a U mliK- i'l- 
 lorc-tl ill llio milior. 1 I'li'oivi'd l!u' 
 iis-iiiUMi'o lliul I'lMiii a I '.^al |i lint I'l' 
 view llio law was li.nli aiijilii il)l'i 
 ami jji'at-lii'aliU". 'riicrolWiv. I a]»- 
 pi'ovo of liii^ U.'iiii.< 11 il IMI, li I'll 
 IV()in a rcliiiioiH a. I'l I'i^'l |r»iiii nl' 
 viow. il is ti'Ui' lliaiii i< nj' p;;i'i;tM, 
 hIiiCo lli^.i l'\«ilo.'al I'.i; i, iiniMit iial 
 only a roini'ilia! aii'i im' a ii-'aliv.) 
 po.vor an i li;iil In li'il >^v tin) liiiv^ nl 
 tijo (ilil M.'liO()! I;uv. l\ it I I a|i;ir isi' 
 of tlio Ijill Hiihmilloi i!il nil in 'an lu 
 approve ii;' it < iKij'o;! ', mimi' >\' win Ii 
 iMiiiM 1)0 lotnoiliol wliil,« (H!io, -I c ni I 
 no' wnli'Hil mil<iii:c '' mmc ),is,iiii 
 liuiial. Tiki liill sva-i s.iti-M'n'lo:y a* 
 fill* us it went, aiiil ii. wasi!i,'i|;i y ul' 
 ('atlii)lii' ami li^lil lliiii ^iii; i'imc-L 
 mil inviiilicii to vo'.u loi'ii. ,t:i 1 I yy Iti 
 iiwilco il bfttcr. 'i':io-c miimiIh'/.-i w'ad 
 voloil lor ilic law iiikI Ukm ■-■mi ;-lii. lo 
 iiii|ir')V(.' il aiti'il a> I lyal ci'.i/.oii-. 1 i 
 iijiliolliiii; llu) jui. iiiMl of tlio nil- 
 poi'iui i'rivy (' liiii' I an I as ^'o > I 
 Irion 1.1 of ti.o M i ii <!i i saiii ). i'y, 
 Ikh'!Iiis.> tlK-y (iiowo 1 l!i:iL llioy 
 wishol to ilo lis Jii-liro. 
 
 "'I'licy ^;'ly Mio IMI was u )'i. :-ais- 
 fac'lory. Very will, uli/ 'ii'l liioy 
 not try lo a iienl it ? '.Vo I'l.in I 
 fiioii'ls in bi'i. piiil' "il p I., ie.s who 
 (Ioc-I.umI lliat they vse/o (' r.liili"S 
 alioee ail. Il li w !'" > > iluiao 1 thai/ 
 the law only t^avo cm ii'm lo llie 
 minority. 'I'.i.' ero.r i la 'I' i .s ''lo '1 
 l),»aivl, aj.p ilnlmv.',iL ol iii'ps'.oi'.H, a 
 < 'a'li oli'.' no.'iii il .•.;;!!) il, f t n.i'o i of 
 rtrlioi;! ili-li'i,rt -, r',i;i>\i 111' Il I ) ; •, e.-v 
 I'tnplion from La.\aUv)ii aiii llie I'li^hl 
 
 to lax o'.irHolvC' wi'rc iini only 
 irumli.s. 
 
 " Is li.'ro iv> !iin^' in (":iilio|ic 
 Holioijls Init 11 ijiu'-tiiiM of nio'io}' ? 
 WtM'O liot, to |i.) ;,'iVi'n tlio o.)»- 
 ti'ol of Uioir hclio jU '.' It \, trill) llrit 
 llio '0 III I liLioii III in I lov /i)tu I, but 
 lijis co'ill have lioii lime liy uti 
 ami'nline il afier the priii(i))!i of .so 
 piralo .•.ell 1 )Is uiil Fe ieiMl intjrvoti- 
 ti 111 ha 1 lie 'II iipprove I of. This 
 wiitil'l hav.) Ii.'on a Vi.i^ical (tours.), 
 
 '■ Til » !:■ 10 frii'ii i-i of (111' miniii'ity 
 Were llui ^ap;ri;'lorH of l!ij liill I 
 Will noi rel'or lo o.' Mpouk of thoio 
 m mhIm,'-» wlri vol.'il ii'^'aiiiiL llio bill. 
 U is fo,' yoii t.) jii li^o llii'in. Hut L 
 believe il is my ilnly to I '11 you tlio 
 truth. 
 
 ■ I sn . t|i;|l, iiiy WOl'iIs will 1)0 
 
 a'ri-^i! l,t!i r. I .-.li'iU be violonllyattaek 
 e 1,1) i! I h.ivi' spolci'ii an I am xpoiiUintf 
 becan-o 1 am eoiwineoil of tin) Iriitli 
 oi'whal f Miy. < 'riUtiili /irc/itir i/'i III 
 /■j-.iliis S'lin. I'l" (tuti'in Iniiii'lliitUii 
 sun ii'iii's. 1 am e niviiieoil iiinl 1 
 a 11 ri) I'iy to mi:1'oi' tor my e mvie 
 t ions. 
 
 ■ li'-eently flir.lribes lunl insults have 
 li'en ll'iii;^' at mo.l.it t'.iaf will not 
 prevent mo fr nn •ii)i'.ikiiij4 tlio triilli. 
 
 I lr;ve ra'so I my vimo lor jastii'o, 
 anl have li.'JU hiimilialeil iinti in>iilt 
 el in I']n:;'Ii ;li jiapers by slatemeiits 
 wliieli I'^'ciieh p ipeis Would not ilaro 
 
 I I publish. My eonvietions will not bo 
 eliaiiu'eil by .siieli eondiii't. for insults 
 do no: oHeet the muritrt '.■;' ilio qiics 
 lion. 
 
 '"Insults do not matioi" (o me. H 
 Icn i.v thai. I h'\ir n Icrriblo re-ponni- 
 I'ilil". As .Vi'. lilii>liop of Miniloba 
 I am Ihofaihoi' ami natural ))roloa<.>r 
 oltlic C.ilholie ehil Iron of that prov 
 iiice, and I m.'an to (K'Teiul them fts 
 y )\i 'v nil I def'.'u I your own 'Inldren. 
 'l'ho.^c of oui iM'.-o who rofusod to 
 
17 
 
 '«ni«woi to our u]>|ioiiU vvImD wv 
 raJHud our liuiiilr< Itn liclp dul nn act 
 
 Wllilll W.IN ll|l|)l!tlllloi| I'y ll\"' «IUltllU"l 
 
 of our met; uml "Hir r»)lii(ion wlioii 
 tboy Hti'iu'k down tlu> Hill wliii'h 
 mount to i'xt«ii<l jiMliio to uh iind 
 Htnick iiH to till) lioiii't. 
 
 " Tliut Ih whiit I Ijftvo to Huy ixboiit 
 tho Hill, and I nuy it without hittor 
 
 .nert-i. 1 hnvt! no niulicu and tio 
 hutrotl at. lioari fur any of my ( ritii'p*. 
 1 liavo nono but Iviiidly ('mdinj^n (o 
 itll tho inlialtitant-H or tluH ^Tont 
 
 • country, l)ut my mouI in kuI and my 
 bourt 14 lip)i{un al llio Iroatntont 
 whioli wo liHve iTooivotI, You, 
 fttthorH of familioH, if tho n^hU of 
 yrjur tdiildron woni altackod, would 
 not havo vuicos htronj^ tumu^h to 
 ruiso ill ihuir dofonco, und you would 
 bo ri^hl. ' 
 
 "Now, what iH it that w(> oxpoot 
 •of you, my dear fiiondrt 'f 
 
 "Tho fact iH that tho minority 
 havo boon deprived of their i iyhtn 
 and the injuMtiio ou^ht to ho rinio- 
 •died. The judgment of tho I'rivy 
 l/'ounoil declaro^i that tho ri^htH of 
 tbo f'uiholicM of Manitoba had boon 
 interfered with ^fhero irt no ncrert- 
 sity for an inveHligation, Ihe 
 .Hoparute HcdiooU which existed pre 
 vioUM to 1H9U exiwt no longer. Tho 
 Privy Couneil made tlie inventigalion 
 ijofoie giving ilH judgment, anil it i.s 
 the highoHt court in tho Ibitiub 
 Empire. 
 
 " Wo havo boon deprived wf our 
 Hohoolt* An injiiHtico has been done 
 4iud it ought to be remedied. Tho 
 Local (Tovernment ha^ refu?«od to 
 act, and nothing is to bo expected 
 from thorn Tho Local 'iovernment 
 haH onl}' latwly gone to tho country 
 and got returned on the promise 
 of continuing theiiorHecutiuu against 
 
 ui. llow cttn tln>v go buck on tlielr 
 UeciHion 'f 
 
 \\ i> havo tho right tn ui»k the 
 I^otninion (iovernni' III lo giv(< \xh % 
 law, NOT A roMi-KoMIMK whicb could 
 bo bndion at any time, nn A i,aw. 
 
 ' Al tho time of < 'oiifoderation lh« 
 Protectant minority of (/uilie< nb 
 tained provisinnM in the law t' |»ro- 
 ted thein'*elvo!*, and I ho Miiniloha 
 minority hB8 u right to oipially tair 
 treatment 
 
 " Why "Hhoiild Iho truaranteo of 
 the righlM granteil to (iuebei be re- 
 fUHod to Miiniloha ? 
 
 " Very dear friondn, you winh t(] 
 help U". Very well, ask tho candi- 
 dates if they will vote for a remedial 
 lull. N'ou inuit mako Nure of tho 
 leadeiri as well on this i|UOHtion on 
 thoy lead others That w what tfio 
 Calholie minority n.xpoctw from the 
 (!ailiolii's and right thinking Prolont- 
 ants of the J> tuiinion Tnat is my 
 idea; 1 loavo it to you to give it 
 otfect. 
 
 '• You Hhiuild pray the |{lertHe<l 
 V^irgin to enli^'hton the minds of all 
 and Ui proloci a small minority lout 
 • in the praiiies of the We-tt which in 
 vainly asking for Ju^lil■e. In so do- 
 ing yiMi will bring down the blesHingfl 
 ol heaven upon your chil<lron. I'ray 
 to the iMcsscd virgin to ])rotoct uh 
 in our hoin of peril ami to i'rue 
 (!ath()licei from all political ontanglo- 
 monts. 
 
 '• Ueinomber that your action in 
 voting may have disastrous conso- 
 (|iu>ncos it you are noi wisely led. 
 H.'waio lest by depriving your 
 biethri'ii in .M;initob;i ol I heir rights, 
 yuii should be the i au^o of your own 
 children having to answer for your 
 inoonr.iderate action.'' 
 
1H 
 
 muH. iit.44i\ 4\i> Tin: 
 iii;.iifr:i»iii. HIM.. 
 
 Ilr Apprort^Af IIn Prlii«'l|»lr«. 
 
 AR* IIIIIMtlMi' N i'At.Ai'r., ) 
 
 K.'bnimy "Jilli, \AW\ \ 
 To ihf HiHIor, Murnin,/ ('hirinirli-.'Jurtifr, 
 l)K «ii Sill, — Hy oiv|(>r »»r lliH <Ji iii'o 
 Iht' AnhlnhhopKt' i'yioiio, lulminin 
 (I'Htor of tho Hi'cluiiocoNO <il (^iicliiU', 
 I lit'^ to (•x|ir«'SM liirt i'i<;{iiM, tliiii tlio 
 |)lil)l|i' juiii iiiiIh Iihvu l)i>(Mi ii|i|M i^^eil of 
 ruitaih itlutetiicntx which, l>y uxpivHH 
 •^^iiMMiU'iil, Wfi't* not <lo,H|iiii'(l I'll)' |iiil> 
 lii'iitioii III ordiT to put III) t'lul In 
 tli«> ilillt'iont vitnIoiis iliHhoiiiiiiittoil 
 through (ho prtHN lu^aiiliii^ tho iiii 
 Kwor ^ivoii IiikI Siitiiiihiy to u I'Ttuiii 
 d<lo;,(ulitin, Ilii (iiiico ilctMiiH pi )pt'r 
 to roHtoro tho lui iiinc} iiiuoHMuy in 
 vo iiiipottuiit a inuttor, of which mtiiui 
 noWf»pii|H'i' iiccmintH fuo lU'void. Tho 
 lollowii ^' irt liio oxai t hiiiiiiMUiy ol 
 
 Whul llln LorviHhi|i hllid . 
 
 1. lil> hlul Nlili to OXMIIlil uikI 
 
 Hliidy thi- ti'.Nt of tho Ijomciliiil Or- 
 drr, and wll^^, (hi'i'doro, iinahlo lo 
 exproHH uii opiiiioM, bill that, never- 
 tiieloHH, winhiii^ lo have an much 
 li^ht an pl)H^illK' thrown on tho -•iili- 
 joi-t, lio lia<l uli'cady coii^iiiltcd iililo 
 lo^irtlM, iintramniolod hy piditical in- 
 ICi'CMtH, and who do not (!(inMidor thu 
 bill HO (ietciitivo 118 the m.'ntlc'inon of 
 Iho ()|i|)Ohition, and thinU it vsoi;ii» 
 
 HB WIlONU MOT Ti» AC< KKI' ITH IMtlN 
 Clfl.E.^. 
 
 2. Thut Uicfo Jiad not hcoii, and 
 that ihi'io wiit, nut yot, a i|iio.stion 
 aniont;Ht tho l)iNhopH uf Irainin^ a 
 coliectivo ninndiineiit, aw the news 
 pupei'H had aniiouneed As to thoir 
 liiliiie luiitiido in tho ruattei, llis 
 (Jnioo eon ill aUiiin iiniliiii^, consider 
 in/4 ''">l I'is <'olie)i^'ues wcio widely 
 hcuttoiod, uiul thill lie was not thor 
 
 I oiit^hiy a''<|u:iiiiiiKt wiM) all thuir 
 viewn. I'lo'ialily, hownvor, ihuy 
 
 I would rinni'ont ilndr '>|iiiiii>ti IiUdi- 
 hy Hiiiij.t iiii-an-* .tf whi* h »-'iUli»lle» 
 Hhoiitii tuko uecnuiil 
 
 ;i. ilit linifo atlti'moit that ho 
 tieittod the xchool i|iiitMtioii nul nn a 
 piilitieiil hill at a itdi|{i<iti<4 unu, arid 
 that ho liiid iiev r eoiiMtftilixi, and wnt 
 Htlll iiuwilliM;; lo coiiMciil, to onliiit 
 in any poliicnl pu'ly, re»orvtng to 
 hiiiMiir ilio ii^ol td' jiiduiii>; the 
 uel'4 uf cithui' jiui'ly nceoi'dinjf to 
 their merits. 
 
 I Tiiit Aiii iinixii >i> ri.AiMru r<>ii 
 
 TMK Ml'ltCMrvrV 1IIK (MMI-KTRNcr 
 KMilHMiK TO Jl I OK IHK SriMol. 
 t^l >;sTt'<N. A OOMl'KtKMCY Of Willi II 
 CKHTVIV I'KllrtoNH WilM.li I.IKB TO 
 DKI'lllVK illKtt. 
 
 ft llo oiioiirutii ally invci^hcd 
 ai^aina iho (jtiehic or^^ans id tht* 
 I. ileal ji'ily, which pai licnlarly 
 of late, l.:iv hi on eai"iyiii.( on a 
 wui'U h'ltli iinwhohiHonii' ami ill 
 h.idiii;r, li) niiikin^ Use of lan;;ua^u 
 niii'l dinre peelfiil lo i'elii(ioiis ail* 
 ih'iiity. wliiili ihcy aro sliis iii^ In 
 undeniiiiiu >n tiio ^plrils nf tho poo 
 plo lio uddod that, thoii^^h tho 
 liisliops hud not, HO ftr, iiad ilio in 
 tcniiiin ot proiniil^uliii^ a eollectivu 
 dMiMimtiit oil thu school ipiestion, 
 ho. tho Aiuhl>isiiop, poi-honully, was 
 on llio point id' writing a pa-<loral 
 loiter denoiuK'in^ tho ahovo iiow.-i' 
 papers, their violent IaiiL,'iia^'e and 
 ?<iil)VorHi\o iiloas, it'tho\ do nol ai'or 
 ihoir loiio and altiliido, iiroclainiiiii, 
 therohy, oiieo again, iho diilios of 
 tho ('alh»dic press, and pulling lln> 
 faitlilul on thoir guard against hikIj 
 diingoruiis piiliiieationH. 
 
 ] he^ lo roniaiii, 
 
 Voura ro-pcelfiilly. 
 
 I). I'll. li.MlNBAi;, I'riest, 
 
 •Secielary. 
 
I'» 
 
 Jip|»lloation Of Catholic 
 Doctrine 
 
 To lh« MMIIttOltW MflMMll «|llCM 
 
 tloii. 
 
 Thum Kivuun ^^l^v I7ih. I"'*''. 
 HiiOrni'it Mytr. l.rtlU«'lt« rill.iwi'tl tti« 
 ntatliiikf <jf tlirt llinitiii «' ii>ll)t('livit '«>t|t«r 
 Willi (hn attriit'Hi tin lin<l rniin tiixiHl > n 
 Ui«it|>i>li<'iti(iii of ('ittliollc iliK-trltio til titt 
 MKniiol'it Ki'hiKil '|it«*«ili>ri. Tti* «<'ri> 'III 
 *iili dttniitlVMlv li<|«n)>.| to mi'l )iu<l » 
 iiiArkt'il «<tl<« I oil lliK l«ru><">ii»{rri/4ll<iii, 
 
 TliM lii)ili(i|> fiKik I'i r liiH Idxt llin wrn'K 
 .(fHl, I'liiil to TiiiiiiU.) f.'hd I'liiJNl !• ft M. 
 
 l*Hlll to 'iillHltllV, <'||A|I t) , 
 
 '• /V/'/lAi r*rhini\, ihnlii, ipimrlurir, imfmr 
 hitir, '<rifU4, d'nwi-fd, ifiiTi;)! tM «miii </'!(* 
 
 Jp'dii 1 1 fi'tiu'tl'A. y.ftt initn UurfilU I'lW 
 MJ*l<im ilitflrtti.iiit <il-h fUfli III hunt,' 
 
 Til* HiNmilw t'lttil u<l lt<<M>«l tlirii«t wor<l • 
 to 'limiitliv, K l>i-lh p if ll>ii t>nintll\« 
 rlnufii. iL tliKrmn trj'»'»'"t tlii> iltiiy i C 
 Lii-Iki;* III fill rimttiir nl iiiMrriiitintt. It 
 lit till) lint V of iiiairnctiiiii ti'ut 1 liHvn ti'« 
 illi\ to liillll li)Vinrii.4 ynd. 
 
 Son ! n\n iu»t li<>iir>l tt'«<i!ollo('tlvt»l«'lt"r 
 gftlm liiMliii|iii III tliH tliri'i* en l•'Nii>^tll■Hl 
 nivliirvN III i.,Mi('lnM', Mciitn-nl lui'l 
 .'ttiiwa. It iiii I'tiiPH A •!( •tridiil i«x|<iM< 
 
 tlnll *>l Mli« illllil<« iif |i|iiliii|'4 lilltili;/ mi 
 i«li<ctiiiii. itin.^iiiiirli HH It iH ItMi'll till fi|'{ilf 
 • Rtiiiii of tli«> iliitii« nf IinI >i|.H. My iliil. 
 townrijN you At tliii iiioiiKMit JH to Ki\(t 
 yitii (lirui'lioiM ill M I'l.kltor lY liii|Mirt.iiii'i'. 
 to ihuliiliiito to yoii iliv iloi'ir.uu tliiU 
 itt niiiiiniiiul ii) lliiN li<tti>r. 
 
 <|.ir i.oiil, |ir«'ui liiiii' Olio il.iy I I'll ro r 
 i(r<i>l ihiIiiIiiiIh hiiI xi-iiiii)i{ iiiiil tiiuy 
 wnri> linii/ry. orlcni! I ■« a|M nil i* i.> /ivo 
 tlitini bii'al. l(o lilt'sntiil i(, hriiki' li.iiinl 
 liii'li liiN n|j<itl«N (ll.itriliiito It til all Hut 
 aniltitii.li> iM V tiii'thren, tliRt m wli.i' I 
 mil doing a* MiIm nioiMvit. I um i.Mini^to 
 l^^lrll■•ll« lo Vol) (iio li, ,iil of tlin liivmi' 
 w inl l.;iiit^iiri(lHv I«x|ilHiiiiMltlu> lim trini< 
 f)f tlin Ciil.oiu <l,uiili willi ri'vsunl lo 
 Qtliii'ation. T'o'liiv I Miiml <li.iltUiiito to 
 you *)it b. Inl lli« linwl nivcii l.y tin' 
 UiHii'ifM ill tliiM l«tl«r to ill tliii liiillii'iil In 
 our provini'ii in or<lei tli.|i voii may mu- 
 4«rKlt»n(l lliiH iloclriiio uhJ roiifurm your 
 ■^dnct to 't 
 
 I 
 
 In un^DT that lhl« ilix'trinA ntav t» tff 
 •'Mivii(l aa It otijlit i,t l,M, ilu tint |i»i|i iiiioii 
 uia aa a lili/an Mil li* a II •lii>|», I ilo 
 li< I aiah |ii<rt) l>; nim nt miv roliiii'dl 
 I'.nv; *>ii M il.i'»U''t«'n» ir.pf \\u4\«,$\\*m, 
 I iiiM al'oiii to <|ir|itliiiiMlii )>iu ii.t irituil 
 lit iha wiir lofM.il }.. fi.r.".|si» n tikflilly, 
 |iiii vx'*'"*'^'*" mImivn nil pirty "(iirlt, lay 
 »• III >«»iir |iii'|iiilii<iHt Ml. I |iri'liT>'iii'«>«, 
 
 !<■« aImiVV llMil II <'oUlii'l»irilll'i|l« UU'I I'llt 
 
 i«Mi".>l»i« .1 M.ii |. v,)| iiuii'imiry to |iri>lil 
 ly lliii liiah'i ti'iilii It I itni ii'ioiii to^lva 
 y III mill r n i,ui. I) ti,'^l; it U> tliu iMn iiiu* 
 
 »• lIlll'H. 
 
 ill I'm iii'i liiMii Ml i>l iliti <to •ttirm tliai 
 
 I 11 II 4l>ol|( In lli.tkti, I ulLtil >>l« oIiII^ikI lo 
 lll-M«l..| lo »||H hv, I ,1 U'i*. I"lt 111 nil 
 
 tlii'« ; • II urn ivi I 'o,t II), ,,i iiMi a< tiiti m lU 
 oi iio'l \« lio »lii lu '« MiM litrtM, Hot Iroiii 
 ti.M (HjiiUi i>f ^i«>w • I iiii'ii, liiit from iliM 
 l>oiiil lit \ ill A of till! Mily i)o.jntl, III ordi'r 
 to wiiiii }oii lur.itiixi „|( (irpif mill | I.um 
 \"ii r,ii yoi.r uu.kt'l ii,'iiiii«>( tlia trti| < ^vt 
 {..r /. jir r.ii'h. 
 
 II n li II ''I'l r.i|>iilly ^'^i**^•'l llii« 
 •>x| I iioktioit ' t I ,itl>o||.' >\ ii'tiiiiii Willi ni* 
 
 Kllf't lot I oil iiil Itllil ){|\»MI tllti |IIU< 
 
 \ loll* •nil I \ IliO Ni'lliol oiunl tit <''lll« 
 
 f >riii lo II .1 t ii I I'V, to •livliio liiw, nil I lo 
 ■'oii-iii'iit ,.il I.I (Wbl ill ill oiii i>oiifilry 
 tt>ii|<«<i Ik ti t' ti.ti< ral ri^'lit of ilki> pirMiiin 
 III' I III! li^i I ol lliH I hiir. Ii. < liiUluiit 
 ar> i>i'i>j II lo liiii jiii .idii (loll III tlii'ir 
 inri'ii'», v ih Ii i.ro liiiiiiil lo im iili'ntii to* 
 
 lll^loMM |iill< Ipli'M. Iltl iMIlMIHr 1 : 
 
 '1 hi' ' I'l ,iiii t«i;ii|i iiKik plat'n III I'nrliii* 
 iiicat liifi iH'niioii oil I hit llHiiiii'liitl Mil! 
 
 tlirillhlli'l tlitl ori-iiHIoll lo itoliio to (i)l|iri<M4 
 
 I'piiiioii* Hill' li uri* <'>iitrary l<i tin* imi' h- 
 iim of ilii' • I'linh. 'IliK tfnia'i m 'if il.iwii 
 
 I vrriTH iH 11' t'i.,;r .. MitTali^iii. Miii'l, 
 I uiti HiM'.ti^ui,; <>i a rnli^'ioiiM .rmr an 1 
 I'ot of r ("itty l.iliorAlirtiil uivim tlm 
 nl.llU till! ri;;lil of •• lui iltlli'.; Uio fliil'l. 
 TIiIm iloi'iMiiu In laiMii in i-MTy ri'N|M't't. 
 It ia Hot llio iiii''Mioii of tliii at.iti) to «ilii> 
 tiitti i.r lilili;; up llic clilld. 
 
 ' Hid I.olilHlllp tl'ill toU'll'Ill'ioil tli<» 
 
 ' toHvliinw <'' ■'ti'Xi 'U'pii'* K""> '.in ill /"' 
 
 ' (iliitTu: ."«Mi.(/, tllllt " lliil rIoM U'loiliTi to 
 
 I tliu Mati- I'oforii it Ill-long.^ I'l ttm tainly," 
 
 ' tti Hill \^■ll>lVl» if lii'jrni t'lilit. mi'l «« 
 
 liiiMiii^ liiHiii Hpplii'il III Miiiiiiolia mill tlm 
 
 raUHi' III .'ill tliu it'iiil'lo. Ilii ^aiil : U ia 
 
 ! tlu« liiiv ot tliii pari'i'U t" l"iii>< "p III" 
 
 1 rli' I aiid lliii prii'^t i» to | r .vi lo for ita. 
 
 r»)likiiiiu.i oiliir.uioii. Ill nj;iiioi>' i f I'dn-. 
 
20 
 
 of ilie Chiircli mu\ tavi-r iU l.iMii<(ici;il m- 
 Hii"iico. '1 tn> Hlato luiiHl roHiHM't iLo fuith 
 ftud )>riiiKiiiK up of tlio child, iiu nmtlor 
 lo wlif.t ri»li>.'iim it iimy U^loni,'. 
 
 ri>o liiMliop then jravo a Hkctcl> nf tlio 
 bUtory of <'ntholie bcIiooIh in t!io North 
 we^t, which ho had himself ht^ipo 1 to 
 eotublitili M a luiaHiotKiiy in iho Id'A 
 River hultliinent under M;.'r, Trovonchiir. 
 He told how thohindB for nchoo! |)Mr|)oHoa 
 werp diviilod ainonij; tili^ ditlurt*iil dt»- 
 noniiniitiutis, and allowed tho Kon<l find- 
 ing that provaiitnl lietwenti ('at)ioh(^H and 
 I'roleBtatds. Tlie hcIiooIs oonlinui'd to 
 cu'wt without any dillictilty uii to iho 
 entry of lhnpre8eiiti)Mvin<e of Manitoba 
 into Coi.fo'ieralion. 'I'hn Ad of I'on- 
 fedorfltion was iiased upon a ridi^'ioMS 
 piin(',ipl« and reHpwied ilie ri^'ht of every 
 uuui to hruii? lip his childriMi in accord- 
 anro with liiH own hoi ief New provisions 
 were extt'ndod to tlvo Maiitioha Act. 
 whiuh dearly stipuiatoil for the ri^lit of 
 the Catliolics to si^parato st IiooIn. At 
 Ottawa, when the Act was adopitnl a pro- 
 vision wa« inseitwd, wludi was in llio 
 opinion of its anthorF a 8|Kt(ial prolecli(;\ 
 for the minority. At liial imin the 
 majority were Catholics. To-day, utifor- 
 tunately, they are in a tjroat minority, 
 but riijhtH do not dttp«n(i Ufioa numlnrs. 
 
 His Urace tlien showed liow Hcp.iralo 
 sdiools were contintiod iij) to Is'mi, uud 
 how, whon parties wuio inpially divided, 
 Mr. (ireenway wanted M(,m-. 'lacht- to 
 come lo some understanduij,' with him 
 witii reference to tlio entry of a Fnmcli 
 Minister into his Cabinot. In tlii.s con- 
 nection lie read tlie loilmviuy: extracts 
 from an athilavit by the Hov. lather 
 Allanl, t).M.l. - 
 
 "J distinctly remember that during' tho 
 early part of the said jciiv ot our liord, 
 one thousanil eight hundred and oiglity- 
 eight, tfie Hon. Thos. tiroen.vay, wiiii 
 whom I was not then personally actpiaiut- 
 ed, called at said episcopal residence m 
 St. 13oniface in the c()m|).iny of .Mr. W I". 
 Alloway, whom 1 ^M^isunally knew, and 
 tbo said Mr. Alloway then introduced 
 the said Hon Thua. (jreeiiway to mo, and 
 the said Mr. (treeiiway thin stated to nie 
 that ho had called to ste His Grace the 
 Archhishop ijersoiially, touching; a couti- 
 dential matter. His <.irace was ih.uisi.'., 
 anvi contiued U> his lied, and I so informoil 
 
 ihe .said .Mr ».n;« nvny and xtaled to him 
 that, a.i the Vicai-ticiierul <if His Cirace, 
 1 could receive any tonlidential mnimii- 
 nicaiioiis aud ( oiumuuicate tlin same to 
 Histirace; and I then a:»sured him that 
 he eoiiid rely upni my discretion in any 
 coulid<Miti,d coiiiiiiiiiiii ation t]\at ho 
 wi'<liod to make, and that llis<irave the 
 .\rchhi.-ih,.|. would also i(«|)ect his cou- 
 tideili e. 
 
 " I'lH) Won. .Mr. (.iveriway then stated 
 to lue that he hail hi'tui I'alied to f,)riii u 
 new >;ovoriiiiieii; in thu provim-e, und 
 thai lu) was desirous to strenL'thon it by 
 taking into his • 'ahuiet one of the Freiuli 
 iiiciiil)or of the l'>>,'iil:iiurc, who would be 
 a>;ret)able to the Archl>ishop; wliereiioon 
 1 remarked lluii 1 di 1 ii ii thmk that His 
 Grace Would fasor any French miMubei 
 joiiiiiiiT the li'jw administration iincondi- 
 iiouall,\ , and w iihoiH any previous under- 
 slaiidiii^ as t) cortaui .pie.stioiiM of j^reat 
 iinp.iriiiuco I ) Hn Gr.icti. Mr. < ireonvvay 
 replied thai lei had already talkt^d the 
 matier ovur witu hi.s friends, and that ho 
 (.\lr. Greeinv.iy ) wm ipiito vvdlin).; to t'ua- 
 raiilee, iind M lus noveruuuuil, the main- 
 tenance of I he then existing; condition of 
 matters with re.;ard — 
 
 1. To separate Catholic school.s. 
 
 - To the oilici.il use of the French laa- 
 
 3. To tho French eli etoral divisions " 
 After statin^; that he nuieived the as- 
 snr.iiua)6 of Mr. Gr»ioiiway on those tlireo 
 poiiiLs atid promised to coipey the hanie 
 to Mgr f.iv'he, the liov. Father .\llard 
 euuliiiiicH ; 
 
 "On t!m following morning, in pursu- 
 ance of api)oiiiiiuent, 1 altendod at the 
 oilico of .Mr. .\llow<iy in Winiiipekr, and 
 Ihen, :i>;:itii, mot tln^ said Hon. I'lios. 
 (ireenway, and I Ihon lomuiiinicatod to 
 him the nies-au'i; of 111.'' (irace so cn- 
 trusl to mo as above set or.l, and Mr. 
 (.ireenway llien expressed to mo his per- 
 sonal ^'riiuucalion at the waid message 
 and altiiude of His (irace, and he then 
 ...-.surud mo thai faith would lie ke|)l by 
 his ^{overnmeut with His Grace, and 
 ilifii a!,Min, in i<peeitjc t*nins, repeated to 
 mo the a><.'<uranco lliat 
 
 First— Tho (.'atholic separate schools ; 
 .-Secondly— rhe aliicial use of tho French 
 language ; 
 
n 
 
 rhird— Tlie ri'itnbet of Frfinch consii- 
 luBiu'ieN wouM not hf dipUirboU durinij: 
 tiJH a<lii in'H.rati" n." 
 
 I m<»iiti(>ii tliocase of Mi Jiroenwn.v 
 wlio > lolatod, niie alter tl»e Dther, nil tlie 
 promiattH he had nnule, to iiulicate the 
 j)r.i,lon<tt> yon must (lisiM.y in t'.ie i'hoi(!« 
 of candidates. Tlicy will j)rotr>iHo you 
 anyMiin« and evorytliiiit^ In faco nf 
 Buch infumios. yon on>;ht to liavo ro^'urd 
 to the antocoilout.H of tlioso who nolicit 
 yonr sntlragos. 
 
 His Grace then traced tlie iiifltory of 
 'the (juestion in its jJaasaKt' tlironnli the 
 courl8, the adoj-tion of ttie Ueniodial 
 order, and the presentation to Parlia- 
 ment of the Remedial i3ill. lie von 
 tinned •— 
 
 The Bill is not perfect, no doubt, hiii it 
 establisheH a Htate of aifairs which I.h 
 bearable. I'nfortunately it was nuido a 
 .political question. Jt Ib not a political 
 qneetion, hut a religious (pitstion, which 
 concerns the saiTed rights of conscience. 
 There are four kinds of sduioLs : Tim 
 Catholic ydiool, where a full mwusuro of 
 religious education is given; the I'ro- 
 teatant School, where more or less of it is 
 given, ac(!ordini; to the taste of i)arents; 
 the atheistic schoo' whore tiod is put 
 out of doors ; and ilie neutrul school, 
 which is neither ( atholic, Trote-stant nor 
 atheistic, wliere religion is altogother un- 
 known, and teac.herf are prohibitO(i from 
 teaching a word of it. 'Ihis is the worst 
 •system ot all, since it loads to indill'er- 
 ence, which is the curse of the century. 
 It is a system condeniuetl by iho Churcli, 
 as you mav conclude by the folli'wiug 
 'quotation trom a letter addressed by 
 f'0i)O XJII. to Iho Hishops of Franco: — 
 
 " In that which concerns the family, in 
 
 the first place, it is of the utmost imiwrt- 
 
 ance that from its cradle the cliiid sliould 
 
 receive sound religious instriution, and 
 
 that the various couries of education 
 
 which are to prepare it for life should 
 
 'Dover be separated from that ot religion. 
 
 To separate these courses of instruction 
 
 from religion, is to aim at making child- 
 
 liood a blank with regard to the duties 
 
 towards God— a system ot educiition false 
 
 in itself, and erpscially haruiul iu the 
 
 •case of young children, because it opens 
 
 the door to atheism and closes it to reU- 
 
 •gion. 
 
 •♦Christian parents then must take the 
 
 ■ groatesf care that their ihildreu, lu* nixin 
 as they ii.i nld enough l(. imdorstun I 
 receive religious iimtructioii .ml that 
 nothing in the schools can striKc a blow 
 at their faith and morals Tlio divine 
 Bn<l natural law.s enjoin this vigilance on 
 oarents, und they ciiiiiiot for r.nv .ensoii 
 i>e freed IVom Ciis duty. The Cliiirch 
 which protoct.s and deleiulM tliM integrity 
 of the lailh, which, in virtue of the 
 authority it iiold.s fromdod, its founder 
 ought lo i:laiin tlii» gouil will ol ("lirislian 
 civilization of all nutions, and which, 
 therefore, oukflit to atteniivoly watiMi ovor 
 the instruction and education ol children 
 who are placed hy haptisin undei it* ci'.re 
 —the Church has always tormally 'con- 
 demned Hcliools called mixml or neutral' • 
 it liiisolten times warned parents to bo 
 always watchful on this es.sentia! point. 
 In obeying the CJiiircti on tins point, you 
 co;)du,!e at the same time to the weliaro 
 of Ho<:iety and lor.vard the coinmon iu' 
 tftresis. In Ui.t ihos,) who have not been 
 under the lull nuico ol religion in their 
 early years luive4r.iwn up without having 
 any idea of tliu highest truths which can 
 aluuo inspire men witli the love of virtue 
 and repress evil p.issions. ."^uch are tho 
 ideas of <Jod as a Creator, a .Iiidge and 
 Vvenger, the re.vards and [luiiishmeiits of 
 tho other hie, the celestial aids wiiich 
 •lesiis Chri.'^r otters us for tho con- 
 scientious and ile\oiit fulliUnoiu of our 
 duties. Without that instruction, all 
 cultivation uf the intellect will he un- 
 healthy. Young people freed from the 
 fear of God cannot endure any of the 
 rules on which a good lite de|)ondH en- 
 able to re^^train their passions in any 
 way, they will be bound lo give trouble 
 to t'he .State." 
 
 This is a formal coiKleninatioii of neu- 
 tral schools. The child must always he 
 under the juri3dii'tii)U of the father and of 
 the Church lo which he belongs What 
 we wish for oiir.selve.s in this ros[>ect we 
 grant to others. IVoiesumts have the 
 right and duty, however mistaken they 
 may he, ot briugin,' up their children iu 
 accordance with their tailh. 
 
 i'rote.-tantisiii is a purely religious error. 
 Catholics have as tlie rule of faith the 
 word of (iod, cHitained iu the Scriptures 
 and tradition, and infallibly interpreted 
 by the church, by the general counsels 
 
 and the I'ope spealdug " ^ >■..„, i..ri.., <■ 
 
 f.x-catliedrn.'' 
 

 VmtostaiitJJ Imvti the wor.l of t nj | con- 
 tmnt tl in hi« Si'rij)fnro-i, liul iiitiir|'''c!(<to(i 
 t)>' )'ui;li iiMii iiiiliviilii.illv <4illi'ili(;H 
 liiivi* llin fiilnHSMiiii'l I'Drtitirlt'oC rolii'i.nift 
 triitli. I'mU-Htiiiits only liav(> it in |i(iris. 
 
 Hut riijtit-lliitikink^l'iolc.itatilM amCath- 
 olicH, au'l apply Iho fnniiinntMilal primii- 
 I>l«)8 of ('atliolii'iHni, in civil an^l |inlitii'iil 
 ttllaiM. Tli«v ro"i)nni/< atUiiKiily ami 
 witliDUt (liscnHHiiiti Hiil)iiiit ti> tliM consti- 
 lution u» a sivt^rtM^n an<l inlallililM lnw 
 an to fiictM, Hrteiiii.' iliLittliore U nortuiwrior 
 authority to ullirni it. 
 
 My hrMtlirnn.tliis iiiit^stioti of odiicntion 
 is of oa pi til I imp irl.iiu'o and our Lord 
 )uad() it lliH hiiHH of IiIh worl; of redeuij)- 
 lion wlien he H:iid, " Man doi'H not llvo hy 
 bre.id alono, h^it hy ovory w ird wiiicti 
 proceeded out of tilt) ni )iuh ot < < id." Tiio 
 •churcli hold.s to ti^ii'Uiiii'Z friinkly roliii^ioiH 
 and (.'atiK)li('. .Many l'nitnH*.;int.s do not 
 want HidioolH without God, an I that is 
 why a (.rreat inaiiy ortiimn nnito with hb 
 to claim ilio ri^'lit of ri)lit,'i.nn instruction. 
 In Mrtiiitoha. tiiirt ri>;lit of rt'li;;i.iu>i educa- 
 tion \va.s tram pit! 1 under fiot. Tlio lujuey 
 of th^ Catholics was taken away I'r.nn 
 them, tiiey Vmk the school hoiisn.s \\hi(;ii 
 had heen erected with their own iiDiiey 
 and then trirnl to force C'ailiolic p;ir.Mils lo 
 wend their childriMi t<j Protestant Sirhoolei. 
 This n'-.'.H an ouinwo. 
 
 The (TOvorninc:U of .Manit>ha ffus-id 
 to suhmii to llio jiid^'meni of tlio I'nvy 
 •(Jouncil wl'iHi cailod on to do ho hy tlio 
 Kedor.i! (iovtMiiiiiont, and to restore the 
 Catholic mcIiooIh. This same (lovcrn- 
 nieiit had promised not to interfere with 
 ■sciparatfl schools. What siwctacle wo 
 witnessed during' the laui, session of the 
 Federal Parhamenl ' The Remedial Pill 
 t)roU)^ht down the masks from the faces 
 of many so-ealled Catholics. The check 
 which this legislation underwent may 
 bring jjood out of evil. 
 
 \ French Canadian memhor, who 
 «tylo8 himself a Catholic, and who is the 
 recojinized leader of a great party, made 
 ■np of Catholics and i'rotn^stants, made 
 ihe followinK <leclaration of principles as 
 to his (K)litical conduct: ". Solonjjas 1 
 •occupy a seat in this House, so long as i 
 till the iKtHt wliich I now do, on every oc- 
 casion when it shall ho my duty to take 
 a stand u[)on any (piestion whatever, that 
 stand 1 shall not take from tho point of 
 view of Catholicism, not from the point of 
 
 I viewof ProtoHtftiitiflin.hut I will haRUKhii 
 I liy niotivi's whiih api'Halto thoi' uisneiireH 
 I (A III! men, indrtpiMidtiil of their faith, 
 I iiiDtivea which aniin.ile all rufi> Imvin^ 
 I justice, lil)nrly and tjlermi. e.' ^hitrart 
 from Mr. Laurior's sp.vtch ii. tho Uciiso 
 in Hi }v'\i\i tho six months' hoist of the 
 I Keinj lial Ihll on .M.iri^li .'•, lt^''A>,] 
 
 I'liis IS tho III nt oius.i ik jri deihiration 
 ! of l.ihoralisin w lic.i h.n ov^ir l)»pn inido 
 ; t'l niy knivvlel.;-} in a h«,{islali\c As- 
 sMnhly ia t!i.s cou itry. I'li j mm who 
 I sp laks this laii.;ii.i.;.) is u ratijualistio 
 j Lil)iiral. II « foi'iiiiiKitesa do;trine whicti 
 [ is entirely oppjsol t' Cath'iiic doctiino. 
 It m tans ih.it a C.ith ili' is not rj'|ujri':l 
 to h.« a (.'a'.h )li'! in puolic lifo. Tnis is a 
 fundamental error wnicli niiiy bj fraught 
 witli tlio in isi dc;i! jralMe cons xpieuce. 
 Am jliirtr inL'Ui )).■• was a^ktt I : 
 " If .Mijr. iy;iii.^(n'in iloclares himself 
 entiroly sitistiail with the ihll, and asks 
 that it Ik< p.is<rfd, will Ihi t.'juserv alive 
 m<»inhor siippi)rl u " " 
 
 I'll wliicli tha m )iu')jr intorrogatod re- 
 plied 
 
 " The atiswiu I h iv-i tj give is this, 
 .M;^r. L;iUij;i«viii his I'lilly the rif;ht of 
 approviii'..; of tlia Kill iiii lor its roli|<ioii9 
 as(i (ct, hu as a Kro lo i « 'aiiadian I tiavo 
 the ri;4iit to diiffr with turn when thu 
 nation il luul c»jiisoituthjn;il side of the 
 ipiustioii is iMdi>r dis.MSji ja. It does not 
 i)nlo;i^ to \l.^r. Liii.;(UMi to dictate to nio 
 my views and tosjy what i have |o do 
 with reforonco to tlio national, political 
 an 1 constitutional aspuiit of tho Bill." 
 
 Here, the Church i-^ put out of the (pies- 
 Uoa in a matter in winch the very rijjhta 
 of conscieuco are at stake. Here is a 
 member wliogets up in face of the bishops 
 and eays to ihom straight : " You say 
 that the Pill is acceptable ; 1 say that it 
 is not." VVlio is to Oe believed'' Who 
 has jurisdiction hort? to speak with author- 
 ity ? Tho mombar of Pari iamout >*ayH he 
 has. This is pure Libwahsm, that J.ih- 
 eralism whii-h under the pretext that a 
 religious (pie.^tion touiihes on politics oa 
 certain sides forbids tho religious author ■ 
 ity to intervene. Liston, my brethrtMi, to 
 the refutation of that error in the pa.sto- 
 ral letter of the bishops ol the occlosim- 
 tical province of tiuohoc dated Sei»temher 
 'JJnd, 189.-) : 
 
 '• Are tliese guestions in whicli the 
 bishop and the priest can, aad even some- 
 
2n 
 
 Ifmofi oncht ti> interfero in thp namo of 
 wli'.'icin " 
 
 " tv'u uiiHW'«>r NMMioiit lii'rtiliiliDi) ' N i<fl, 
 Iho'i' m«< [Kiliiioil oiw'htioi.i III vvliii'li iho 
 cler^'v <'un iiinl miirl.t tn iiiferf. •(» in tUu 
 uuiitu of rcii^'iiii). 'till' ruin oi' iMh riu'lit 
 and <liit> JH to lu t'iiiiii<l in tl.o (liNliiir- 
 lion IxttwoHU till! < I iircli un>l tint tilatu 
 wu liiiVH alr(>a<l^' p liniol oiil,' 
 
 " llifHouro, iiido il, poliiicHl "I'mstionM 
 wliic'i atloc-t {'\*i Hi>iriiuttl iiii <i,jmIs of 
 boiiIm pitlier IxM-aufe llioy rclaUi to Tiitli 
 or morality, or IxHinuse lli«y iiuiy ullHCt 
 Uie lilHtrty, iiiil(<|>on(ieni'o or oxitiioiii'o of 
 tlie Church, ovon wh»'n loukoil at from 
 Uie tuniiMirnI iMiutt of vinvv. 
 
 " A ciiniliihilo iiiny (>r((Hont hininelf 
 wiioHH iiD'^ruiiiini- iH hoHlilo to thti 
 ( liiircli, or wlioHf iiiitoi'tHlt^nl.s iir« mn'li 
 iLiHt hiH tumlidnturo iH thrtntunin^ to itH 
 iutcreHta. 
 
 " Jii the Maine way a political piirty 
 may Im jinl^'ed iliuijfriiis, not only be- 
 ('all^(« of ii8 |>ro)jr,iiiMno uiiii .iiiloio it'ii'.d, 
 hilt becaimc nl' iho |ii'(.^'raiiiiiu> and iiuli- 
 vidual antoioilfnta i4 Uh liMiltrs. d' its 
 principal iiUinibors mui of ita prunij, il lli« 
 party dm s ni<l (li.saMiNV tlifiii and doli* 
 uitely soparato ilniili from llimii in <■ iHn 
 tlicy jn'iHist in their error altur hc.ai^ 
 warned of it. 
 
 " III lh'Htu'nH("<, c:^! a Catiiolic, wiliioiit 
 denying ids failli and Mliowiii^r ho.stiliiy 
 to tho t'hiircli I'f wlik'li lic id H iiioiiihor, 
 refii.so to llio t'li'ircli tho riiilil to dofniid 
 itHflf, or rRthor to defend the Hpirituul 
 intorcistH of tlm mhiiIh ontrustbd to ii ' 
 Hut I lie Chiircli Bpeaku, acts aiul (Mlits 
 through its dor^'v, and to rehiHo tlieue 
 ri)ihtH to tho clorj.iy in to n-fuwe thorn to 
 the Church. 
 
 "Then the priest a,iid tho IMshop can in 
 all justice and oii^lu in all conscionco to 
 ruifie tlieir voices, to point out tho dan- 
 ger, to declare wit'- aulliorit> that to 
 vote in auch a way is a Hin, that to do 
 8uch an ;ict exposes a man to the t;Bn- 
 sure of tho (^hun h Tlmy can and oiii^ht 
 to8{)eak not only to th<? oloctors and the 
 candidates, but ovon to the con-iiluted 
 autlionties, for tlw duty of every loan 
 who wislios to Huvn his soul is trai ed by 
 l»iviuo law; and tlio Cluirch, us a (.'oo.l 
 mother, owes to all horchildniii, of wnat- 
 rank, love, and therefore Hi)irJiiial watch- 
 fulneHS. The ])ulpit is not co.iverted into 
 t political pl/ilforuj when tho i!uuscion< ij 
 
 o( t!io faitliiiii m oiiliL.'hteiie.l on aii rh» 
 i|in'MlionH ill which tlioir Halvation |h m)u. 
 cerned. 
 
 ' It ii evident that from the natiirp nf 
 the ipifHti'.ii, to the Chiircl, ainne oiinht 
 te ImloUkj the riu'lil of decidln^; the cir- 
 cimi«tt.uiccM under which it oii^lit to raigti, 
 its Voice ou ho.ialfof Cliri.iiiun faith and 
 morality. 
 
 •• It is my d I' . gwoi ),)ii a solomn 
 warning, aui I . . not wisti to fail iti 
 doiu.{ so, sin !i) on llin fultllmuu of this 
 duty il»pMidn t!u! ■filv.ttiori of tiiv >'oal or 
 duatli to tiio suls '•mill) I to fnv care. 
 'I'lic [(Pui .\[>[x-i iuv I'fi I hy thfl-te t\v.> mrtn 
 ar.t di.i.iieiriiMlly o;);»H>»d to Catholie 
 te idling. I spniK h >r,( .if doctrine, anil 
 iiot of p.irty, ll.ire m w lal the tloly 
 K.ithei Tupo l/oo .\lll. sayH on that 
 pjiut:— 
 
 " l»ihfr-idori')ti{o qu'».jHr, far, but they 
 arc Hot c >uiiiie(it Vordiii;,' t^ttieiu, 
 1 I .iiij l.iw.s ou^ht to ri'^ihite the life and 
 co.ilujt oi' iiidividii.ilM, hill not of . 'States ; 
 it 1.) pir.iiiltel III pioliu alfairs to dis- 
 obey III.) i.r I'TS of • i J 1 an 1 to ley;i8lat> 
 With .lit p Ly.ii^ ir.i'iitioiit ) tti >rii: wlninc » 
 Mjuiu^ji lo.j pj.iiiciiu.s con.'<i"iueiice of 
 ' Lit) .■<i<p ir.ii I.J ot I. iiiirch ;iu I >ti;;i.' " 
 
 I'o ii.a:. • ui' 111 111 two diil'jreat luMiitis, 
 uue a t.'aiiiolic iii private Me, the oiher a 
 l.ibisral 111 I'ublii: lilo, is iwi orror, a mon- 
 siroiis aa 1 iii-Mt daniieroUH error. Voii 
 will voto siiordy. llore are two roiMi 
 wlios.t dd.idly error.i 1 Hij;nali/.t* to you. 
 This is tae lii.il tiiuj that I havo seoa 
 sucli a cait'niirical formulation of rational- 
 ism 111 tho 111 mill of a C.inadian 
 
 After i[Uotiiii{ from .Mj^r. do "^i.>;.'!ir, to. 
 show that (.'atlioliis, no matter what their 
 position, nui.st submit t i llic Chut 'h in 
 ri'li.'iou.s iiiiittors, lli^ L irdship said: 
 'flii.-i is the Cathehc doi'triiU!, nu.l h, ic 'h 
 a wariiiiu which, in coii.HcinKUK'e, ' leol 
 be "d to fiivo you ; iiiidor llc> circutn- 
 suiuccs, a Catholic caiiii);, without com- 
 mittinj^ a j<riinou.s ,sin, vote for the leador 
 of a party who im.^ formulated ,-:ili aa 
 error so publicly <>r for the partisans, 
 which support liim in such an error, so 
 loii^' ufl thuy have imt publi.dy repndiHted 
 this erriiu.'oiis doctrine an I taken the 
 I- ileum pledge of volin^,' lot a retaodlal 
 law accepted by the ilHliopi. 
 
 This is a question of H'O very hi^;hent 
 imjiortance. 'f children arc brought up 
 in godless aciiool.-, *iiey liecome revolu*. 
 
tfnni«tH. Yon tind th« fniitu of k'hII"'^* 
 •tiiMtiiion III tliii MSAiMiiiatioon rintn 
 WliirK lli«t <!l>infH 1)1 Htftt««ll ninoiit ilttfi<ti<l 
 ili)-niHolviui. KitvitiK rarxrrtnl to tin* itNNiii- 
 iiiiiutiiiii III I'msiilitiit Ciirniit, an aa in- 
 Ntniu'i* III tliiH, tut ciiiiliiiuoil : 
 
 'I'liH Unit iimtriii'tlnii which I hnvH to 
 give to tl •< I'athiilicN of tItiH iliiii'iv«o lor 
 the rotiiwiK elix'tioiiH, in to ^ivo their 
 vnt«H oni\ ill I'livor of rui>tiii.itAH who 
 will |ili<il^i> tlii'triNttlvtti ti) vote III 
 favor of n Kcnunliiil itill ai'i'itpttul hy 
 tha Minhii|>H III) not f 'rt;i't that ihiit 
 viitu will hit of till' k'r)*Al(tHt iiii|i<irtaiii'o. 
 My Not'otvl iimtriirtii)ii iH lo uiitroat>i>u 
 bi lay asiilu all party ftiHliiit;, im in.ittor 
 what it may In<, atil to jtuiprit mm 
 anil uviMitM from the point of vIhw nf 
 ('atholii' principlt'fl ami ('atliiili<; tttachiii;^ 
 only. 'Ilii.symi will ilo rniirajjuoiinly, ui 
 ('ailinlii^H, an < 'uiin>liAnH ami an i;iti/<mH, 
 ami th<i ^ooil (iimI will Mtws y iiii ttll'ortii 
 anil will |M*rmit vmi lo llml Imro Imlntv a 
 taMto of the happinoHH whii'li ll« rcdurveM 
 to liiH tilei't. 
 
 Ur DenoiiiKteN ilii- liaiiri«>r ('diiiiiiIh- 
 
 Nhtii an a .Siilii.(>rrii*((* uikI an 
 
 li^UNttot*. 
 
 Th<> A4ttN of tho <>ov<Tnincnt S|>i>iik 
 lioiidcr ttian lilt' Diiiiliiriil >littlvt>N 
 
 of tlio I.II»IM-alN. 
 
 The AntiyonxKli Cnnk'i puhli.shoH tho 
 Gullowin^ imnorlant lutttir f:om M^'r. 
 O'Mrien, ArclihiHliop oC lialifaA, on the 
 Manitolia scIuk.I niiestion : - 
 
 On my arrival lioro from the East afew 
 (lays a>?o, I learneil from the ruports of 
 Parliament, as well as from iiowHiiapbrn, 
 klio fato of the iiemoiiial Kill. 1 neod 
 Bcaroel V «ay it was a Hiir[>rise to mo as well 
 as a subject of roKret. tSostmnj; was my 
 faith in the gooil sense of my countrymen 
 and in their spirit of loyalty to our peer- 
 less ciinHtittition, to 8<iy notliini^ of thoir 
 love of fair play, that, t felt it would he an 
 insult to douht the practical unanimity 
 of the House in iiphuLliu)? that coiwtitu- 
 Uon, and in deciding once forever tliat in 
 
 ( Ariadathdro In at little rrxim for reiiKloiiAt 
 llreliruii U at then' in little iih« Im politi- 
 c<tl trickittDrit. 'I'liii iiohltt ai'tiun of ihn 
 ( 'ominoiii, on twi) prev inUH oci A-iiiiim. hu'l 
 amply warranto I (liiH iielief. Wlm ouiilii 
 have iiiiii^in • I III It piiltlii in>«n, in ('una- 
 i)a, li ith witliiii ai I without I'uriiam mt, 
 nil iiil'l li.ive turne I a jtiiruty i onititutiunal 
 'piuitioii lilt) a piriiM.in one or Nlimilii 
 have M'liuht t) pirpt iut4i ail aliiillle<l 
 iiijiiHti 'e at the rink of an era of sitiiHel'ti** 
 H<>i-taria(i strife, an 1 of national rulro- 
 ^re<Hi(iti. I'lie W'lrit uiiiiiiiy of our conn* 
 try is till) miwer of rrtli;;ioiMdii4' ird and of 
 riiclal enmity. I'liere it no iilare in our 
 iiuljlic lite for Hii'li a oiiu. l/n should ho 
 hoiiiid III a Hheaf w.lh the prophutN of 
 p'.iiiinis II, an 1 tli< wiuil-lio Uitrayers 
 ofiiiir country, and tr.iiiipleil underfoot 
 ou tlie thriMliiiu floor ol piihlic opinion. 
 
 \ plain nil jttioii IS l>ifore tiic p.toplitof 
 Canada. ."^iliII w<', or shall we not, stau t 
 liy our i;oiH!i u'.io.i which eiHiiros the 
 n^hisofall. Iif. only iui:iinu>'h ai tlioy 
 are rfn.ir.iiil ui i 1 1 eaih '.' <).■ sIiaII we, l>y 
 ■trikiii.( ii'. I lie ru'iHof a lew, lie tlie mo- 
 tive what It 111 ly, weakiiii lh>t s.ife;j;iur>l!) 
 of iiiir oA'ii eo.!eu ler a spirit of imuiul 
 itittru.it, aii'l l.iii into a It iiiij Iha fait ex> 
 piriiiK emiior<4 of lorm>tr iiiiw.jrlliy di.isen 
 huui-t ' Oiily a iljsp.<rate pr.ite.siiouil 
 politiciau I' mid l)ri i^inUy of siu'h a cnim) 
 a.{ainsi ttie social well-h>jim.' ol our fair 
 euimiry. An honest man, it li trua, wiio 
 dislikes the idea of Me|)arate school!", 
 niixlit, for a moiuent. ht t.emjiinl to pu 
 sue such a course of aclimii looking it 
 the (^ue.stioii trim one point ol view onl ' ; 
 hut oil ri;ll.< 'tioii he would ru'<);^ni/.D 1I.4I 
 it 18 not whiHlier or not there shall lie 
 separate schools, lull whether the t'onsti- 
 tiuioii sIkiU lie ohiorved to-day in re^jard 
 to the riKoiH of .Smiiii, s > that it may ho 
 invoked to-morrow to 8'i[ipori those of 
 hrown. 'Our rights must stand or fall to- 
 >.!ether. t'ew, I iru.-*t, ti ive any desire lo 
 intringe on those .)f tlioi'- fellow-c mntry- 
 men. O.ir enli(;hliuied sense of true 
 liberty, as well as the eoiuiitions uf our 
 national life, vould render impossihlo the 
 gratification of such de-iie. 
 
 Having lately passed inrou^h various 
 countries, and "liaviii;r allouiively observ- 
 ed itieir social condition, the sujioriority 
 of our own Canada, as a home of jxiaco 
 aii'l jjlenty, has be«Mi more fully thaa 
 ever iiiniresaed ou my mind. And yat. 
 
v& 
 
 w$ »«» I'niy Kt th'- nUrflfiB punt ..f i»nr 
 roiiriMt. Miilufcl iMi"!. miitii*! r«Hi4M't lor 
 til* rmviiMli'iia of otlinm, K litllo IxtArliiif { 
 
 tliK « ..ii«titiiti"ii, ••vmi wli««» It. may run 
 ciiiiiiUtt U>)nim« U'l lit our own, will mii« 
 ■iin< to ('iuia.lii III.' futiim, III jrrt'^r part 
 ml l«Mi, of ilio \«i>rM. It IN niiiii'ly «iiii- 
 ilorfiil wlnit Mint liM H<"iiiii|>li>«li4<l <liin»K 
 llio |ittNi twxiiiy-liVM yxAtn. UiMtor) «!• 
 ftnUiio |iarall«<l to it. linuiaii or Umiiait ! 
 Iviftttiiln i>! iiiytliiiRl Kr«»tnni«t il'» not 
 t»<iniil ilm H ilwir (miH nl' mir uliotf curour, 
 liio viKiindi" Hjdrit lliftt liruathut liUi ami 
 
 l|il|i« aixl lliltlnlini UH|lir<4tl<ll|N llltti (li<« 
 
 MfxMl nrxl lirnlii of yoiiiiK CHiiiiiliiiim hiw 
 
 i»X(ir<iii«'<l, (ir ut UiiiMl »ilntu<»l, tlio miIcm 
 
 i)f lint imiioxiitiiiiiiHl, mill linH < ri-uiDcl u 
 
 IkioiI i)f iiiiiiiii l)«»lwi«'ii ail raii'H and roli- 
 
 gidiiN in llio |)iirHiiit of iiHii'iiiiil |'rii^;ro*». 
 
 An liiHKliiiiH utt)Mii|it i« now luailo tii 
 
 tinmk lluit unity, mid, Hltli»iiuti tliM iii.iy 
 
 not I'M inti'iiilml. lli<* coiiifiiiuMH'H will lio 
 
 to liriii^' liiick iliat wiMorncHH of diHCoril 
 
 und nmioDttl lilMriiiaioii in wliu li tlm try 
 
 of union, Willi or ratlmr Hiilijnitioii so, tliw 
 
 cei|ililioriii|; l!(«|)iil)li'' will lit* linurd H^^.imi 
 
 and w)io Clin huv wuh wluit olItK't ' 
 
 In u irmlB like tln< prum-nt no loviif ot 
 hi" I'oiinlry I'iiii kffp mlnnto. WoiiM ilmi 
 my voice injiiM rcarli tin- ours ami tin' in- 
 t«lli«»Miiv of nil my roiinlr>mi'n. I'o ii"ii' 
 tttllioliiM I woiild'huy :— Ari! you, ino d«)- 
 nciMidiiiitM of nuMi wlio Won, afU'r II I iiirf 
 and liurd tlitlit, <-onHtitiiti'>iial libcriy, 
 t(oiuk( lo inllii't a lilo^v, wliioli iiiusi tiavn 
 rar-roiii'Imm i<'iiH»M|iunicfH, on ilif work 
 of your fatlnMH? Jf ymi ilo not iijili lil 
 tliM ('oiiHtiliition now, your H<'tioa will 
 Olio diiy lie inv'iked iin a iiret.nliuit lor 
 hrHakinv; it on ioine otltcr [loinl, — ii m.iy 
 Xh) auraiiiHl vourbelveH. In your IuuhIh 
 Timt th«< futiirn pi'aio and advanoomonl "t 
 the i'oiiiinion- Yoii are a nnijoniy , you 
 can opiirHRH a jmjof minority in a cdttuin 
 p'oviiu-e, you can say, wo rock n< llio 
 ileciHioiiH of coiirlw, nor tlie cluiiim o( ,{ood 
 fuith and fair jilny ; >on can ovoke a i 
 evil Hpirit, and iinpliinta rankliii).' ftiulin^ 
 of injustice in tl.e lieurts of very many oi 
 your countrymen , you < an sUy ilio 
 wheels of uro^resa, and l)liglit me lair 
 proHixfctii otoiir loved roiiiitry Vdh i;aa 
 do ail tliis hy voting; :mainsi roineiliicl 
 loutiNlntioii 'lliai any considerahlo per- 
 centagouf youw ill doiin.H, l,wiio iiave bueii 
 uurtured iu your niidat, refuse to believe. 
 
 I know It Will \^ (Hid " Wr ^ 
 n ti rofu*> to rirfhl an\ wr.niif tiiat cun 
 Ind ahowi to oviNt |.i,i <«,. KJat. (Imt 
 to invii»tik<iit«, to inc».rtiiia If any harJ- 
 aliip liai Ixiitn inilii'itui .,|| n niinorlty." 
 To an oiiui li<i (lilt iip|Mar« rnanoniihU ; 
 to ti ('iinadi.iii Kill wliiit I ncari'i'jv wi«h t'l 
 I'liaro* iiiri/. < ii'^i I mIiohM lid a" lual of 
 ii«in;( violiMt laiU'iiiK>« No iii4n at at ' 
 convtirN.int witli p Hiln' airiim ..m 1,0 im" 
 aware of iii« injii<ii>'o pradn od aktaiiu^ 
 the ininoriiy in M untobi. U m a Miihjwl 
 tor M iriMw mill huinilialion tliat anyon t 
 Hhoiild it(iiorf tliiaiiijiwti e; tt Imi hollo w 
 pnitMiico 1 1 t.iik of invitiiuitlintf it , it ii 
 ire.i<ioii a/aiiii«i cintcuKi^u to pUtii I lliit 
 
 Wrulcliod nXCilHii lo justify opp liltloU to 
 
 iiM all iliiioii \Vu ui.iy .1 1 1, it la an liiiiilt 
 to iioii-i .tili'dii'i* It »> i,i,iiH'i mat any 
 ap|)riM'dilM uiuii'itr oi iieui will allow a 
 diil'oreiii'K of iiiHiioiu li uiitf ti)l)!ii)d iliiiiii 
 to Uiedici.aDH ii iirdiiiiry jii'itiivt ; or ttiat 
 Mixy can i>> III I !'• tilt ptp|)>ti of ft 
 movumoiu w .iii'.i inii.it ond it air'ciMitfiil 
 now, ouiiitr III a irro.idor to tlii oIuihk of 
 I llin inuioriiy, wnicli la i>ro>>jt»l\ 1 <>iit«iif 
 pl.ito I l>y tii>) Id tderit, or in dii.iiter ti> 
 > ilie I'oiiiiiry. 
 
 1 tnui. Hit, y vi weri^ miUakati in Nup- 
 pmin,( any t.ttlioli('4 in ll tliiaf '' lent 
 I ouiiii lukii' <« to ail ap|>e<il io aiili-( 'atiiol'a 
 pre|Uilu!e." .•sniu of ilioin, in lit? I, ni .y 
 I Uiaiiko the pi'j^nit ti i/uraui tut, ail 
 I nutfiit on ti ipiiHtioii of irat) or otiwr 
 piiiioy, liiilurly opp.mo it ; li it in oinin )0 
 I will tlunr n (ii-Catliolic fnll iw-citizrtr.t 
 ; who ar.) not Ii iiidrtd l>y lauitini^in, tluy 
 wiU'Biircly 1).* oil Iho hi le of jiuucv even 
 I rtlioiild II'-.' doiiht tliH inuivi' ()f the 
 I tiovoriimoni in iictink! iiHtly. NVh ate t«> 
 I look ut acta, ii"t m (LivoM. Tlio former 
 l.ill iindt'r our co/iii/.,incri ; tln^ latlnr ar» 
 Moon and in l.'nd iiy «■' 'l ahv I rua 
 I t alliuhcH ui iliilil'ax, a^ oLsiwIiens will 
 I not loam thoir diit), nor tin) otliica of 
 I jiohlical action from p irty p >liticiftna, 
 I ratholii'or non-Catholic, but from purer 
 I mill liij.-t ini THMind Mninuw, viz., from the 
 ' principles of juiiU.M, which an* liiiid'nn 
 i on nil inoii at all liiiuw. No (larty 
 I iriumpli, no W'-rLlly < onsidoration, n<> 
 ' lios of awaouiaiion i!au uxcumo au act 
 of injuatico. 
 
 Home, May tith. IW'ti- 
 
 t C. O'lMiiiw. 
 
Binnoi* < %»ir.no^ or kn- 
 rii<o:«iMii 
 
 AM IW|l'Olll'41^T i.iriT»;ii. 
 
 BlMbii|><'»i(tArAn, >>( AntiKimioh, Nnv« 
 H<>iiti 4 ^ tM iMiiiMl the liillnwiii^t firt-nliir 
 l«tUtr t,< »!'•< ' Utky .*( IiIn .lniinwKf — 
 
 " Wm •»< oil thtt '•¥!« of ft {t(«lirrftl •l«i'- 
 tinii, > ri itu' rrmili 'tf mIikI) tftr^tly ilv- 
 iwtndM tlix !••< KM <»ii>l |)rii«)i)'ritv of I iiiiii<lii 
 A iMirnlutt (iiffili' D, ih«< ii I'lriBiint tt 
 aIiIcIi far i>iic««il>t till iithi" < now nuilif 
 tiiiK |>'>|iti<ul |>iirl;i>M wif« r.ii<i"<lNis > >ttrM 
 iki(<i lit Mtiiiitiilui l>y tlx' M liiiiiii 'hI III '.i< n 
 of tli« I^vul <iMVi<niiii»«i\l. 'IliU <|iicKlii<ii 
 
 tlHi M>ll'« ll«<HII (HI l||iylll^ |)l||)ll< '>|iil|ll>ll, 
 
 t{r<iHiii|/; In IiiIi>(hiiv inul I'onlliiiiiii/ (•> 
 roinniii n < iiii»i) nl'iiiMHiMmi'i) iim Iiii^ um it 
 iM not linully H«*ltlr(i mi ii jiiNt IiumIh. Il 
 )■ iii><iii tlilM jiuKiiin tlint till H||<>al in 
 nitiili' to'lio (>lt*i'ti)r:itrui lliK Dniiiiiiioii "o 
 that tli«v umy tjivi ,u<)ii»i li'iuiipiin nuIh 
 
 on tli« ' Iril itiNliiitt 'Ihn |'>niti<iti Inr 
 Agi'h <<f <ii* in lliH folUiVMiiK \Nill yiu 
 oli'cl III that ilii\ ri'itrcflfiituliviw ii'iuly 
 t'l nii|i|Mirt a li'tnlitr wl:'i Ii:im |iri>iiiii«<'il in 
 
 llATi- till' <'0IH»lllMti')ll ?t>>i) t'ltril, Hllil I" 
 
 n*iii<><ly 'nr nil tiiiii* (III- huriii mMi'Ii Iihm 
 hiMin li»ii« to i4a|> tlirt u'ly liU'^iii i f mir 
 rii'iiit . l'«^riH^ltMl riKhth ' Or will >'i'i "n 
 tlii> ciiiitritry, ''ImuHt^ dii'ii v^lio itrii )ii>iiii<l 
 tu upliolil ittuiilit'i li'.iilor will) JH |i|iii-ii- 
 «mII> iipi iH«iil ti> 11 n'iiiiiilii(l \a\\ intiiHt*"! 
 t) r'tJroNH n<tiiii(t(«<l ){riuviui< e<i of a. uiuMt 
 aorinUH nuHiro' 
 
 "DnrinK tJio hint nennion <<{ llii< IVilvriil 
 I'.irli'iinonl xv»- hhw riiir i:rt>iit pnlitlial 
 [inrliKH 'I'Vl'h'i) nil \]y(\ 8lil(j(>ft 111' nv 
 tni-ilial tot{JHliiti</ti , HIM nf liivrM lrvii>^ in 
 tlin iiiiiHt viir iroii'i riii'iniT to luivti ii liill 
 ntlopt*'<1 'vliicti wii.< MiiiiiToly .ii'Itkm'iI nf 
 l)y til" '\itliolii; iiiiuoriu if Nlaiii.olia ; 
 llio Mtlu*r •|i|Miriln}; tlit> nii'ii'tiiif, utiil 
 'l«>iioiiH' inu I'. 09 II mi-nsuri' lit ii)t.ii'jiin, 
 and luc';'M«l>ti».' ^v ihitir violent reaihiaiuc 
 
 to ivn-tnr i»o n<l"|iiiiin lin|v«iiitil« anlar 
 ilio • iiiiiiiiainiM'va. 
 
 'Now, p^l\illlv| iliM proMni l««aiUir iif 
 llid ''ovrriiiiiont txi n latik.ui).) Iiy h hiH' 
 iorily »l tliK otiil ii ittin tii-.ii(t>, wiinn 
 I'nrliaiiH'nt n i<i<U, Mm iitriibrul« «ill tw 
 Nualii rnni«wiKl <iii ri'iiiiHJ ul li<KiMlMii<in 
 ami iIiIm (inio it will i>« hod A lonann 
 will, ll'i>rrri)ri>, Ui kIvi'Ii In Iniitilli'N aiitl 
 
 «<Xln«llllNl<. to lIlolliillllMl |Ni|llU llklt> wlio 
 
 Mill ml Miain <iari' lo lratii|ili> tlii> nui- 
 •IMiiliMh iiiiili-r I'Hit III ii|i|iri<NM iiiiiioritii'M. 
 I'Htliolii' (ir rrotitMiHiit, III till) |*Nrl nf our 
 UijommI I'liuntry. 
 
 "• Ml lli« oilier t ami if llin |tariiN«nii of 
 ||iH<ioVMMinit'iil iirnoMiii III iiiiiiiU'r witli 
 
 thoiit III tllM <l| |H>ii|llii|i, :UI'I IliM llloru NO 
 
 if Ihi y nr« in a iniiiority, iId- imii rity 
 
 Will riMiiain sm Ii ttin |>artiN.uH oi Mr 
 
 l.uiirK'r kiiil Mr Mr< nriliv, ihhIkiI i.i ilio 
 
 I'lttroii rnixliil.iii 1 aiiil tlio i|ii)y ni miti- 
 
 tniltlliK a roiiiKiiial iiuMniirn to titx ll< iumi 
 
 Will ii'Ht with Mr, Litiirmr. U it |>Ml.al>l« 
 
 thai Mr l,aiiri»^' v«i|| <1.> lim «|iity ' ll.tt 
 
 |ii> imi fill Ht>vt<ral iniiiNliiiii o|i|NH4i' I Hill 
 
 (luvi tiiiiifiit'x piniiHlhil iiit'AMii'O u-^ liriii^ 
 
 I u iiii<ii»iiri< III ii«rrioii mihI h violtitioii of 
 
 I tliH nuliH III ilio iiriviiirfA ' It \H triiH 
 
 thai Mr. I Hiirxir tiaa |Tiiiiiim<i<I mi ijil- 
 
 ti'iiMit iM-i'UK-oiiN that iiiii't) III! In I'linui 
 
 ^liMl|||'r \in Mill iiii|i|iii lliit (ir*>oiiway 
 
 1 < iu\t riiim-iit to iii-Hlil'y ilii* taw nl IMiti, 
 
 I iil>oll>liiii^ iii<|'diato hi'IiihiIh nij iiH III ^iwi 
 
 ' lli>> iliN»,iimti<'il iioiinrily lull Matixtiu'lioii, 
 
 , r<iii w ill ltii» iit'otii|it, it iiia<ii>, liorrowiK"! 
 
 j With siii'rfHM '' In II proUahli* that iliw 
 
 I tiii\«>iiiiiii-iit, \^hii'hoiily lali'ly K'livi- ,Mr. 
 
 Mil niiiiy thf iivntioii Ai' an« 'ill avsiiuofi 
 
 mill tU.ii II ii iii'iii' all in iim |N>v\or to 
 
 tiHvii hiiii »i|«icl."' I.y il'i Irli'iiiU Hi Mraii' 
 
 lion, in i|iN|MiH-.'il to Muliiiiil to the tii'iii'alN 
 
 ol Mi l.aiiriiT ' 
 
 ; ' U It a•lllll^>o^to to tllnk tliat the 
 < ir<'i'ii«Miy I u.vi 'iiiiM'tit, atUT liavintr. 
 with II purt'ly i^'i.iiHiii'ai imriHW, I'liinr- 
 luliicil ami i!ti\ei'>iH<it Im- tin' |i:i.'4t six 
 VHurn a Hiiirit ol hiiHiaimiil Im^iiliiy l<i- 
 wnriN Hi'|iniato ('ati:' Il KflionU, w ill run 
 liiwaMin il» I'olitii al iiinitl liy ailiiii iiii^ 
 ilH t'liiiil*! Kill! utk iiM Iniintici/iMl iIiiiih 
 to MUiiiiiiH' ilit'ir ('i.tiiiili'iiri- 111 a t "ivciii- 
 
 . iiuMit I.I ini|i' hti'iM.' Ni'Nor. lliii, III Trt 
 
 , Ih h'lll |iliiilh»T lr,,-liili whv llio lil.lll it 
 
 thtf !('ii<li>r of iliu tiiiwriiiiioiil i-^ iloomuU 
 to la hirt). 
 
ii7 
 
 " In a li'ttor \.d<Ay rp.'eivftil by uio fmra 
 Ihn AnljbiwliDj* (ifiSI. iM.nit'ace," lio w roto 
 
 tt.-l fulluWH . 
 
 '"I'iiHi exreriprice, urid tho (^ircii'a- 
 Ht.anicH Aliiiti Hnrmiintlt'd ilm lust local 
 eitH'tioiiH, atiil tl '^ w«ll-li)iiiiile(l o' .nioim 
 of nujii wiTlliy of holicl <'at,|i<jl. ., tm 
 wmII as* IVot»'.st«iitF-, iintlic;ri/.t) me t.ii^lale 
 tliat \\<\ will iiHVcicl ♦HiriKO|iaritl««(ta pU 
 from tlip (IrKiiwtiy t.ovfTiiiPii'iit, ami that 
 all arraiij?! iiit.'uts ii.ailc in \Viiii)ij,t>^' will 
 neoesHaril,- Im ijK'ii^]>li:U' ai.ii i/iinuiuiiiM. 
 (niroiily Malvati.ii) it: in a leiieiul wiuv 
 ilial bill sottliiiif ihti .iiicNii.n (lernittiuiuiv 
 and iilaciiiK iih viii<Ut tdnjluir, <>r fuvt-'r 
 ifoui itu! aiiack« of luiuuii'.iHnd tie capil- 
 :tM)8 iiniliitiun (if }..)lnii;il jiariicd. i'lio 
 ronieuial hill, ainuiiLlfil during ilu* laxt 
 scHfioti nt, Ottawa, « ay siiilii:ieni, and it 
 <;ouid havo b«en nnuicred jif tfbi t bv oilmr 
 aDiiMidnuHitg m ciiuaiiiieo, and 'iliia is 
 wliatlliOMo-called liu-nut. ol llitiManituba 
 minority should liavo done, llv volin',' 
 nj^ainHt tliH law, iia-y did tl>t« wufk oi our 
 wofbl, encniie.i. It is, therefore, my • |.in- 
 ion that wo elicjuld liilly to thnm' iHnltrs, 
 and tliosc oii^y on whumi llai.' is ins^. nbt'd' 
 Ken)t;dial Itf.'ish.tiun. Jn « oihh^ U'lici* 1 
 eutrtal W.ur (jrai'p and all vout jtio].le to 
 fiiippoil only (iuididatts d.-Kirmoifd lo 
 jiivc im III uiir iiour ot need wJuu wo ask 
 loi' in tilt' naiiio <.(' iiberiy and ciinscii'iicc. 
 a» noil aa m tlio niune ot tbocciihtiiul.in. 
 Wo hope tliat ali ( aiholica, to.t:(tli(M vmIIi 
 sinivre mou ...f oilier di'iiomino.tioi.a, will 
 stand by ut, to have the tfdfini aj.'ive- 
 iiu'i.i resiwiied. May thi. .Al: I'Dwetiiil 
 <<ol, in liiB in!iiiit« inoivy. tiab.e n- lo 
 establiah I'rocly the reijiii of .lesi:.^ Ciiri-t 
 in the sonlh of the dear'children .ontidtd 
 to (.iir care. W'o turn onr eyes' to lloaveii 
 froti whii'h HuppoiL uill mjuio in dpuor- 
 Itiiie tininj.' 
 
 "Wantinij in Hinrerity, and hai'! 
 hearted \\ould bo ttie ( .itholu' or non- 
 (:alhulio •who M'oiild close hin ear to suth 
 J' '^incore and r<.ii-,,nubloa].peal. Uiit the 
 inct that the [wrMCMited iniri/ritv, ure ot 
 onr religion, 'ind ihut they ate stViigjiint: 
 to feeover (lie free use i f Hit ir h.Mt. r,;j;iit 
 and divine •inty of briti^mj; up (■iuldren 
 in iheirffl,itlKiHanMlher n-ason which im- 
 pels I'M to consider ouf-elve-s as doubly 
 obli).'ed in con.science to ui. .oM Hit- om- 
 stitiUion by votin/ onlv i...r cai.didaie.s 
 deteriumed to snp...-irt, the brawi Uaiier 
 who has i>le<Iged tiimsclf bv liia fe.terai-'d 
 
 dee'iirniionH ina.le In tho nioHt formal 
 i'.r>rti"r,.,Harii«m,M,t. and in the public 
 mecrir.u's Iron, Mamioba lo CaiM. i;Vet„n 
 to snbiiia ami have a<!..,,t«| by I'arl ' 
 
 numt a lederal remedial ■law'npnrovS 
 ot i>y eomimlent uutlioijtv (l,ai ,„' u, sav 
 ttie (i;."4r,M(((l .M:init..lia minority 
 
 I'RhM..M' ( l;i-l.s IS IN i;k\ijtv 
 iu \<>i'y: .'.(i ;INST 'fiiF, ,11 .STICK 
 
 Till, .M.\.NlT(il!\ MINmKII'V. Til I! 
 l.KUihK' Oh nih ( ONSKliVATIVK 
 I'.AKTY i!i;iN(i 111!'; ONLY ONK WHO 
 HAS I'M D<.1:;L) 11 1.\1,-,KLI.' To'liPN- 
 
 WHO IIY HIS VOTK, DIMIMHUIvS 
 Ills i'dllM IKj.; NLiloKiTY Wll.L 
 THKUKIiV blifUKAS^i': HiSCHA N'CKS 
 OF ULLNo lAi'AiJi.K OI SfMMIT- 
 TI N ( r I o AM) i I A \' I N ( , A 1 »(.) ITE I) 
 
 !.N i^UK.sj Ion." 
 
 Yon <aii n.st) this eircular accordini^' 
 to your o»\ ii ju..l,'nii>iit. 
 
 * oipuM <'hriHti Day, lH!»ii, 
 (Si^M.Md:, .loiiN (.•AMi;ii(,;>;, 
 
 liiahop of Autiffonish. 
 
 .^B/^r. UoK<'i'N and t lie fiZeiiiedlal 
 Itisf. 
 
 'j'he Mitutrur Aia<Ui'n, tho organ 
 of the Freiuii t.'atholii! jiopulfition of 
 iho MaiiiiMc i'roVi;uo.-<, in Murcli 
 ia,-it ,^:>ve the opinion ol' tho Hi.ihop 
 ol' {Jhatham, .Ai'ehbi. Ijoji lio^-oih, ou 
 the Jiemedial Bill. !i. ^ai<i — 
 
 K)v, Murilay la.st llie St .lohn 
 nevv--|)ajioi'8 puhli-heu eortain wordn 
 spukcn llic evoniii;^ boloro in hi- j)i'<)- 
 (.'ulliudrai, utid ropoftod tliul His 
 Gi-aco had nuthintj; to isay on the 
 Matiitoha H(hoijl ijiiestion. 
 
 Tho in-hop svritcs to corirr:iilie( 
 tli -s ateiii.jit. I'ccefitlytwoSiudeiit- 
 Fuiijjrs' had an intoiview wilh xMjJjr. 
 Ito^ers as to the p i^sihilily of the 
 o.staijii.-hiuouL oi' a lion.'^o in hin dio- 
 co.-'o. In lliis ease, the St Miehaol 
 '. 'uKege, which ha.-^ liteii closed I'or 
 t'.veiity ycai'.s i:(^'Ud re-open itti 
 
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 clnsMON, and in (nontioning tho fu(;t 
 to hin Chathinn flixk, Alorni'i^^tuMir 
 Hiiid tlmt if llicro wcw scli.nil (lilli- 
 ciiltio.-! el.HOwlu'M', thoy litil tliom 
 Bolvoht also ititoiosts to Huiygiiui'd in 
 tho inatloi- of (uliuatioii. 
 
 ■ In liis loiter. M^^v. luigci'H do- 
 tdaro!;! lliiil if lio litnl to (s\■|l^e^.^ an 
 0])iniun on llio Manitoba hoIiooI ([UC«- 
 tion 'he would Hti'ontrly a|i|in)v<i of 
 the adi>j)liiiii liy the bominion (Jov- 
 cnimcntofa JioniiMlini Bill.' Ho luid 
 Biyned a polilion aHl<iii<r tho (iovorn 
 mont to do jiistico to tho minority, 
 which had boon inhliod of iif, deaiCHt 
 
 righlH." 
 
 niNiioi* 
 
 <i!ltAVKI/M Ti:STl. 
 
 He Ka.v 4 the lli.sEiopH oi tlie 
 %v hole Ikoiiiiaiio;.- ni"» iltiaiii' 
 UKMiMtj iu Fuvur ui lllio iliki. 
 
 TIio f(tl!(iwing is an (^xti-act from a 
 Kornion delivered at St. Anifclo do 
 litisal oil May 'Jftlh, 1896, by Mgv, 
 Gravel, i5i-*hop of Nicolol ; — 
 
 " Tho Hchool quoslion must not bo 
 lost sight of, for it is of tlio utmost 
 impoi tainc. It \h a i|Ue8tion of 
 putriotiHtii and of religion, a quos 
 tion "t'juBlii'o i it is for that I'cason 
 that the Bishoj)s sent their inande 
 nicnt to their flocii-^. Politicians 
 may he interested in Kecing this 
 question disaiipcar from tho political 
 arena, and more than one would like 
 to get I'id of it. lint wo Bidio|is, 
 who have been charged In proteil 
 tho spiritual interoHts of the liiithful 
 conBded to our cai-o, we shail not 
 give tho question up until it is set 
 tied on the basis of justice. 
 
 "Ir ArasT NOT be ueheved tii.st 
 tuf Bishops are iiividei> on tiii.s 
 QUESTION. All the Bishops of the 
 
 l'0.Mr>fIO\ HA\ E ONM Y ONE ANV THl 
 S.VME THonjMT Tnrv .ARK I NANI- 
 Mor's 
 
 'The Dishopv, oi uutuno have 
 met at Kingston, and have instruct- 
 e<l thou clei-gy to this otl'eol, The 
 F)isIiops of tlie Province of '^uehoe 
 have met at M uilroal, where tlioy 
 drew up the mantloment which huH 
 boon lead to \-ou. The .Misho|)s of 
 tho Mitrilinie Provinces have also 
 giv(*n diroiiions to thoii- clergy. 
 Algi'. O'lhion, vvho is at [{ m\u, recog- 
 nizes tho iniportaneo of the <|Uostion 
 HO clearly thai ho has .-.ent a letter, 
 in which he appeals not only to 
 CatholicH, but- also to Protestants, 
 
 ■ for their help in tho equitable Hottlo- 
 
 i nient of ihis (|iie>li(m 
 
 I " A voneinble bishop of Upper 
 Canada .said to Mgr. Laugovin : ' If 
 we have the hu|ipino,-)s of .seeing this 
 (|uestion eipiifaljly sottliid, wo will g(» 
 with you iind sing a solemn 7'i Ihain 
 ill gral itude to God. Jlencotorward 
 wo will do all in our power to help 
 you to arrive at this hajipy result..s ' 
 
 '• VOU SKK TlfAf A Mi THK 
 1 ! 1 S 1 1 PS 11 A \^ P T 1 1 P S A M P I.) P. 
 .SLlii; AND ANXII'ITV TO 8PK 
 TIMS <ilJPSTl()N SPTTLEI) AND 
 TilATTllKV ARP UNANIMOUS. 
 * i'lven if tho bisliops had not 
 spoUen, your <luty would bo, never- 
 theless, to vote judiciously and foi' a 
 candidate otVoriiii^ sutlicient guaran- 
 tees. You must \oto for a eandidato 
 who will render full and entire jus- 
 tice ti) tho Catholics of Manitoba. 
 Their right lo Catholii schools is 
 perfectly ostalp|i.->lied The schools 
 must be restored." 
 
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 TIIK IIINHOPOF IKINOTINKI 
 
 UearM ultaeMM to tlio I'ooliiiK 
 r>r tlie <lalttrlo lllMliop!*.. 
 
 IliH <i ratio M.ijf. Blni-*, Hislioj) ol" 
 IlitnoiHki, han aildro-<.so(.l tho follow- 
 ing lottor to .Mr. (ioo. V. lioy, < 'on 
 Horvativo candidHto in tho (louiil y of 
 BunuvouturL- : 
 
 RiMouBKi, Juno Sth, lH;)(i, 
 
 To Mr <i. P. Rov, 
 
 f^t. Laurent de Molapcdiu, 
 My Dear Sir, 
 
 In responHe to your lottoi of tho 
 Irtt i.i8t , I bog to nny tiiut it Iiuh 
 ntivcr boon proved to mo that Mr. 
 Faiivol ' with tho authority- of tho 
 clergy of tho diofoso of Ritnoimid," 
 voted ntjainHtthi! Jimnodial iiili. which 
 was askod for and accoplod by tho 
 bishops It hart nevoi' boon domon- 
 Htratod to mo that any of tho iinosts 
 of iiiy diotx'si' have fallon ho tar sliort 
 Ol thoir diit} and tlioii' dignity. 
 
 r know perfectly well, that dui'ing 
 my abnonco in iJoino laHt winter my 
 authorized roi)iosont,itivo, the ad- 
 ministrator of this diocoso twice 
 asUed and jti-essed Mr J'''au\ cl to vote 
 for the Remedial liili then Hiibniltted 
 to tho House of Common.s, and that 
 Mr f-auvel did not tliink it his duty 
 to follow that guidance 
 
 Auto the attitude taken by Mgr. 
 the Bishop of Throe Rivers in his 
 own cathedral, as to tho colloetivo- 
 uiamlement of tho Bisliops on Iho 
 
 Manitoba school question, canonical 
 ruloH oblige tne to ■,uy that ho was 
 within h ■* ri-ht. The vonorahlo 
 l«'olato had the iticontostable right 
 of giving Hueh comment or ox- 
 pianations m ho doomed noco.isary 
 or convenient with re.spout to this 
 important dorument, of which iie 
 was one uf the authoiM, 
 
 !*rie.stis were onjoined to communi- 
 cuto it without comment from tho 
 pulpit, but this law made by Iho 
 Bishops for their siiboidinates, c<.iili 
 not bind the Pishop.s Ihomsob 08. 
 They remained judge.s rtf the o;ij)Or- 
 tunonoss of iniorproiing thoir mando- 
 mont iiccoiiling to the need.s of their 
 diocosoa. 
 
 Moreover, it is absolutely false to- 
 say that JJi.-ilio])s of < )utario have 
 crilicized, contradicted aud ridiculed 
 tlie sermon of Mgr. Lalleche, explain- 
 ing tho collective mandemont of tho 
 Bisho[)8 ; and in telling you this, I 
 may Nay thai I draw ray imform- 
 ation from tlio hightwt authority. 
 
 Praying (iod t,o keep you in Mis. 
 Holy care. 
 
 [ remain, 
 
 My dear Sir, 
 
 ^'our obedient Servant m 
 Our Lord 
 
 ^^•llll.^■. Ai.uERT, 
 
 Bis/.nj, 1,1 S!. (r< '-man 
 
 If, JUillWUtikim 
 
m 
 
 tfgf. Fahro ami il"*' fri<'h<H»l 
 
 <{lli>MUOII. 
 
 Extriif.t tVoni i\ •■ii'iilai fio-ii .M^rr, 
 Fiihro lo liH olorgy, iindt.-r <lii!i! 15th 
 Apill, 18!'.'. 
 
 II MANrmiiA .Snio.x 
 In .'isixiii;.' y"U tu k-.'op silent o <''» 
 tho AfiiiiiLiiiii ^(;!lO>I (jiuv-itinn, my 
 iiilonlior WHS Uia' you >'i'i<ill not 
 Br>t"'' ii'oru ih'j [nil;iil. Wuli lliis 
 o.. ,/(i')ti, IpHVt vi<i', yon lirt fii'i» !■> 
 oxpivHM llif LMiliu' •^a(iNl;u'ti'»ii ><'.' llii« 
 Cinui'liiin 0|ii ji H■.•\l(^ with (!'.'* fiim 
 aii'l cdui n/;<<'ii"i iiiiiiii(l<! !('(t.iitly 
 liikoii iiy Uh' l»>»tnitiit'n (invtrniiu'iit 
 Thin i.-t>iilv (I lin;'; jiC'licti t(» iIk- 
 ^!;f'0(l will ot inir i( ^i,-liU'>is, mil en 
 C'liiiii'^intf I Ik in l-i [itiivuo lo tlio •hkI 
 tho work .■(> Iinpiil)' lio:!;tui, 
 
 1 riMiiiiin, vi'iy ^iin'oritly, ili'Ui 
 follow lu'liovrl--. 
 
 Your iluvoicil Korvjiiit in 
 Our Loni 
 
 A*\(»T]iiJt i.ini:«C4i. iji:. 
 
 T«l<"«raiii IroiH ?H«;r. IVhImIi, 
 
 iSevoral liinOH iho JjiIxmuI papvU'H 
 einti'ivoiod ti) US" the iiamo ol' Mj,'r. 
 \\ ni-'li iii,'.iiir-l tloj poll! y of the (iov 
 ornihOMl on tin? s(;hool qnt-stiori. 
 
 Ill Miiiili !ii It th" Ehdevr pul 
 ImhciJ tltv' rullowiii^ (lyHputch icom 
 Toroiitu ; 
 
 " ToiKNTo mth Mmrh. 
 
 " r nm II -1 position to slufr (iimi 
 llis '.'race Mf?i', W'.iNii, An-liliiithop 
 of Toronto ami MtUro|iolihaii o«' t.>n 
 lufio, liii.'' oirorriK'il tlio lion. Mr, 
 f-iimi'ir tliiit, ho ondorsc-j his police 
 •^•ly tho Bclioui (.iu«Hiiou. I 'iiay 4ay 
 
 uino t!iat at iln i''fp(''Hi of tht? iiim • 
 IH'fliy. Sir Oliver Mowui huH twhipttxi 
 fho lesojiitlonH Hial/ you know ot. 
 Thoy \<*k it, from In in n-. ,, hoi \ t o to 
 the ('iiih'.Iii caiiKo. 
 
 I'hN lio of th" f']l''iir'i.r ■ hiiH he«li 
 cati'LC'o iciilly "liMiiod «►. follows : 
 
 " ThoTo'roiito di-'p!itrl lo .1/ ftli'c- 
 {(•m i('^;Jn'(liii;( my aliiliili on Muuj. 
 tnSn f*iliool i|U'HUoa i < an amliKjioUM 
 lal -lohooil. 
 
 ' \ll(Mlli~lloi W \l, 01 
 
 'I'lio Kf''''fi'ii' lomaiiicii ijiilot for 
 
 HOino (oiiu ; hut, ou 'rc.iii.-dlay, Miiy 
 
 '."^lli, it a',;iiiri uttoin|j i"! to nxploit 
 
 iho I'unto oi" Wi','- U ,iUli II /|' ing 
 
 topiodu<o:i ;;u'at puhhi: sitiiaHon, 
 
 !•' annouiii.'td 'hul tho !.'••.. Fa tho r 
 
 Mmohaii had tho prccodin r ^undtiy, 
 
 whilo pi'i'a«'hini^ in tho 'I'okmiIo ca- 
 
 Ihodiid, in |)i-OHon''o of iho Aroh 
 
 I bishop, ( (indi'Miiu) I tJio sormon of 
 
 I Mj^r. Latlotdi". hin docdar-ntions and 
 
 I hiH doijtriii' ■^. Tlu' r(il)i<r'i.! papor 
 
 hu'i tho ijnpudiwi'.'o !o iiiHiioialo that 
 
 ' ho iiiiuh; lho.so HialometitH vviHi the 
 
 1 u|)pioliution of Mf^r NValsh, 
 
 I'lio Ar'd\l)isii()p ol Toronto a^^ain 
 intoivoiK'il and ^avo v^t anoihor 
 di'nia! lo the El,\:i<-ur 'l^ho fonowing 
 \ii tho dt^spatoh whii h ho -.oni t;o th*'' 
 ll.on.T. C. «'a-^j,'niin : 
 I "ToiioNTo, Uiit., Muy uM), iHoi,. 
 ' "lion Thos (.'hano ('iwtcrain, 
 ' <iac,hoo. 
 
 j ''(iivo tho FAe< trm - vco-Hion o( 'he 
 
 loi'tnal and oinplialic d..t)i!il, I'at.lKT 
 ' NUnohan in pa»^tor ot 'i, «nial) r"ihur- 
 I ban church and ni-* i'tiorano..» were 
 ! made without mv ktiowloik'o upd 
 
 liavo roc(dvi'd mv "iph-.nsnation,'' 
 
 (.Siijiiod) -''"N U.Ai iH, 
 
 ■'ArchbirthoD of Toronto, 
 Kucthof cumnioiit is iinnef'ef<8ai'y.