Public Funds for Catholic Schools
"LEWISTON, Maine, being an extensive manufacturing town, a large portion of its inhabitants are foreigners. Its school board, which is composed of eight Catholics and six Protestants, recently adopted St. Joseph's Parochial School for girls, which it agrees to support from the public funds, with its corps of eight teachers—'sisters' from Notre Dame. This is something the Romish priests have been trying to get done in other sections of the country, but it is the first time they have been successful. The taxpayers are thus compelled to support the public schools, and the separate sectarian schools of that body whose special object is to inculcate the superstitions of Rome. This is what may be called an 'entering wedge,' to be followed up whenever the Catholics can gain control of the school boards." And it should be known that these teachers do not get the money paid to them for teaching; they are bound by their vows to give themselves to the service of the church. This money goes directly to the support of the priests, and thus the State is made to sustain the Romish Church. To this end the Jesuits are seeking to get control of the schools. It is a Church and State scheme.—N. Y. Observer.