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Show j - v I THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERS. Perhaps the most important action taken by the Archbishops at their re- cent meeting in Washington was their determination, to make the cause of the Christian! Brothers, who are protesting pro-testing against the destruction of their colleges, a matter of paramount im-uorlance im-uorlance before the Ronwn authorities. This is indeed . welcome intelligence, j and the fact that Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco will present the Arch-I Arch-I bishop's view cf the situation to Rome j is a guarantee that the cause cf the j Christian. Brothers will be urged in noj half-hearted or timed manner, but will be presented with an intelligence and virility that are marked attributes of that distinguished Prelate's character. ' Indeed, it is high time that -a determined deter-mined stand was taken by American. Catholics against the interference in the internal educational affairs of this The Christian Brothers are arming the most efficient teachers in our schools. Their colleges are well adapted to the training ' of Catholic i youth, and anything that . tends to their impairment cr destruction should be resolutely opposed by the Catohlic people. It is time, too, that irresponsible and ignorant foreign interference in matters mat-ters over which the American Episcopate Episco-pate have or should have jurisdiction, should cease. It is too ridiculous for contemplation that a Frenchman who never set foot on American soil should outline a system of education for teachers who are solely dependent cn American patronage for support. Yet this is precisely what has occurred to the Christian Brothers. Their Superior in France has ordered the Brothers to cease teaching Latin and Greek in the curricula of their schools; and notwithstanding notwith-standing the unanimous protest of the American Bishops, this man, utterly devoid of knowledge in matters pertaining per-taining to America, has persisted in his purpose, the result of which means the destruction of some of our best Catholic Cath-olic colleges. More than this, Brothers who haye endeared themselves to large numbers of American Catholics, have been sent to the most remote parts of the world, sacrificial offering to the spite of the man who would override the Bishops of the United States. It is enough to stir indignation in every honest Catholic Catho-lic heart to learn that the distinguished Brother who had charge of the mag-, " 1 millUJIH IUILHIH.JI .H.J.I mpi.',"."M-l-IL.IIIM..'lJCT nificent Catholic educational, exhibit .at the World's Fair is-occupying today the dignified position of teaching three or four French boys English in an out of the way. place; in France. . The Archbishor.s. at their meeting, resolved to reauest the" return to the United States of the Brothers who have been summarily and unjustly removed. Tt is said that strong feeling was manifested and that the Archbishops acted with unanimity concerning this question. The Archbishops' action was, of course, to be expected, for the deposition de-position of the Brothers and their assignment as-signment to work in foreign land3 was, 'as they looked upon it, and as. in truth, it is, "a distinct blow to the cause of Catholic education in America and to all Catholic interests in this country." |