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MARCH 1, (886.

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Tue letter of ** A Catholic” is pub- lished in another column. On the minor points of his letter our correspondent muy be right; but on the main point he ig certainly wrong. The voice of a majority ofthe people has established the public schools on a secular basis. So long as they continue ov this basis the School Board have nothing whatever to do with the religious beliefs of the teachers. They would be as culpable if, in the appointment of teachers, they took into accouot the numerical strength oi the Catholics or Protestants, as if in the

dismissal of teachers they took iuto account the particular Church or Dono- mination to which avy teacher belonged.

In his former letter, our correspondent charged that the Schoo! Board of Char- lottetown had dismissed a teacher be- cause he was a “ Catholic.” This was a legitimate charge, and it is a pity that there are vo means of trying if, and making (he Board feel the force of pub lic opaion and jastice if found guilty. But the charge that the Catholics have not a fair proportion of teachers in the stail is not legitimate —unless, indeed, it can be shown that applications of teach- ers have been refused, or that teachers have been dismissed, because they are Catholics.

The charge that the City School Board are retaioing the services of one teacher who is ‘‘well known to be the Editor ofa disreputable journal” ‘who villifies his fellow-men in the foulest language,” is aaether matter. While the Board have po right to interfere directly with a teacher in the employment of his time “after hours,” they may properly infer that if he employs those hours in editing & newspaper, he cannot possibly be in condition to perform aright the arduous duties of the schoolroom ; and there cer- tainly is a limit beyond which, in the use of the tongue or pen, the teacher of a public non-sectarian school ought not to go.

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— Well, so far, Celt” has dusted the galleries of St. James’ Hall, called up an irritated “ Gael” on the Water question, and stirred up ‘ Another Celt” to write on the Athanasian Creed. So far, so good, though the topics are somewhat diverse. But let us have no personalities, please. Anything “ Celt” has writteo, has beea in the kin eet eood naiare, and from this course nothing will drive him. For this reason bh com- pelled to pass over without answer ** Gaels” letter, as no controversy with hima could evidently be other than per sonal. We welcome, however, our brother Celt a: a co-laborer. Perhaps he is right that your columns are not the place for theological — controversies. Most assuredly he is, if such controversy be conducted in an illiberal, sectarian spirit. He probably agrees with the judicious Hooker, who says, ‘“ How cometh it to pass that we are so rent with mutual contentions, and that the Church is so much troubled? If men had been willing to learn, all these con- troversies might have died the very day they were first brought forth.” And yet what bitter controversies did all our creeds pass through before their fina! authoritative annanciationa very fur- nace of theological heat, and hate, but serving to purify them from the dross of mavy errors. Our thoughts on the Athanasian Creed were committed to writing after reading some ot the many writers on iis history. The author of the exiract quoted by “ An- other Celt,” from the Catholic Dictionary apparently contends that this creed, thongh admittedly, not written by St. Athanasius, was known in its creed form as early as the fifth ortsixth centuries ; in its teachings is distinctly Athanasian, anc that itis an authorative confession of These propositions are all dis- puted by Dr. Swainson, Lumby*Ffoulkes aod Principal Tulloch, to whose volumin- ous writiogs on the ereeds we would re- fer any of your readers further information. In their opinion the address of Paulinus to the Couneil of Fruili (796) assembled to ‘discuss the doctrines of the Trinity, is: fatal to the idea of its acceptance as a creed at that time, as it was then unknown to this venerable President, and the very object of the Council was to form just sueh an exposition of the faith as the “Quicanque Vault,” which, had it been in existence, would have rendered such deliberation nogecessary. One of these writers suggests that perhaps the Emperor Charlemagne was the author of the ‘“tamnatory clauses.” His correspond- euce with Paulions and Aleuin certainly shows a desire ou his part for an author- ative settlement of Trinitarian faith, As to its authenticity we conclude by quot. iog Privcipal Tulloch, speaking of the three creeds, ihe Nicene, the Apostles sod the Athanasian, “Of all Christian, therefore the Nicene is ithe only really Catholic @ecumaical ereed, deliberately (iscassed aud adopted by the representa-

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Questions About the School Board. |

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as belongs to them is neither primitive or patristic. It is the reflected assent of the later Church in the West, and the uncritical patronage of a comparatively ignorant age, which have alone elevated them tothe same position as the faith defined at Nicwa, which is the only truly Catholic or universal symbol of the Universal Church.”

— “Is man retrograding, stationary or progressive? Are we a conquering, advancirg army, or only fragments of a broken, discomfited host, fighting desper- ately in retreat with banners torn and trampled in the dust?” is the question seriously asked aad discussed by the Rev. Mr. Harvey in his lectures recently published by Messrs. Truebner & Co., London. We were forcibly reminded in an article in the Montreal Gazette of the 18th ult., reviewjug these lectures, of {how much" there is to be said on both sides. Look at the list he gives on one side. Triumphs of iovention-- railways, steamships, telegraphs, machiu- ery, conquests of colonization, of keev-

who desire!

eyed science, the telescope, the spectroscope, the advance of modern thought, the ever increasing Press, spreading knowledge among all vations, the evar accumulating wealth of {peoples and kingdoms, and the labors of philanthropy. Look on the other; pauperism and crime, standing armies with their sanguinary battle fields, plagues, pestilence and famine, commuu- ism and nihilism, the ceaseless struggle of man with man, strikes and riots. Again he compares the grand achieve- ments of modern science with the build- ing of the pyramids, the temple and hall of Karnac, the wealth of Babylon and Tyre, the sculptures of the Greeks, the great public wealth of ancieut Rome, and the poetry and philosophy which gave Homer, “Eschyius, Plato and Aristotle a rank among the immortals. Well, there is some food for thought in this, though it does rather abruptly break into our much vaunted ideas of modern progress. All mankind have forever boasted of their own century—principally, we pre- sume, because they lived in it. We are only takiog our turn “iu this nineteenth century of ours,” inchanting the same pean; and if we do pause in the song to consider our right to this self con- gratulation, it will on!y probably be to add another stanza telling of onr geuer- ous recognition of the works of the mighty dead. Who expects us to resign the laurel crown. CEct.

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—The paper read by Mr. James H. Reddin on “ Charles Dickens ” is highly commended by those who had the plea- sure ot hearing it.

-—If only those who can afford to pay are tobe admitted to the P. E. Island Hospital, on what grounds are public subscriptions asked to maintain it ?

—At a meeting of the St. John Agri- cultural Society held a few days ago, it was freely admitted that P. E. Island is supplying New Brunswick “ with all its best horses.”

— We invite atteation to the letter of Mr. Hackett, published on the first page of this issue of Tue Examiner. From a personal point of view, it seems a pity that Mr. Hackett bad to throw away his good powder and shot upon euch small game as Mr. J. H. Bell. Bat it is well perhaps that Mr. Bell should be finally disposed of. Though some of Mr. Bell's blunders are so palpable that the most uninformed reader could easily discern them, others needed to be ex- posed. It will be admitted, we think, that Mr. Hackett has performed bis task pretty effectively.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Some Points for the Catholic Mem- bers of the City School Board.

S1r,—The total amount received by the City School Board from the City Council during the year 1884 (vide Annual Raport on Public Schools of P. E. Island for that year, the report for 1885 not being yet to hand) was $3,750.00. Of this amount there was paid out on account of Quean Square School, $},048.81; supplemonts to teachers of Queen Square School, $655.00; total, $1,703.81, or alittle more than one-fifth of the whole amount received and expended by the City School Coard. I do vot think we are far above the mark in assuming that Cifholics form one-half of the population of Charlottetown,and that they pay one-half the taxes. That is, they pay one-half the expense of maintaining the City Schools, and receive in return one-fifth of the whole amount paid out, as the expenditure on Queen Square School This shows that their representatives at the O'ty School Board arefnot as fully alive to their interests as they should be. We do not claim that auything like half the amount annually pane at the disposal of the Board should

Then, we are surely entitled to @ larger representation on the staff of teachers. Under the present regime the city teachers number twenty-five, six of whom, or one- fourth, are Catholics, It may be objected that we have two convents and a college to send our children to, That, however, serves to strengthen my argument. Not only do we pay our full proportion towards

the public schoola, but, if we wish our

|children to receive such an education ae Church, | they are entitled to, and such as is not within it, | given in the publie schools, we must sup- wa ul auy deticite parentage or deli-| Pot our own

educations! institutions, which, as far as our contention is concerned when dealing with the public schools, are private. If mentioned at all, they enforce our argument. The same remarks apply

slowly crystallizing ' just as strongly to St. Peter's School, sup-

| into definite shape; and such authority | ported at a heavy cost by a congregation

who feel that they cannot get, in the pub- lic schools of Charlottetown, such instruc- tion as they require for their children.

Some time ago I charged the City School Board with retaining the services of one teacher who is well known as the editor of a disreputable journal, Neither the teacher nor the Board have seen fit to deny the chert and I now further charge our Catholic representatives at the Board (with perhaps one exception) with dereliction of duty in allowing that matter to pass un- heeded, or to drop qvistly ont of sight. They cannot be ignorant of the facts ; yet, es far as we know—for the meetings of the Board are like those of secret fraternities— closed to the Press and to the public—they sit voiceless and unprotesting against this novel outrage.

All honor to the teacher who gives to the world his matured thoughts on questions of general interest, which minister to the pleasure or instruction of his fellow men ; but he who villifies his fellow men in the foulest language he can command, should be made feel the hard foot of public con- tempt, and should hear the voice of offend- ed authority bidding him *‘ go.” Let us have no more of this ‘ flesh of one, fish of another’’ policy, Let cuz Catholic repre- sentatives at the School Board quit them- selves like men, er give way to those who are not too pusillanimous to speak out. The taxpayers they are supposed to repre- sent demand, as a matter of right and jus- tice, men of more outspoken independence at the Board.

Ch’town, Feb. 24th, 1886.

CaTHOLIC,

Roller Skatine.

Sir,—Since the last races held in the Roller Rink, there has been a great deal of interest shown regarding the time made, it being so very much faster than any pre- vious time. I don’t think the spectators were aware of the treat they were having in wilneasing such a speedy race, for the time is nearly as fast as that made by profession- als—in fact, a great many wouldn’t believe the time was correct. Mr. Newsom must have improved wonderfully since the last races held in the Rink, for at that time he had ‘all he could do” to hold his ** placa,” the time being much slower than 11.50. Before Mr. Newsom goes up to Prince County, it would be as well for him to skate a three-mile race against time. Until he does that, I don’t think his present time will be thought anything of.

Yours, ete.,

R. R.

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An Internati onal Movement. FOR AMELIORATING THE CONDITION OF THE WORKINGMEN OF EUROPE AND AMERICA.

The Socialist members of the Paris Cham- ber of Deputies have taken active interest in the case of Burns, Hyndman, Williams and Champion, charged with having imcited the Trafalgar Square and Hyde Park riots in Loudon. These deputies have joined in sending a telegram to the British workmen in the House of Commons proposing a joint international movement in the interest of laboring men. The main ob- jects of the proposed movement are to be the securing of a reduction in the hours of labor, improvement in the sanitary con- dition of work-shops, proper limits to the work obtained of women and minors, and absolute prohibition against allowing chil- dren of either sex under fourteen years of age to work at all in shops or factories, The telegram suggests that British workmen join those of France in inviting the workmen of America and Europe to send delegates to a congress to be held next Saptember, in some place to be hereafter designated for the purpose of discussing means to ‘‘smanci- pate the workmen of all countries.”

EE A CURRENT NOTES.

Mayflowers are blooming in Aylesford, 8.

John B. Gough’s estate is estimated at less than $75,000.

A chemist has discovered an extract from coal tar 230 times sweeter than sugar.

The Governor of Illinois has just par- doned a man who was serving a three years term in the penitentiary for stealing three quarts of ice cream.

It is now said that the rioters at Pas- pebiac were Half-breeds resulting from the intermarriage of early Acadian settlers with Micmac squaws.

When the fashionable young lady makes a dive and a grab at her dress skirt a fellow feels very much like dodging, for ghe acts for all’ the world like she was going for a brick.

Tho man who sends in a 25 cent ad. and wants the balance of a column to notice it in, would not be missed, and the man who comes in and sits on us when we are busy is on the list.

Jim-jsm hose are the latest style. They are embroidered with bugs, beetles, horse- shoes, horses’ heads, flowers, snakes crawl- ing around the front, lizards and frogs Just peeping oves the tops of the boots, ete.

_To every caller who requests an inter- view, Arabi Pasha sends out one of his own cards with a line written on it, saying he has much pleasure in granting the request, 7 begs the visitor not to mention poli-

ics.

There isasmart little girl in Oedar Rapids, Nebraska. She is nine years old, and the other day she wrote an account of a children’s party, set it up in type, and corrected the proof, and the work was well done, too.

‘Mother, what is an angel?” ‘ My dear, it is a little girl with wings, who flies.” ‘‘ But I heard papa telling the governess that she wasan angel: will she fly?” “Yes, my dear, she will fly away the first thing to-morrow.”

Several citizens of New Haveu, Conn., with worthy forethought, have had their graves dug and tombstones erected. The graves are stoned up and sealed over to protect from the weather, and the stoves are all lettered, except the date of death.

A party in Lockeport, N. S., was on Monday lest convicted of selling liquor and fined $50 and costs, At th trial a young man swore that he had not pur- chased liquor from the defendant, but had paid him $1.10 fora cigar, when the de- fendant gave him a bottle of whiskey as a present.

THE COLONIAL AND INDIAW EXAIBITION.

THE ISLAND’S CONTRIBUTION

EPUTCATIONAL EX@IBIT

Tuk most prominent object in this exhibit is a map, prepared by Mr. McKinlay of the Land Office, showing the position and rank of every school on the Island. It shows that the whole Province is thickly studded with schools, and cannot fail to make an impression upon the sight-seeing crowds of Great Britain. It makes apparent the fact that there are in the Province 22 first- class schools, (graded), 21 advanced, schools, (graded), and 392 primary schools, besides Princes of Wales College, St. Dun- stan’s College, the Commercial College, six large Convent Schools, St. Peter's Schools for boys and girls, and the Caurch of Eng. land School for the children of negroes. Belfast is the district best supplied with schools, with New London a good second best; but no part of the Island is left with- out its school.

There is also a full set of the books used in the public schools, a complete set of the reports of the Superintendent of Edu- cation from 1877 till 1886, a sample copy of the school course, an explanaitcn of our school system and other papers bearing upon school work in the Province. The exhibit also contains specimens of work actually done by pupils in Prince of Wales College, St. Dunstan’s College, St. Peter's School, the City Schools,Cape Traverse, New

Annan, Marshfield and other schools. {t is unnecessary to say that most of these specimens are admirable, A mip of

North America, drawn by Master Fred. Andersov, of Prince of Wales College, seems to be as perfect as it conld possibly be made by hand, and maps by Miss Amy DesBrisay, Mr. Louis DeaBrissy, Margaret Brown, Ellen Wilson and Henrietta Wood come very nearly up to the same high standard, St. Danstan’s Ooilege contri- butes an excellent drawing of the new Catholic Church at St. Peter's, and exami nation pxpers, including a very extended coursd. The specimens of drawing and handwriting from all the colleges and schools are excellent, and make up a most creditable exhibition, showing clearly what is done in the pablic aad private schuols of the Province.

OTHER EXHIBITS,

Mr. McNeill, the agent here, informs us that additional exhibits for the Exhibition were forwarded on Saturday last, some light packages by ths Capes route and large paekages by the Northera Light.

YM 6. A. LECTORSG COURSE,

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"BXHE second Lecture of the winter course; before the Young Men’s ‘‘hristian Asso- ciation, will be delivered by the

REV. JOB SHENTON,

. IN THE

WY. M.C. A. HALL.

--NEXT— Thursday Evening, March 4th.

Subject—** WANTED.” Chair to be taken at 8 o'clock. Admission, 10 Ceats

HENRY SMITH,

Secretary. March 1, 1885.

Why Pay Higher When

WOODILLs

Soz. Tins Retail 7 Cents

GERMAN

Moz. Fins Retail 1%

BAKING

Soz. ‘Tins Retail 22 Cents

POWDER

Quality Equal to Any. ‘March 1, 1886.

Cents

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AT residence of MR. WM. BETHUNE, Cum-

berland Street (near Kent) THURSDAY, 4th March, at 11 o'clock a. m., all his Household Furniture, comprising in part :—

PARLOR—1 Parlor Set (walnut garnet plush), 1 Walnut Table (marble top), 1 Corner Watnort, 2 Sets Curtains and Cornices, 1 Ottoman, 1 Stove, 1 Carpet, Pictures, &c.

DiIninG Koom—i Walnut Sideboard, 1 Exten- sion Table, 6 Cane-bottomed Chairs, 1 Smoking Chair, 1 Lounge, 1 Stove, Pictures, 1 Cruet Stand, Glassware, &¢,

BEDROOM (1)—1 Bedroom Set (walnut and ash), 1 Carpet, 1 Spring Mattrass,I Flock do, 1 Straw do, Pictures, 1 Set Curtains, 1 Carpet, Wardrobe,

BEDROOM (2)—Bedroom Set (dark), 1 Spring Mattrass, 1 Excelsior do, Pictures, 1 Carpet.

HaLti—1 Carpet, Hat Rack, Stair Carpet, Brass Stair Rods, Qilcloth. .

KiIrcHEN—1 Kitchen Stove (Island Crown), 1

Crockeryware, Mats, &c. —ALso—

Sewing Machine, | Perambulator, 1 Swing Cot, and other articles, : 5 ‘ This Farniture is nearly new and in gocd order, A. H. B,. MACGOW AN,

Auctioneer, Feb. 24—4i wed sat mon wed

OUeoans for THE \WWEEKLY EXAMI- - _ The Jatest local and foraign newe cab aon be found therein,

M.A RCE 1.

Dresser, Kitchen Chairs, 1 Sink, 1 Tab’e, Set

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CHEAP CASH SALE.

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CARPETS, COTTONS, &c.

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J. & MACDONALD

tO fice clear out his stock of Carpets at Tremendous Reductions :

Brussels Carpets, Price $1 60, reduced to $1 15 | Price $1.50, reduced to $1 065. Price $1.25, reduced to 88cts,

Scotch Carpets

Prion $1.25, 1:educed to 85cts. Price $1.10, reduced to 7Scta, i Price 9Ietr, reduced to 65cts.

Tapestry Carpets. Price 90sts, reduced to 65c'‘s. | Price 65cts, reduced to 45ets. Price 55cts, reduced to 35cts,

femp Carpets, 10, 1°, and 14 Cents, Floor Oileloths, Lace Cartains, &¢., at lib. eral discounts.

COD LON SS! OOo Ss I

30,000 yards Grey Cotton at cost; 29,000 yards White Cotton at cost ; 20,000 yards Print Cotton at cost.

If you require Carpets, now is the tima to buy. A great part of this stock of Carpet was imported last year.

J. 6B. MACDONALD,

QUEEN STREET. Ch’town, March 1, 1886.

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Ores Prices on HOUSE-FURNISHINGS :

CARPETS, CARPETS, - OILCLOTHS, OILCLOTHS, i ROOM-PAPER, ROOM-PAPER, CURTAINS, CURTAINS, SHEETINGS, SHES&TINGS,

TOW ELLINGS, TOWELLINGS, TICKINGS, TICKINGS, CRETONNES, CRETONNKS,

20; Exceptional values in White Cottons and Embroideries,

We invite you to compare these with simi'ar goods offered elsewhere, and feel confident you will find it to your ed rantage

to purchase at BEER BROS., 73 & 75 Queen Street.

Ch’town, Feb. 27, 1886.

OUR SECOND ANKUAL CLEARANCE SALE

BOOTS AND SHOES

WILL COMMENCE

monday, March ist, 1886.

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Discount 15 to 25 per cent.

Look out for Circular giving full particulars.

Ch’town—2aw 3wks & wky

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REAT CLEARANCE SALE still going on,

cheap in all departments.

Goods selling

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CARPETS! CARPETS! Seven Bales Se>tch Carpets, imported expressly for Spring Sale, now added to stock. See them

REMNANTS! REMNANTS!

Dress Remnants, Print Remnants, Cloth Remnants, &e., Silk Remnants, Satia Remnants.

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SUCCESSORS TO

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