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Brennan, C.S.B. Father William, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to James Alphonsus McMaster, New York, New York, 1881 May 25

 Item
Identifier: CMMA I-2-d

Scope and Contents

Brennan, writing from St. Michael's College, encloses some pages for insertion in the Freeman's Journal enclosures not present. Several admirers of the Journal are anxious that this article be printed. McMaster probably forgets Brennan entirely from the time they once met in the past. Brennan, then a sickly priest from Hamilton, Ontario, was a member of the American Pilgrimage to Rome and met McMaster in New York. Brennan has always recommended the Journal to his people but did not subscribe himself for a while because two copies already came to the house. In the past 8 years he has been concerned with school matters and so dislikes to see such insertions as appeared in the Catholic Shield because they may create badimpressions among the Catholics of Ontario. Their primary or Separate schools are not in a flourishing condition because those in charge believe that anyone wearing a religious habit is a fit teacher for a Separate school, but this error has resulted in the sending of crowds of Catholic children to the public schools only to lose their faith and morals. Brennan intends to remain at the college for some time because of poor health and so asks that his paper continue to be sent to him there. The Basilian Fathers in charge of the College consider the attack made by the Ottawa paper as very ungenerous. The conditions of Affiliation are preferable to those indorsed by Rome for the affiliation of Stonyhurst in England, and for Carlton College of Ireland with London University. :: I-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Dates

  • Creation: 1881 May 25

Language of Materials

English.

Repository Details

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