Since the question of freedom of worship in state institutions is being agitated again in New York at present, it might be of interest to know how it has been settled in Wisconsin. There the citizens also had to agitate the question for many years before freedom or worship was granted them in the Waukesha Industrial or Reform School. The constitution of the State, in Article I, Section 18, explicitly grants the right to everyone, but the bigots, pleading that the state institution was non-sectarian, deprived them of freedom of worship for many years. About five years ago, however, the Catholics obtained all they could ask for. A resident priest at the institution could visit sick Catholic boys at any time, and if necessary prepare them for a good death. About once a month, he could hear confessions. But since he also had to care for his own congregation on Sundays, a priest from Milwaukee came once a month, on a Saturday, to hear confessions, give instructions, say Mass, and give Holy Communion on a Sunday morning. It had been argued that if freedom of worship were granted the Catholics, it would interfere with the necessary discipline of the institution. But on the contrary, the influence of Catholic priests over Catholic boys, greatly aided their obedience to superiors, and relations between priests and the officers have been pleasant and cordial. Father Gmeiner asks if Democratic New York will deny what Republican Wisconsin has granted. :: I-2-f A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.