Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-08-21

drrss, yet 10 be noticed shall review them all
IN this number.
The Bible, says The speaker, furnishes ito chill.
dren and TO youth The best means of self know,.
edge; and II IS ian infaillble guide Wbata
pity, that the law written upon the heart should
lto adopt the language Of tho lecturer, bu, with
different npPcauon) bo written with such
consu'nmate ambiguity TO teach nothing n, all;
mat when the God Of heaven undertook to write
book upon tho heartl for the instruction Of
man II was such miserable performance as to
leave the world IN univ ersal scepticism aud Doubt
Goa, lnced of His error, however, i, appears IIe
has written "booL" as the "bes, means of self
know ledge Tor man; a means which may be pu,
INTO corner which may be muti!ated & destroy
cd; which may be misprin ed and mslnierpreied;
which, at The option of the owner, NAV DO car
RED IN his head, in his hear, or in his pocket;
which may be bought and sold and which is l.a-
bic TO all the mishars Of petishable things: and
ttls is she best means of self knowledge" The
Bible directs 10 the "best means - and j; direct.
TO IAN In'ai!lble guide" It tells US of n "lich,
which hghteih every man that comeh into tho
world OF Il "law written upon the heart oil
teaching hch shall .nol be removed into cor
ner;" of n word which says; "ihs Is the why.
walk ye IN II; but 1t notchere claims this char
dctcr for HseJ. Men have converted i, into
something like the brazen serpent in the wilder
ness; and IN the idola'rous spirit OF the ancient
Jews, they have exalted it beyond ITS merits,
and II has become to such, Nehushtan, n piece
Of nero brass, which is worshipcd. Ii was IN :hls
spirit tina, clergyman addressing "youug wo
man ut service" used these words: .Gct yolr
Bible with as handsome binding your means
viii admIt--thG word Of God should be IN the
best corar give it, Aud IN tins SPIRIT
oar lecturer says: "Hweighs all his actions, and
guides all his motives" Bat tho Bible itself.
with an honesty that rebukes the npo,hesrlcnl
bearing Of It's advocates says: "Bv the lord
actions wog.ed:' and 1.-The Lora wclgheth
the spirits.''
Aud, say tho Bible christ ians; it is ssan infal.
lib'e gu!de." 50 have heard observes an en-
quirer, which way does it point? To Cavan-
sin, says one; 10 universnlism says another: 10
US, cry the Mormons; to Soeinianism, answer
some; to the Episcopal church, aud to Ia pacy,
whisper others.
The lecturer would "by means Of our common
schools hasten TO furnish It's instructions TO every
child ia the nation, before his mind becomes fore
stalled with fllso views and dangerous prejudi-
cess" that Is, being Interpreted, The parents en-
lining false views and dangerous pre- iudces"
cannot teach their own children corfcc, doctrines
from the Bible tho children therefore mus, 30
carly met IN the common school by teacher f a
sound way OF thinking, who .sfores,all', tho
parents explanation of the Bible. What are
these false views and dangerous prejndices?"
An honest specification Of them, would have been
fatal to his argument. What he considers faso
and dangerous, others consider true and safe; for
surely he viii not deny tina, be thinks his own
religion better than any other. Who then IN the
common school shall determine what are the
false views and dangerous pre- udices?"
As historical work, he thinks tho "study Of
:he Bible IN our common schools. is very impor-
tapt." It's history was not written for our com
mon schools; and venture TO say, no child ever
has collected ever can collect and put together
The disconnected materials IN the Bible, 80 as to
form coheren, history, such as the child should
have: this is task to which The adult mind Of
the avowed nfJel, and the vigorous lntellec, &C
The protesting christian scarcely feel themselves
equal.
II we would Perpotuate our institutions &c,
says he, "we must famiiinrlze the youth of
country with the Bible Familiarity with
law, does not produce obedience 10 it; and IT 10
not IN the power Of the Bible, any created,
outward or visible thing to regenera,e the heart
eff we decend from nations 10 secis" says he
quoting the language OF Rush, 1--WE shall fnd them
wise and prosperous IN proportion they become
early acquainted with the scriptures. The BIZ
bic is still used school book among the Qua
kers. The morality Of this sect is universally
acknowledged" &c. The Quakers do not nttfi-
butte their "wisdom' to the Bible; but to that by
which the holy men Of old moved, when
hey wrote it. And i, must be remembered that
The Bible in the Quaker school 10 not the Bible
IN the common school. When parents and teach
ars all Of way Of religious thinking, tho
Bible may be used in their schools without en-