The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-14

youth that has arrived It the sse Of Who has NO re-
gious tenets why then II IL very plain that he has no
religion don't care whether you call them dog%as.
mas tensts opinions; opinions tenets or dogmas;
then he has no religion a all And J. idle to pretend
when you merely look at this schcol in its effect
upon Christianity alone Now Wen suppose the case OF
gone through education Of philosophical morality pre-.
cisey In accordance with the views and expressed wishes
religious tenets The very next day. perhaps eav
ing this school he into court Of law to give est
bs s s IS %
relgionr' His reply is. "Oh have not yet chosen any;
going to look round and see which suit: me hss
involves religious tenes and have not been allow
ed to entertain any," Again. Do you believe in future
Tha involves sectarian controversies which have
fully kept from me-" Do you believe in The exis-
doctrines involved in these things, which he has been
taught to have nothing to do with-ha the belief IN the
ice GHd asu to think Of that
Why, SIR II is vain to talk about the aestructlve
tendency Of such systemic argue upon 70 insult
sheer lop rbald rulear Deism and infdey (dere the
effect was almost electric, and some one broke out with
ssrsn and on Earth that Is worth being on earth i
destroys the connecting link between the creature and
s his
No religion iHhe eighteen! What wond be the condl
fathers and religious mothers teach their and
daughters religious tenes till they were eighteen !
What would become Of hsr %Hne
for time and eternity What would become OF all those
thousand ties Of sweetness benevoence love- and Chris
ton feeling that renders our young men and young
maidens like comedy plants growing mp by streamets
sdethe graces and the grace OF opening manhood-9t
that now renders the social circle lovely and beloved 2?
What would become of society itseff How could tex-
AT the root of all his-which subverts all the excellence
the charms Of social e-which tends to destroy the
10 WORK soSves 1i be Whole de-
cency the whole morality as well as the whole Chris
tiany and government of society," No Sir! No, Sir
And here let turn to the consideration OF the ques-
ton What is an oath Z" / do not in the variety
definitions that be given to it, az it existed and was
pracsed the time of the Romans &C. but an oath as
I exists at present in our courts Of law AS it Is founded
on degree of consciousness that there power above
us that will reward virtues punish vices We
ali know that the doctrine Of the English law is that
there must be in every who enter courts as Wit
ness be he Christian or Hndoo there must be firm con-
shed either in this world the next or he cannot be ad
mitted witness If he has not this belief he is dis
franchsed In proof of this refer your honors TO the
of Ormond against Barker in Lord Chief JUS
ice Wills report There this doctrine clearly laid
down. But in man that has no belief in future
rewards and plnishmens for virtues or vices-is no
where aowedt to be witness. nor ought he to be- We
hold life liberty and property in this country upon sys-
tenn Of oaths Oaths founded on religious belief Of some
sort And that system which would strike away the
great the sac I" fee
society cannot and will not be considered as entitled 10
the projection Of court of equity has been said on
the other side that there no teaching against religion
| or Christianity in this system ] deny it. The whole
| testament is bold proclamation against Christian
y and religion Of every creed The children are to be
brought up in principles declared in that testament
They learn to be suspicious Of Christianity and rel-
cionto keep clear that the youthful heart not be-
come susceptible Of the influences Of Christianity re.
zion the slightest degree They are to ne told and taught
hatreligion is not matter for the heart conscience
Int for the decision Of the cool judgment years
that TINT period when the whole Christian world deem
it most desirable to ns into the tender and comparatively
x;Jo md IF tho chi
ruptions Of the world have reached end scared 1.-THE
Christening influences of Christianity at that period the
child in this College to be carefully excluded hererom,
and told that its influence is perncios and danger
in the extreme Why the whole system is constant
preaching against Christianity and against religion
shall omit much that might say this bearing and view
Of the subject and proceed to the matter more immedia
v N that system Of instruction from which Christianity
| is excluded. perfectly agree with what my learned
friend says in regard to the monasteres OF the old world
seats of learning to which are all indebted at the
present day. Much of observation-disclosures all of our
early histories and vast amount of literary treasure was
preserved therein and emanated therefrom But we all
know that although these were emphaticaliy recep
acles for learning Of the highest order yet they were
always connected with Christianity and were always
conducted as schools of religious learning
Going back far as the statutes Of Henry the 4h as
easy l4oa cd Pickering 4s in the s act respecting
formation in Catholic times in the establishment OF every
institution there to be provision for
religious instruction. Again. after the time Of the Rcor
nation when these monasc institutions abolished,
in the LIST Edward 9th CHI H. we find certain chart,
youth such as the Grammar schools of that reign,
which Lord Eldon says extend all over the king
IN a n% b
preacher. In the ID Swanson 500, the case OF
the Grammar schools-ths Bedford Charity.Lord FL
Ion gives long opinion in the of which he says
in these schools is taken to educate youth in the
Christian Religion and in all ofthem, the New Testament
10 taught both in Latin and Greek. Here then we find
that great and leading provision both before and after
the reformation 10 connect the knowledge of Chris
tianty with human letters.
For the decision that the essentials of Christianity are
part Of the law Of the land refer your onors
the ls vnton 293 where Lord Hale, who cannot be
cry religion and call il cheat, tends destroy all re
on and he also declares Christianity to he part of the
common law Of the land So Mr. Dane. in his abrdgment
ss4 case Of the King against Wilson, the Judges would
suffer tito be debated that writing against religion
generally was an offence at common law. They laid
stress upon the word generally" because there might
points of doctrines and so forth So in Tayors case
Merivale p 4o5, by the High Court of Chancery these
doctrines were recognized and maintained Also, Cd
Chamberlain Of London and in Cd Russell p sol. The
Attorney General against the Earl of Mansfield
But will refer your honors to of very recen
date which hold to be full and complete authority fol
your decision in this matter and which meets and covers
the whole case It is the of the Attorney Genera
against Cullen page All of Young and Coyers Report.
in Chancery vol l. The and was decided il
1912 II decided by the Vice Chancellor Sir Knigh
the benefit Of the parish OF Bury st. Edmonds
and education formed part Of the chary but in this nc
provision was made LOT the regous creed oil the school
master mistress. The courts of equity said that the
: country could not sanction any system of education
which excluded Christianity. Here charity esta
shed for the benefit OF parish and theoase is brough
up before the courts of equity for scheme frame
be sanctioned and sustained by the courts. II thu
will of John Jenkn Smith devisng land to the parish
Of Bury st dmonds. But in the charity there was
provision for the masters religious creed need hardl,
that Sir Knight Bruce was one OF the first CHANGER,
awyers of the day. and needed not the title or appoint
, uent to give him emnence. The Vice Chancellor took
as thing conceded-agreed to by all the parties befor
him. that the system of education in the charity should in
clude religious instruction for the children And he doe
object that the charity does not provide for religion
II instruction according to the doctrine of the Church
England but that it does not provide for religious ednca
ton at all He held that system Of religious in
sruction necessary, and what the parties were vii
ling to agree to he would sanction Il II was in CONFORMITY