The New York herald., 1844-11-14
Board or Education.

board or Education.
The Board met last evening. GERARDss CLARk Esq ~
the Chair The minutes ot the last meeting were resu
and app owed.
Reports being in order report read in favor Of
granting appropriation Of 5000 62l00 for expenses m
Cured in the erection Of school house in the nth Ward
IN favor Of granting $4,000 for the fitting up and furnish
Report from Auditing Committee. auditing number
Of hilis Passed
County Inspectsr-TAs Bible-A long communities
tion received from the County Inspector, ccm,ain
ing Of OF the ward officers tor excluding the Bible
from the pubic schools IN most q the Yards IN Is Nav
fact M Of exclusion Of the Bible from some twenty
tricts, deals out some hard hits as to the
Jesuitcaln attempt that has been made 70 evade the
laws the Legislature by the exclusion Of the Bible from
the public schools and called uponsthe Board to take i'm
mediate action the subject and maintain the law oth
Mr. WnIR of the 4th ward took the opportunity to soy
that the charges put forth in the communication py tne
County Inspector as regarded the Ath ward were
a MEMBER-I move that the communication be laid On
Mr. WHEELER--It ought not be laid the table. We
bound make inquiry into the facts set FORTH and
inquire to the truths falsity OF the statements
Mr. SwEENy-I move that the document be printed, IN
order that the public at cTge may know whher or not
the statement is founded in fact.
The question reference taken and the consider
Of the subjec matter refer ed 10 special CON-
mee whose duty it is to inquire into and report On Inc
RESOLUTIONS being in order,
MIR. NIcHoL offered resolution Of inquiry, to asctr,
tain if thing had been done in relation to the school
Law passed in May 1874 in order to effect an improve
ment in said law and modify its provisions.
The resolution referred to a committee OF five,
consisting of Messrs Nicho johnson, Ely, Rich, and
Denny.
A resolution in favor Of paying Keei sum Of SAL
also, ia favor O. paying E. shorth ssss -, for extra
services for certain repairs to the school house III Elm
str, ct, 9th ward Passed
Some other bills which had been before the finance
committee, were passed, after which
Mr. wHE.LEa said that, in consequence Of the commu
0t thu InCn ha felt
the following preamble and resolution which ne trusted
would be adopted =
nendent that the reading Of section OF the Scriptures
without note or comment, by the teachers IN the WARD
ed by the ward officers such Schools upon the primer
pie thet such reading would be such religious secaran
81 May 7h is44 to more eectually provide for Common
school Education in the City and County Of New York
Resolved, That the Bible without note comment,
net Sectarian Book and that the reading OF portion OF
the Holy Scriptures without note or Comment at the
opening Of the schools, is not incucatng or practising
any religious sectaian doctrine enets Of any particu
lar Christian other religious sect.
Mr. EnGs would like to know ii the charges pr ferred
in the communication could be sustained in any Of the
wards for himself he pronounced them utterly false o.
the time came that the charges utterly ase The
report Of the County Inspector at the last meeting con
tanned the charges at present set in fact the
mt communication Yves but mere reeration OF them
The time would come when light would be thrown OIL
the matter -
r.,
last meeting the County Inspector stated that the Bible
vas excluded from public schools the ground Of
ianm, and the report Of Dr. Reeswas read and
ferred.
Mr. Eros was Of opinion that the report was false
MIR WER a copy Of the report bound up in black
flags hut the election over He would like TO
know ii the resolution Of the gentleman from the 9th
Ward made distinction as to the Douay Bible or the
Protestant version There were many editions OF the
Bible and question as 10 the Bblethere was the
difference.
attain tf0f he q q
Bible down the mouths OF Catholic childrenand to 70
the consciences Of the Catholic children OF Catholic pa
ents They had the Bible that version OF the holy scrip
which they read according to the Instructions Of
their church but there should be nothing rduced in
the public schools which calculated 10 interfere with
he rights OF conscience The Catholics would sub
nit 70 IT, and would their schools altogether their
rights were invaded and the tax payers would not sub
mt 10 H. The manner in which the bible read be-
fare young children not knowing how to read was DC
secraon tho whole book. The Legislature never in
tended by stating that the bible should not be excluded
that the children were bound 10 read IT,
MIR FsAzER was Of opinion that the Board ought to
give an expression such would satisfy the community
Mr. WHssLKs called heir attention to the report
Or Rees which stated that the Bible was excluded on
The grounds Of being sectarian from 33 schools
DR. swgErY was Of opinion that the Catholics did not
stand alone in the matter there other that
strong feeling upon the subj, ct ot ntrodu
cling sectsrian +. cling into the common sch. OILS
Mr. RcH considered that the people alone should e.
eide this question at the ballot boxes and deciar.
whether or the Bible ought to be introduced IN tn.
common schools II they forced this by law they
should support Dy tne Day thc PooPcu a.
the ballot boxes
| Mr. RLY moved to strike out the preamble.
Mr. sxIDMoRE glad to hear the declaration OF the
gentleman OF the 6th (Dr Sweeny) They had but
one to pursue-withou the Bible n the Common
schools there was nothing which would Insure moral
education The committee TO whom the former report
the County Inspector referred ought to have long
since reported
Mr. sKIpMoRE, after pronounciDg high eulogy on the
great gospel truths contsned in the Bible and the
sity OF pcucang moral preceps in the Public Schools
concluded the question the adoption Of the
ambe was taken and .gatived, and tho resolution
adopted and referred. The Board adjourned.