New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-18

n aid BY the several churches ne Sabbath are aone
efficient for the moral culture ofmmsfure minds But We
reminded Of sar,afal t.fsTHee wish we're What =
ought bat who thar knows arght OF the RAJ extent
ef-he disregard BY many parents OF their o0hgsons-
the incoEpeercy Of many others and lastly the neon
t.nc, and syty Of childhood and the natural inclination
70 svican feel satisfied with this reliance alone for the csve
lopmebt ofssund religious principles sssd to BE- peculiar
70 this country that parental influence sight sud ceases
great extent At the very when the fvohy and IN
,uborcnstOu Of the youthful mind most requires 4 Ihen
II sad the Sabbath School ana domestic influence not
SUI Gle IT. the task Of Religious Education must be dee ned
hopeless But il trifng aid II IN toe siI days Of the
week in which youth Ars mostly under the influence u
their teachers : wholesome RESTRAINT constantly
brought to bear Or the other hsRd pat ths contrary
cas-. after absence u all religious sanction cucs the
hours Of school with teachers who must BE- supposed O. be
irregou. men, or least obliged 70 suppress Whatever
tfey might have Of religious feeling principle perhaps
open coers II all religion tor how csa such men be re
ected since il be understood that religion has nothing
O. with instruction the SCHOOL, then add the associa
ten Of children with each other having reverence Tor
religious things ncucAted by their teachers snd being on
The contrary allowed 20 think that religion thn- nsN
III cor nectsn with every dsy employment bat nom
rsl thing belonging 10 the Sabbath ony-pnt such cass
say and have you not an s;agonSm too powerful 'r ~
that parental influence rightly and faithfully s1erted
could sc omplsh Sever the influence 81 minister troia
the daily life Of lis people and be would preach IN VAN
The Iuip poweress the minister have not hsbituN A.
socia,ion With those unscr bis charge and so the parent
who gives daily irsgsent Of ms time 70 r~gious
worship before making hurried departure from h' house
for the more eugrosng pursuits Of life when he returns
d.
how few parents can much a. THIS be preccfed
will find bis influence imperative against the m-rc~nar'
and casual associations OF the intermediate nme-h these
should be sinister or without any ssutary restraint
IL remains 70 notice the objection what sha! De done
with those who by the prejudice Of sect snail be prevent
% from coming TO Common schools Saai tney De- De
pryed Of the benefit Of education or left 70 the Alternative
Of pr.sticS influence having - little affinity with our
national institutions that OF the Roman Catholic Priest
hood that If the choice we're universal educa'
ton entirely dvested Of religious truth or education OF
part only Of the youth Of the country in sound moral snd
religious principles the latter : ennenty 70 De preferred
Far better would be 20 have AZ least portion OF the
Ring generation trained in such th. they would
contribute the future safeguard OF society than 10 have
The XsBc- ~ institutions put Il the risk oi the law
less spirit Which would be generated ~ an education
without egous ssnciy Let Us a least preserve pure
ha character o those who descended co an esty
srican y American 20 have bad sacred regard % the
Government and nsiufions established Smoug Us In"--
coming from ,trO.d. holding 4 religious faith differ
ing from that heretofore known held by the Amer
lean pie bound 10 yield 10 the laws and usaSes Of
i- country th-, md them Ii they would have the ben
Eft of Common schools let them co uster tue regus
irus Whch have h-en prescribed Ii they will not do this
DIT them sustain hoois 81 der eWu. but without The ALL
Of the public fund established ir the purpose OK educ 0n
And I'm my Judgment Il the latter course should be ADOPT
&c even with all the Goe nous cot sequences OF seot
sn aud exclusive spirit Il would bee safer than sweep
away all the sal, guards hitherto existing r. cannot be-
concealed that al g real issue now j. whether tnere en-
b. nstioES religious character or not and whether tat
character shall be Protestant or Roman Clthohc Il We
sboud be weak enough To throw cut o our national Schools
flor such the Common Schoo! system may be termed ~
ery hing of T-gieu, sanction, 70 would not follow ihti
we have got rid OF rel gious antagouism.
Jesuit teachers would doubtless be- found in any NUMBER
aged in To- unpretend TX office OF teachers ct the
schools Until their numerical ascendtucy should De sucn
get control over the youth of TIE country when uup
ya IL JOB the increase az their un.oy influence .nd tna
establishment OF their fsith might be safely v-utur-d upon
Bavaria Austria, two OF tn most thoroughly PApd
couure, OF Europe, became such under precisely mat
u,de proceeding The Protestant "a "a had At one tine
been received by large majority OF the people IA bath
tes stac snd the change H. The present condition Wa
aCfrs who OBJ Df
scho' Is and then succeeded e. the churches
Ibis is not tue place tor extended discussion Let any.
wso dcui this statement read the narrative Of that
calanitous suhVeTsi,n OF To- Reformed Religion. de-
tailed by RiuLe, the scrupul)us and reliable OF mod
srn histoisus Tho.e who wesld make the rash expert
ueit of exposing our own country 20 the subtle machna
uous of NE foreign priest, iu vital part that of the
tcucaon 81 our YOUTH must be blind 10 the lessons OF
ht,iy But suppose for the sske Of argument that
who wiling 10 give up all religion Ia schools cor
rect in suI posing there would be no danger OF Roman
CsLoi, bGancy II So ken 10 must be- for the
that respect or religious things would BE- thoroughly ban
shed noD d. minds Of The youth, and 10 my Judgment
this would be- the most likely Result Bus what arc we 70
link If tue advisers of concession. # they be
posed a. have iu view such con.eq What e-hms
ten the have OF the worth ~ religion element
of education Tin! give IL up ~l t'o much facility e. -
entitled to fr credit ct having made sacrifice Of what
really hrd by them Ia much respect. trust the
whole rel gous cCmmuuiiy viii be reused by such danger
doctrines sud pronounce united sentence OF condem
nstion
A pie without religion would be an anomaly. and
those il.i hold that such people might MAINTAIN evil
freedom I'D seek in tor precedent. Aeoghr ~
tulue- he superiority Of ths Romans other Pagan
ra'oLs mainly their greater gard tor religion Inper
feet that religion wa, compared With Christianity still
bad some eject IN restraining the natural a"es.rss of
human passions.
When The Girqrd BiH was FIRST made known the pubic
mind shocked ~ the open and ayowed attempt 70
exclude Teg rom tie schools which were 10 Uc ---b
sLed By h e provisions Of that will IL true that tho
beutfcsn,s n hat charity have other
81 religious education but tie does not differ greatly
that OF srge portion If the children % be educated
the Common Schools. They not pr0hbfes from
lgious Instruction but practically hay have nome
come To the Oft repeated Argument 80 tumphsntly
brought forward against religious teaching Ia Comm
Schools namely the diversity OF secs Of the Protestant
faith How there be- II % said religious worship
teaching when there many sects holding diff rent
views ss 10 doctrine and form Of worship Inc
obvious. All evangelical denominations OF Christians
have sufficient conformity in their general views Of Scrip
tura truths enable them unite the worship Of God
in soBe form. Tie tendency TO closer UNION than
heretofore.
II has become apparent that Christianity cannot stand
upon Oh basis ct single sect and in this country
han any other tolerance Of diverse religious
prevails Il evident to thinking men Of every that
The Jon OF ProtestaI: Churches common ground
indispensable TO maintenance Of the Protestant faith
aaLst DE assaults Of foreign prsatoal depoi-n tho
one hand and the more dangerous Of nddelty the
other and this conviction fast rpenng into practical
spirit Of Christian charity, which viii do away with what
remains Of this stale argument which i often IN hs
mouths Of inhGels and scOhers d. religion
now leave this subject. have written with earnest
conviction but Il il should be that in error, there IS
opinions h0He.ty maintained # they should be
BOGUS. Al ~.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Execution Of Patrick Fitzgerald ior TIE nurder Of
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