The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-04-08
A Subscriber Gone.


Fund. A Catholic subscriber, at East
Liverpool, Ohio, writes letter to the Edl-
tor demanding the erasure Of his name
forthwith from our list, and expresses his
great surprise that We should permit our
paper to be the vehicle Of abuse and mis-
representation Of a body of Christians COM
posing over one 'enth Of the population OF
the Union"
Our aggrieved friend insists that the de-
mand of his Catholic brethren fortheir por-
ton Of the educational fund ofthe country,is
reasonable and just we thinkit imPudent
and insolent, and will say so if we lose
thousand subscribers for exercising this
freedom of speech. We do not speak thus
because it is Roman Catholic demand, for
if any, or all of the Protestant churches
were occupying the same position, we
should be alike hostile.
The reason which is given for asking the
appropriation of the public funds to the
Catholic church is, that the Bible is admit
ted into the Common Schools.
Believing, as We most assuredly do, that
the Bible is the great Magma Charta Of
civil and religious liberty, and that republi-
can institutions are permanent only as the
Bible is the book of the million" we will
resist the vandalism that would displace it
from the school room, the fire side, the pri-
vate and public library. Sectarian bigotry
and intolerance can live only where the
Bible is withheld from the masses. 1t is
the book that makes men "iree indeed" -
But it is sometimes, with an air of apparent
sincerity, said that, 'It is the Protestant
Bible, spurious and mutilated copy of the
Scriptures that We object to-" This is as
false as those who utter it. The Roman
Priests every where oppose the general
reading of the scriptures, and do not intro
duce even intO their Catholic shoots, the
Catholic Bible. There is the point Of sep
aratiOn. Paplsts contend that the Old and
New Testaments ought not TO be circulated
among, and read by the masses. 1t is not
adapted to their comprehension. 1t is
maintained on the other hand, that the d.
vinely inspired volume was made for the
whole family of man; to be TO each teacher
and guide.
/ Wehave been asked why we say anything
on these topics in a strictly temperance pa
per. A few weeks ago we gave our views
about the "Tom Paine Celebrations, and
certain anti. Bible conventions that had been
held. We lost few subscribers then be.
cause we were meddling with things out
side the mere subject Of temperance, which
we might have retained if we had sale
nothing.
True, ours is primarily temperance pa
per, and is designed specially to enforc,
the claims of society against the liquO
traffic, but the Editor feels it his privilege
to express his views on all topics of gen
eral interest in his own way. We love tn
cause of popular education, and shall Ou
mouth be muzzled because we may happel
TO have some subscribers who think tina
alarming makes yOguss," and who would b
offended if we spoke? We love the Bible, a
the book of God, the only infallible rule @
faith and practice, hut because we have in
fdel supporters of our press, must we pas
by in silence all indignities and insult
which may be offered to the foundation Q
our faithP
We say no! emphatically no. If W
feared to speak out frankly, we would b
unworthy of OurpositiOn, and would thin
our patrons wise in asking the erasure q
their names.
We are glad to know that our course
approved by those whose opinions we re
spect, and the constantly increasing lists q
subscribers show that We can afford t
have one occasionally turn his back upO
US.
. Our course is straight forward, and W