New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-15

IL, VIII IN has c&rrl-d our x over tFf'ty
Sess Of latitude and sxty degrees Of longitude,
,oo 70 this that great territory OF freedom aaf IN
pa i~icus liberty Bot thu character Of th' liberty
os1, nisanders'ood Il !. not = nEht to d-mAnd IRON
- CsyerDment an equal support Tor al reii2l IS as
80 sesm b. think, bat the right to be entirely
sss from Government regulation. 1t IS the law OF
thirty ory-nOt the law 81 equality not nH' ms
Iovsrnnent is bound 10 psir0sizs al aIke, Dat M
h.. no right 10 psirouz- any Religion o'ng III iie
b;ch connects the ihoiidu. with God - aekno @edssd
and expressed IN such ats Of rcd ~oshp ana oo-ai7 reg
:. .,s acceptable to Him. II Is psrsoAal IN ma1' !.
- BE- =. r.opsI TO Goo IL must be voluntary aud
aneere or It c,nso; 30 religion W. cannot compel r
control pfchio or direct ~ ana IS on, coas;,sn
tOus duty resist attempts 70 compel one 70 observe
~ a. prosga,e system Of religion "hicn ne De 7Ves ID
h. false sDd the sh.st oPpres IS tns Shch co nP7s
% to support every form 81 r'ngion' the s.,e - no
nssns al scersnns the true religion or ms fnp c7pt
49, sc,s q worship-puTe matters OF the heart aud the
cor s~ence .lone--,rd is guilty Il as great 1slfpaipn
and does great violence to religious liberty ~ saP2oft
ing al - ,, would o. pr"riDng al sects OF religion
shall be called lat tudnarian perhaps when say hat
.siAl distinctions pat Of true gion, While they
Ar. At the tins necessary an0 not undesirable r--ut
~ varus I'M c,ual activity moral culture and in.ss.ty
Of religious seling. They entirely consistent with mu-
tus poet mutual confidence AMI generous Cooperation
IN the great purposes of religion Ac o.dng 10 my faith,
fhs Captain Of salvation bs- lifted up glorious htg
which IT'S amDs i0d Of gnt IN the p1rer skies sld
s-sder bfeezss Of the upper heaven bearing ths motto
"GOry 10 Goo the hgbest-psace on earth ao1 god
evil 10 men, the guds Of ali his folio we're, aud Vt tbs Va
rODs captains OF titles the leaders OF the jealous 1ads
Of secssn troops choose to sooPt peculiar uaiorn snd
march unCer little banner tb~n own, nuttsfhS ia
cross aiDg winds OF the EARN let tnsan
dOso bat why should they quarrel about The "hte or I'd
Of unfoim. mutually denounce each Other
becsu-e the one marches 10 The sPrt stirring sep ~
sgsrtSsiye prop gaDcm, and the other 10 th- sfssr
march, aud with the more solemn step o! hs,oFical
forms and cOD'ely iive resp+cAOuny Inc ufst
time that this and exclusive spirit showed se
ang Christians spoke With the natur a. tone Df author
ty and in the instructive la OF presumptory niO
ance and rec-v I'd rebuk7 which shOu have sienced
forever and hn answered and said, massT, 10 sag
one casting out devils ~ thy name sLd we frOs1e MIN
because he ollOw.th not us-ahd Jesus sad FORBID b0
not Tor D., that is sgsnst fer US IDi3 rsbuke
seems 10 hsve died with ts divine authority, ami ptry
amb nL and ty jeIOUsies have ever since Kept awe
the se 81 who she uld be greatest, bat IS s ~ fu7 IS
In the beginning that the tet OF religion "a not 50
much 10 bat denomination We belong nor What band Of
disciples follow whether cHt out devil, Ia the
name OF tns true d. ana it is ETH irus that secta
risn sxclusveness will continue 10 etst and cannot %
overlooked. or disrr gardtd, Cr suppressed
For what have all eaOy said AID what further shall
ssy on the subject Of religion shall make no a2ooSg, r
l. inst IF this time the subj OF greatest importance IN
connection eith common schools look with the deepest
regret upon the Indications that two or three great aud IN
Ausna secs Of Christians seem disposed 10 CONSIDER t1e
secular school the ttes, asen; tor secar-n prop
and s that The tenets OF their tth and tue Ofms ~
their wohp oapnot be saie un they be intro'-d To
the keeping and instruction Il the sch0om.ter lnsJ
At nGdel,y viii coma ia shh home books aud
grammars and heresy ard schsm Will WORK in the mudPi
cation table aud the rules Ut arithmetic unless they Do eA
orciss v III a mixture Of seCtAr.n teaching.
No one FIJI to lh 81 mtsins th7 Common o;hpoB
posiiiye giOus agencies would DO the hr5 step-tnd
dec ded Oie-tO Rard placing Usm uhue1 ecCvsA'Iloai
guardianship and supremacy II religious Pecultriiss
must be taught IN the sch ols then IN, appointed INNS
tiers of religion thou b. connected with ihs sacred duty
Prot Maurice suggests that me teAchers should Do odh
cd by the church and then how easy to insist that
the sacred Office should not b7 subject 70 secular
control. and that the school onicers must SIso
belong 10 the sacred prcfe-sI'n, and tnen
must come religious test and qualifications Tor once an
sectaran snimoy would add rs to primary aud
general elections ana tho truths q Goo ana duy aul con
science W. uld settled by the popular majority OF me
ballot box and strong triumphant sect Pos'essel u
the power ~ patronage of the Government what gut
they not 90 in the heat Of 20 tartan victory IL must
never begin 10 be- Religious freedom and equality IS
part u creed in politics, III morals and religion And
may DO said 20 be part OF oHr ntere Ihose VINO HooA
TO or.gard H. and those who sesk to do violence 10 IL
must or,r or later be overwhelmed Common S5npOls,
10 which al may i1trust then chldfen are us gFe'o,'
s.f.pusfds It, failing protection Out tD~s no is
must lsonAby acceptable 10 ahcit5es OF luo "U~ons
and this eau be dpLe IN way except bS dispensing Th
setnii. e ri iu-ii ana pecuarities OF religious
worship in the SCHOOL,. , 49,.
thai s,ot or yield the demands Of ms party or IN
wb.he we shall feel alarm AT the cry OF goddess scooos
or TARTAN schools but EbAt uuGer the CIRCUMSTANCES q"
our case ihe best course 10 ppr,u9 promote he SUI
co.'s Of common public chools-to give then Their proper
Anei.aa farsctr, ana free the from al rHhoHMo
~ can 90 rglt-we can do what ought to ss'is'y AL
ard ben ibe uufuuded comp nis ct atew WI % Dnt
the EXPRESSION of tn r weakutss "hA' shou'1 ps "Hr
r,t,,rs nile # cOuuud Whenever We can hAd f'ew
.Lld,,n togethr shall compel them t. lay asds neir
occupacn Tor the time and read tbs u Ole or ssy ne
Tr 10
srr ~ n l. them better VIII be sure - give them
re,ps r-irucon-to require n At the dancing sch'p
N riding SCHOOL the music school tue NiS'ns party S'
The plaYkruui d-shal s'udie ana spoIt ana p Ys all
-, - snj UihIa and cai-ca,m be all plaosd GA the
same level Shall insist that secular earh1- c'H"
be well 1T unless il i, mixed "i sacred Al age
Ira and geometry be- always inter pfsrd WIN Tel g'n
inse adj Il yaoi cfaf dtH0aS'f04 H Shh We say stf"t
and 0pe1 shall nov at the sign plus C'n We
moi l-a,u the multiplication t0ole without sy NJ
grace over it So Of religious Instruction. wa II
be improved by a mixture OF psOiahs leArduS
Shall The chi be taught nix his spelling lessons win
his prtNers and MS table book with his oattchl'n IL
There ere any necessary relation b. tween religious ana
secular instruction, which required that they shou %
kent oscther the subject would have another aspect
Rt no one has ever that the reg Gus teacher
the uis'er of -gion aud the office bearrs III - On ca
should n cusr instruction Ell Their more solemn anu
sacred iuculcaiuns ,huu no almost charged win pro
fani,v III .houd attempt to exhibit the sacrrigous tey
NJ mi. pp hess earthly alloys with the precious and virgin
gold Of DIVINE truth ii should EXHIBIT the preacher as
pointing L. the grsmmst'' al construction Tue
hnish re orstorca display Of his discourse As necessary
mart If his teaching VI the sacred desk should snow
Won the ritual OF the church escnbnS maih-m'cs ana
me fast Gays ana Belle -tres " festivals IN
subtchmg the mysterious ana lie giving eensns oi the
boly eucharist o. N, aqs IS Of chem al lecture No,
no. these sacred ate are spNt they are Toe seVes
acle they by DIVINE appoint neht ehfu'tei L. NP
pirate Keeping aud l.; beware that we % not ss1cA
oovI If hy extending our prof,ne aid 60 the ark Of O.,
we doubt the suticienoy of the oivine proieciIoa,
No one C.n ouuOt that the best results must " rom
employing Srihmecisns and gramanans 10 t-''n Arih
metc and grammar aud pioIs AMI gody persons ie5py
imbued with the spirit OF religion ami the love OF Goa -
teach rel ion fly plant the seeds OF divine uh Ia
the ri-it mind. They cNa be well taught only oy KIND
an Rtnilr aud sympahizug personal incdieAtion
But Won would not banish the Bible and prayers from
schools 10 we not al believe the Bible and the Losds
Prs,srl Are God and the Bible sscSriNn l. It not un
reasonable require US to lay ASIDE the Apostles creed
And the Zen Comm sndmen's
No one would think that for mere form or care nony
the great question OF Common ocaoos sAoHii De over