The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-09-06

honest views, however variant they may be from
mine. l have no other desire than to try TO lay
correct and impartial views before my brethren
everywhere, and in claiming this tie of relation
ship it extends to the whole race of human beings
upon the earth | take the broad position that
all churches religious sects, " hen they establish
schools under their own pecutar auspices, tase
much pains to incuicate their views, TO impress
their own tenets upon the minds of the children,
believing consceltiously, that they are doing them
great service In leading their minds away from
vice, and inclining them to virtue. AT the same
time they instii with equal care thai any other
views than their own, are az variance ana con,
ficts with them, consequently must be wrong: if
this is not conveyed TO the tender mind by direct
and unn,stakeabIe language, the idea Is tacitly
impressed with equally sure and unerring certain
tv | have heard one sect railing out against
f other for making use OF these improper means to
bia the young. when if they would bat examine
with care they might find that the seeds of the
same plant lav siunlbering in their own hearts and
o,ly awaits the opportunity to start their growth,
and produce the same fruit Mankind IS general
ly alike all the world over, modified by the various
habits to which we have been exposed in
youth: and therefore all are liable to run into the
same excesses. and fall into the same fatal error
unless we are careful to keep constantly in mind
the great cardinal points o. justice, equality and
equal rights.
Under this view of things, the Legislature of this
State has verv wisely withheld from Distribution
any of the School funds or any other funds from
the State Treasury, for the support of sectarian
schools or for any other sectarian purposes tend
ing to show that the people are awake to this i'm
portant subject.
/ Itmay be asked when in attempting to Danish
all secta ianisin from our schools if by that act
are seeking to oppose the dissemination of re-
ligious truths, to which | answer most unequivo-
cally in the nes atye but the contrary, to hN4d
up to the universal respect and love, all of those
4 great precepts and principles that form the very
ha. of he relH01-tO luculcatC
partial sentiments but that every nation, tongue
and people that fear God aud work righteousness
is accepted with him. and in most particular
manner to impress upon the tender minds of youth
the great Importance of cherishing that universal
love and respect to the whole human without
regard to this, that the other shades of belief,
making the actions Of men The true standard, tn
stead Of the profession
We might lust as well undertake to fall ont and
disagree with our fellow beings, because we do
not all look alike, that there is variety of
preston in the countenance, that eyes, hair,
and complexion dsSimilar; to disagree,
quarrel and imprson and shed the blood of our
fellows for the that difference of opinion
exists among Us, when an equal amount of homes
ty and sincerity prevails. Oh, shame to humani-
", shame religion, shame TO that pure and
perfect system of Christianity whose author IA
yored no party, no sect no nation, tongue or pto
pie: but that all the world mig ght come who per-
formed the work Of righteousness (mark that word
! righte ousness,( and their worship should be
cepted.
Let system of schoeoe education be what It
should be-tnat whatever of religious sentiment
is incucated, that nothing seetarian sectional
should ever enter into it-that we invariably d-
rect the mad to the Great Fountain of X nov-
ed &c and wisdom, from whence al derive their
supply, Open the avenues of light to their vision
let veil obscure their eyes from seeing the
beauties of truth developed in its native charms
and oveliness and place each i'll the eqniposa
MIA hPt1 ha al II nipI of II
prejudice and prepossesslon. and allow il to pre-
ponderate whichever way it may. Let the doe
trne go forth TO the whole world that mankind is
family great brotherhood all entering the
great arena with the same privileges, occupying
equal grounds. and equal rights respecting the
honest opinions Of all men, and holding out the
universal hand of fraternai feelings, and the ex-
tended arm Of brotherly love to all men, whether
he belong to the North or South division of this
Repabiic North or South America to the East
to the Western misphere-.hether he
worships at Meccas shrine, or bows in alteration
before the crucifX, sing His praises in the vocal
choir or invoke the silent stream of Revelation
TO iiiumine his sonl, AL all are alike worthy the
Glazing and consideration of a wise and impartial
Deity, in the proportion that they governed
by honesty and sincerity of purpose.
Let the government of our schools be more
a1l more brought under the mild and parental in
haenee Of love Let the warm current Of afiee-
ton be diffused among students and teachers and
arise for the perpetuity of innocence and truth and
oar happiness and Joy viii be increased-eur stud
les will then be prosecuted with renewed vicor the
minds of the youth will be more and more en-
larged, their capacity extended and improved
that Us thee become more enlightened they will
be the better able to understand the wonderful
uniformity beauty and precision of Gods immuta-
hle laws, aul the benevole ice of his design; how
wisely every part Of his workmanship has been
contrived, and how Thankful We should feel for the
many favors that continually ENJOYING
He no doubt placed here to be happy. sur
rounded Us with everything calculated to contrib
ute to our enjoyment, endowed US with minds and
speech by which We can communicate our thoughts
to each other, tell our joys. and mpart our sor-
rows; permits 10 investigate and trace those
universal laws, through nature up to natures
God and as we are thus permitted to send paer-
ing glance through the boundless regions of ether
opening to the telescope ey- new worlds of won
der, where bat brilliant point before was visible
revealing TO US very probably the bright abodes of
some species of intellectual beings whose shores
, were never tFoi by man of earth We are most
forciblv struck with wonier and admiration at the
| magnitude and grandeur of His works in the
comparison OF which the works of man ho vever
wonderful they may be TO US sink into insiguifi-
cance, aud are but molehills. and the inmates but
the helpless ants that crawl about their surface
Oh. that could inspire my auditors with the
feelings that have spread so rich feast over IN
soul with that universally of brotherhood that
contemplates but race-thst edncates and en-
lightens the human understanding for the grea.
and noble purpose aud most worthy object of
human haPpiness-that L could impress my fel-
low beings everv-=efe Of the great Importance of
such an undertaking, and see the work begun l
should feel that had accomplished more good for
mankind. than to have revealed the mysterious
movement of a selfaeting Engine by whose
power the vast fields of ether -oult be traversed
by human beings il aerial cars. hope that
!. may live to see the day dawn upon mankind when
the spirit Of sectaranis and selfshness wars and
I connections will 30 longer agitate the human
I breast that may longer be divided and dis