The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-06
DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH

BY request OF the members Of his congregation, the
Rev A. VAN NEST repeated his discourse necessi
ty of admitting the Bible TO schools, the Twenty
first Dutch Reformed Church, yesterday afternoon
The reverend gentleman selected his text from the 1l9.h
Psalm, 9th verse
Whercwith shall a yourg man cleanse his way? by
taking heed thereto according 10 Thy word.
This psaim lac said, the largest chapter In the
Bblc and treated Of the Bible in every but
Il may well be called psalm Of praise the Bbletho
precious Word Of the Eternal God. The question was,
how was young 10 cleanse his way2-that is how
shall he AVOID those dangers which surround him the
wold2 To do this he must receive religious education
relieve HIM from that depravy TO which he natural
y prone. There no book good for nstilling
iuous ideas INTO the young mind the Bible The young
man might well ray Of II, "Thy book lamp unto my
feet and light UNTO my path" Shall the Bible be
chained book 70 our youth, In the dark days Of
Iulher9 II this the end to which being driven
by the boasted els tcn Of the nncccnth ccnturyf Shall
this great and holy book bs denied TO those young people
who hereafter ~ become citizens nf this great country
r this be So then may well be asked whcrcwith then
shaIi young cleanse his wayS Even Jews and
he Mahomodans wouid not object tn tho Bible; and shall
this precious book oi which Sir Walter Scott dying
bed said III is the book be forced from the younsy
lie hoped that would not be taken from their schools
hut that each one Will still exciam-
Holy Bible, book divine,
Precious treasure-thou art mine.
After reviewing the claims of tho Bible literary
sense aud showing that the present translation was
monument 81 CLASSIC beauty the reverend ntcm1n
ceeded discourse the morality of the Holy Writings
There higher standard uf morals than that gwen
hy God IA this volume OF inspiration, Il the
only instructions given by God 10 his people and tie only
that would be given. They ought therefore 10
be deaby careful how they trifed with u. Already hal
been driven DOT ~ twelve schools but he trusted that
such occurrence would never again take place Tho
opYoncnts ot tho admission of the Bible 10 public
schools body II people Who ~ late have
grated from ioregn countries and alter they have
been generously received here and citizens now
demand that should give up the pous Institutions lett
by ancestors. Is the wards where the Roman
sts have power and political influence that the Bible
has been expelled Should religious sect not forming
tenth Of the people, serving foreign pensase and
hound 10 foreign allegiance, be- suffered to give laws 10
country Never, untsz Americans false their
country and TO their God. The Rsmansts afraid of
the Bible. and there no better proof than their efforts
exclude 4 from the schools. Bat have nothing to
fear from ths with their gorgeous affairs aud dazzling
vcstnonis, Their magnificent ctheras and their sweet
est of earthly music Al nng Protesant- had their
Bible they would he ready or thctn aud they Will 20 on
exposing tho cursed old who sits on the seven
His. lat not Americans he AFRAID. Rome knows her
danger There .o7 Schools Of these only twelve
have been yet disturbed. but harm will come II
the Scriptures be not turned away from the hearts our
young oouu,rymCn. tJsat pyInc,pt,s h. Old Latin
maxim which ought 10 he observed. let the electors
then the dncuity at the po-tha place where the
people have much powcr-ald by voting tor bat
good God fearing men tney viii preserve the Bible 10 the
rising genefa aton.