The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-05-11
For the Gate CITY.
For the Gate City.
1sligssn and Politics An she Pablic
SchOols.

hwle With ) high rec Of pleasure that
We - ~ laness Of the puprs |
Of " the too sxhibitions |
d sgrss u st1lnt was
E. IN e. 81 discipline by the 81
5titenden., M. Hubbard, and the TED A
ere.
But while We say this with pleasure, il is
with desp-fslt sorrow and regret that We ere
compelled to denounce in the most emphatIe|
terms the Introduction Of the debate BY four
boys at the second entertainment, wherein
our foreign population and the Catholic
church we're denounced in eztrsvagant tsrmss
The church Was particularly abused e.
held up ~ terrible organisation. The Sds1
perintendent announced on the stage, before
the boys conmenosd, thathswas mot respon
sible for tho sentiments about to be enunci-
ated. Thimahows that be know what was
about 4 ia, which makes the case the
more to Regretted. ItsMay be said N
some that it was onlY Fork Of boy
therefore 70 should - 1t. True, it
was the work Of boyss get up and vituper-
at( Cssholic religion; bot were the SEN
Tin ere expressed thoss Of the boyss
No. u III that Vas said as clipped
from the pen and speeches Of able men, and
gathered for the use Of these lads for this
occasion. We DO mot suppose that any per-
txna or persons connected with the school die
lSSfy had hand in preparing this exhibit,
bit some parties had, and who they are mat
tors not. II is sufficient TO know that it was
EAllowed in the school exercises.
No member Of the Board Of Eduoatiop
know anything Of what Was to be said, md
all Of them, We believe, heartily condemn it..
Catholics hell port and attend the schools,
and are urgedSo att>ad them moro generally,
but are they to beAfSsed by those who diff
fer with them in re- fsas belief2 Sopnese
some boys had been allowed TO den ounce
Methodism, Presb yterianism, or any other
psateatspt faith with matter prepared for the
eooh ssch course be endorsed
Immunity, Should boys be allowed
The religious or political sentiments
Of my Of their fellow pupils or those who
!. help support thsse6hools by tAsis money and
patronage, or eiSAtrf Nothing q ssetar-
- character should enter thresholds. All
dlenen0 nations should BIO patrons Of it alike,
without the possibility of an Infringement q
their sacred rights. Education, moral infu-
ence and order are the only elements tina.
should enter n school. To allow boys to
entertain the public with an exhibition Of
the results Of their labor for the year is con-
sistent and encouraging to them but wher
they exhibit studied collection OF abusive
epith cts against religious faith or politi.
Ct parsy they abuse the institution the priv.
ilegts Of which they enjoy.
We are prepared to believe that Mr.. Hub
bard did not realize this matter. II he had
he would not have allowed it. We are heart
lily glad that such an element is discovered
in time to stop it before it had u chance Il
do great injury. The Board established las
September the policy that the schools shout
/, DC GutlEciy ITcc iTQM uh eCCtoIt0u luuuCuCcc
and this is the frst violation Of it, and "
have not the least doubt that it will be til
last for some time ct least. 1t is believe
that the new Board which is about to be il
!, stalled win endorse the sentiments here e,
pressed. And there 10 no doubt but that ou1
excellent Superintendent will cheerfully re,
ognize the correctness Of the action Of th
/. Board in this matter. No Superintendent 3
teacher will BIO allowed TO cripple the inaa
. ence of the schools by sectarian infu
.. We make these remarks because Tiers
much feeling against the course Of sllowin
}, such an exhibit Of improper matter for
. public school on the occasion mentioned.
Il.
s.Ilow shall n ccomc \ Christian /!
i "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christi SAL
n the Bible. That is--Givc up your disQhed
j, ence to God and your neglect Of his 0pe
( and, asking forgiveness for the past, tai
d Christ as your Savior, and consecrate you
d self to him entirely and forever.
l. Hence, in order to become Christian,
I'll " noAAsesesary that We have given amour
q or NnEo1ion, or of excitement, whether
le view ok our sins, or OF our eternal DANCE
d or Of the glorious hopes set before Us in Il
Is Gospel. ssOne thing 10 needful," said Il
10 Redeemer---only one; and that is, to abar
It don our past neglect Of him, and make hi
il henceforth our Savior, our Master, our teacl
., er, our all. The israslite, bitten by q fer
1t serpent, was to lack 1t serpent Of bra
& lifted upon pole; that alons was necessar
ii Till he did tha.. the greatest amount Of pa
or Of fear availed him nothing. When
= did that, his cure began. .And - Mos
!. lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, evt
= 90 must the Son Of Man be lifted up, TIL
- whatsoever bslieveth IN him aA1S1 mot pc
= ish, but have eternal iifs." Ne has bes
4 lifted mp, and whosoever sslooks" shall liy
And nothing but this will do. No amou
q. OF feeling will do. No good works will
= No effort to make oneself better will do
4. Any attempt to make conviction OF sin,
- anything Of our own, take the place Of q
:. grace ~ God in Christ, u but form Of sci
"a tlighteeess thstia, form Of that ve
% IL Mhieh II 70 b. given up. In b
co.. -, the make Christ I
e - our aiIko Christ; no. on
F. W U66Irs6, bur feelings, our aims, our a
81 pirations, On plans Of hfe-yss, oil. Al
Is because We give up I'll, We give up self-d
3. pendsnce for perseverance, IN the Christi'
q course; and, with self-dspendsnce, we :
- sign self confidence on the ono hand, u