New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-03
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~ iIsss,irg P,sviteS tts ne css Ne seSfoed y
"sccrFtsnce With the sss Of ire STATE.
Tbs ss declared 20 be oct 4 otter.
Atlcr psflismeGtaTy SnsIl, hr. hAcxzAS ebtieeI
leave to tersw his presnbse ard reeoigtion. sse
uue6is'eiy moved t. With Q elight mobilization, -
sn smttduent to the origins resolution moved ~
Mr. Adam.
MI MaoKrss dis,vovcd al parliamentary dod -.
He VI nd vote assirst airy proposal 10 eKc,uods q,
Bibe bet he hsi eKsnsssd tie lsw and Wa opposed
10 n ak.g eng iulmipstioos witch would DO - nun
waste peper He wanted the Board 10 act v .
dieriied manner ard not MAKE lavs which ths9
hsd 20 power to irtofce. suppose that the loc1
BosIds should refuse to cary cut this requisoset,
Il were psseed, what thep Could ttsy etase TO
Them deal 20 gertIemea ard Chrr'isns, and recon-
mend to Il zee gentlemen 10 read the Boss q The
orerirg cf IL cir sohoSis This Was no psrnsooessv
dcdge he had been tfsined TO read ana 70 love tss
Bit'e stree be Was bsbe: be had been educate u
obsccrce 10 its presepts, ard although God knew
Ch,istsn @sr. ye, Re had tiled, lie dd no, believe
ttst Re had right 10 crane the Bibed down % nese-
hors' threats. He believed that il wss the Word u
God snd that II would work lis wsy, and require No
tompu 9 or or recommecdator 10 make Il sceepea0le.
nr. GREkS Of the Eourteeuth aross to speak. he
previous auesticn was called asd Setsd down ~ -
K 5.
Mr.. CRYrS said that this WA the fret time thas
be had seen POLITICS ard religion brought tosthsr 10
this Board He wsrted this matter thorghsuty cen.
si6ered in tie Beard. What sad oees tse mrsory o.
books with supposed seetsEisn tendencies were sseS
IN the Schools Which led TO TIE passage 81 slAw foc
Il (ir excusicr. Tie question vS thsa rsised
whether the Bible wss q sectaIsr book, ead pre-
ysc We. If serted in re law to meet that il 1874 Hr.
Greet tfsn preceded 20 argue that this was ques.
ton which had been setted 10y statute. There 80
iherc'cye IN goirg over tie ground sgsn. Tie
State Superintendent al cec'fed that chtd ccela
rot he compelled to read the Bbe 10 seaeol. eed the
State Supeinte ndert was aJlkos.ty to which any
body couh sppea! from their dsoisi0s. He should
obey the Jew rs he Understood 4.
Nj. BBsLDTCr preserted enotaer argument 40
coYcirg to lew the City SIreintertent w.s to advise
with tie Trustees concsrlirg the management ssa
cor q the schools 1tm included the queeooe ue-
der core;deraton. Tic Board Of Education bed scse-
il 10 80 with It. Ever suee the great discussion 10
1870 she public mind Tad settled Down into the belief
that this was matter for tho local Bonds Alone The
WAS considered to be an emioenly conservative ard
American view cftbis subject. Mr.. Benedict thsvghS
tbst il would limit the ePer cf the School sysseu
TO force upcn any Ward the Bite Il they cd nct want
H. The idea thrown Ost to Tight ot putting through
the Ole would be fatal to the school system iet the
Board take statesmsrllks view. The Bib.e ha1
rever been read any OF tie schools OF the fovrh
Ws,d except No. l. where il lad been read before
ira, schsOi cam. ntCthe preseSt 'fstem y. .sS s.
aesirst giving the Board Of Education the pswer to
override the religious predictions OF any post,sa o.
tie city. This was the safey Of the system Ii would
have been swept away lorg sgo bu. ior this.
Nj. CuSulSs thought tie law WA plain epouge.
Nowhere IN the act was anything implying thss Tins
matter was lett 20 the discretion Of the ocd Boards
il the power were given them by the law to put The
Bbe INTO the sch, OILS why should they net exercise
~ He denied that sny attempt rad beeo made 10
iuiue the Cetholcs. Tie gentleman from the Feuits
had sid that e the Youth Ward neu cosmetics
with school IT alters were against having the B'bis
read in the schoole .
NJ. TwErp n eyed that luestion Be tst.n on Mr.
Mackesns RESOLUTION apart from TIE preamble. TINS
Wa dore with but two dissertIg votes, Mess. Coses
ard Adams. " .
~ - lia MAJ ~ an moved laid on the table,
taken up az ain several sscendrg mot9rs were made,
the clause nnittirg the Board To denial Of tGsiget
To require The Bible TO be reed IN the sctooh
rtiioktr at, and the preamble adopted.
The preamble ard re sOiutitn we're item adopted.
Gfer an inc ffectusl attempt at amendment; ttss,es
nrd nays cot called for.