New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-06
7HE BlBLE ~ ORR SCHOOLS.

Tie Rev. Dr.. CHsKyEE preached sermon in .h7
Church Of TIE Purtsns ls-i night. the validity Of
tie Plea OF " conscience to exclude the Bible from
our public ,chools. TIE text wa rom tie passage OF
Scripture found in tile Fi-st Eps,'c to 'he Cqinthan.
lCth chap - Terse: &" Fer why i,ny liberty Judged
BY aroiher ans conscience" He said that al things
muA denr uaon conscience. 0ur on governrnen;
must BE- Chri,.ian government. or 1 has claim on
us W. are a Chi-tisn government, ard there mas
always been recognition e the divine law. Thu:
canrci he justified in teaching the Septure'io chill
dru 1t theirnsht demand ani il our hi to Sc
cuei, It piquy aud fraud TO withhold it from the
II We reject The Bible, cast ont 'he very POUNDS
tons of government. on which il rests. In our
courts Ct Justice 40 look upon the Bible a. solemn
.na ali to ,. sw. aPon ~ me afPfo,al t. an a.,
from which We draw redeemiug lie. We demand the
Bible IL the ScnoOs because IL is the fght II the chill
drcn To- cemand It. Shall We have the state 'hs siior
OF tic Bible instead Of its teacher Oar school, Will
cease to be Public Schools when any such bil IL put
upon the Bible. He said lie had been assisted 10y
teachsrs-gcod. pious teacher--wbo had told him of
tie pers cuiOrs they ksd endured Tor trying q i'm
press rCls inus t!uh on The mrds Of he cn irsu In
one case teacher visited 10y Trustee and a
Ronsh pie IT, who absolutely forbade her Ia read the
Scriptures in her school tie prest doubling
up hs fist ard Threatening to have her on. u her
piees Of she pcrsist.d. We must beware Of al such
tyranry ,hi.; and the Bible must bc taught N the
schools. N there were such gags on the ups Of the
teachers, then tie school systeD needs TO Dc eotry
renovated We must not yield pom, 10 this matter;
aud we must lie careful. This people is NOT free
people if they suffer tie Bible to be confined
and prohibited. Society must resp "a they sow,
and an awful responsibility rests upon them IN
this matter. We a. told that, on the Plea % con-
scieucc, We must not IT I'd others by placi Z the
Bible n tho schools. Bat the wort of God, being the
Only rue Of a. conscience, should be known TO 0i.
YET, b. some. conscience Is set up higher thtn The
rule of the word Of God, which governs It always.
The word 81 God ling the only rule the consci'
that goes against tho rule j. wrong ore and shoult
rot he obeytd Because the Bib - read no vio-
leIce il done TO any bodys conscience: but shouid
il be excluded, tie yirsnce would be- great.
Ii y pubic charity wlere al were fci certain
class should ALLURE salt sud should object - eny sat
beng admitted 81 the table, il would b. wrong ani
foolish. But they compSin that salt i, nsed ia tie
ca, k,ry nnc demand it, exclusion thus dong violence
TO the taste If all but f,w. They have L. right to
makothoir conscience the Judge for others. AGAIN We
have the command Of God, We t4Le our stand
upon h- word, snd no power can move u. We de-
nand that the nhsritlLcs which God has given %
IN in trust for our CHILDREN be given to them, for
their benefit. We Rad much better leave the people
sore than to educate thtm without the gospel We
sha call on God il vain IN the day OF rum if We
neglect the very Iean- he has given 10 Us for our
safety. The government having accepted the trust 81
education should horotty execute that trust, by CIV
in thu gospel to the people. Wealth, luxury and
power without the gospel only increase the danger.