The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09

ses including the school law. expressly proy3e
he al ibe schools shah be under the supervision ,ud
the ward In which they are ocaedp school law 1881 and
The entire section o he sebool this city the
jec OF religion and ,he hihls is u these Sords:-
sOn Of the school mop,ys which de religious
sect s 1s 81 or paosd Gr other or !" @
any book or books containing compositions favorable or
iicosr Christian 81 other religious acc. which snail
@ $ ' 70 psr any ssnss sn religious
proSdss,, for IN 'hs act Bn ao,hng herein ceaG "a
Scriptures without note or comment or any Selections
s sn sa S% ny Of the r he s 3 IBIS
ton to decide what 4 any OF the Holy sero,arss
provided ;hss nothing bern contained shall be ued
70 ov o. ~. sn ns % no as secured by the c0na
IFS an obvious remark that the whole Of this Board
from bs as% whh
be offensive to the denomnsonal peculiar'iss OF sny
sS.sne g. ?, the q 5SSs
an armp, control Se pscpe freedom o d. scaoos
wss provided h,t by no co eon ahoul the hoard av
and in case any he several versions q ne oly
have ano eSclnie that version ani require s use
Of anS,nsr or ~ Ia any 70 aecde what vcrs.n sead be
reading o. the bloe % possibility In some schools and not
here those however who That H. proper
force ." this was TO authorize ana to rure
under he penalty OF ioreng s participation in The pubic
n "Ses on he oEd IN nat hey were bound TO reanre what
opinion this commi,,.e We should rather
them inserted The power and the duty 10 exclude
and fixed the penalty and failed to insert express terms
the require religious because
did not intend to confer that power.
ue powers s1cept those which are nlsred IN ss
5ress % s, or I ~ IN the ACT Those
act creating the Board and defining its powers The
muee have looked in vain the school any such grant
isirg the circumstapces under which the system
was introduced sprineing dd out Of the cmpos
reshus minoy Il Is quite clear that !, could never have
co,he central body with the compel the
ola ocs 10 The re oas dctaon Of she general majority
he parents in any ward to send their children e the
Of each q Ss "a o e . s s
BY the people Of the ward were considered the only
onibed diversity OF schools and left each Individual free
There also another provision which seems clearly to show
that the power to regulate the schools in this respect
The supcrntepd, whose duty quire into all mat
ters relating o the government course Of Instruction books
ciay hv the law TO counsel with the in
schools Gs q Instruction be- pursued and the Books
OF elementary instruction TO be used erenschooI law;
duty TO eIamine acerain and the Hoard Ed
teaching soos bes % 5a o se
HoI scrip,ur. be or beuot read in the schools.
pcs,i MS and from various portions othe
% one @ for Ss ss !" ns an M s,y sa % py
q. encnr n placing this power in The local boards Of
have any voice n The matter even their reseecye wards
Sy ss o I S. & Tesce%s %nss e
be commute therefore express Their opinion with conf
readhg Of the Bible IN the puoc schools against
ar and % Ss 81 s % @ oS
exissnee strongly exhibits its Wishes the matter with
the adoption Of the following preamble resoluon-
where's \ Is due to ths healihul moral training Of the
Bible Without note or comment be read at the opening of
hssoyed hat this Board most daily recommends To the
various cca Boards Of schoo officers that this practice
auf nTiDr ttta
VAIN All whch nsn ,sTssas rsspes,fay sSsm,ss
S'aVEe wv. (, cuR4fs. q hfs
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wsIan,x WM. I, sAsEH Y 4wTein IRin
Nov. n, 1853 Committee on By.iaws
Commissioner CUSHING moved that the report be laid
upon The table.
Commissioner MAcKEAs--I object To showing the qncs
ticn in that mauper. do not any reason why 1
should not be taken up at once.
Commissioner BESEDcT-I move the adoption OF the re
port OF the Committee on Ity laws.
Commissioner MAcKEAS said he would oppose any reso
luton that wosd exclude the Bible from the schools OF the
city. In nearly ali schools the Bible read with tho
approval Of all parties Immediately Interested the read.
OF IT. including parents children and teachers. There
but few schools where IL Is not read, and from these s
excluded by the consent and approval OF the parents
the children attending those schools think me rcsolu
contsincd the report Of the committee and offered
b. this Board last June covers all the ground we
desire II IS not coercve IL Is the fair expression OF the
pimcpas and wish Of this Board. Lrt this ques-
Board, AMI not have wrong impressions regarding
actors on The public mind. ind 10 oday's HERALD
The nsnos Of those who candidates for election to
seat hre, menuoned az men who for the Bible the
soh,ois and men who opposed to having READ in
them let US remove every charge that may be laid
against us, and let US declare publicly that have
IowcI 10 compel the Scriptures be read In opposition
70 the decisions Of local boards regarding course of
instruction 70 be pursued IN schools which they have
control
The chair being temporarily occupied by Commissioner
davenport, the PRssIDksr spoke next upon the subject
It. l..I
matter The Bible In not secarian book, aud the
eplteenth section OF the statute fully auhorses the
~ s.'y may - " ana proper 70 aaopt IN reie
tie tenor OF the statute of the State, that
they can establish the reading Of the Ssripsurcs
IN the schools, and in all o them; for the statute
ifoyidsr also that uniform 81 instruction and ex
crcisss may prevail every of the public schools
fc of opinion that the funds urer e control og he
Boafd might be withdrawn from these who would object
to an! OF The laws or resolutions which ms b. adopted
?! them. We have no more right 70 exclude the Bole
ffcm the pubic schools than would have H. exclude
mathematics, grammar or history. We have right 10
ayutd graphing With question which control, by
vii be read 10 10 US question Of expcdency Tho qucs
ton wih " Is, Is nexpcdicnt TO order the Bible % be
rad n the schoosg lido not agree with those who make
tbs question of political nature but while do not,
believe that the Board OF Education charged with higher
and nobet objects than merely having reading, writing
and FORTH taught IN the schools under their
Their moral and religious training Ia our hands and
where small religious preccrt Of the Bible be ncul
asd = better than all the other knowicdgc that
and religious training of the rising generation IL the
great safeguard OF the moral and religious liberty of
and am therefore, ready to support and extend the
reading q the Bible In schools BY all the my
power cannot say that have no jurisdiction in the
matter when feel the power 10 decide the matter vested
myself
Commissioner RASsxy submitted the following rcpou.
u'n o. asnbsttute for the report OF the Committee
Bylaws, ana The resolution winch was therein recon.
mcnded 70 be adopted
Resolved 1ha, his Board dec, ,he several ds of shool
,aces n s sy 70 eanse the stated reading Of portions " the
be tbe opening exercises Of All their several chooIs
Mr. NELSON proposed that the following words should
ee asied W the resolution offered by Mr. Ranney-
Ind hs th. President and Clerk be directed
rati @ he payment of any of he schools IN the
wares vbere The regulation 10 not complied with.
Tbs amendment 10 The resolution accepted by Mr.
kanncy, ana the resolution then read az follows
hesovsd That This Board boards n school
Cheers us cry W the reading
if ~ me opening services ~ all their several srhens
ia The freti.u and Clerk be directed
te payns ~ the where
the regulation IL not complied with
Commissioner MsckrsS said that the enforcing Of this
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