New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-11-22
TIE RIGHT OF THE BIBLE IN OUR
PLBLIC SCHOOLS.

SERMON BY THE REV. DIR. CHEEVER.
Notvi.b tsrGpg the raip q large audetce assembled
al the Church Of the Pilgrims last evening, where the
Eey Dr. CHEEyER preached sermon on tue right Of
tie Bible in our Schools The Doctor took for his text
the passage of Scripture found in Hosea 18th chap 9Th
verse: "SeeiDg thou hast forgotten the law OF thy
Ccd will also forget thy children" He said this was
one of the moot solemn announcements in the Word OF
God II is in this way God Wits the sins Of the fathers
on the children Nothing be woue than, under the
plsa Of the largest liberty to forbid tie teaching of all
relig ous ruth.
F,r,t. II is among the great responsibilities Of a
State to teach the children properly the Word OF God
The Word OF God IL supreme eyeryv here-onr blsi-
usse law the Constitution aud the Satc-and II must
be free everywhere. Government Is not Justified Ia
bavpg a system Il education without this security,
any than in permitting ships to 60 to sea with
ou life boats and other security for the safety OF the
passengers. II society fully obeyed tho law OF the
Savior when he said, Suffer little children to come
u; TO me- ow powerful would be such check agains.
al tyranny II society cast away the Bible, they cast
away their only safeguard.
Second One Of the first things child should be
made familiar with is of faith in God con-
seriousness Of the Word Of God being present t. HIM
eY. rywhere. Tie great German statesman, Niebuhr,
held the doctrine that the child should be early taught
aat IL the Word Of God, and b. taught this early,
before erroneous doctrines couM fnd their way into
hi, soul. Such faith, begun at home, should not
be counteractei at ,ol. The Faith or cn.lds
heart ia bouDdeas.
2Eira: IL these principles are good for family or
opo single school, they are good for the largest and
best Of schools Yet, they are often disregarded and
cast out.
r;gh. If the people aua they oHght to have H. AMI
triumph in It's possession. Yet it s too often thrown
away. If the Government by any means taxes me
education ot tho people into hs own hsnd-' II y
bound 10 educate the heart ~ we'll the intellect and
provide the best instruction. Nothing can make z
safe ard yitahzing -yston Of edlc.t.on ekc"pt the
Bible ne pat Of that education. AL the windows In
hou.e might rs well be ecaed, 80 ~ 70 sl ou' al
the light, as 10 shut out the word of God from orr
schnols. Do to yourselves what you please, but do
not thus shut cut The light from yoGr cniiffen Inc
State is YeAed with d.sboca. attempts TO shut out tue
Bible from ;he youth ard lt.,c one.
Fiftk: In the city more especially m"ral ana re-
ngous rfiuence is necessary. Here ccnters eli the
v!ckeCnes- Of the EARTH and i needs tho utmost ac-
tiylty OF ell agencies against the temptauohs '.ae
il uenee Of tho be should be positive and decided
let there are many places Yhre it i often neglected
ani shut out prrpossy. The plea Il that one man
does cot believe in the Gospel ard dec: not wsnt hi'
children TO- then il il wrong 10 force bin 20 seni ns
children where they will hear the Word OF God. But
which is the State to be- governed ~ Inc one IN
twenty who desire the exclusion OF re bpe IRON ae
schools OF tie nineteen who desire that taer ch-iTsa
nay have faith in Gcd, ard that this may .r
taught them in the public eehoos Ii We get the
truth before our chidrep God viii honor II, sna biess
u. also. -.
We came, nlagre the blessings o, Gods t'l'u
re all deny is Introduction i-to our s;hoois i ~
d.rv the Word OF God lie gi- deny us. Cuscionca
ia an important part OF an edacst.on and WI not
do 20 lesye this instruction yholy 70 the c.n y, i9f
in nuti:ndes or families there y no rshI's u ic-
ton IL Is then manifest that we must have school
system in accordance with the Word Ga God ~ exc
We must increase our p.lee and enlrge orf ja!e
Prevention and discipline tie ryo rTeG. Thugs FOG
the sctoo's; prevention 81 al wi'Setns.s, and az
Il u 3 t1e
The B,bs IN schools would make useless one halt o.
our prisoas It is wei IT, he, ountstl Of law Z"
freedom. From the s,hV.s are 10 cone tie iilIte
rulers who 10 ru.e al Govern r., sni te: iise
b. properly irainei IN d. W"fi Of Col. Pre' ehu'1
and Discipline to- two remedies Tor sbI'57 Al,
exye1ses III tie scl oo. b b2iaS belsr,.,'.i ~
sat,D, be can * kept out 81 The BDn - r W..
schools, and they uay bcron,e tic governing lnu -
,ifvng power tf ruth FIR IT,. whole country aud 4
Inc a tie rOSst impresnab.c ci'asl' "a'n'' "a a'i
, Sa,Aa.