New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-23
RoIRD or EDUCATION.

,.....;,, ~ the Board Of Education held II soeir
rccys eorper al Grand aud Elm streets, las evening"
the PETITION relative " the reading Of inc 7b's u lhE
puhbc schools Of the city wa received.
cOsxuSIcArios OF TIE BOARD OF IE'sii's "f iHI
FOURTEEsTH WARD. -. -.
To "A, Boao,sLl, e Board II Edsea''on f'f ~ Gu SHs
osrn. II. spaer.isDsd Beard Of Tr9..ee. o. The
Fourtsenih Ward respectfully present. 20 ~ D'oy "
IN. sS@g sssss: .1 :. .sS h have .s Sst~
your Board and the Board Of Ir0s'sss NJ i'-rSe1
rs meeting Of your Board he'd The IN Of JIM -.
Art,es Section a. psss .S 81 ,1 sss !. fos~.:
H. AL the Pnbs schools Of this city n1asi w .arsdIr,'
, Of ,ss poIv Scripture without note or eonHent sad
shsl be the o1ty q TIE PrineP. q 81 =, ,, % a.
rrensr BoarS Of Tree, and TO this Board any violation o.
h sh per ,r. .ss hal :. fsrisd f
Violates Of ssy rule regulation q ta % 70 - a.
forfeiture /. RENTED By thi. Board, de -.
ia No payment shall Be made 70 aie.ner IN -hoss cAe the
mi. Bosrd vii bear mind that the deoste Snieh ensoea
on Introduction Of the above teoisto may ne a,
the oldest Of the heh ed % adoption o.
and eonssssn, ssyosfss Of Pablo education its constant guard
ian, snd ePenseT q ibis Sosny q 90 ds. ss
enAe.nen his Board IN the most earnest and or'os n
~ Their chief round. Of objection were thee:
bat they imPrsdeHi AID would end 70 TIE
mutual justice End obeaanoe which the people Of al the o
tiles computed within the Jurisdiction Of the law and al deo'H
2
That this Board dd not possess the power Of enforcing pain
ana penalties until the eraly Of the sesed offence Sosa
The eaeLe bot complying could not De sad 70 Dc guilty q me
% rtoa Of 'a ess I, Or Is 5 z, IT,, . The SSsr
the essste op the sgjse matters and even many o.
might opposed the enactment the zTund
Of iis gav while they still lent themselves TO the ENFORCE
The absence Of Kind consideration due By his sosd
to unofendinE teachers against whom evoked and
eveed The penal peculiar other countries and BY
zone sges Of hinE -heh they had proudly ho
re,oyd on enforcing s dc,um they offered the more MILD a.
tentative nal and suitable appropriation 70 nave the
e3s this r.go.s in T. zeal geasR for the . ss q thg Pna
nc eeD4eon sopInz VI ~ ir,,,ed tbs By.I~s 10
Nor Board presumed snorsnt Of the probability
,bs. many Of the local Of location
Justice TO the communities which they IN
der rational doubt Of the power OF TINS board 70
compel Them 70 its adoption or SIN higher
force rs snsctnen-woud fnd themselves compelled 20 resist
however unwngy the acsn which this Board h'd thought
Dn, he interim that has elapsed the adoption Of the
shove By the local Boards sfesed by II have remained 81
cident It, they entertained hopes thai TN, oesia aer
more consideration It's eOnseqneut results, would re
cee nom the position had assumed and whieh We believed
thew would be led to uurpsiop Of the right
osded the local Boards to any under the sans Ss9i
Lev. q. ..w h..on..,
S on bs ~ afs h cause the
to be opened By the reading Of portion OF the hoy scriptures
stbogt note Of comment
The BosYd Of Edpcaton .faH be oomPenf 20 decide
chat version II any Of the Holy Scriptures without no'e or
comment shall be used" thereby indicating that ,he's
schools IN which II not be read and that TIE
eaton h be inconpeu say whether shall be read the
school which II shall be shall be read in fact and en-
trey relieving this Board from any SPECIFIC power IN the matter
save and excepting the power Of not prohioffis0
But even asnmns TIA, this Board the power Of en-
forcing the Bylaw und and that they could sso
Of the Holy Scriptures without note or
comment they deemed proper, we cannot heip express
Of the neoDsdersie eoure they nave adopted
toward the local Boards they must be well aware that
from beyond control could not introduce
the Bible without giving onenre to OF the
different denominations Of Christians and Others OF which
enyabe light before patrons Of the community TO which
you and the night Of mutual oroesrnce in
mstters pertaining 10 liberty Of conscience
Renemen plain by this document that our object
Is endeavor 20 you into the aoadonent OF your
convictions by dwelling legal technces yet yield
what consider just nights under tue proper inter
probation Of the schooaw These each and all Of
bold Judicial decision 10 which hereby respectfully
invite OF be rendered on the point at issue
Bet chief object in this address Is that medium
adopted by this Board and by the local Boards Affected
with universal philanthropy Of which we all n2ie.s n
than pisss nna@r penal ban and
fines and penalties unofendng teachers body oil earnest
faithful agents Of the system whom car common auy
10 prect nom the consequences Official disagreement
We therefore c.y request that your Honorable board
adopt keeping with the spt Of cur IN
iuton release the teacher not AL At Lead AL put
enc OF them present troubles and test the matter by
soue means which win leave them neutral in the arsr until
be legally decided We led 10 believe tbs. the Board
;sau Ills subject with its vouted beraiy h ams6ly
adjusted the satisfaction Of all concerned save ire principle
involved which only be decided BY the legal tribunals Of the
aHosEUs L. BYREE, DAVID HASTINGS,
PAI TIL x BRENNAN Id ;R, W SRFIi
JOHN CHAMBERS
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