The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-20

but have concluded instead TO make few quo
nsons rom the Pri~con Rceso, quarterly, edited by
Rev Charles Hodge, D. Professor in the Princeton eo
loc,ca Seminary. The last number of this Re ieS Jus
is contains hong articles upon thE subject. by
s,e eoilor entitled Sunday LAWS and the other by any
influential minister in that deDominat,oE.
The weekly papers loud in their praise Of these
ARTICLES. The ErangeliS, OF October q says
ne view taken Sunday which
tssk which he efectuaily performs %
This article contains thirty four octave pages but by
Sew can give your readers an idea Of the
whole.
After quoting pretty freely from the resolutions passed
md the speeches made at the voiks Garden meeting
also from editorial article in the Neao Yor Democrat,
Ne reviewer Says
ss a Ss ss s:
1ds Day The principle which those LAWS are assaulted
cSc Schools bansS cSapains from our essisave halls and
sn The Amy and navy &C. %c Would S - rs sha see
see for confirmation Of .est%ooy !. Ssaa oetsrs.s
1sn our statute books N short Al snacm sS which
..sd wat s coa
= sss and ne rsdisa character q he sssoutu which
sought 70 introduce into our laws and customs
" Dess may drive Christians to The wall and insist ha. the
& Eoys,n%snt the Atheists may turn their o~n we.eons
Mise The authority Of natural religion Of the moral law II
sure state q ThSs lbs great Of rs
sr!Ss out !. il ssna.s consultations De prnci T. sou on
= Ne Sunday an' a aas g cS ase
divorced from our governpeot we maintain that such d
..riaDs insist that turn iadels give
.oS Ss ss.s a az p w
Protestant Chrsans :. They say 70 ai-nhdes and
q sscp for Us as ndivda,is and - yon ask
Va oa Ss .u Ss @
og banking houses our municipal and other governments.
his &c ERyf rarfa~ fririj NJ
assumptions and dc:aons IL not fully apparent until we
proceed TO the other article in this Rveg entitled
"A Nations Right to Worship God The writer, Pres
Ayteran clergyman Of distinction, fully admits while he
2ep3ses the complete religious neutrality of Federal
and State constitutions. This admission very important
coming as IL does from one who would gladly, he could
yepresent otherwise and who strongly opposed b
fh neutrality that he urges the importance revision OF
these constitutions, with view to altering them in this
psepect and causing them TO endorse Protestant Chris
6nnhy.
Lei those Presbyterians in this city, then who have so
leudly decred the assumption OF this neutrality by those
who have based upon their argument for the uncons
nationality Of the Sunday statute laws observe, that this
standard bearer in their Sunday Sabbaarian ranks
sally admits our assumption this point 70 be correct
md mot only but snstains his admission by arguments
nd statements Of fact Of the most conclusive character
After showing how the principle Of individual liberty in
religious things has resulte IN giving multitude Of
different religious sects instead Of great Catholic
Church, the writer proceeds thus
We come now consider influence Of iris sie. ~ in
xdsa Fssons liberty in moTdnE our mt ,ns
y & SS ays y M eo en " @
government in his opinions the constitution or tho
ana @ &C @ q
s no q I'm & e a
4aa0caton for Office public trust Consequently they
se Of he President elect which de model Of al others
IN s:s Do wh
the officer elect len free TO by nothing all
de n an o.h he name y
IT, such cases whether under Tie constitution Of Toe
the gnvernmen-eIecu,se legislative judicial educational
not he original object q al his IS he neasray Of the sa
vernment with resoecs % all reiisns that no possible
sssinst any form Of religious belief
This absolute neutrality religion of the constitution Of
the United States is admitted and defended by the
mentators Says one OF them, Bayard-
been objected by against constitution that
Z makes no mention Of religion and contains no re.
But there were reasons why the Introduction of re-
proper The constitution was intended szcusiTeiy for
purposes and religion could not be regularly mentioned
mat " an instrument where ali are entitled oeqa consera
t,1 would be dcuh to pse words IN which al could cor
served By keeping .serara,. from s government
ss@s s We !Aal i q The earlier q Sese There
sson constitution York aanilabs ss
pie Of Ibis perisc. RELIGIOUS s more significant
pie for gnaran.ses s largest liberty 70 Al VIII
~ T m ef + q pae %
me religions and all the nhdees OF the world upon exact
With sss he
anS a 1 wa
soon after adoption ocson say You slr
% ~ and sSas us
ssS m sIs under re o e the cn you
Christian people which vast ersen. and yaris Of
logical 1ror hat from single word form Of eIpses.'o ss
scal EYER g inferred ~. susa .As : he san
chow YOU understood Il iha just what We In
person Il. wa. regular attend n. ana o u
ss church and indeed formerly par'ones
goysamsnt Christian hmiy BE- could unaersIa;a, but
r u sss NJ L " fan n
Savs Rallied This principle IN or GsSi'uons s
s. sss % enc the sbrogaSn q all our s::
e % x e gs s % NE
a. a io 0e5 1hy have been allowed 2 remain
S.nss sns because sher religious huenoe
The writer 70 show concueively that the com
3uisory reading OF the bible pablo schools is IN
constitutional, thus
inasEsuch public school. ar. .,r,c,,v oovs-
amen s1d SssS s 0 sDs and msunsd
saoded from riuss also Be esciuaed iii en
ec.s wo,rsnp nsiraG.S and influence Accordingly il
that religious test sha ever required Of the sscbsrs
ed for synr destruction in them CO ouD Of M Hnauai
matters of religious belief
One Of the most emncn, Of American ur.sse-.he ,a,e
John G. Spencer-bas officially decided thai is no rt
o public school system TO give religious instructed
How Otherwise could he honestly interpret our conste
Fols AwSY Even the IeaulnS Oh tnc ElOe IN thet9
schools although in some Of the states tae
school laws do specify nat 1t shall not DO
prohibited is in paIpable conflict with this
idea % governmental neutrality In rdgion, uzer which
II ~ the constitutional right Of the Eomanst 10 object
gansi the common version Of the Scriptures, N the Jew
sanst the NV Testament, and OF the hca;hcn and in
-acs against the whole. Each and every relgon;s
-fise and cay, "You have Constitutional right
sne for he instruction Of my children IN religion which
40 nos believe" Nor, nj the point where etatd
81 ihe deveopcmea % the true idea u individuA rcu
xDAs liberty Is 1t possible 10 them The Logic Of
me Sse they have al their o"n way and the carrying
oui IN good faith ~ these provisions met urna.aiy
lsn vac bDie, prayer ,eFnry Lge OF religious worship,
sand nuence and al teashlg Of morally which il pecu
"a 70 the Christian religion, rom oGr vas. ana mouding
s% hans y public edpcsiion. This Is the inevitable
scgi cal sequence q TIE prisca,c, as Il Is already,
90 l,oa1 extent the actual result Who that has re-
Elected upon ne subject at all can fail 70 see IL The
writer says ~
These are some Of the extreme csnreauenees ly,,v 49,
rived, akekn eaensy realied 10 fall course OF rea
1Aton t0 u present hour. pnnins ~ ,,siyJ.
liberty It's widest sense Ths il he nanrse s ,
nav steering win full ssdls. ~ Ssfse We Afei
N order 4d the "brealers aud the ssse,o+ RON.
shipwrcokn which he considers inevitable II we ouc
he nronn