Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1868-12-17

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! Of conscience, aud no preference shall
eper be gipen By lau 10 any religious
establishments, or modes cf io0rskip.
And yet this gentleman says, that, be
cause Rev Buckley aud others chose
TO worship according TO the mode OF
the protestant religion ,at this institute
they 'disobeyed' the laws Of Pennsyl
vaniu, whereas the laws says, il can and
dores have no preference TO any mode oi
worship; neither can or dare il con-
frol these. But the Constitution in d
foot note, makes the case still stronger
II says "Christiauity is part Of the
common law of Pennsylvania; not
christianity founded on particular
religious teRetS. but christianity with
liberty Of conscience 10 all men" Does
not every school boy see the learned
gontlemans pcrversion Of facts, a.
glaring contradictions Of terms.
But the "school laws were disc
beyed" Let us see Page IS, sec
tion l62: Instructions to teachers
"Ihe religious predictions of pupils
their parents or guardians, should
be sacredly respected -sectarian in
struclion not being the province OF
the school master" Nothing more il
said on the subject. via the gentle
man claim prayer to be scctarian
Nay but the nude Of prayer at tho
Institute was Protestant, he may say
Well, but the law dares not "contrOl
that, aud it knows no preference =
and that "modo" being in accordance
to the faith of these men Of prayer
they, in the "liberty Of conscience,
used that mode.
Docs the gentleman forget, that
Congress Itself is opened with "devo
tional exercises" and that, too, in the
faith OF Rev. Buckley and othersg 1t
would seem the trainers of the consti-
tuition, according to X. OBS yer
sion of law, were the first to disobey
their oDn ldto, and guilty Of the same
crime for which he arraigns the lnsti
tute
Again, he asks:
"Wi the executive Of the common schools, th'
County Superintendent or the earnest diyinos VIII,
attended the Institute explain why they eonduc
I ted the Institute iegallyg
And pray where is the illegality 7
Answer You opened the Institute
with prayer, and this was illegal and
as proof, have ] not said that it was
"disobedience" to the Constitutions oI
tho United States, Pennsylvania, and
the school lawsl All. yes.
Scene in school, Glass No. 2, (aged
respectively 10 years y
Teacher Boys, have you studied
the Constitution Of the United States
Answer. Yes, sir.
T. What does it say Of prayer
A. 1t don 'tsay ''nothin'" bout that
4. What do the Amendments say z
A. Why, Congress shant make nc
laws bout religious worship.
T. What more is said 7
A. Why Congress shan't hinder "no-
body" from the free exercise Of their
religion.
I. What does that meanl
A. Why, that we may pray and
sing, and read the Bible, when and
where we please, and the Constitution
won't say word about it
T. Did the ministers at the Insti.
tute, who prayed, disobey the Consti
tuition
A No, sir.
T Why did they not?
A. Cause the Constitution don't
say anything against prayin'.
I. What else does the Constitution
say!
A. 1t don't say nothia' else bout
religion.
Class No 3, (aged s years.)
T. Boys, have you studied the Con.
stitution of Pennsylvania
A. Yes, sir
T. What docs it teach concerning
worship TO God
A Why, sir, II teaches that every,
body has a natural right, that can't
he taken from them, to worship rs
their conscience tells them is right.
r. That's uery i0eii, my boys. Now
tell me what does all that mean 7
A. Why. sir, it means that Messrs
Buckley, Hayes, Guyer, Shoemaker
and everybody, may pray, standing
knceling, wherever, whenever as long
and as loud, as they please.
T. Dares any oue'control' men in
this rightl
A. No; the Constitution says they
darsnt
Y. Does the law give preference
to any form or mode Of religion :
A. No, sir.
4. Nhat does preference mean {
A. Why, that the law doesn't care
more for one form or mode than the
other.
4. What other meaning has it
A. That the law darcs not uphold
one form and condemn another
T. Is that all it meansy
A. No. sir, it means if Methodists.
/ Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherns or
Catholics want to pray and other peo.
| pie don't want them to do it, the Tan
dar'nt make them stop praying.
Il Can You prove that
A Yes, SIR The Constitution say s
the law ddr'Rt give no preference
TO or "control" religion.
T. That will do.
Class No 4, (age, years.
T. Well, little girls, what do the
school laws say about prayingy
A. Why, our pap says the Catholic
man don't know nothnn' bout school
laws, for they don't say word bout
prayin SO they don't
r. But what do school laws say
about religion
A Why, our nam says, ifw j:
Mcsodis,s, Baptizens, Presteriaus, er
Luserans, cr Casoliks, you darsent say
a word 'ginst or for us.
Here the scene closes
viii the. gentleman still persist il
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