The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-11-05

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From the ST. Louis Democrat,

From The ST. Louis Democrat.
The Cincinnati school board has
voted, ayes %, noes Is, to prohibit all
religious instruction and reading OF re-.
liglous books In the common schools
with the Intent to allow the children Of
parents OF different sects and opinions
In matters OF faith and worship to en-
Joy alike the benefit Of the common
school fund. Not long ago we stated
the circumstances which have led 10
this vote.
Certain gentlemen, friends 10 the
common school system. endeavored to
unite supporters of all religious sects
In plan for the management Of the
schools, by providing that religious In.
struction should be wholly excluded
The Catholic archbishop at first con.
sented. But certain Protestant teach
erS having aroused In their cougreRa-
lions strong feeling on. the subject
Archbishop Percell then declared thai
the Catholic church also would refuse
Its consent 10 any instruction OF the
youth separate from religious teaching,
The majority OF the Council WAS Meth
or OF one faith nor OF the other. All
efforts to arrive at some agreement sat-
isfactory 10 supporters OF different
churches having failed, the majority,
after two nights Of discussion, have re-.
solved TO make the public schools en-.
tirely separate from religious instruc.
ton.
To judge Of this matter fairly, we
must suppose that majority Of the
people OF Cincinnati are Of the Catholic
faith, and that the Board had therefore
adopted the Catholic Bible and Catholic
teaching In the public schools. Every
parent Of Protestant faith would feel
that he ought not to send his children
to such schools. But, being taxed &c
support them, he would feel that II was
a great hardship and injustice to oblIgC
him 10 pay for the support OF school
conducted In hostility to his religious
belief. He would Indignantly ask
whether we had not gained religious
freedom In this country; whether
church and state were inseparably
united; whether Protestant citizens had
no rights .u
There seems to be only one alterna-
tive. We must either abandon the sys.
tenn OF public instruction entirely, and
leave the young TO be taught by private
or church establishments, or we must
conduct the public schools In such q
manner as 10 enable all classes OF PEG.
pie 10 share In their benefits. The
Board In Cincinnati has resolved upon
the latter course, and Il will be both In.
teresting and Instructive to observe Its
practical working.
From use Chicago Tribune.
The discussion which has recently
been going on In Cincinnati between
the Catholic and Protestant parties
relative TO the adaptation OF their com
mon schools 10 the wants OF both de-
nominations, has resulted In very clear
~ defining the views OF the three dis
tinct parties, viz;
!. The Roman Catholics, as repre-
sented by Archbishop Purcell, will per.
init no education Of Catholic youth that
Is not accompanied by instruction In
the Catholic religion.
2. The Bible Professionals insist tina,
there shall DO no prIestly instruction
by any one sect 10 the exclusion ol
Others that the Bible shall be read In
the schools, as an act Of religious recog-
milton; but are willing that Catholics
should read the Douay translation,
rrotestants their own translation, and
Jews their distinct rendition OF the Old
Testament, u they demure 10 reading
the New, They assume that Protes.
tautism, Judaism, and Catholicism rep.
resent the aggregate religion Of the
American people, and that any system
Of education from which all recognition
OF relI gion under either OF these forms
Is excluded Is deIsm.
.. Finally, the Anti. Bible party
the leaders OF whom avowed themselves
70 w delsts opposed tho Bible In
inc schools on the ground that
II 10 untrue and uulnsplred.. From the
mere statement Of the respective POSI-
tionS OF tue parties. It Ia easy 10 see that
the blDle troteStants would maintain
tenn, as they have thus far done,