, 1870-02-16
Decision In the Cincinnati Case by
the Superior Court Of
that City.
The School Board Enjoined from
Prohibiting the Reading Of
the Scriptures
Concurrent Opinions of Judges
AaEans Rud Storcr.
Dissenting Views Of Judge Taft.

co2tt Ioen fas El;ca with ltNepert. The p.2ip.iH
e2cItc 1or an 1ltuncuon 70 resirain the operation
OF the ttfo!u lots passed By the Board OF Educt-
ron piotleltinR tne reading OF the B.n!e ID tae
puoEc eeooolr. Juc9o Hagans delivered n!s opsn-
TIE klguuers At the tral Of me caas IN Soyea,-
bef feoi Sts5 Hld= range, aEd embraced topics
eGappsssd then 70 scar upon khe que.tioas at,.ue.
ard ttc;srao,sn oa the one hand. AID Christians
~, eda1ssn'E = o. tne o:her Tnc p'aisi,as c,s-
terohLls the tccoro, but nct vita any
!ots Of ahascEltc1 either u Them. The I'm: ques
tSn tset p1lseuts ltelf Is, whether The codrs has
tosG 70 rear tse cal c aid grant the re.lel de-
niaoeed.s Ia !hts i case for tho equitable inter.
t.teI CT OF rte Court: Teat depends on the propo-
S III Men 1ns ses Fl
Ut &c s-owu :ha: tbs act,oa OF the board was
eAnel ccte IN the absence Of xutno1sy. or, Il theJ
nAo au'huEt'. 1tat It vas abSsed, and II, there
loie, u IL III! Z. d void. II wIs Objected to tho
power o. the teIit that, utdes The code, al in
]acc::on l. conEsnd T. rer1aln from = psr:cu.
ra.sea lie CID rllta ol the toard were
ftpeatd n-a Ire Etw oEes Lruullgtted:
1ns 'ea ,s!afd ; "a nss. es 9ass n..
fAse1 re. utcee OF . 1.ancamaF. Bo: the
pi.aa:Rs t,eaat 70 snlrnatise relief, nor Is
tna c.se for a nt-ha:ory Injunction Sc tha:
lie tQI!t Loins ,ftAt II the cage kj within any
rtlccire OF equitable jrrsptucence. theI hare
pcwe: 10 fake the resolut1ons onplaiEcd OF, ts
rs srt o.. Ptos:hret, Or has rs power bean
ar.. c,tc n:oim n Rcnsrds Seco-d OHIO, state
-. a:n AlGe.1icn rs Wasecn. Fou.io o1io,
s:>,r III, l,,:.~t1ca the so.teae Cost, held mat
q o:.,. He,dss il eet.s,ioa tas:
TIC .p..2,sHo=s nt-o uresioua csscf, II is sum
nsnta r::s sirx . ard. oiy fenei, ss.se 5 i1o
OF CHc'Ina: leto oaezAtloa rrder the cnEst,tu-
tloE OF .sal. Ihe eeyeLth tc-uon oI the Bill OF
Rights pro. oes tcst "Ee 1s1op, morality, aad
ellEel', It hail be The duty cf the General AZ
eecLlI - ras. f1itao'e ssHs to pfo'ectsye1y de-
IoEueio2 !, ,9e ps,Ss.sle aS enl ymeat Of ,ta n
the means OF 1nas.uesou." tbs LeRltlarute has
rovetse d. q ed tae purposss Of COMMON schools;
1elhme 10 'hr zen.n,1:t.t:en q II, The Iyste5.
llia c'atE1.d ftat whatever the uoa.d n u choose
10 ont. II T1fefe1ce 20 coEdnc'ice the exercises
ol ne .ecot'p snn The eoasse Of study, has peea
LEFT 10 heir o2ertr:1n. TnocRh It night be co.,
fttc:'oi II for ire legislature TO NIKE lhe re-
euiren 1nss OF tie old rule IN p1r1uaIce Of the
c;c'iot I. tne oohrd. fh1. Therefore, to gfnut Tue
1e"el won q be to ususp the fltcaops ct the
rrachea oy ire pesot1cal s1ec:onA Of Ecnool Trus-
!eeA Bu: the L:E:a'stnrc hts passed suitable
lesT, snn sae pfop,Etio1 asIutnes that the board
M3y do Ehat the Legislature calpot do; 40 that
re sie cchuted TO ice cons;guct:on OF the con-
st1sC1ion,, Isr neither The Leg:slature nor
d,uefctce tx,ared between cJuneel as to The
neatly ii the REQ ,ulious. tut they resolved
themselves ING prohibition Of religions lnsuuc-
tlot, IL coGs:terlrg the Gaze, It does not matter
wcetttr ,ns eo4sd had ere1 Lelore provided tor
atJ reli2.tu= INJUNCTION or cot, and cannot, Ia
pa1 o. IL s1rur eat rels:es TO sne tfa:h Ct i.'si.
y Of 1he chtislAu rsl!gon. And tne authotNy of
the ao1T Scripture, and has no force. Nor can
eoart Of Ia.ses Tse eousatu'iou .; osso pro.
ridet icE smp:e Protection 10 those who t'eiierc u
A'r:Gat, God. aon to those wbo a. nor, VIII
fFr< f1F t1f c. tn HJ Un h6r 6rk
10 religious establishment Tbess prosi-
elons A1e for The sscunty, OF the
rae rae aeoss
tor tbs promotion OF religion, NOR Alsy and knoMl.
edge F!rss, The renhio Of eyer7 1e!!atoas DE-
to The It1le:oo ard mo-sry Of the con.,1tuuop,
and It tiue taat IN tne pulp::s md on the plat.
forms Of al sssta eses5 qaestion Of rehe,on
not, havr been freely d1scussed. and thu'
these ibs;fuEentall1ies bare sabserved tho gov
.TeIu 1or sns esnu.,on Of snoriedae- no 0ar maui,
box Il Lave m them legislation for The protection
OF rerRlons cenom1r ltors: Ia pursuance Of tins
Requirement Of the constitution: and, tfcond. en-
cours gts tchoo!s and ,he means ot lnstrucuon
ARD prEyttc~ tof 3 thorough BJa1en OF roGm1l
schools II IL Objected thas n.sorsl religion
ebouEn for the purposes Or th- sttte, and tina
itaopSet and slOlscens OF the cot scitnce 70
Nh!cn the cols Ituuo1 prov .dts no ample prntec
sr1c.ion lnio he tchoo:a Considering ihe4e Of
tecuLn. n order, VIC have The folloMing ptoposl
tons: ., ..,,u.,.,
t3e hou oEe. cit OF the population, ana contain III
tue patfo- opnJ OF government.
TT STE T. NE Ieces,s'J ,. TO soS1e'}, @ a5a ss,
The State needs ths hoads and sanction of rel'e
tons 7. .cn'ng. hut nota'ng ooEe
,t n@ =, ,ors tn =; hcn ~. exsry A.
ncm.aion OF be deprived, IN SO fAr ~ =
.1e t,3es 70 e. enotse W. psose9 ~ .-. rea
TOD tf chutch pror rettJ from taxation In 30 II
T2e a,e ma so:n eses ss sae aeo seo0o as
Is ,te ooEs,SM vatah an .! aeneeon, o mo1a's "a !.
Ato"t !, M W. osase ;pe, ~. m r.
;o1 M ,ne m prot.c.iaa It oi religious wnrsnip aud el
coofA:c1 tEt lnt u iueaoc y lasaaeu. LON ,
11e ~ re,,, ;s.t the ;a.ssre rot uneot
EtihtotS' teeaafe taey F1oi2te eottGencs
GnT es1o ooyl.s. ,sst uo see. Or ,sc;. tnai ~ il
coLio y psiI III We tCup0I 3uuo' aLu " u y,
c h1rc1 tGat 1C tnaS se11e SUCH le4uI Hoo
fo:oE y AtJ ales'oa q ICY case. u.o.,,,
r. waa.oD, ta5e no application 2 .h'. este.
s. VIZ have potsluE 10 90 THh me COTE
9netcts o. sLe ptrpft ceona1Gton r. tns ~
be gcot la-t ~ we surrsnoef otntf nstu1a II 't
ioz he sanc eAd. saiu' popat' sup'ea'a s<s
. We bre not 70 deseru;pe nc fent.e
Eo,alt1 sd knox.eo2e in1enoea ey tae eona
Iut:on- ~ ,,r.r.
10 II We Worsbtp sclenca or afs Ok ooi!ec !!
wttdera. ETC., in 2 sehte. md uase snas =,
ship r nanUeAtsslon OF o1r ienesona eoaSGuo' ae,
thess 1eso'onooA "oa1o p'oan'N 4e''
tDe3etn- wiz ,..~.,, ,..a ,
II tbs pupHa 81 ,,sn .ne nsu SIrosnc ard
Holy B!"lr, Win 4ptEopl1e sFEas. ~ ~
r asnn,tI H;vnn1t 1 rSsrtte nor 1et b7 Ia
so,s. &c e,rnn: ne scrn,srxeo. 1nousn it IL ! uu
t;aH gne:her il Nou,d not be better that i
snoud te. But IN view Of tns constoc,
yer Hh,ep We ans na =; fsr ,esouI,oes IL NAV be :
te,t nT.ttantiy IL The prevailing religion
me STATE, lot or the sian- The mt
ss 80 IF 1he neop,e ia controlled py It, and vt
set sne,sd =. .ne rnde-ntnes the rnnrnl spnoor
~. ta.s sad colsup1s the community. Iti4
sn .,r fsey thr i,n,e does not teach ali
Ep,nr, E md .he srases rhst sdoru pr.7ate
nnhl1c lie F'n1ly, 3 thoughtful surrey OF
ipta;T1.asi xesfness ard inpe.feceton Will
tau5 ssca mn - ,S ssep La se ,S.l tie &c
i.hnT Tor III. eI-yatloa OF or race ard epE
i1nsa aTd c;yl,;zaion in the earth The loj;
ttH11 tae +nn., h. m1ne neIne.ual.
h.on 12s' arpGr sroxEns AK5uEzS1-
,.1cs s.or,r rrrsn b. a nrict stAtcmens Of
eare, psHsR pIn H. p.hi Wbie IN tie scsoois oess
ms @ ei.y Il nlsy yeaIa srs, and had eout,noed
r1eut. IRON i,tsd sest ee y Ia 1na 1ge TO e1eer
or grsto'sp 1G. os,nen e ,sse t. scsoo bond ps
these retoctfqns. us,enIas e. ~. ,1onnt I'M, =
OF the School Bo.fo on ans Rtu1hba ~ ~ I'M. !.
uennet, 0. tse Catholic Church DOR, DO 10: :ns oe
ttas the ktug Ja1es Eera!oa Il eo.1est aou
,o 9ntts .ssafe rs z sse .ssda
e.eussoa sa!nsI1,ey sre sq,sot,,, 9ns .s,t
Tst. H. ~ site,are e tespoo toat u al1ayx Csc
ths cisc1rle. OF 4, bsi'et: We heseve IA tfS Is,
11,., I'm lie references To periecn
ip~ n1 cttist.,,. There Levtr caa ee aay last
Ct tie nun, y tupsauh ssar9w