Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1870-02-25
TIE BIBLE QUESTION.
Some few months siucc Tie Cincinnati Board
w. Edueai,,n passed resolutions prohibiting thc

reading Of the Scriptures aud singing IN the
scli,us under their ursdislior. Tho nc ion thus
taken was n itself ubnovinus "a The law aud also
tn the prevailing moral sehiimcutspf tue pcuPlc
Of Gin maiti, aui indeed % The sentiments pr,
vaillnc gencially ll,u.ualmia Tie ruilcd States.
Viewing the Bible as tic yource az al sound
mc,pliiy, ,h1 people rpa,l is rschlugs as
more imperative iuthcir hilucnev tlRn tc cor.
tradiclory dogmatisms orcnuncdrg crccds. II
Then the simple bu' Sublime uths " the Bible
are withheld from our Youths, 10 what souice
may eaprly ror ihat corrective influence which
shall purify our evil passions inspire ,ur hopes
Of Immortality bcycui tlc gravy Fnl furnish
c'cr rrrccpuchd Him by vlost ilui dc uni-
vrtsc aud all which At contains were midc2 IN
vain we loUk fur light on these momtnious sub-
icel. from any other snurcc. In our darkness
We may we'll cxcam; The wide, the unbound
cd prospect lies brorc me but shadows, clouds
and darkness rcst upon IT," Without the teach.
ings Of tlie lhlc, tlic thoughts of Dtty, bcNild-
cts tie iu'c ctuf humanity aud impress 81 cter.
un, uconics an bicct vi dread. Well then may
the Injunction or the Great Teacher hc cherished
by us, " Search the scriptures aud well may
we lniil with profound satisfaction tic recent
decision Of the Cincinnati Superior Court by
wmcha perpetual injunction hns Jtcu given TO
prevent any Inheritance with the reading Of the
rtble by llc SCHOLARS IN the public schools.
This il indeed triumph Of tight in which every
good citizen must riioico.
The resolutions OF the. School Board which
have snthumnctlv aeilatcd tho people through
the ltncih aud breadth of,he lard are as fullowsi
E,soird. That religious insrnciun nnd llc
reading OF irlicious buuks, including the Holy
llihle, are prohibited in tbc Common Schools of
Cincinnati, It being the true uhioci mud iutcut Of
this rule to allow the children of the parents of
all spcls and opinions IN matters Of faith mud
worship, to enjoy alike the benefit OF the Conn
mon Schobl fund.
Res8ffsd, That 81 much of the regulations nn
the course uf study aud lcEt buOks In tho Inter
mediate aud Dlslcict Schools lpagc 2l3 annual
tepuiu As reads ~ follows; The opening eN't-
else in uvcry department shall commence 10y
reading a pnftion " tlic lhbc bvor under dircc-
tim uf tlic TEACHER, and appropriate singing by
the pupil, be repealed
We copy the closing remarks orJulgc Storcr's
lcaincd aud elaborate decision III The case; they
the Bible as source Of instruction, he says;
Asa work Of histoiy ur geography, therefore
itbchrs tho highest cv,ienco Of Ms accuracy, aud
cnmmeuds itself to every Intelligent mind AZ
uithiul record Of facts. it, rrnhbitnn, then
may, for Ike reasons MS those riecn by counsel
iucldh, the wuIIs ui lUscrhus, ptrc's Essay on
Nam Mhtuus Paradise Lust, IIillnms Middle
Agos prescott's Phillip II and Motlcy's History
Of the Neither lands, for eaclt OF these oicud some
conscienceou the ground that private Judgement
is inter fcrod With,
a. 1T az 4 L.
bids all religious in ,tructiun as well as vocal
music. II is sweeping cdict which compre-
hepd, not only the Holy Scriptures, bu, all uth-
cr religious inst uvtou, leaving the schnpls prac-
tirally "wilhout hops and without God, not
even natural religion is TO be taught, the exist
Cucc Of Deity, ur thl responsibility, nl man to
his Creator. IN Is left blank IL the inquir-
lug puplS shuuli hterrorate the teacher ~ 10
his origin, lie ludy be referred 10 the grDlogst
but nGt ib Genesis II hc should he asked why
ills, the sabbath day is TO be observed, lac may
be postponed until thc teacher uhtiiuS the cou-
sent Of the ndard nf Education To answer the
question, thus leaving the scholar IN doubt ns Ia
the mcaning of what is constantly passing before
bis eve.
IT, paridventure. al home, tho pupil should
have read of the nclugc, the Instructor, IL asked
u explain when and Wheru il occurred, may, ir
he is merc humanitarian, assure the inquirer
that ID, staten ,ut Is a myth nnl not verify,
0"rh s'ht' mp'u W. '!inv V"li Hy'
nave pern enlie'pNt'u when Tue common schools
I scrihcd, elsv we believe no pupil would have
been taught aud no building have been erected
Tor his accommodations; and in dis connection
we can not we'll understand why the nx was not
la,u ~ 'he IupI, 2'a We az ~ 'tuu,s' N"l'nate
ee1u.lN sul,l,lttVu y ,itAluon' ,ntluueu "'''l"
II Is trur that the Board could not, cr o1icio,
have regulated the TruAiccs Of thOsc sclnnls,
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come praeticaiiy ac,,nIntrd with workings Of
/ our political system, taeir views ~ nur social
system, however lramed, are entitled TO but lii.
, tic weight.
/ On the whole casa W. are satisfied that we
have COM llcto Jurisdiction nf the subject matter
before US, aud uf tho partirs thai lhr matter al.
lcdged by Tie plaintiffs and admitted by llo de-
/ Gudants, preseut inst ami rauitabls grounds for
( our Interference. We SO decide. brcSnsc ,ye are