The New York herald., 1870-02-16
THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Bible the Exponent Of Morality
and National Prosperity.
Decision OF the Supreme Court Of Ohio on
the Exclusion Of tho Billie from Pub.
Lie Schools-Fhe Bible to be Re-
tanned as q Text Book Dissent
Ing OpinionOf Judge Tailt.

opinion the reading Of which occupied moro than
three hours. Tnc court room was ned witn listen
ers. The plainsiirs had applied for an injunction TO
RESTRAIN the operation OF resolution passed by the
Board OF Edacation prohibiting the reading Of the
Bibie In the public schools. Judge Hagans delivered
mia op,pion first, OF winch the following in O NY
n0pss.-
The argument tho trial a 4he case IN November took
.sou .ss wss s sassons sanad he
sncss tho and the hand
And o. the %
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depends the proposition that il h within the simple prn-
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objected to the OF tho court that under the Code
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and ,as h therefore we as either
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es have no Tns
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provides th. religion. morality and knowledge however
Ssassi @ H:.s%sy suitable sssry
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sssumsn. relate. fssy Of .6e Christian
icSs nor can these questions .S.horssvsy
1S Of se vS q ohS eSs sd sn fs
Nose who do not i'm freedom OF conseens 70 AZ We have
:Sry q the aaivdna follow shs provision. above
The q thus gIS,d. ns TWO
crs the werahp of every reg9S. denomination is Pro.
q consultation and Is that in pnlpits and
the .ssn.. o az sn ns, q no sy
be-n freely discussed and sugh. and thus these nstrumen
the public agents for
M ne or ssus IN
e that Of ne eonsution and the second en-
vides for thorough sys,sm Of common schools II is
sh h and snSas na lST
he conscience for which the constitution provides ample
Gon into schoo consiens ;Sess % obscsons % Ia order
W. pS ,as constitution tend to the
Aomoseney Of the populations and contain the rue phoso-
SsnsNThc society Originates. IN
bonds and sautalon religious ieachac nothing
appear From Me legislation for the pro
sznno be deprived IN 50 far as all are taxed TO enforce
by me exemption Of church property from taxation In
far all a.s. s.d 5oS :ss, sn Is
nenta:ities 10 secure rs end
knowledge which he state TO and
90 hs ground toas taxation or the protection e religious
hue Richards t4s Maine, go, case in which
Section two article six ot the cons,.u,ion simply
tbs school fund AMI claimed that in tha, such
assSH @ va
hs r, @
natural right. Tor The same pepu supreme ss j,
Hinsn-we are no. to determine tho religion morality and
knowledge intended by the constitution.
&c. any sense that worship OF
ragous convictions these resolutions would prohibit In
Elren-Tbe pupil: of the high schoos read the Holy
Bible, with appropriate singing and the creek Testament
and there Is complaint nor yet BY children without
not = e H..
I @ sw % Se wa ha. I
resolutions In other views the resolutions may
&c said rs
h as nJ sms
that the Bible doe. not sesss ali tho virtues ana
rSa iSous"i Of ndvia
for the elevation OF % our sa 'prssd truth and Gy1s
I Judge T Slower began y o.
r.. na Ssd
nasa but provision had sesn made in this time
dian desired To this rule no o,snss wa. taken until 1859
A.' E s tSss :: IN % Il. s s.
James version u correct and complete aud that ohes are
:, oh;
%
& 10y H. so
Il.
profess % know and teach t. Separated from ali irree
he sa r.
essss may this court restrain the Board The pr
Vision T.: rsssss!.s: hs
mon % x Ss:Ag %hS Rs
shp unsnown GOD i Ii: Christian religion th~. !.
that each a ans b. be provided wa
ms in.ssaons sSss % hi. i Al tie
ss II II: and . that the bible s,nno
lesss%Sn % and our justice supplied copies
tnc bpic aud only from the schools that
u sought TO be expelled, thus making them
Ike q ne oy .aa rsSs TsiSsnSn .
lowest view We can take religion contemplated and re-
cosnxca py tne constitution 10 which
supsms being mot literature Of tho but as
veseo IN our cnscnces the wor3up OF that Yeng wa
conclude thai the religion OF be R,be "a ~ shb
s meant by The constitution hAs bsen hv The
legfation OF the GenerR Assembly ON No o,Sr aronny
hasphsm,y be made crmn, The claim that the
walton OF tho Of right and wrong and hat A., u w
yon meant by that instrument written on hunsn .r
hard IA
other ground than that which justins Jugsop hs
sacISnce OF the Hndoo widow, the cannIbasn, r IL
eouth Sea Islanders. Without the teachings of ING ihc n
haze unvaryng code OF duty su, ,hs AZ
fen,ants be deyelone Wha
the procss what bgh ana holy motive presented 40 the
pupi who deprived OF the teaching OF Bios Jv ,h
rue there would be standard, every would be
Jaw unto himself The srfe Of opinion world
DO uncontrolled, and the power az ~
country would be dependent individual caprcs W. ~,
not admit the assertion that the Bibe
ths 10 the work OF not of God The scriptures teach
al OF one origin, but the human icason different
We learn from tho Bible 10 forgive njue3 in the
prufoupJest sysems Of human philosophy volume that