, 1870-04-04
TIE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
Judge Stnllosa Addrc*s 10 thc t'ef'
1tssAn.. mt WorkingEacs'~ Hull.

,ttnn.. mt WorkingmcnsS Hall.
f'r.on the Cin1nnoti Commercial
Judge Stallo opened lls Address " eAAing
the attention Of the audience 70 tue lnPp1-
raid tha, if the fanatics who insist upon the
continuance Of gihte reading and other re,
Et-if,i,n c1crcises in the common schools should
sgcceed in carving the elections, tue new
School Board would not in but thew ' xond o
alno probably withdraw the arreA Of
tho Mble care to The supreme Court, and
thus Isusira, .tAa4 highea1 r ltalnA 81 taa
s{1ta 81 ths opportumt. to psss au1ao17sa- T.
lively upou The Groat questions involved IN
| thst case. The advocates Of Protestant wor-
| liz, ;n 1u1lic rehoo1s would use every effort
to mi On iii further tlele.e. to eton the dis
cusfion which was g!aauall! passing into more
3uie. md tongasai channels sna N the n1e;,.
dicts Of the multitude. He ana1sted that y
| vas the spccial duty Of the Germans, without
distinction Of party or creed, to defeat these
efforts.
| which sucl IN outcry was raise1t be said, were
| a timt1e act Of common Justice. II q Je" was
compeloa to contribute to the salass OF
tsscher who read the New Testament and IN
cu,eated The cardinal doctrines ot Christianity
schpo)s in which the lible was read in lTo-
| testnnt fa.l,ion and Protestant hymn wero
aunv il tie Yationa1rt or nubelieser Was torcsd
to nv for irdoct1inatiug tho pupils With Tue
Mnrsic ACCOUNTS Of the creation Or OF the Aood,
~; frr Te.ding utasages Of the bible, which, in
| tIn ry1ie uncoumcnted form In which they
s1c offered to the children, he regarded as worse
, i'm nonxense, we hsd rimply gone back to the
mes of Philip III when 1,in ,Ge, fo1 ae6o1og f1eeog q
: couseicnce " although We no longer stumble
ora- cl,srred human bones II PosA in tht
g Netherlands, although the faggot and II!
j. stake are no longer among the anstruuaental |!
ties Of the modern Psfsscno,i nGs opna os'o1 ~
!; les Insisted upon. Our American representa-
;! lives at lorruatic coercion claimed the I'ght
= nlut,der ara rob tho jew, the Catholic. an IN
l. believer in the interests Of biblical orthodoxy
and this il us = much NJ sn'9 OF o, opr
T. stitutiona md times, and the ecnse 81 1ust1e
g ~ thc ,norc violent proceedings Of our nj
:" dinys] aucestors" }Great applause
Judge stalo said he respected even 9es,, 1ea'&io,
r1ejnaes etpee:arhs masses masa Of the sdvoest
Of Bile reading at tho public expense VIC e
'as an undoubtedly sincere, and UNCONSCIOUS oi = :
ms ms ,s1onr ylicl. they sought to peIpetuAtc =
uy many Of those who we're voc1ie1aans i IL
oi raisi,c hnsil,ub in the pIhhc press. VI
mauiie.tly Lc1t upon tho deliberate purpc
J., ~ I1anjiur ali thosr who did no. call the
III selves orhodo. 1otestats ~ ~ oSas'a Sts.s =
! the civil ronmuulon, oi the i.a,e PAY -,
.rc, M tnc,v watched tho phases thror
a. Which the Bih!e controversy nan
pro- eeptiyelv parsed. At hrst &oe au'oIA'eo f.. 20
Irutestsnt lAble reading had almply T., g. Z
rh- 4'Welt, If you don't NC II, ksep soal ot,n.1
to reud them" This was the first phase
ting ttc nuer.i<s.-tle phare Of Eheer ltnpuuet
tn Wheu The answer was made that keepin6 u
'tion children out Of the schools did not Esnese
Catholic, the jew, and the free thlnxef !! !,
r,nc she necesxity of helping. to support th
d on the question passed into the SECOND Pha:
tHa+ ~ fbr meeting at Ikes Hall, Whe'
uaa bol,llv asserttdi that this Wa not on
wtss Christian, but Protestant country. IN nna "
y AZ tlle ntG "* .z,1i, srl tl,a only reljatle
Sew port Of public morality. +1,o
This assertion wnA confronted Win tne
tory of our country, tho Constitution o.
,rn. 1a state, and Tie spirit o. our ;a c trd nbase @
,sy phase II legal quiddty and myssiiissa,ilos! s,
II! un- "hra tlenlalost's " .urnss, which he h
oste5ty vsna sPpreeSats eS1s.ni1y vas esA'
prous1le tpealing, tho law Of he y
+. who .sfiltu,rh there was not word =
e 5,s io5 tho BiGlo in tic constitution; although
that cor'linE to- the HrrG,s exrress enart ena re
M 1iea' Trotcesants, Jews, unbeIc7ess, &c;,
ale..Int.lS equal before the law, pesesth
Tie Irotestant lad the right TO lave lns
y r. 's read, aud the doctrines Of lis rehgsoh
' At the public expense. n othe1 MOTHS,
ticcl.ted that because Ohio was not It
Amer mt State. and Professionalism could not
er, the sny privileges over any other sect or de
!ela ~ nsion Therefore The Prutestant could ta
r1nsa @ catholic, the Jew, and the unbnliese1 Tor
t.as ot lsr9y Protestant pa'os.s III Appnotte ao to
A" tho lea,rcd opinion Of the majority
judges Of the superior Co,rt: OF to aste,
ID. 1efute it. Ilis rcfntation had been suit
ly accomplished in the aaralfable d!ss
opinion of Judge Tait' which, ca. assaas .ssaa;
all la the remarks which he propoe
.,o,, | mako he would simply dwell for d II,
ln, nssscn on nrou two considerations which wcz'
c from | SANITY urged III ofue1 cA'uoA ~
sent n n. tue Issue and w1est the question sna.
per, the / it's legitimate bearings, OF to a"as
{ com. question I.y tic pretcnce OF its insight
anAtlaa 4Iar., .r, 1nnny pcrso14s, he said, WHO
eo''4eA with him in tho main, but who thone!
ia SIX TO | Whole quarrel was about thing 60 uni
an, TIT i; Tas n not t. "ct1 VII si iaesene n
Il make" these men say: ' whether
tc9ts Of the Bible are rcad and few
snnr ~ a morning exercise in the X
r. NJ This lible reading and singing r. T., 1net. 81
new nr- form from Which no substantial ausahta
the MN. he derived t.y any form 0! belief.
nt the IL .,,1f T., = sr rficipnt reply to this
Stathe ;"' the tat shc empty torn" Of lAble rcaii
ii ii fhc thus far ke1:t nearly oue-half of enf
rrrrt- from The r,,,lie schools. naGe stanG ',,
l1'!encr, Irrw this war disputed, and to that sh
xm,I, rrtu1u hereafter. Eut the zeal :
Is 1t Is t;nscty with which, that "cmpty fuf1
snnrh; to he upheld showed sufficient
hid a serious meaning. The meaning
-. snro- naintcna,,ce Of sectAnan aseenasne:s :
~, tnos , state and covert, indirect, practlca
~ n,l,r II ,f theory Which WAS osteuslh!y and
. SANE as | di..,1ajp4i-thc theory Of nceessAs
rs .lislc- between Church and State, and Of aHE
n ea.A nlaiuIity to ct'trce tue etAe1 o. ~
VA any l,n,{er tbe rrtte1t that when the safot
Ie" Statc requires it, (a,,a Of this the po
/ ., :. 1o mo- .ataut i, in lis opinion. the onls
ia n Il tudce, tie conscience Of tho Jew, tht
before The {r% and the r1nbclieycr must give IA
the Rev Mr. Thompson, who hAd
this doctrine in tczns from the pup
tint l1estnte1ian Church. on last
would he Pleased with the ,applieatio
.xnc, | doctrine after while, when the
came to he in the majority. and ass.
- -,.,.,,, right Of that majority to sss WHIST u
cr $rrl- oA State "
OF the HAVING thns briefly referred. Ju1
c,utS,.uesl. 10 tile objection, that tue
nnc, at iss;c il insignificant and not worth
ouul pas- | of On principle, come to another !
h Railroad, | the nFeertion constantly naae y
Il met with ncuts that the effort to exclude the
,.st o, this tho schools ie I mere rEctencc, ana
i IN and real purpose Of those engaged IN I
etc wrrck arainet the Bible is to destroy ou
car, all Of scho.,l syrtem altogether. to divide t
+ emosnk- fund among the scets aud denomlnss :
II asseenI ,s to give The lions 4lare to the cathol
w = so " Tne While an convinced that the MI
! ,Fsce. nut onr rrcecnt School Board were not a
;tunatcly no ans sueh motive in passing fhcH fce
Mt occurrrl 90 no, doult At Ill that there are
he sleeping and influential Catholic. who arc ~
N the man- I,. tue rurrcec Of procuring diE1s1
Z. a;,ah; sms %Hss school fund. But the advocates
.AuseA ~ | measure eel7sAus ~ - ~ NV
!nael In the They know full well that .he On
lny not IT. cr,,t1nd on Which they can demand
81 Catholic schools hy the state II
set innis Sta:c now r,ecs tho entire school ful
''e nct Trs ~. siptcnance Of schools which a
. tnss | Tnr-r ~ xo11 ~ their essence rrost