Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-04-22
Opposition 10 seetarian schools in Missouri.


smuggle through a bill requiring the Board
Of Education of St. Louis to vote $40 from
their funds for every pupil educated in pr
vate schools. This bill, which, like the'
clause in the New York Tax Levy bill OF last
winter. was regarded as blow struck at the
life of the common school system OF d.
Louis, was quietly slipped through the lower
House Of the Missouri Legislature before
Its real nature was understood. As soon'
however, as public attention was called TO i'7
true character, much Indignation was
aroused. and at the next session the vote was
reconsidered, and the bill killed by an over
whelming majority. Strong feeling was ez-
cited by this clandestiue attempt upon the com
monsehools and their friends prompdyaroused
themselves to the task Of erecting around
them additional defense. Bills were at once
introduced in each House Of the legislature,
proposing an amendment to the Constitution
Of the State of Missouri prohibiting any ap-
preparation OF public moneys to the support
Of eectarian schools The Senate bill, which
seems to I've the broader OF the t"o' lFoioSee
to .'prohibit any transfer Of any money
raised by governments, local or State to the
support Of any religious institution Com
menting on this measure, the St LOUIS
Democrat Justly remarks
On the broad platform laid down by the Sen
ate amendment every true lover Of religious lib
/ ertv can stand. To that platform must come
! every man who does not wish 10 see Republican
/ Government itself Undermined and destroyed by
| the strife Of opposing creeds. The hercest wars
in history have been IN resistance to the attempt
/ of churcf to control civil governments and no .
sober man can fail to realize that such strug-
Gle in this country would prove fatal to free in
stitutiops 10 prevent it, let this impossible I
barrier be raised, so solid and broad that no /
church, no creed, DO interest will ever hope TO .
o'eriurn H. -.,;.,;,,. holy can b.v.
for an effort to control civil government in
This country is to get share OF the Puone iahl.
or oo1troi al iAg dn po of ferT faith viii be wiling
10 see the government remain wholly indepen-
dent OF religious ere7 a ut tbat the u' VOTE. If
minority Of the people are directed by desire
- f,, tba Tut treasury in order to make
votes for themselves Thus minority Of the
peoplei2F the G 2 ~ Sca . 1s r'e &C. ~ v'
majority of the people in the city or State
through the hunger ofpoliticl,ans for place con
trSe 10 YAK .le ni,o', b;c III, tbe ,5e r,si,ritv
are sg, opposei in belief Nor would the injustice
be one whit les if the majority beng fro,es-
{.ns should tax 'ne nny T n, ' met ,DJ s,f
course is to prevent any taxation Of anybody for
the benefit Of any church creed or sect ana no lnst
,ns QUE vi ,''e IL r,ag Win re,son-
All, r,rt TO- TO eFptin its nature. lie passed at
once. But let it be delayed q few years, until
me R he a. ~ 49, 4 - ami INV |
In c,nne,-ion with thi. subject it is pleas
,rtr. know that there is an influential section
~ ,h. Roma, C,tb,Ii, CLERGY which believes
m r5e common school svstem. The Rev. DR..
F4r,ri N,Glrnn who is the pastor Of the
I,-.,,.- p ,r,,, Catholic rari.b In New York
- ,..-...-..s e., bsr. rsod This l,n,pa-e in
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or ,pnr95Iii,tiops from the state for separate
schools assert that We do NOT WISH 1 TO lnr'e
-. AN an -bo mic and giorv Of Americans.
and should be made institutions where Chris
tsns and indie-s' Jews ana ueniIes, may a.lAe
s..r - , i thew vopli he SUBJECTED TO any reli
eious or sectarian bias. An indiel, Jew, or
Moh'mneian mas ,l 1o SANE ,I ,ba r -b5. -
an should he respected. The business of public
education should be in the hands Of secu.ars,
A net lnira''.i - Gua req ~ 1e;- istm1ts
vacations. the active works of charity and eiu-
cation Of the very poor If they wish 10 devote
ls''iss-'ss ~ , 80 scbos
and devote themselves to the religious education
Of youth.
onicions differ anon, the New York Nd Il
,..-. IN -.-,-i p. ,r,ror Halls a-r,iptment. o
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whole Of them. It saws that Mayor Halls g
only putty in Mr. Tweed, hands and that
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