The New York herald., 1871-12-02
THE BIBLICAL BATTLE
Tho War Of Creeds in Long Island City-Bon
Sides Interviewed-The Cathol;cs Want ,
Peace-What the Commissioners Say

Your lsia ~. p1se'ouH Iiso'
To tear each others eyes a. ''Aa'
"wonder had DR.. Watts, when he tnd,c,aa tns
above, fore-knowledgo OF the creed war now pro
crossing m Long Island City 2" was tne ouery tnat
HERALD reporter put to himself after a visit ves
terday to Hunters Point, the Inhabitants Of wh,cs
are just now fearlully excited over the ATTEMPTED
expulsion Of the Bible from the public school by
THE CATHOLICS,
and the determination on the part OF the Protest.
ants to make its precepts part Of the education or
the children Of the ward, whether Catholic or Prot
estant. The truth Is that the excitement mas bean
caused by the
bI6OTs ALL RELIC -oUs FAITHS,
and the prominence gwen to the quarrel by the
press has but added .fnel to the name,n unnl at
the present time 1t Is likely that tho dispute Will
end III me breakin. up OF the school, II 1t does nos
lead TO boodshed. As stated In the HERALD OF
Wednesday, the reading OF passages OF Holy Writ
incensed the Catholic children, who, en- protest.
ing, were suspended from the school py the
PrIucipaI, Mr. Sieoerg, WHO Ia the dispute seems to
be acting under the authority AMI rules OF the CON-
miss oncrs OF Education and IN no particular ex.
ceeing them. The statement that Seberg had
been mopoed on Thanksgiving and tnat Joseph
Fieze one Of the Trustees. had closed the school
was published in certain New YORK papers OF yes.
terday as "facr" but investigations made yester-
day snow no authority for the sensation that Is
pleasing to tnosc wao desire religious connCt.
The facts are that Mr.. S.eDarg. who, tho parish
priest admits has acted In accordance with has in.
structons, but who, your reporter believes, is evi-
IDENTITY
ANXIOUS TO BECOME MARTYR
in tae QuIXotic battle Of Hunters Point on Thanks.
giving went TO the Post Onlce and encountered
number or boys, who made use OF vile epithets and
pei ed h IN with stones. Inese youngsters awaited
his exit. but Mr. Siencrg renamed III Uncle SANS
once until some gentlemen had gone out and scat
d, frrs.. ,,ofa h. r4Y Gi0
berg went home without police escort. One Of
the Trustees OF the ward, Mr.. Joseph Fieze, on
Thanksgiving, applied cr the keys OF the school FOR
the purpose OF making an inventory oi the property.
and wnca the Janitoc appaei for taem later In the
evening, he turned them over promptly, and &C.
tualy
HAD THE PoLIrENEss,
later in the day, 10 cali at the boarding house OF
Mr.. Sieperg and present him with the keys OF the
Principals desk, which Mr. SleDery had early IN tho
day turned over 20 him. at his request THIS 10
the g!sr the sensation OF notwithstanding OF
which one Commissioner made the remark 70 the
HERALD reporter
sInERE is NO WAR
here. We would know nothing abou. the case wers :,
we not to take The New York papers,
The reporter called upon one of the Commission
ers at his ovce In this CITY and asked for Informs
ton. lie was ye.y biite: asalns. the Catholics:
declared that MIR. sleberg was Carrying out faith
fully the rules of the Board o, Elacltol that the
Protesants in the past had been ind iserent as to
the reading Of the BlDlc, but weyc now determl ned
that 1t shoul not be expelled from the SCHOOL, that
| while two-tlrds oil tho
POPULATION OF HCSrEa'S PO EsT
were Catholics, three fonrtns OF IN. taxation Was
borne by Pro.estants; aad 10 m nl..ry as TO when
1 the quarrel would cid. he answered., "Wnsn th3y
inclte riot AMI some Of
/ TuEfR HEADS ARE CLuBRED Orp,N
| On arriving at Hunters Point tho reporter found
the school closed and the building locked. Tne
janitor assigned as reason tlat the atteudaiice ~
csal nad dismissei them. rir lieberg was vlsi Ell
su.a.aci IA Tie s,ories Of the dlstsriy atf,ck mads
npon him. lie stated tnai he dsnssc ,Ie school
7 on account oi eaf.,ing thaG vacation lad been
given tue pupils Ia New York aad other places Until
! Mo nday. -
: exclaimed one OF the honorable commissioners of
Long Island Guy yesterday 10 The HERALD reporter
.'Rnt consi Ter, sir, there are IN Long Island CITY
J I'VE ponce commissioners. captain u police. tw0
! sorreants and fourteen mcn-,ota police iofce for
rIsHrlNG MEN
Is ha s Sssar ss Ssi 81 'ss sH eses
to declare. ave fgat nov for the BIois: @
and Commemorative want TO give tie Catholics
every priyiege ana right. This llttle gir tturnng
appearance betokened an intelligent and accom-
plisned yonng lady, just budding into womanhoodh
was formerly pupil IN the scnoo ana listened 10
the reading OF the Catuo!ic Bible for nany months.
She ana nd we have no objections to the Sashonc
Bble 0ut they are claiming TOO much, and they can
, loL secure IT.
Later m the day rhe HERALD reporter called upon
Rev. Father Crimmins, who met hn NJ toe door OF
his residence. corner OF East avenue aud Third
street, and upon announcing himself as HERALD
eve Of leaving his residence, escorted him to his
paror ana an a,srvew followed the repoT,ss
he had been informed that he Father lrmmlpsl =,
WAS IA raE Boffoa oF rHe QuAaREI.
and repeated TO nm the conversation had with
Commissioners, With mentioning names.
:. rather Crimnins, on being In or,ned OF the mis-.
AUTHOR OF A LARGE roai on OF TGE CHATTER
O. Lon Island CITY, and thar N wrting . !! ne made
and embodied the following clause IN the act, which
was
| STRICKEN OUT AT ALBANY
| by some power or authority that he knows not OFF,
Ths rsoas doctrines e.ss Of any religion Of any
In s o,,y nor ',l any book pamna paer contain
the particular doctrines or tenet o. rei io or
be or a 9 pc any ssssn Or d sss
of the public schools OF Long isiant CITY.
Father CrImmlas further declared that he took
Of the siaIc c. consutio sec,oa ui and sections q
OF the act OF incorporation Of he CITY, no loci power
was enabled TO force the Catholic CHILDREN 10 listen
KING JAiiEs TRANSLATION OF THE BIBLE.
Va ee Go e o ga % e x9
/, 2 and xviii, 30 so and ST. aud J0o XII, 16 III
/ as an example OF the Improperly OF reading the
| Bible in the public schools without comments.
The clergyman, coming back TO the charter,
called attention to the constitution Of the Lntei
States, the constitution Of the State and the follow
ing clause LII the city cnarler:-
SECTION All children the Of four and
twenty residing ia the city shall be entitled TO attend
OF the public schools thefen and the parents guardians
other perons having me CUSTODY OF such chiiren
shall not be liable to assessment imposition f0e
the instruction Of cnren In public school In said
city than is bercinbefore provided.
The reverend gentleman distinctly declared that,
while ne had IN hts church last Sabbath cOun-
selled his congregation To be firm and
REs ISr IN ALL LEGAL MANNER
a,l attempts to read the Protestant or anv other
Blble In the pnblic schools and mad declared thae