The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-19
THE BIBLE IN The PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Discourse BY tho ReY. Oscar Hugo-"The OPP
ponents OF the Bible "-Tho Bible Connected
with tho BEGINNING Of the Country, and to
be Connected with It to the End-The Bible
m Institution Of the Republic.
The Rev. Oscar Hugo delivered discourse on
"The Bible In the Public Schools at the Manhatta an
Reformed church, corner Fifth street and Ave-
nue. B, yesterday afternoon. The reverend gentle.
man was full Of hts subject, ano, although q Hun
garan. he preached with astonishing nuency for o
foreigner. "Go thou and preach the word was
the text upon which he founded his discourse. In
the early part Of his sermon ne spoke with great
GOODNESS and elaboration. He made no accusations
against the "opponents Of the Bible" as he called
them, 5ur his paraleipsls were more telling than
open remuneration could have been. His paragrams
were numerous, but "tnln." He spoke Of Rome az
THE ''NFERNAL CITY,"
after which he invariably begged to be excused
declaring he meant to say eternal Cty.n
As he progressed In his discourse he digressed in
dignity, and, IN fact, seemed to have lost his cool
self in the now Of his own eoquence. He slashsd
around Unfortunately. and never spoke OF the
Pope or the priests as individuals or as class bat
always connected them In this fashion-"The Pope.
the priests, the grog shop keepers, the dev or any
other man." In this anialgamation he took partlcu-
lar delight, and slapped In whenever ne thought
Proponents OF the So.e," and shoWed tnas there ere
was sufficient reason why the Bible should not be
of his attention to the subject at issue, IN.
stead OF denouncing the "Papal Power" and
ns clergy ne would
OF the discourse will be found below: 'Go. thou,
and preach the Word" are the words spoken by
the imprisoned evangelist to mis- brother Timothy.
Next to the crucinxion l think this the subIImest
picture In the Scriptures. The aged evangelist
monisnne him to preacn the Word nor aoi lear the
lot which he himself now awaited In reading this
nv mind. Was Timothy restricted to "preacn the
Wora" IN any particular country or 70 any specia!
peopef NY answer TO- tins is an emphatic mo p'
he was sent to preach TO the world ut large. He
was not sent to any nation, but to Coos people,
who are The people Of ali nations and countries, and
yet the
PAPIsTs OF THIS DEMOCRACY
tell Ms that 1t were not TO be read 10 them and that
succumo to their demands damn ourselves, and
forego od the purpose Of our oeingf Shall we,
100000 Of Papsts Let me ask, before proceed.
ing further, is there nation OF Europe within
whose bounds these priests and erogsnop Keepers
these minions OF one OF the most despotlc crowned
heads Of Europe, whose hands are stepped In blood
tate to US, and II we ask them now they dare, they
THIS IS '.rREB COUNTRY
Free indeedl Was freedom ordained for such base
usesa Let me ask If we went to Rome wnen the
Pope swayed the sceptre-how happy l am to say
governed his people, and tina. is did not agree
with our spread eagle Ideas, what would ne say2
"n you don't Ike It pack your trunks and leave.
Now say To- tne priests and the grog snop Keepers,
III you don't like to have the Bible In the public
schools pack your trunks ll you have any, and
knowing why; narrow. minded and deaf 10 reason
they imagine that 1.-THE Bible IN the public schooly'
Is Protestant institution; but II not 1t Is an In.
stitutlon OF this grand democracy. me Bible was
read IN me Flrss Congress- Of the United Colonies,
held at pnnadephla; ana, as 1t was connected win
the country's beginning let us hope IL will be con-
neced WI tn It's end. Rather than let the opponents
OF the Bible destroy this exponent OF our freedom
let u.s. 27000 600 ID al. rally under the standard OF
Christ ana defy
THE POPE, THE PRIESTS, THE 0ROasHOP KEEPERS,
THE DEVIL OR ANY OTHER MAN
to lay unh0U hands upon printed word OF God.
But this Ii not all; they want 70 dcsecrate the
Sabbath and keep their gin mills and lager beer
saloons open on Sunday, and some OF them Keep
their gambling hells open continually, nor ever
observe Gods resting day. A short time ago there
was meeting neld IN certain nall in TINS city by
Q parcel OF Germans. Tie didn't say TO what
determination they belonged Out Of necessity
attended IL. There were some among the GU who
had not yet shaken the dust Of Europe from their
ehses, and who stil smelled OF tyranny ana despos-
ism. There 0oject was-y0u will hardly belleve
Ito form an athestical society for the purpose OF
printing ana circulating their pantnelsc doctriues
oyer the length anu breath Of the land.