Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-28
For the Republican.
Edudatien and Theology.

Edudaticn and Theology.
Not many years ago many persons
co.,silcrel it the creates: possible
in IN a minister to mix politics anf
sligion." Why This course was al
ogether evil, it was not easy to say
Politics using the term in it's con-
non meaning-may not help the
after; but certainly our average
AMERICAN politics is not so pure as
not to be the better for little gen
tne religion in ii.
In these latter days this old cry is
growing faint; instead OF tiff we
may trust the signs Of the times
HE kindred cry Is raised against mix
ing education and religion. Those
wicked fellows, tie Dsiiocra,ic-Eib-
erals, Git we may trust the RErrBLI-
cA>), are disposed e.en to find fault
with very harmless resolution
pas.cl at our late Teachers Ins,i-
tate, and to affirm tina; it unwarrant.
ably inva'.cs the deba,eablc ground
between education anil theology
Did rho committee presenting this
resolution, or the teachers adopting
1t, dream that in SO doing, they
We're, in the view OF great political
party, arroga,ing to themselves the
faEct.cns CT ,heoirgians or mission
aries, and SHINING not lass gficvorsly
;han the preachers of abolition ii,
tay. se.e bye
Let ns be inst. This terrible ou.
cry Is heard only in the minds car o
the REPUBLICAN. Rather is 1t the
REprnIlcASs proper self, which, un
der This unseemly disguise, with
pain objects TO the idea tha, u tesch
ers sphere embraces in the most re-
mote degree, anything touching tho
religious, theological, or spiritual
condition or education oi.,hs pupil.
1t further declares that ut il OK.
tremely doubtful ifa teacher has any
authority TO give positive instruction
81, moral topics, even though good
neral character is one OF the rcqris.
ties OF q teacher under the law
This is radical language Is it radi
cally right, or radically wrong
Tho RErrBL,cAx is rot alone il,
This opinion. The Literal, though OK
pcctcd md, AS /, were, urged to dc
SO, found no fault with the resolu
,ion. Rut a. por;entons CLOUD
looms III the Liberal horizon, jus, a,
that plucky sheet passes GRACEFUL,
ont OF view; Cloud" that covers
with scorn tie whole brood OF resolu
tions put forth lty AL association o
teachers in a small! town in the IA
West, whore yet the ruilnleh OF cd
ucation are to be learned Well, i
.sa wonder they dared ito lit Ii,
their voices and resolve thus; whe:
they know how improper it is, the,
will not do it again. This cloud,
piece of mingled sarcasm and argu
ment, the REpuBL!tAS. cnnsllerin,
i: well worth the space" given II
hastsns to copy. with substantial en-
dorsemsnt.
The offending resolution read
thus: 1--WE - do hereby resolve q
That We will It all times cndeayor I,
impress upon the minds OF our pu
pills the necessity of intoxicating
true regard for the Christian Rslig
ION, and sense OF their obligation
70 God, THAR country. their neigh
bors and thsmsslyes." Most OF Il
know that very good writer's coca
sionally perpc,rate 'srrc. OF con
strnction. Tho writer OF this resolu
tion did not probably notice at tn
iimo that tho previous wording o
the resolution made the word "..n
culca,iag' nnnecsesary. Leave it on
and The meaning is plain. But TN
error gives CLOUD occasior for say
ing "thsrc il stands In all it's na,iv,
nglincse, . sentence crcd,,able TO il
sutbor neither ~ rhetoric or ecnti
Front in this age OF educational al
yancmeut." Arc..thc rhetoric" an
s'eeD,iment" oil that sentence "crsdi,
able" ~ il author? Erras est Ia
Asm@ssE.
The second resolution, ecnched il
English 20 plaiK anil 50 good that j
can he neither misunderstood no