National Republican., 1873-06-24
CHURCH TAXATION AGAIN
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Ielesss ne onurrh from III. onus, the 0hprsh
Sc,ss " ssPsinYso, and the very source OF is
You have done ne the honor, cir. TO ~ ,thst
Clergyman connected with Chnrch which,
$ssS c.ns. as sss5 p. q .SrSS as %
went 70 the extent o. enforcing the acceptance
,Ies m d0Sns sss.,n snord incline tS.,rd .ss@
- against one which leaves the Church entirely
enough deny, ~. that the Church % which
doctrines BY other weapons than these Of
preschlns and persussion. We challenge you 70
prove ne contrary. u that Church has LOT many
was emlnently entitled % Il. IL vu she that
christianized all the nations OF Europe, and
through the influence o. her teachings has est.e,
o. useful points. she could wen enjoy the
patronage Of the state, when she created the
st.ie. and brought y from ? condition Of bar.
could well be allowed some support from govern
ment, when she gave back q thousand times more
tnsn she received relieving the state OF the but.
the founder Of educational Institutions in every
land, for the diffusion OF that knowledge which
ntne principal support Of legitimate government
You says 'if the principles Of religion have not
In them the necessary vitality 10 win their way
~ appealing directly TO the minds Of men, no
aid or favOritlsin which the State can Oner
would long avail TO maintain them. II lhey do
possess such vitality even the opposition Of the
STATE would be powerless TO crush them. Al. to
e .as
from the Church all Involuntary support, and
allowing u TO depend upon the moral power Of
,s,s ~ TnTs, 9ser ens mlnu, a,a ~ coalS aIi
scarcely have believed that d Clergyman would
6e Wiling 70 present the faith he representa- IL
sne ei.tn, aspect q peii'ioner io5 .es help o.
surely, religion divine In It's origin aud Us
teachings pcssesses within itself all that Is
necessaty 70 command the profoundest Ieyer.
ence Of mankind, independent Of any aid de-
rived from human governmental"
think, str. that in all ths there 4 great con-
fusion Of Ideas. The rftaiiy Of religion consists
religion, for instance heathenism or Mormonism,
may gain the ascendant anc flourish, " power
July aided oy the state. why does communism
with anarchy and barbaris,n, but because u nnds
powerful support In Government officialsf The
prncipes OF religion may possess all the vitality
| OF inen; 6ut u they who teach these principles
are refused the liberty to do So or II they are so
| oppressed with taxation that they cannot have
| the means TO educate youth In those principles,
the State will be all powerful 10 crush them.
Was not Christianity crushed out Of Asia Minor
ADD Egypt BY the Maho,nmedAn powcrf Wa.
not the religion that couver rted the world crushed
out Of England and other parts Of Europe, Dy the
power Of the Statef Mr.. E1itor, have no fears
respecting the vitality Of the church OF which am
e sE PTSySsS S Sna ss asSs s H ssi
church-property, when thoy who raise their voice
IN this strain have mot the slightest scruple 70
euItsen win taxes Tor the puols schools nearly
when this portion of the community are taxed
against their Will, because they derive not the
slightest benent from these Institutions.
| We ask no fayors from the Government for our
i ohufches or our schools, except In tbe SUPPOSE
| ton that II has always been the policy OF ~.
State 70 favor, 10 q certain extent, religious and
sider honorable to the Government, while u is
| highly beneficial TO the people. To tar religion
| and learning would be anything but indicative o.
| that enlightenment and refinement that should
characterize a political system IKE ours, and We
deeply regret 70 see portion OF the press aiding
| or encouraging this retrOgrade movement, which
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not exhibit the faith which hold, I'm the ptiful
aspect OF petitioner for the help OF the state "a
invest t with an eKtfinsic dignity. !" but claim
uons,) and that the church Of which have th,
honor to he a minister shall not be deprived O
az y eas nsSs @ss Ss
same church saves At least sixty or seventy thou
sand dollars annually 10 the District government
81, believe that the religion Of that church Z
'diyine In It's origin and ia teachlngs," and that
| having congaerod earth and he'll during mort
than 1900 years, II will continue 70 be tnumphanl
throughout the world; but 10 Is not impossiol,
teat IN particular regions aud districts, a nov
in Germany and SwiIEerland, It may be much
hampered aud oppressed by the lrrellgious an
persssuting spirit of the age.
Allow me one more remark, BY way OF reiutlni
the sophistry OF my opponent, "Sxty-seyen.
lie quotes my words: sine people In genera
arc taxed for the public schools; let the burdel
q non;,axa,ion for ehaEcLss BE- ss9 1901 borne ~ Sl
that l admit the injustice OF church-exemptioi
towards q certain number, and wish TO shift Al
unjust burden from the shoulders OF the few
gumentatlon on q liberal scale. But, sir, d,
not admit the injustice OF church exemption
towards any one, for the whole community Dc
|, rtve an equivalent from the Church. In IN,
words quoted above / argued, as iogicians cal
It, ad hontinsm, or according 70 the admissions 0
my adyersaries. You say that II is no injustic
Schools sa6PSsS All PGs large m PORTION Of of the pppSa
! ton neither want them nor are being benente'
by them; well. do In regard to the churches wha
you DO for tas schools, and then, according = =
: few. But "Sixty-seyenn does not stop here
He wishes 70 choke me with his own conclusion,
drawn from his own premises; but ] adm
, neither his principles nor his conclusions. IL
adds, as an argument drawn from my word
! ! quoted above The people In general are take
70 build school houses, pay teachers, &c.i leg N
: burden Of buildlng churches, paying miniateI'
descons, bell-ringers, &c., be also borne BY III
. public at large" This inference ID legitlmat
= y consequence from the antecedent proposition
boh uOb hutuN hut hutcNththNp huh eaVhtAet
: am not ohargoable with the conclusion.
The concinaon belongs TO "Sixiy-seven" an
his associates, and Il IA rather sophistieal; u
certainly very cool 70 mpute u TO me. II "5ixtl
/, seven" OF anybody else holds that the state ha
! ! right to provide schoo-houses, pay teacher
! 4c., by taxation OF the people, he must also ~
nit the right Of the state 70 build churches, pa
. ministers, &c., by taxation, whose admits "a
. sohool-nght, must admit the ohuruh-nght, III
do not recognize the right OF the state either
build churchea or 10 assume the charge
popular education. Education and religion a
inseparably united, because u Ia folly and COZ
tradlction In terms 10 say that man IL educate
I when he has not ycr learned what "a neceasaI
. for him to attain the end for which God create
him. lie cannot learn this without religion I
the church. The State schools do not teach th
or any other kind OF religion, and hence we cal
not admit the utility, much loss the necessity
: such q system OF Instruction. II Ia q Mantle
: Ignoring OF facts 20 assert that these views a
= peculiar 70 Catholics. There arc several demon
=, nations outside OF Catholicism that begin 10
: alive to the DISASTROUS influence OF godlc,
. schools, In which young persons are traint
4 principally quot Intentionally 70 become sharpc
! and materiAllsts, and TO carry Into their futul
life the degrading and ruinous doctrine that thel
, Is no hell but poverty, and no heaven but earth
: enjoyment.
2 A sUBscRibER-sEyEsrY-sIx.
: = WASHINGTON GROVE ASSOCIATION