The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-05


is thus that q safeguard Is thrown around ouI
children, way pointed out to them and their con
sciences formed. TO deprive us and our children
| few persons imagine ought to be observed by civil
authorities, is to deprive us Of what we prize more
nation OF the world 1t would at once destroy the
whole system OF education by the state; for,
sens Dc to have
any detrment to their morals or FS with any serious
ton De Withdrawn. education is entirely secular
tne WOrialing is advanced, but the Christian Is In
and the ~ we pagan sn
Is sui pagan II, then, the decision Of Mr. Weaver
s1ouia prevail It is certain that education by the
State must fa for there Is no other alternative for
christians but to assume the responsibility them
selves to withdraw their children from the state
ana aa,lo 10 educate them In harmony with their
"Atheos" knows, and, therefore, will not take 1t
amss when tell him that atheism is still held in
utter abhorrence by the world, at least by its
great masses; and bad as the world may be to-
day, thank God its convictions are deduced from
which atheism can present it. The votaries OF
atheism are few while living, and exceedingly rare
w wn,H dying and although It has struggled for
worlds history. it Is to-day without tangible form
or Importance, and, in many States, is everywhere
ton, feared alike by Churcn and State its vota-
res are dreaded and their civil existence in
that others must ever live on IN convictions OPP
posed even to his own existence opposed to his
fellow man and opposed to the world, to it's his
tory, to its past its present and its future To dis
cuss so serious subject as the education of our
youth with one whose avowed convictions contra
dict and destroy each other; with one who owns
no God and who desires no future, could not be
worth while, nor very Creditable to me- Our ideas,
our rst principles, are so far removed and so con-
Trajectory, 1T Is clear That practical good could
result from 1t, unless an entire remuneration of
first principles of belief by or the other, which
PRESBYTERIAN
A Catholics Protest Against the Bible
In the Schools.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Allow me small space in the columns OF the
HERALD to direct public attention to what con-
slider palpable violation Of the bylaws of the
Board Of Public Instruction. In some OF the
schools Of this city not only Is the Bible read, but
peculiar form Of prayer is rected by the principal
and pupils. BY wave Of his hand every child
present-Christian Jew and Gentile-bends his
head lowly down before the modern Ponttter
MaTtaasls. No child must raise the head even
when prayer is over until the pianoforte is touched
after the reading Of the Bible is the Lords
Prayer, used according to the Protestant form. Is
t. c
Prayer differently from the Protestant form TO
join in communion with those that their religion
tolerated. The Catholic form oil the Lords Prayer
must he unlearned when the Catholic child enters
into the public school. AS friend of education
and humanity direct attention to this outrage on
the rights OF citizens. Let every principal be
frowned down with honest Indignation who
The state superintendent declares 1t to be uncon-
situtiOnal to read the Bible in the public schools
h HOW mH9 ha greater is the outrage on religious
peculiar form to suit the Purtanical feelings of
principal? PRECEPTOR
CHriatmas Ce1chraf iNu
Quite an enjoyable affair took place on Friday
evening last at the Church Of the Resurrec-
ton, corner OF Madison avenue and Forty seventh
street, 1t being the "ChIstmas Festival" of the
Sunday school. The tree was handsomely deco
rated and loaded with presents for the children,
which were distributed among them after the sing
ing or the carols and an address by the rector The
feature Of the evening was the presentat to the
rectOr-the Rev. DIR. Flagg-Of q pOcketbOok con.
tanning $300-a Christmas Offering by the congre.
CATION 1t was given with appropriate remarks
by Mr. r. NJ. Martin, on behalf OF the congregation
Ministerial Movements and Changes.
BAPTIST.
The spicy and wide.awake Catholic Repfe,c has
again caught Baptist brother mapping on chap
tismal pants" The Rev. s. j. Knapp wrote last
week to the Baptist Weekly that there was mo
Scripture or positive example for wearing pants at
ALL" To which the RerieD replies that "the Le-
sacrifice to put on the holy linen coat and the
linen breeches on his hesh" The Baptist brother
will have to try again. Furman University, South
Carolina has received within two years an endow-
ment OF 100000, and 1t 10 expected that 900
more will be raised by July next. The First Bap-
list church OF Springfield, Mass, are projecting
new chapel enterprise. The lot is already given
by two OF their brethren. and $4,000 are
nearly raised for the erection OF the building.
The lot has cost $4,000 This will be the
nucleus Of fifth Baptist church in Springfield
The Central New Jersey Baptist Association
comprises twenty-four churches, twenty-eight
ordained ministers and a total membership of
3,072. The net gain during the year was seventy
five, but the membership is now flty-fve less than
last year, on account Of the withdrawal OF the Bel
videre church. The Crooked Creek Baptist church.
situated m Harrison township, Indiana, will be
dedicated on tho first Sunday in January Five
years ago Rev. F. N. Barlow organized Baptist
church in the lumber region of Alpena, Mich,
with eight members, three OF them being his own
family. They have since built a meeting house.
costing $4,000, ana from this feeble beginning God
has led them on till now they number over one
hundred and fifty members most of whom have
been converted among Them Outside of Baltimore
the Baptists are not numerous In Maryland. But
there is an aggressive movement in progress.
new interest has recently sprung up on the East.
ern Shore, in Talbot county, one Of the richest in
the state, The missionary In Delaware, Rev. o. F.
Fippo, was invited in the Summer to preach in
the Methodist chapel in Longwood, where one
Baptist family resided, with full liberty
to preach Baptist sentiments. Since then
there have been baptisms on five successive
Sabbaths, church OF twenty-One members has
been recently constituted, and an excellent pas.
tor, Rev. George Bradford, settled, who is partly
supported by the church and partly by the Mary.
land Union Association. The Beulah Baptist
closed series OF meetings held Tor four weeks in
which thirteen have protested conversion and
expect to be baptized next Sunday. revival Is
In progress in the windsor pa Baptist church.
Extra meetings have been held for some time and
quite number have been added to the church.
God has gracousy poured out his spirit on the
Baptist church in Drumm0ndtown, Va. More than
thirty have been converted and eighteen baptized
rms Is new feld; the members are poor in purse