The New York herald., 1875-12-24
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS
ROMAN CATHOLICISM DENOUNCED AT PUBLIC
MKETNG-THE SCHOOL LEAGUE DETERMEHp
IN ssUpTn Ttw wopr


TO HOLD TfaK PORT"
The North Baptist church was about tWo-thirds filled
with ladies and gentlemen las. night the former pre-.
pondcratng in numbers the occasion being a public
meeting OF the friends OF the Bible In our common
schools" Many OF those present, even among those
who expected TO speak, supposed that
the meeting was 10 be held under the
auspices or tho Common School League bu,
H really held under the auspices OF tho Alphs
Association Of the Ninth ward among the leading mem.
OF which present last evening Louis Schneider
A. H. Dallingcr, G. II. Luscomb, W. Dison C Hen.
erickson, W. Ganette, C. Parker and J. Fnay From
tho pulpit depended banner, upon which dis
played the United States arms surrounded by ths
motio:-
Eternal vigilance is the price OF liberty.
The chair was occupied by DR.. Newton Proceedings
opened with prayer by Rev. Or. Mccarthy. my
Country, IT'S Of Thee, sung by the entire
blagc The presiding officer then introduced the Rev.
David Gregg pastor OF the Third Reformed Prcsby.
teran church. who said:-
Mr. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GExrLEnEx-In appear
ing before you this evening ! take the liberty Of
defining my position The N.w YORK HERALD in .
lengthy production from the pen Of OF ts
reporters. entitled the 20 A. Un masked
association has published tcket which was
issued as call our meeting tonight From this ID
may have been supposed by somo that we have met
together under tho auspices of this secret
on It's platform would like q say Ss'nds abas
/ appear here tonight not upon that platform ac-
cepcd the invitation to speak supposing that the
ing was held like former meetings under the auspices
OF the School League am not In any way connected
with any society, and | am, strange IL may
seem,
OPPOSED TO ALL SECRET ASSOCIATIONS
believe In the free light of Gods heaven and that five
exat the right in this life 1t will obtain power all
the arts OF men. appear, then, tonight. simply to
speak my firm convictions. come tonight knowing
no.hs OF This secret association save wh,,
HERALD. am openly opposed to the Catholic system
of religion as we hnd II IN our land believe that
system, read OF 1t in the documents which the
''nfallble head OF the Church" has given
TO tho world 10 perusc, Is curse
fearlcssly liz up my voice against il and
against all its aggrcssions tonight l object
under obligations to the Roman State. and because
ii seeks TO throw down tho common schools and the
Bible which our fathers put into those schools % when
would have been no pilgrims, Lo republic,
no MayiOwcr covenant with the Almighty
Our fathers saw that they we're indebted
to it, ana gave it as an heirloom 70
it may be seen from tho fact that in i797 they spent
$50 900 OF the public money in purchasing Bibles fo
this great American nation In l'S they entered into
an agreement for the printing OF the Bible for the
nation. II was printed under the direction OF Robert
Aiken in the city OF Philadelphia, and that Bible,
Of Of Congress to the people Of the United
States You SEQ from this that under It's
speaker hero said that he rejected all the praise
which has been given TO public schools by infdes
and Catholics they have praised he course OF studies
themes in them but they have condemned
the presence Of that which Is the animating spirit in
the scholastic spirit radiatng from the Biblc Tho
speaker attributed the commercial prosperity Of Great
Britain and
TEE SUCCESS GERMANY
France in the late the love for Bible read
ing which obtains in both those lands Germany hon.
You w write upon the history Of our country the fac,
that the nrst hundred years attained under ts
teaching and The love OF God. Write it in order that
those who TO study the secret OF may
find II, and In order that nations may Just
the point OF the beginning of our decline
nation. But there might be second reason, per-
haps why oppose the Catholic system and that is
because the Catholic Church is opposed our
idea that the State has the right to edu-
self entirely the right to educate her own children
INTO her system We can show that our governments is
bound protect itself from the aggrcssions Of
people. Then shall have shown that IL is not
the Bible in our school, but the school itself which
system is mathematical This Catholic Church in
land is opposed to our Republic, as u now
with all IFS power to bring this nation into union
with the Catholic Church-into union in which our
Catholic Church. but shall be Church
In proof OF this refer you to the syllabus OF the
Pope. In this present day IT is no longer possible
that the Catholic Church shall be held as the only
religion OF the State. whcro does this syllabus come
from9 Not from the President of the United States,
only to be the head OF the Church but tho
head Of the State and who to-day incarccratcs himself
In the Vatican because he is not permitted
. NATIONS
rs In days gone by We are opposed TO this system
because issues its mandates in foreign
land and ntcrfcres with government
and liberties The Catholic Church has
cites, and 1t up It's schemes, and say that
patriotism would be worth very little II didn't tako
ali lawful to stop the progress OF this system
In our land. People say, ''lo will inaugurate civil
in land " That is for the Romansts consider
not for u.s. they who are seeking TO destroy our
institutions, th"y the agitators and If civil
ever comes upon them viii fal the responsibility and
He has always done so in the past But whence comes
this cry OF civil WARP II is from tho friends
out prominent opponents TO the Catholic system
and they give their names in full and the numbers Of
meetings, that they may make them
TARGET SOME BrGor
that they may bring them down; that they may cause
the bullet TO go to them, and thus may light
the connagration OF war in our midst Just look at
the Romansts as they congregate In our land
the people fec from its presence, and Roman
ism goes quietly with its anti-republican
Remember tho story told OF David in the Bible 1t is
said that when hon and boar invaded his fathcr's
land he slew thcm and you can say this lion OF re-
lgous loud applausc.)
Tho choir then sung Hold the Fort, and the sing.
ing joined in by the entire assomblage with great
enthusiasm
The Rev DR.. Miigan, Of the Twcnty-eighth street
church, began his address by quoting the last line
OF the hymn which had just been sung.
ny THE GRACE OF GOD WE WILL
maintain the Bible In the public schools
have always had great respect for
the Now York HERALD. As gathercr
IL is peerless As African explorer
il is aone and investigator OF the 20 A. U. IL
is alone again Well, will 1nd fault with tho
HERALDs enterprise, II Il Will only go little further
II II will only send Of its smooth shaven
reporters who will tell the truth 10
should bo told, with his cowl and his surplus on who
will 60 and investigate the old gentleman my good
brother here called the 'nfallible,r at Rome.
He has been planning In secret at Rome,
and II the HERALD will only spread out Its
report will buy it, read il and send IL TO my friends.
Let go little further Cardinal McCloskey with his
red holds meetings Let the smooth-faccd
reporter go in there and tell what he docs at them.
The speaker continued in this strain for ten minutes.
He followed by the Rev. W. B. Mer-
ritt who stated, on tho authority or
buocovercd book, which published at Youngs-