Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-07
THE ROMAN CHURCH va. DER
SCHOOL SYSTEM.


preached q sermon from u text taken
! from tie tenth verso OF tie twenty -nii n
chapter Of Leviticns. Ard proclaim
liberty throughout al the land unto all
the inhabitants thereof: it shall be .
| jubilee unto you.'' The drift and pur
port of this sermon WAS discussion ct
the school question a. brought up by
| the attacks of the Ronish priesthood
upon our existing forms and fashions OF
public education. Also the question OF
the Bible in the schools was discussed.
The preacher said that upon this ami
versary question Of vast importance
forced itself upon the attention OF think
ing Americans. Shall the State or the
Church control the schools An lnsid-
ious foe OF our most cherished institu-
| tons is lurking among us. Under the
present system an equal and uniform
sort of education is guaranteed to The
children of all races, conditions and
cOiors This kind Of teaching is neces
sarv to the maintenance Of our system q
self government. The free school sys-
TEN is the foundation Of Republican in
stitutions. They who undertake TO
remove the foundation stones Of this
fabric are our most dangerous enemies.
Those who would overthrow our schools
that their sec'arian teachings might
thrive are no better than traitors. The
schools are the life blood Of the Republic
In lis highest sense. cur public schools
are demoeratinal. All are served alike.
here is no superiority Of caste or birth
on the playground. Merit is the test.
Indeed the common school is the gel
minal Republic II is invaluable not
only because Of its educational facilities.
but because it iuculcates the true Re-
publican iien. The citizen who would
change thi, is an enemy to orr institn-
tions. The State and not the Church
must have the charge Of these educa-
tional matters. This it muet do in self
defence. We must be alert to escape
the dagger Of religions tyranny. We
mnst hr prepared to resist whatever
attacks may he levtlled against free
elucatiou Let these fanatics have
their way ami the bell III Independence
Hail and the chimes in the towers Of
Protestant Churches would be melted
into papal bullets. Such eXempliies The
temper of these conspnators against our
schools. Here every citizen is ruler:
and that he may be an intelligent ruler
be should be- educated in the elements Of
freedom. This is Necessary to the States |
self-deien>e. II would be fatal TO let any !
class remain in ignorance. 1t would be |
ptrilous 10 permit the doctrine of PnI al |
Infalibilt, TO be taught in our schools
These United States are the home of !
civil as well as of religious liberty. The
government cannot permit the teaching
OF dogmas iniuical To Itself. | do not lie
liev- that the Protestant churches
should control the SCHOOLS yet th, v are
in sympathy with the Government and
the cbool system. believe there are
III nv Roman Catholics among Us who
are unwilling to accept the teachings OF
their priests III regard to our schools.
am a radical Protestant. yet would not
deprive any of the right to worship God
after his own conscience. Would perish
at the stake before | would permit the
school fund 10 be diverted TO sectnrian
purposes. The school tax must be paid
though a sect should set up lis ''princi-
pies against religious schools. Upon
the question Of the exclusion Of the
Bible from the public schools the preach
tr expressed niinsfIf as wiling TO waive
his own strong preferences in favor Of (
residing the Word il the school room in
Order that there should be no impair /
ment of the argument fer a fn1 aud i'm
partial non-religIous government in
school matters. Rather than sacrifice
he school system. | would vote to ex-
elude the Bible said be-and said it
wisely. We must not Cypress the CON
science Of any citizen" This part Of
he sermon was replete with broad. lib
=rnl views upon The subject of reli-ious
and secular teaching. Our space compels {
is Ia abhreviate. .
The service was conducted in the usual
o, IN for evening devotions, the occasion
being emphasized. however, by the sing /
ng OF that beautiful hymn America. - ,
ov male qnarfette composed of M-s.rs. I
Hatch Mason, Laughton and McQuarry, |
Mr.. Merzharh at the organ. 1t was =
.p!endidly sung, the audience joining
The Star Spangled Banner was mag ,
Efficiently SING ut the close of the ser
rice. Mr.. Mason singing the verse aud ,
he four voices uIineling in the chorus
exercises were instructive
inspiring and timely. !
Personal Everybody knows Frank