The New York herald., 1875-12-28
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.


AND THE POLICY OF ROME DENOUNCED.
"shall the Bible be Excluded from Our Public
Schools 9 was subject OF addresses delv
cred last evening the Presbyterian church located
Forty eighth street. between Eighth and Ninth ave-
There al exceedingly large and appreciatve
audience present, who in perfect sympathy
with the speakers and who heartily applauded every
good point they made. The meeting opened with
prayer, followed by the singing of the forty sixth
psalm.
SPEAKER.
The Rev. Dr. Kirkpatrick, pastor Of the Twenty
fifth street Presbyterian church, then intro
duced The gentleman said:-It is the duty OF one
and all of us take this question of the Bible in
public schools deeply to heart because If popular opinion
can be sufficiently aroused power could restrain it,
and there could be found thousands upon thou
sands who would arise defend "the truth" If need
be with their lives The question OF the b bile in the
public schools is already great but is destined to
become sti greater IL is solemn subject, for in it
is wrapt the momentous issues We have enc
mics banding together 10 exclude the Bible and
must at once recognize the TACT that Gods children
have Gods truth TO protect We must use our hearts
and minds and to educate that which makes
and unmakes the destiny Of every nation e., popu-
lar opinion Public opinion is the law OF land; IL
controls everything IL is the sentiment of the COM
munity that regulates the commonwealth. With
healthy public sentiment our institutions will grow and
improve in strength and influence, but with corrupt
public sentiment they will be ruined by dishonest
and corrupt and scheming politicians. Our business.
therefore is TO educate and reform this popular sent-
ment by elevatDg the public mind and heart and to
eneender among the people respect and reverence for
the law Of God. How can we do thisp BY excluding
the Bible from our public schools Certainly not. We
| must make
NO CONCESSION TO ROME
We must yield to the demands OF the priests.
The Catholics are complaining they will continue
some Proteslants are OF the opinion that
we ought TO yield to their desires in this
that this concession will lead TO another Our
government has fed Rome too much already. Rome's
greedy NAV Is never hied Her cry is always
and eternal cry. She demanded the DIS
endowment Of the Episcopal Church in Ireland
of the British Parliament i was granted, but Rome
not satisfied even then. She next demanded that
the allowance granted by the government the Pres
byterians in ireland should be annulied. Gladstone
was said to have been serving the Pope while these
bills were pending and il is SAID that he was simply
not say, but the Church succeeded in securing its de-
mands
CATHOLIC POLICY.
The Catholics throwing themselves back upon
the policy Of Daniel O'Conne which IS one Of agita-
ton-constant unceasng agitation. Make it SO hot
for the government that 1t will accede finally to de-
nands simply 10 get rid OF US and close up mouths
That the policy the Catholics to-day pursuing in
think by agitatng thequestion, by constantly demand
ing concession, they viii so weary our law makers
/ that the latter will yield to their demands
We must concede them nothing more; the time has
come when must resist The history OF the Catho-
lie Church is the under all conditions in every
land: s'get all you can and keep, but never give -
Yield them one thing and they Will Immediately demand
another. Ultramontanism never has been and never
will be satisfied III put out the Bible from the pub
lie schools they would not rest content. Their next de-
mand would be, give us the public schools and let US
conduct them in the manner we deem best"
GREAT BOOK.
The Bible IS the greatest OF all books. II is most
catholic book, book for under all conditions
wherever you lind him. How governed p
First physical machine and second q moral
agent. Train man as a machine and you must ever
deal with him SUCH party devoid of intelligence
and incapable OF a noble thought physical machine
VIII recognize nothing but physical force, and hence
you guard the by the police and by the other
OF justice Therefore ii children be
trained in public schools without the influence OF
the blessed Bible, what sort Of men and
are they going TO be when they grow
upY Creatures who must be controlled solely by brute
force. But ii you train them with the Bible you will
engcnder them right sentiments you bring into play
another power /. e., mind conscious Of right, and
which Will be overowing with pure thoughts and lofty
sentiments. Wherever have gone IN this country
have found the Bibic. In the hospitals in the
boats In the hotels-everywherc you travel whether
by land by water you find the sacred book. In what
public place il not and shall 1t alone be absent from
your liberty the guarantee Of your Freedom the
of your glorious Rebubc As you train your youth
so do you shape the desnies Of your government
THE OTHER EXERCISES.
The oration, Of which the above is q part was very
eloquently and gracefully delivered II followed
by another speech delivered by the Rev. Mr. Cronin,
OF the Thirty third Street Mission. II of the frey
mpetuous style, dealing in broad genealities and all
sorts OF rhetorical fights The earnestness Of the
speaker however claimed liberal share Of attention.
and for him an occasional round OF applause. The
theme OF the remarks that when the Pilgrim
Fathers arrived In this country the doctrines of the
Bible the guide OF their lives and the basis OF the
colony they formed Other addresses followed, after