, 1875-02-23
LOCAL LETTERS.

anALL TIE ruAL1c SCHOOL TEACH PROTESTANT
cuntsrIAstry3
To the Elrtor a. The Chicago Tribune:
CulcAao, Feb. s2.-rhe question has boen pre-
cip,tatcd possibly With Design At this time, upon
tho Chicago public, and must now 10 mot
Whether accidentally or oshor1ias, tho supesin-
teudont Of Schools appears na tho defender Of
the Jowish children from real on supposed
grievances, and recommends policy of concilin-
zion by substituting tho Old Testament Scriptures
for tito Now In schools containing Hebrews.
That thoto has hocp no general complaint from
tho JawB Is ndm!ttod. How grave their spprc-
tensions arc concerning tho proselythk effect
upon their childron Of tho porfhnctorY New
Tatta,Eout readings Of tito schoels, may bo con-
jcctuted from the fact that jewish congregations
havo worshiped without scruplo In churches
blazing with Christian esnblosns atld in8crpsion8
and hsvo chantad tho ritual OF their faith In the
face Of anl undos tho very motto:
fling no more thu SOM II Moses,
Lift on high tbs soIC OF tho Limb.
Yc. there Is plausibilit1 In this p!ca for sparng
tile child Of the Hebrew from tho ito h!n) dis
tasteful "ssory Of the Cross" il tho Jew wero
tho only QUO to be considered, the " "Chrlsslan :"
peace1naker would not need to 70 far to fluid
out the pail, Of duty. But no nil know tho
4k9tAAA A&tAVAA ObJS%s1 Ab "aGAA W tAQ lC1AtlIt
Of any part Of tho Protestant version Of tie
Blb!a as tho Hobrov Objects to tho Now Tcat.-
nlent. That Is \ partial and onc-aidcd libcrality
wl,icl. would nntto Jow md Protestant, and leave
out Of view Catholic, pnEau, intldel, or tho va
rious religions: present and prospective, OF our
ginrous ''E Ilnribus Unnn.1
II bigots or xcalots Of either Btdo take up thin
question aud ruaa 1t to an oxtreme 1t will doubt
leHs Rtir ur anltnosittos, and serve the purposes
Of Designing persona. But II It 10 fairly and
diBpnhsunately consiuorol, without kootaEisu
pretudico, thoso wonld Hoetn to bo but hne de-
cisio Ia harmony with tho Hptrit Of our FREQ I'LL
s;itntlonB. nld only ono practical pollution Of tho
problens arlaing from our heterogeneous popu-
lAtion and conflicting rGligionB. That Ii tho
theory aud PRACTICE OF the Roman Catholic
founder Of Maryland that "no person profess
ing to believe in 1oaus O.riht bo molssted
in their reiigton. Or in the fres exercise
tlicroof, or he compelled 10 tito beliof or
practice OF any ether religion ngainBt their con-
aclonccs" aud tho still more lbosal WON Of tho
baptist. Roger Williams, Of lIhodo island. that q
Turkish, or anti Chr.atsau conseiopcos ahould bo
granted to all men OF all nationa and countries,
aud that FapistB protohtnnts, 1owa, or Turks bs
protcctel In thoir Worship" This IL tho only
consistent ground aside from tbat Of tho
which, for good or for III. our institutions aro
inevitably tenuing. Unless We arc PREPARED for
tho other alternative Of a sthto religion, do not
eco low wo can adopt my other theory
but that Of no compulsory or favored
sollcion, or how wo eau justify tho
forcing upon unwilling hsarcrs our sacred
scriptures. I wonld say, therefore, lot tho
Blbla bo taken otit Of ths schools, not turned
| out NJ boots antiquated or out Of fashion, not
thrust out by the clamosa OF ignorant fapat-
tciam, but, from tho hlghelt motives Of roligiouH
freadom and Christian liborality removed from
place whore Tia presence breeds dlHcontsnt,
and transfs,tcd to tho moro uaefui aud arpro-
who rovero and lovo It's heavenly iesaons,
PROTESTANT.