, 1875-11-01

lNtF nk''iI W Fe1 tuif Hlif'H IEtulIt tuHl9 HHL'
twnnty'oight M n nnd wt'1,an nnl twsnty-s!,reo
tntiren nhy Icf. many btl rick. Yet thoy
"nIa HnlcEI. mil they wore vsrtun'a, nrr1 fini
las l',li'Ietl nation froIn tl,t,n. III TIN 3nl!i
it wnB no: different. III her frat IeR1slatn'r,
Virginia accepted Tho Anglican religion. AMI,
in,lrHd. oyorY Stn.b had in ftH charter clause
rtn.'nK that tho propagation OF foI'g'on was ono
opjcct.
rno n.,,on. .a, b. as a1sa. !, .ns aS' f'ss' so.'
What a wonderful fact, .nokplicablo on any
othor gfoand than that God ruaoa, nnt1 that
lotR froeiom. il Il that tho nations of progreaa
to-day nre t'escenled !rnm the iros.t.ouRht ride
of tho German Reformation. shn ~as their
mother : il, her tlroos thoy 'rors born. st1o MAS
thoir cradle in llor stortnn thoy wsro rocked,
aud aa IIegcnIes they grew strong enough In
thu cradlo to wrcAtio With tho oppressive sor-
trnt of 1.ornantem. Hhe Wan their rriost. bnp.
tizing them in lsor blood. Arranged on the side
Dutch 1lopuLIic. Eng)and, tho Uritod States.
These l,avo Tho fnstinc.a Of froct!om, ioyo Of
learning, tho desire Of tho elevation Of tia many,
III" wnll-hcjng, and frco.shongh. md freo-ox-
Our schools cann from tho a3mo Hpir:t anf
claus. Tie Puritan John Knos hryt advocated
FREQ HchooIH In tlIo Old World. Our colleges and
universities harn leeu founded by tho mon Of
uoi1
Our public school systcm-wl,oncn cano 1t
Tic Eranl men tslIl Of grand thoughts inspired
by tho grant themes set botorc Intelligent FREQ
men by the grand old Bible. cauo over To tliiH
Iowllng wildcrnesH, an1, lest their children
should become aayages AZ tho 1u!liana about
tlloru, or tyranlB an those they Ind left behind
them, established thnao litso schools everywhere
for all tho people. They were b!oAaod, scholarly
mon. lbat know the lreea New Testament IA
their mother tongno, and TRANSMITTED tho iiehrow
J}1ble IN their morning dovosons with their faI-
its. Glorious mcu, litto did thoy forecast tlis
power Of then schooie, Little did they dream
4 I'll
ing tao bjgotry and persecution wh'cl bad
sought 10 destroy &!,su,. Listio did they dream
that they should oxtontl ovor MI this land, oven
hc7und the A!loa1.enics. into this tlaatHs'ppi
Valley, to Tho shores Of tho Western Ocean. md
their light make glad tho path Of tho pionoar
aud cll!dteu's children ariBo to hess thor tnen-
orics!
1hcy did not plan it-ors'rcam it-for. It nroae
quito naturally out Of tho very split OF tAor
Eobody Ia to blame bochuao. tho American
snlrt is tho Bplr1t Of free ptrsoual inycslEatiou
Nobody is to blame because Professionalism,
thinking. tho Bible, ard the eyeEySodss actoo}s
MO l,aud-in-hand. Tho aaoar Of 1thurio! cant
rot in between them. Tho four nYe 80 Joined
TINT ono won't 1.-Two 10 GLORY mud loaso tbn othofa
bohnd Who're two or ttreo aro gathered to.
sothor thoco will tin othcrs ho in tho midst Of
tllen1. II ono IL banishod all will 80. But with
those all other progresn will como. Juat ag thu
| Information brought back tho natione to power
Tint embraced it-nst as paritanism brnrshs
| tn \ nov Consultation to Eneland-tnat ~ Meth
odlsm broke literature nwAy from, nf1BtoCrAcv
| and scattered cheap bookH and tracts, and
! Taught Inen, and women, too, that theg might
gil speak aud pray, and raised up Dlble. Tract,
Missionary, and Emancipation sociotiea and Suu-
day.achoolA--so free thought. freq D,hlca, and
FREQ schools will always furnish tho skill to fore-
! nee mud tho power 10 provide for all coming
noeds. This ia spirit that will promote every
interest tttat hmor1ca. Truth, and God want PRO-
rnotod What is afratd OF this spirit ought to die.
Ind jnhtitNt{EuH AfrAtl M il. Y01hfY
| diBsolrce under tho American spirit and free
institutions. This Western Catholic says: "Thoro
| nso ton nltlElons in America lost to the Church
| who were born of Catholic psronts.' Two-tlliftla
| Church.
Hero mua. be different spitit qulto In con-
trast. This spirit expects tho fow to dctate.
tho many to aerve with closcd minds aud mouths:
A spirit Tint keeps poor ireland down. with ali
her bravery, generosity, and wit 1naaoa France
| poor, pettod. proud, md frettod child OF im-
pnlso aud Spain. gfa,la once, forHaleu now.
1hs spirit spoke out in Napoleon WHOM ho snid.
II drsad tlsrea newspapers moro than $4,000
bAyooots." And in tlia dying Gregory, Our
great euonies have came in the gasliGht. tale
! graphs, railroada. and prtnting-pyeBses." Il
aIoaIts out iu tho old ro Nino very frequently Of
lato. as when le gavo tho syllabus condemslng
a!l education md thinking not from the Church.
ThLs 1touan spirit IL exomplit1ed in tho progress
OF MoxIco aud South Anorca. This American
! spirit Ia exonnp11lcd In North Amesica, and IL
embodied in our institntions.
Tho enc is seen In spain, to-da7' tho batter
came in tho words of Washington: Promote
then. AZ an object Of primary Importance instt-
tutiopH for tl8 ganernl diffusion OF kuowedgo |;
| III proportion as q Government gives Sarco t.
public optnton. ia it Important that public opn-
| ion nl,ould be enlightened"
Tho botter thought car1o out, too In Tho
lengthy and eloquent address, OF our Ireso1,t
rreAnlont. who evidently oxpecta that our public
schools shall bo continued.
ln tho different classes Of schools tho two tlIf-
| fornpt SPIRITS AFRO seen. Our Amoricaa schools
sock to d1aw out thu thinking power, aud you
schools tho object IL to mo,norize. aud inBteal
OF ofKinAi exercise you Luton to tho relearHal
Of drama Of tho Middle A;oa. Tho American
school Its for uHe tho lsomAb socks n conserve.
Tao American calls forth power for tho future,
the loinan stiaos tho Independent thought, fos
She BRyB tho OH IL better. Tic ono ID Al tt,Hpl.
ration; tho other crama with tho uaeloas, and
/ cuts OF invention and ardor mud individuality
by cold repression. Americans hsyo nU buHinuss
With Roman schools, as Catholicahaye no delight
III oulg.
1. naturally flows out Of tho American spirit
that morality and religion should b. bnlt W
! aud hulwa1ked aB that schools should DO ostab-
lleAed. Tlefe III to oe freedom in religion. but
therc is to be religion. lIc til at is Mt enemy to
! religion is not good American. Our past hls:
tory shows why We lavo beou successful and
stroug. Va l.aye made tho Lord God Ut 11ostt
our strength. VIC are now hskod to 70 baci
upon our record and our powor. 6enBualiam,
ntidelity, atheism, would vault into tue AdnisB-
trallon. 1lnyo not all VITO hayo read tho history
OF tho past poou how the nations that forget
| God arc turned INTO hell.
Cbicago seems to 10 ruled by orpanizod lRw.
lcsHneas. WlIile speaking great swelling words
they promise iiborty. tAoy themselves sro the
Bosvants Of corruption, for Of wllon man il
overcome OF the came " ho brought into bond
ago." Arc wo to bo ruled By hayos to corrup.
ton? Such Is aro coutent IN this arc by no poHsi
bllitY Christian citizena-nor spirited Amersuaus,
ttnu hat
ahali make no law Respecting An establishment oi
rel'glop, or prohibiting the frse exercise
thereof."
Judge Story counlenta: "Tho right Of aoct.
ety or Government to ,u.orfase in lnattars OF TO,
ligion will Lsnlly be cvntested ly any porsoni
who beli9Ye thss piety religion, and morality arc
5tate, ana Indispensable to tho administration,
ol civil Justice. IAo promugaton Ut tho grea
loctriuos Of religion tho bong, aud attributes,
and Providence Of one Almighty God; tho ro
sponsibltity 10 Him for all o.tr lctions founded
upon moral froedolu e,ll accountability fu'
ttIrn 1f Ate ff bt,d the