The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31
METHODIST
SEVENTH
STREET 4
CHURCH.
THE BIBLE AND THE scHooLs-sERMoS By THE
REy. J. S. WILLIS

AND THE SCEOOLS-bEhMON b1
REV J. S. WILLIS.
The Seventh street MethodisC Episcopal CHURCH
was well nllea yesterday morning. Rev. J. ;.
Willis the pastor, preached on The Bible and the
scuoos.n His text was deuteronomy, XII, 10, 20,
2l-"And ye saan reach them your children,
speaking Of them wnen thou sittest thine house,
aud wnen thu walkest by Inc way, when thou
hest down and wnen tnou risest up. And thou
shat write them upon the door posts u thine
house and upon thy gates: 4 hat your DAYS may be
multiplied and he days Of ] our children, Ia the
land which the Lord sware unto your IA hers 10
give Them, as the days Of heaven upon the
eartn.u lie began by showing, as set forth IN the
text and tue verses succeeding the promises Of
prosperity TO the ancient Jews Il they observed
not only careful study Of Gods Word, but
dligently Kept MS commandments. lie then
plunged into his subject. ana nrst discussed the
question Of the design o. our public schools. Tne
Director TO
claims that their purpose should be solely 70 give
a purely secular educauon. what was secular
education Was il 10 train the muscle 70 make
our boys gadlators, prize fighters, athletes aud
soldiers2 Was L 10 teacn them geography, arith-
metic, grammar and the natural sciences Can
700 teach a BOY geography Without teaching MIN
moral sense, without uIng MS thoughts UP from
nature 10 natures Go5f can a boy be taught
grammar wlt1o1t his attention being called 10 the
divine qilt II language In geology lie will see
Gods footprints IN me rocks, IN astronomy be
via see 20 in tue stars
Forever singing as they shine,
''lhs nand that made US y divine'
IL history ne Will see the Wondrous agency or God,
In the rise and fall Of empires ana IN every event
MAJ sing The progress OF centuries, and, IN snort
IA every orancn Of education ms moral sense will
tie touched. II not our design ~ the SCHOOLS 70
make eoo4 cltzensg The cOde u America is
the Decalogue' TIE civil government lakes up
CODE or THE SCRIPTURES
and iormuates i 50 that the people understand
Ii. Our youth and maldens SHOULD drink from the
should Keep the law and they snculd KNOW tie
Jaw. But me Director says tuat they should re
sca0oL de homans ana spartans aimed 70 make
cilZen soldiers. We alm 70 make Aood cltlzrns, 70
give eeV4Ioh 81 m1IA tene. 0uIs y I popu'aI
ana voluntary government Here oWeHs ne
spirit q Liberty, ., - 49,
AMER turtle characterizn our government,
and referring 10 France aud SPAN. aud otuer
government Of the Oid NOrJ, ~ proceeded 70
saow taal sects are MT tue product q the BiDe,
bus tue W0tk 81 cOnriaves--ui men assuming
shape conscience. Tie blnie was yes ~ Tue
nNud feet 20 me lame, comfort p pisOne IN
tneir gloomy q ngeuns. lie BIple nad unfucsened
tie eUatus 0l slaves, hAd maze the WILDERNESS 10
pl0ssom us tae Sex and fnrOugh strife and agony
aHd grirf ami the " life had taugnt lessons ~
dutY; aua our fatners pat into on schools 4
buos 10 uO0e ana INSPIRING. our Republic u me
tn0ugut O reutuues, tie result 81 he
PRINCIPLES or The GOLDEN kULE
nlierng g0Nu through SOCIETY. ne want
10 continue our glorious American RepuD--
Ic. We canI 20 i without ne Bible.
excluded II iii our scnOois Inc Bible i p,rt ana
palCe. or AmerICaQ CIVILIZATION. II 4. charged
mat II Is F4 uteaIaAt BlD.e. IL q not Protestant
Dlbie d LIZ II American bi1le-a republican Bl.ir.
n IL nj INVASION ~ attempt ~ take H. fum me
Acauots rne Catholic safs 4 nave 4 c0hsciehc-;
sui ltpr7tes's a. alnst the biDle " our schuois.
IA Protestant SAYS III HaNe conscience, alu "