, 1875-10-11

Yesterday afternoon Farweil Hall has well
Gllud with an intelligent audience to listen to
tito lecture on "Tlls Dho in our puiio Schools, y
delivered By thu Rev. Arthur Mitchell. pastor ol
tho Fl1at PRESBYTERIAN Clutch, Twouly first
street and Indiana ASeH;e. EtoriouH TO tla
lecture TWO yoraas Of the National LI,n1a ,rrs
sung by tho entire AUDIENCE after which the
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell offered prayer and smmeI,-
atalv thereafter commenced Ills address.
The spcaksr alluded to tho aetloa Of the Board
OF Education, tnken % the 23tll of September.
c1eu ling tile bible from ths public schools, an,l
with which the public IL familiar. lIc said that
all tho monslera voted for that resolution except
ons. lie knew nothing Of the mou who c7tn-
posed tue l3,sei. or thar creetls. HI alluded
to ttle motion nalo 10 have Guod Friday OBJ
sor'of ~ q holiday By Tho pslbllo schools. aud
Nas giat To know thas the resolution to that
effect had been lont.
lie beloved that II tho members had giynp tile
Tesolutiun excluding tbs Dlblo from tho ac4JyIS
sufficient thought. thaY would uover havo passed
It, aud ho believed that. II the mssssr WAS .g4t-
y b ought bcfu.o than now. they wonld .aaclut.
Their aclion. lilo thought tLat tho Importance
0! .he auh:ect Lad no. boon fully onougl, con.
sldered by Tho nlasse5. A busy conlalunltY like
this was mot easily aroused. but ho was g!ad to
0<7f 6A WA HC AH AuAlFttC@ pE1bHHt.
The Board Of Education ought to bsyo consil.
eroa thar action tofore they roaclndcd tho &C.
ton taken $50 yoa1s ago. It was never allowed
in this FREQ coautry that tl.e Worl
Of God should b. lt,terdictcd iu
our public schools. ia bold that
tho I,lblo uAs tho foundation of
cseF'thtug great aud honorable III tll!s or any
oth.r cnIntfy. aad ttIat II WAt tho Foundation of
mt4ooal IN tnto''isencr. juslspInaoaco. and law.
Ihi. b''ok war houored in custom for its SUPERB
~ htoFatule, anil ha wAs greatly hurI,rlsed Ut tuo
a:t!un taken by ttm Il 'Ad.
;oTtlou OF tho people did mt think thin
Hle't'on II sufficient Importance 10 attrAut their
altehtI"b. hut he though: II man very grave
which iutol ested avery Citizen Head.
''H tlio ltlbe III lAe schools whB no Violation Of
anV leilx'uus l,Inolple. b,ci~ty had To r.sot 10
hleflefo ~ 'hls lnaItor OIL the sauro OF c.n-
ss'sLea It "as moi co1upoIsd to comply with
aaY r"lts'HNa etiquette. l:ycry ono IN t!l,s froA
.tnI ~, eight l., 10 ta<el for tho Maintenance uf
'''nnc nn ac"'ols nj wutl IN tho army Anu nMvy
n,n!p', pn .ns malter of vital nntostauce Which
slaaI l'u ~. 'ls n sseas majority. Tie Opposing lew
,ns, ~ sunn tint lh0 Hitle WA necossity iu
c,,., .neHtenoa h,ni, Ad, wll:togcr 1t was ex-
lnc I,t.,' 'knc"H A''d tEnnrAncs pros2lIe.l
CIV s;,.,s ~" s1i ve.y n"'tant heafliR ou tia
,hn-. olSe'ea from Tho utI;c rc.tso!s but kept |
ta'u'" 'no people had democratic aud ro.
~" ~ lhmon' u, ata hs soadesk souyo. and
'Au' AHn y Flf.flt to live. 'Ehnaa
n"aa1'os, nAd e9nit inoas psnIoaui o,ian IN tt'o
lhbls The lible MA Tho e,,st frsna ~ ., ~ 1no
'htelleehss ftatH1lnt,, aud dc enur.ry W'.s-
e'or tie l'1ble ~ah rsa tI4rte tl,rra u,s ;,at.
jtepubtc. - 'a' "'e o1 ths
Wherever the lMlla had been sn..,o1o,.,,,
any man mE Eht ~ ca'Ieug.i 10 n,I H., '''sa"
n'eutn Ut popular Intelligence, fI.tsr.1, ~, e'e.
democratic prAc!pHa, Itln lauIs ri ii' y, ~" -.
proved this 4ssoEttoH AnlstIca f,on -. ~ oa'th
lion had had tree l}blo, md llefo ticts .na'.
scaleI,irs, culcEos, aud vaat systen, of IN nn
putlLe ecllouln Hcotlala 4pl 1ertpsny wa,.n1s
remarkable for ttoir iutell,Xsuet Seut,sn, so ms.
the A0Ile Vt pubic aeAoola, and john E.,n, ;n
st.lntel Them there. Ia
Tho speaker thou sttuIsd to thu sttc,e r., |
Mr.. ilora:u Whist. published III tho uaurtsrIn |
freis,o, Aild tepublisheI III lnE Tiinuxg. ~
which he raid that Ell9I aud wa4 uluro Ut na. :, ,
public than the UaIted Htascs to day. This
could hut 10 eAcept througf free bible. Iu
GorRany onty 4 or caat Ut tho pUpHiatio. woru
IL isuos suce. sa.l 9d per cont could read sud
"IAet
lhe speaker ne1t follue cd IN tbs countsies
"heko iennranco prevailed. and a!luGet 10
franco ila!Y. histit. aud nlli7r nhttuns. hui ling
ilAt III tlsse cuuntrsas tllr Mutusu weTe oyop
thots 'kh"T.nt tuxn Tho nsn. and .har All this
~ faased " Tie exciusiu1 u tAa Mbi3 ftoul
shr iald llln llr had itss inti,.t ,,co uu Thrift
aou !4a 4a444tsy VI AAt!uR, 4a III l,uly. wLuIs |