, 1875-10-04
The CHURCH.
ministerial Views of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Question.
Dr.. Fallows Thinks that
Church and State Should
Be Entirely Sep.
arated.
Tho Ren c. L. Thompson Be-
lieves that the Bible
viii Take Care
Of ftself.
DR.. Il. Y. Thomas Bids Fare.
well to the First Meth.
odist Church.
Discourse on Christian RATIONAL
ism by the Rev. Dr..
SWazey.
Memorial Service and Sermon
by the Rev. Robert
Collyer.
EIudibras Expresses Himself on the
Rc!igious-Educatfon Question.
The London "Times" /" on the Re-
Establishment Of the In
QUESTION.
Forcib!e Declaration on the Beecher
Question by the "satur.
day Review"
1ludibras Expresses Himself on the
Rc!igious-Educatfo Question.
The London "Timesn On the Re-
Establishment Of the In
QUESTION.
Forcib!e Declaration on the Reecher
Question by the "Satur.
day Review"
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS

SERMON nj THE nEv. pn, FALLowa.
Tho Row. Bamuc! Fallows, D. D., preached the
following sermon Ia St. Paul'a Reformed Episco.
pal Church Inst evening:
And wisdom md knowledge shall be tho stability Of
thy Lnaes.-fsa'ah, Etx,i.: q.
The Doari Of Education Of this city hare Just
decided that hereafter there Bhh, be no religious
instruction impaired In our schools, by tho road
ing OF the Holy Scriptures or by prayer.
There is disagreement on the part Of those
who love tho Dlb!s and boIioFe 1t to DO tho cor-
nor.stone Of American civilization, as TO tho
wisdom Of tho act. Some suppose tbst our
schools will become irreligtous By
this removal Of tho Word of God.
But let mo lay baro tho mistake Of those fdonds
il can. One clasa ASSERTS that tue schools are
''god'ess schools. because specific religious
faith Is not taught in them. Another because
portions Of scripture ato not read aud prayer IL
not offered; or because the Biblo az tho visible
symbol Of tho faith Of protostants. IL not allowed
to remain as the ultimate ground OF religious
appeal.
but do these peFBonB moan to assert that
arithmetic, grammar, aud geography aEc In
themsotvee godInsb7 Ia there anything IN
their nature that will corrupt the mind? When
re hold our Children rlgidly to learning tho null
upllcation table, or tho decleueiona OF uonns, or
tho bounding Of State, arc thoy during that
time ongagod In "Rod}ess" Act? Put
tho question In this form, and evory-
body's common sonse whatever may be
his theological bias. will answer at once, No.
Well. thon, when do tbay become godleBs7
Why, whom the mind, destitute Of religious
truth. or nsglecttui OF it, usea them Ia god
leaa manner. Not In thomaclves, tlen, but iu
tho use tho mtnd makes Of thom lies tho godi-
ntsB.
But It lis asserted that tho mind must bo
taught tho foundation principles OF re-
ligion in order to uao learning
Alright. Very true. But when must
they DO tnught2 Shall instruction In the cate.
grammar, or before loasun In writing, or be-
tween arlthmsslo and ypellipg7 Shall it bo
gvon botoro tho studies Of tho day begin or At
tholr closa7 Ia it necesnlty that it should bc
given once day, or once In two days, or once
week7 IL it necessary that 1t should bo gigen
by tho one who toaches theea so-chlled secular
studes7 L. Il essential that it must
hs he nPa,sa ,e. In .ua h' pakoos rSG "aS5S as
| think none but a. blgot would answer, ieH.
The lmphrtation OF doematic, religious truths Is
something entirely separate from the tnpafta-
tion Of orthoKraphical truth. A school wheFo
such doematio instruction is not given canuot
bs called on that account goddess. nnchrlRt!hn.
irrel,etous anti.roGous, or even non-re!igiauH.
Futthor i tho bible is not read, aud pray-
sous ss 4 Be So' fo9nS 0Sf'd in q Tho sobsoo bS ee
md tho gonernl truths OF religion be not pre-
sented Of expressed In = formal way, tho schooI
doea not como within any OF the categories just
enumerated.
4 goddess man may teach the oatcchtsm. and
m tntitlel 20 through tho form OF tealting the
lhble, knd thus an trroi9ouB atmosphere be
created IN sp1to Of tha religious fcrna used
while on the other hand, the aot fornls may be
entirely dlspansed With. and deyout religious
Bplrit bo infused by the presence. aud manuer.
and tones OF tho truly regtoua teacher:
Now. the grand principles Of morality can bo
taught. and 10 nAn can find fault with the
teschug JuHtoo gursy. generosity ecur.Ks'
eau be urged directly and Indirectly upon tho
mind OF tua child. aud Jew OF Chra.An. Casho.
Ito OF rrotesant tha'st or inHdel, will rejoice In
The instruction EVen.
Iii. ID asserted st,st theso can be NO substan-
tal basls Ut morality unless religion undcrlics it,
most heartily subscrlbe to 1t. but it IL uot a.
sontls, IN DWELLING upon the human side Of
morality, always 10 present the divine side:
but would uever suffer tho indlgnity OF haT-
lux tic pible removed from the school-Eoom ~
4 book Of morality. No School Board has tue
authority to do thai, The Dible has tho right to
le OH The toachors desk, the right to bo opened.
Just as Shakespeare may lle thors, Or pacon's e.
says. or Worcester's or Webstsr's Dictionary.
hut wc do not rest cur pleA for non religious
instruction By the reading Of the Dibls upon tho
uns.,bstantIAl basis that this nAtiou Ia uot
Christian nation. and therefore Christan pro-
copts SHOULD not be taught from the Christian
uible IN tho common schools. You must cut out
tho ytry heart OF American history bafoTe you
eau make such claim. ln dogtaAtlo or aocsa-
riaa seuse 1t IL nos Christian nation. II Ia not
. Congregational. nor rreabvteEian, nor y
baptist, nor Methodist. aor m Epls-
tlau nation. God forbid It aver should bol and,
God hslplng u. It nsYer shall be. No dsnomi-
nation u to b. trusted Nith supreme power.