Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-10-25
ruR nIsLx IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ann HILL . /; MONDAY. OCT. rs. 1875
ruE nIRLE IN rrBLIc SCHOOLS.
A few evenings since theye was a large
meeting at Cooper Institute in New
York City. the subject Of discussion be-
ING the common school question. The
call vas made by ''those who desire
tha. tho Bible DO road In the public
schools and that the school fund shall
not bs used for sectarian purposes"
I'm other words. tho meeting Was q Prot
sstant protest against tho unssetarian
character Of the common school sys-
tenn, although doubtless not so intended
by those who called tho meeting. IL
seems impossible, even for many Of the
most jealous friends Of common
schools TO disassociats them from rsli-
gion. They seem unable to comprs-
bend that by memorable logic they must
either DO entirely secular or In part par
take. IL not Of sectarianism. al least Of q
religious bias. They forget that the Bible
10 accepted as Of Divine origin only by
portion Of our citizens; they ignore the
fact that there are different versions OF
the Bible; that these versions arc in
some respects widely dissimilar; that
certain sscts demand that the Bible
shall b taught only by those specially
ordained for that purpose. while anoth-
or portion Of community contend that
the Bible Ia not Of Divine origin and do
not desire that their children DO incul.
Gated with q belief Of It's Divinity. They
forget that the Jews only recognise the
Old Testament Ms the word Of God;
that the Catholics recognize tho Douay
version, while Protsstants respect that
Of King James. Surely. with such q con-
trovsrsy about tho serip,ures. and while
the supporters Of our common schools
the tar psyen-hold so widely diff
fsrsnt views concerning tho Bible. II Ia
folly and injustice to demand that Its
tensts bs taught in connection with q
purely secular system Of education.
R~sligionists aro bigoted; they have
bean 10 from timo immemorial and
always will b. II Is not strange but
rather natural that they should b SO.
Each ssct-bsit Mohammedan. Mormon,
Catholic, or Protestant Church Society
claims that In way Of salvation Ii better
than any other. some Of the most
ancient and intolsrant claiming that
their methods Of salvation arc the only
ones especially authorized by tho
Almighty. Far 30 IL from US to con-
trovsrt the sssons for. or the justice Of
any mans religious belief. We believe
In. and eoncsds TO every man the. fullest
liberty In this particular. and for this
reason. above all others. we demand
that all matters pertaining to s~ectarian
W A " .P'
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fsiie'oas assoe'a'ons, 'ns Nly
suen eaucAu0A snoa'a nave NO P'A'' ~
'hs common S'no''' o"'hon' n"' nv
more nsh' 70 demand ina. MS VERSION
the scriptures % read In inc common
han has the EpiseoPaiian OF the
Jew. And neither has any right superior
70 tns Atniess OF ihnae'' VINO eiai'n 'nA'
the Bible has no place In secular edu-
cation. n should not % used
either {" taxi BOOK or
eods OF moral and religious Jaw. IL"
once eoncsded mai insqasi,' ea,''s
among me people respecting 'h:n i,sn'A
IN me common senoo' sy''sm' ~ uoon'
10 sealed. Lei /" DO LOT IN ihS'"n' au'
mi''sd thai . charenman mas hsn'A
therein which are denied 10 non''e-
never. and inc whole iaor'e
%on.uous " Ia.', g.