, 1875-11-06

hfa family. rirre Ii s.,,lt in IL ts.at auS la
In I'rae4 history. iu'' Which which ran ,'a.y 10 *
octe' to ho OF trat moral 'ulcnco HIpn tho chtl.
top ~" as a n'. IT, n 1t T1" IL Il, Te
ptchcnton nf thu nn1carno and which can only In
cosseHtls nnIsrate by tl,s a n ertal hIstortcn,
y ftnd unnIdf1 by s Il isry st,teh, sneh reading
.fce" and can i.st AZ the mind Of tho majority will,
Al sheaarasons, therefore,. no 10 he wondered at that
there IN scarcely heal IT hnuhchotd who loes mol
sr. Tt re. ro e S u ~ r. ~ fa o VIII: tta9s s
tees q ths lss fof @ +: rt",ls tssrs Void III. =;
ln.!mtst Of Proverbs iui Of ..ne wisdom, ETC., that
rSo;stemo 'fay 'nn1rnss s''s s"en tio % isrmsses
st ,c,g sh,Fas's. ;, % II 1on er, TO s ,s 81
ton of which can hardly 10 expected IN our days.
d III + n, o s iss to wsn,s n1r to -
tt9ns from tls ,ble-mhetLor aacrrd antho!ns'cs
aao ss md nax.ves e'' roa SF es .o,sn a as
sost anu the eldest ran.,atora Of tho org,nsl Into
o.hsE sneus9s' whsn Tee'Rn.ns olsn,!vr 9nth.op-
lorn 10 ouiterato shtm .i,osetlcr Esery nblltai
le referred to oclscrn Grrchrif der Dil,st" OF 10
the moro accessible arti1e Of tho orthodox Anglican
Kistos cycornia sioy, the simpe y stasamen; tai Of
faesa Ike tlte.e nhonld 4erye to warn lis from Tint
hi,na nit0la5y, It'll IN %h.h so many hs:s fssa
yeNetasioH for tho Scriptures which ivory nno will
foster a his heart who roas ndern Antla and nprre
statement Of nurh fucts Ike those should also serve
s , ss h. ';nss, ;M of xS!ss ns
tho JoEa after retufn from Haby1nnln. ..
Dit. Why should continue TO spcak on this topic
do not atter myself TO 10 ao to convert those who
1JIbie, but to whom nutwj31lsa11tttnH thIa,
tho nible !s . book with toyen eea's. No ar
t. er s er t;s far t's or pnbe 'Gs sed
Tho entire 1tibei EnR James' Dlbto. wh all !is er-
rors aId will all 4! i.lic i.eatl1nss aud summaries
over tho chaltcrsl" Let them IA nn In tlIcir un-
tu.tlhablo demands, In their nnh'ly endeav r. to
nulItfy frceto1n q eoissisuce n .ieis cnyAi M st
franchise oua.halt or thrce.fouttss ot the United
Ssases 51t them 90 %, but Vt ys Y, a'e',sn & 91 W.
your duty d trae Americana aud act in fairness aud
Justice towards all. -.
wislo .wo. must lectacals di'ten. from the main
at jcas III The protest lnll hefole ypu. we do
uut hesitate to aay that t some Thoughts Of tho ssro
We bntssri'c mort heartily and declare o:sr su ~;
i s; sss % oeone s',r.a !nt.e.d OF bies,,nx XII;
+ most ,a.s tro: Tns s'ass has fisnt" 40
citizen ID COOL morals !" Ws assent ami add: Tho
State has not only rdgh-it haa more than th!E,-is
rlsius generation. TAs American s;stes st,I local
communities TO greatly ncgot sIe!r duty In tais
ey pay Too % le s,en.ion 10 tne eduea,ion Of the
children, ana ay a.! sro,r nion 'n:'ruet.on--
yn:s ,cnpGroos Da fnR ought s,'F III, Fl 1%.sta s1 ss
t!s chief nm enl object # vur schooa 1ayo They
good arithn,ecians. elit ions bookkeepcrH, smart
G,!alaess meua Ia il tho ,nain end Of our Aincrca
scaso:a 80 10 hrinH Up CIR youth that tsy nay s,.e
tainy mt. Our schools ought to strive after higher
tdeas TA.y tnu!d be aautg the most mighty f4cors
ef
Tho too realistic and matcriastto ar4cer Of Amer
ican schools should be counterha1auc1 BY nrodu Ing
II Of reasonable value In practical life, hIva thu te
dcncy 10 rnnoLls the heat TO better tie setAsAts,
10 purify the Will, to gisa u TIE mind higher
70 bring forth such result would respectfully
suggest that your honorable body tSss slcs nnd resu
Of oued every morning will appropriate songE. To
thte singing ten minutes shs 10 devotcd Ins next
voted instruction unsectatian htud!es aud iu tho
dileni. grade properly tue rich material Of undo
uonational ehtcr. In tho lower grades Instructions
might be ei1en the duties Of children TO them
selves, to their raranfs, seaehers psJnetes grown
might bs Impressed With The datie4 n,aatsrs towards
safsahst and OF servants towards Masters with thu
st H., re.9I ~ ct smsF' m o Ct s,t;on fsn IL H. Ill.,
With tue duttes Ut tho citizen towards the state an!
the o.ernn eut. etc. In tho next 9rada systtatizcd
would te she proper place 10 1ans ench conceptions
Of virtue and VICE guud an.i evil, truth and un,rulh~
ssiy eharacsers r I u mon might e. anayzed I'D .
forth. For lbu hlaurzt grades, havo Indicated
ahosc enfrcal I*sehoegy night 10 in.traeted In to
trcn. In tho nparting Of such iesaous wa would aee
roper tsnd We beie!s none would oeises 70 hs 70
have them melnosszed by The children. or 10
rclato stor.es from sacred history aa, well
% 9 eIss sfy ma T. u aas hb9 Si II
ing, and captivating tho ehsldfcn 10 not kne"
whether tiers 10 such te1:-hook4 Of unsertsrian
yoI consider suitable tor yonr purEoso i might oe
Wiec urou II tho Aontr Lille 1ioart woHld oItt prko
Of several hundred o.larl fur Tho bert graded 1ezt
mi.tei, 3. FELsgsfAAL.
ii rrrurlng tho foregoing document 1uotr, l
ind thlt haYe giycu very ic1ateut al incnMpate
dr1ntun Of the Il CnrIuttan s,.te," in whoro lenal
the signets Of sha protest hare entered tho arena 60
to exist Viii W.. Iraw from tLis psesumptou tner 70
Inarkable conclusion In regard to ths Biblo
IN thu pne.o ssaoSs pes.Tons w.. :nst rs, , taa
osabs Board Of EAucat!ou without delay, md. there
fore. not hasing time TOT eopsns Il once more md
respectfully to be pardoued when make some addi-
ttonal reInaska In tic form Of postscript.
A "Chrlst.au Htate" ncana not only 6tatc whose
nstItutious md 1va lsrmea.ea " tho spirit Of
Christian esh!cs, but I: usans State whesctn Tho
Christian Church. Or branch Of It, aekno~ledged
Is ruling 8tnse Church. 10 wero tho papal btttea
md the Kingdom oi Naples Christian Htat long rs
thay e1isted e su4e they recognized only onu branch
OF %QG CuFldtlAu Ettlkl34 ~uf!0b4Au NuuEE43
VIZ. the 1sonan caAoao Church, sud Jews. lFo!es-
tauts. etc could i'e there by sn'scr4ucs Gully. 30
Mecklenhurg aud Norway, unttl ehost nutee at
ye4r4 uKo Christian oecaass their Constitutions
declared Tho Protestant robgon a. the State religion
nul nou-protcstsrts wese denied e.lua rights With
protesauta 10 was MARYLAND forty Or Any YEAR, ago
atll Clrstian State, becAuse her Conauon then ln
loste contained tho cIauso that only believers III tic
Trinity eligible or apfonable 70 State oihces.
10 North CaEoltuA not long ago still Christian
Stats, because hes Constitution lns!sed that state
ol.eea could ouly ne a!Ied ny couts.sors of L tls
btforo s4e e.aanepatea tlo Catholics 'g ls2,. .nd
ull Of her It may well 10 sid to-day that she is i
O. saa Bste heeauso thora u N established State
Cnu!ch there to whose support Catholics, Jews, and
Disseutcts forced 70 pay ther contributions. be-
eause somo Iigh clerical dsgnsssries Of the
members ID the upper House Of lsrl smeus.
uut happily our Dnon, aud this States In Our IAl.n
have now Ill refue the oAnsts Christian Slate ilea.
| They haye brakeu the Chains which the Clrtattan
Church has riyeted tiol bs praised Lhat CHURCH aud
btata ssl4rAtal In our couEtFy. God 10 praised
that thu ConstuL,ous Of tue United stse and OF Ill
tho several ataes all freed from th1+ danger
breeding Idea. God 10 praised tas thoy arc atLas-