, 1875-11-29
NuMGER 96.
Hger towns, and IN poltsons Of tho country
the noruth.i0n il mixed. this matter Of
rhadIngt sitslpie e. Il aeene, has bocnna =

,HH1 nsT6 may AA H6n n&F, once fOt all. that.
h{sus sesen Or eight Yaarn' experience ~ i tebch-
er. and = careful feaapg Of VII tho ArRumeatn on
boih lies OF tho question. and nn hons
sss Effort t. tast y on ise merits.
! have Reluctantly como to tho conclusion that
ne'.ha: itw. nor expodlo,cs, nor jnsti:o. nor
Glras''a" wia'1onn, io+rnia us to tu.,st that tho
Htle 10 taaa IN our public schoos ~ religious
e1etc"n' With T. great mang oshest, WAS
nuopoft hF tho Supremo Conrt ot OHIO: ! was
surtsiscd that our OWN Hchoo! Board should
hayo been IN sss' 4 hurzy, to cxolndc tho Bible
or 1oq SEQ no o
premature. The peone oi Chicago would have
been c>lsent t. haTn 9ett things "a they wern fer
seaEa' Btit the cushion OF the board has
h1tnn8 tho question npon ua and Ne may ~
well ne.lo It no '. 30 fat NJ we can, "A 70 pntlt
on to tho future. For one. LoIIovo that tho
faw wlll st'A&aio tue Haavd in taes action.
or c3arao look upon The Hlbo A. tho Word
OF Cpd. There u no other book ilke 1. In tho
world. 1t OUGHT to 10 real everywhere, and by
oyetybody. 1t is tho Foundation Of n,o1ern aud
medieval lte:s.uFc. It is tue standard OF purs
apply OF human nature aud human life. It ro-
veals tho religion which Is to conquer tho world.
il Il tin only book TINT brings +lsfo aud imnor.
sa!!tr 70 light ~ ths disciples Ut cbttst, We
are bouni to carry tho Bible to every part OF the
earth, und to pEens its accct&nco. It's teachings.
upon n, nou, Hut In dniu4 snls 10 have no
right to override iaw, or Christian courscsY.
There II wiao way Of procedure. which. though
il tnvolsa patience aad delay, vii surely be- moat
eucccasfnl IN tho end.
Jews. Komanists, With net few WIN are nell
thor the ons uor tic nthcr but Protestant in
sentiment aud action who loro the Republic aud
hs institutions, earnestly desire that the B.bto
should nut havs plaza ID onr aystem Of CON-
mon ,scbcol education. A great many Christian
of its plc.once tbore, Sono of them conYeas
TINT tile MAT ia which they road tho Now Te&ta-
1nens, uil!tc in school, was IN injury 10 them.
weakening their roYorence for tho Book, and
.i
| taco. THO. wonder X tho ea,uo
| e1erciso doe. mol i.aro tho Same efroc+ now.
| Tue 'ncss, then, that can be said IN its favo-,
is thns 1t IL o milton OF God snd His Word.
| and that soma RoJt3, though 1t be small. wilt
sarslg cams from houoriux our CEeator. But
hero It II pertinent TO aek ahether God ia hon.
| otsd by All exercise in which tender aoholAru
hurried. chre'e,s. indifferent reading Of the
Scriptures. - without note or comment" fol-
| 10 red tY . anA1 Repeating Of the Lorda PtArer,
| is not on tho whole productive of more injury
| than good. believe It la but would leave
the settlement IT tha question 30 far as posstbis
| to tho town.. and to tsacharr Some teachers
| v,linaturav deHrs to beg'n tho uolk OF the
| day NTH religious e4etr!sa. They will make
| it impressive and valuable. while othera nil
look upon this exercise "A the most lisAgreeabis
duty thev arc called upou to perform.
Cunning laAt uos to OUT qneBslon which Ia po}
= question Of reading the bible 40 fountain Of
! literature, STANDARD Of morals and wisdom,
] but As forr, IT Worship, wo shall aud. think,
| tlht I'll, laws sfo against It.
Theio in no rcas1n for doubling tho correct-
noss at tho deo,aon OF tue Supreme Court Of
| Ohio in this nnhtter, Tho meaning OF tho clause
~ the ordnance OF 1857, for the organization Of
tho Northwestern Territory. winch road thus:
| necesanry 70 eood government and tho hspntneas
; OF mankind, achoola mad tae Inaans Of insttue-
| slon ehsll 10 forever encouraged" Was shown to
90 not that j" rolleio1, tnosaHts, aud knoHleogs"
l Arg Afh nr In
| tho aaue schools hut that teachers
Of ench shouli to protected and encouraged In
their rroper place. When the question il argusd
10 The Supreme Court Of the nation. ~ some day
| it probably will ho, it will most likely DO dscided
~ in Ohio. At sny rata II Is uell to taxa It for
| RFan!od that. II 10 carry the question to the
] coursa. tho decision. will be against us. II va
aeslro to retain tho Bsbe IN tbs schools n lnoot
| Ptotoataut Chns:ians ao, 1t is bast not to make
tao great an outcey over ita exclusion from The
achunls OF this Or tbns CITY, Tim, will settle tho
| 1nes:son far ooso ntso'V thau No can, nd per.
hapa not quite after our present convictions Of
| what Is right.
Onr fathers had difficulties of this sort to oou-
| tead with ~ well A. "o A. the Colonies grew
| thev found it in1practicabfo to carry out tho
original pisn Of their settlement. They !,ad TO
| give up one cherished theory after ano.ler+ till
thsv tnoaGdt everything wls lost. For example.
! 10 ths MsssaahasHtta Colony, r1.or to 1884.
n1body but membots Of Congregational churches
cnula sota Or lloll olase. Tho death OF Oi!yer
| Cromwell. Aad tbs restoration Of Charles L.,
aade tho colonistA fear for their charter, 4
:osnmsas'ou va seat to England 70 sue for its
| continuance. The request Was granted. but on
condition that + plecoj Rliana and members Of
! otheF churches be ello *cd 80 vote.
Less than half century ago tho Assembly
oatec's1 ~as taught In many, II not In all. tho
! district eelnJi1 At Massachusetts. Tho tulHiBter
,,sed 10 mako ncrodlcsl v,rits - tho schools and
sxnua.ne TIC pHrl!s l., their pxotc.ency Ia tho
syste.n of theological doctrines, nave heard =
2r"at msuy persona r'Srst tho giving up Of this
oJ 1l,,k r hAnt 4
that it has Ionu intn dtsuse Tho truth ID. our
ccrun,ou.r"ho,t II system III stronger without the
,.a:cctls,n tttaa Il could bs With II. Fifty Years
uoece mr1l ;s probably nav the sAue OF tue
abscn.e u. tho Scsintusos. Thesa leaaons ftoHn
hlsturY arc Instructive and should be carefully
ronde,ed.
Bur however mnch no may approve tho read.
ing Uf tho Dl5a II our schnot*, It IL not wise II
| Nc wish IN strengthen ths common -Hchool eyB-
tenn in the affections Of the yl,oio peonls to iu-
.ss npou ,tS reading al r:IlNiouA exercise, Wo
may either dispense with 1t altogether Of leave
i to the ontioV Of tue teaohoEs. or tho School
BaaF1s of tho didcr.us towns. 1t IL not expo
di:nt to ME Jorre III &Ae rnAttor TO compel tho
Observance vi q custom dlstastefu1 TO oyeu but
law. Force IL tia weapon OF tnajol7sles, of big
osry Anj superstition. not Ut that enlightened
md hbeFol rrotostants,n which is At once Our
,1orv And bo1st.
Tho lsrgar uo grow rs natioo. tho more con-
p}cx ullr CIVILIZATION the fowor will De tha opln
INA Which nil eau hotI Ia conuoa. To pre-
serve hnl Htrongtl,:n our present assteln 0t
umverrai t1ncat,on, to aid to 1ta efficiency, wo
must, think. Hconsr or latar oJnsent 10 d's-
putsn with all re1l :ous oxercisos In connection
| witt It. Why notl What arc tho oommou
| tchoolt for ? Tc furnish certain elementary in-
tsrnctlou to thu children Of our cts.aus. Those
| sch.ol. DO INT exist to tt,ach MAaoa!ao 1anlam.
| Or buddhism, or fonfncisnlsU. ar Judaism, OK
Nor,auis,n, OF iufoe'My. Mr. IL Il .!,ess pavpose
| 20 teach pru.essaut Chrs!ianitf. II IL H. they
have sjEnaly faiod. I do no. kunw Tint havo
:learl nf person being converted Ia Qua OF stleal
They oxlBt for In ssctasian purpose whatuyef
for no PURPOSE which, pyen III lle opinion OF 4
small minority, can hn deomsll sectarlan. but to
gsyo instruction ju certain blauchea Of study
slsch evosybo ~ deems esssptsal to 20 ordinary
sauea,iol. We havu cuoseu shls method Of edu~
cation because II its chcapne~s, becAubo 1t banXs
al ednts,ian wisnIn reach Of the poor, because
10 limited e1tsut 1t ensbtes the atats to compel
tts education Of lts c5ilirep, bscAu4s . republic