, 1875-10-10
THE BIBLE TN THE SCHOOLS,
FTvE rFAsoNa TOR pryovYxa TT

FIVE REASONS FOB REMOVING IT.
! The Buffalo Courier gives the following report
| Of q lecture delivered before the Unitariau
Church Of that city by the Ray> Mr. Scheruaer-
horn on the evening OF Oct. so. Tic title ct The
| effort was "Flve reasons for removing the Bible
| With all sectaran books and lntlcence from the
public schools
Mr schermerhorn began by saying that he consid-
and that he spoke 1t not from any personal ia
teress or prejudice, but for the Aake of Justice and
right; be spoke, no: from impulse Or hasty opinion.
but after much careful thought and observation. He
remarked that the best that had flashed the
wires the past week the following. which be had
aCu1cAco Sept. 2s.-rhc Board Of Education to-
n,ght @ Win but one dissenting voice discarded tho
The next best OF the week, he said, Presi
dent Granta speech at Des Noines, in which occurs
the following pssssge:
dollar appropriated to them should be applied to tha
support o. any eectaEian achool. Leave mat
tsIs q religion to the s.as and horae; keep Church
The speaker said that he stood comparatively alons
among the bubNc voises Of Dnaio this side Of the
question; but, IS Crc&nHel used to 1dY,ss h8 would
do hs little ITO make the iron hot BY striking" After
eulogLng tie Bible as the took Of ntoks a1 asssrt
Ing that It was not eanlity depreciation Of that
voluie which actuated him and after briefly answer
inx the popular arguments Of the other side, which he
eaimed were onesiAed and available to the Roman
Catholics or any other sect which might be In the
were dwelling ut Jerusalem deyout men out Of every
nation under heaven"
case in america now aud that not only devout
Of every nat1on, ;" but also Of every religion under
sss s5g 1hs s9r tbs h. ~
every nation and religion had hed litner and const-
tuto one population to-day hence all public Laws
The i've We were then atatsd and eisbofatea for
removing Ill Bibles and sectarian Influences from the
public schools. They we're denominsted a. The Po-
ANA7yt9 Tha Tft41an Ff3af fAt RR1n
The PhtlosophI1 Ressnn,'' " Tue Ethical Reason,"
and ;. The Practical Reason" At the conclusion he
read slowly and distinctly to his audience, telling
them at the conclusion he should Eak an expression
Of agreement or disagreement with reference to them
by calling for vote from all present This following
are the resolutions:
:" "JResoirtd, fysk Inasmuch as our Government Is
based on Constitution which Is wholly unaectarisn.
raised by general taxation can be legally Or rightly
prop1ated to the support Of any Institution cause
Which either by word or tnerenee Ii secsatian In its
" R<s,red, second Inasrnuch as deyout men Of every
nation and Of many religions are dwelling together In
every portion Of country, to all Of whom form
OF Government processes to guarantee quail rights and
privileges therefore, to aelect te sacred book Bible
of Of these religions aud place it In public In
situtions to tho exclusion OF others ses Of rosd
partia3ity, and hance Of gross injustice.
Sc Resolved, trd Inasmueh the w1sest educators Of
the world have fonn1 that the cultivation OF body,
mind and soul he bcst carried in entirely sep
a1ae departments Of training therefore, truest
f0eL1ca e0nCAton 18 PHYSICAL culture
the gymnasia intellectual culture to the school, and
religious culture to the altar md the home.
Rtsolred, J"urt, lnasmuch as the reading Of the
Protestant Tor any other known Bible to the children
in public schools without explanation comment
must Of necessity produce miscoastructons the
part Of some confusion. disrc1ish and prejudice on
the part Of others; therefore, 1t is evident that such
reading must on the WHOLE result in moral harm in
stead Of moral good.
't Rtso red mn, Inne1nuch tho issue between |
Protestant schools and Roman Catholic schoos is
thrust violently upon us, and inasnuch the Roman
Catholics. in common with many deyout men Of other
religions Justly aud reasonably protesting against
being taxed for th2 support Of Protestant schools,
therefore, it IA evident that the time has fully for
taking AWAY all reasonable excuses aud just causes Of
complaint BY removing from public schools the |
6hfe with all other sectaIisn books and tnuerces."
After the reading OF the resolutions, Mr.. schermer-
loru asked all who we're In favor Of them, and who
sould pledge their nduence for their support to rise,
lpon which nearly the Whole Of the congregation arose
md the resolutions were adopted.