The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-21
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HOSTILITY TO CATHOLICS,
PROTESTdNTS READY TO ACCEPF
BISMARCK' PROPOSAL.
The yellow Of the OranRcmen Rather than
ihc hed with which the votarics Of FASH
Ion are IIluminIng New Yorl.,s s,ree,..

The yellow Of the Orangcmen Rather than
INC Red with which the votaries Of Fash-
Ion are llIumining New York's streets.
The great hall of the Cooper Union VIVA
nlled last night with enthusiastic men and
women who desire that the Bible should be
read In public schools aud that the school fund
shall not be used for sectarian purposes Tho
stage was mlde unusually attractive with bunt-
Ing, banners, ana light. On the bust OF George
Washington was a cape Of bright red, over
which was folded blue neck tie, ornamented
with white stars; Henry Clay wore blue vest,
cut rather short Daniel Webster. a walstcost
Of red, bound with white, and the audience sang
an opening ode to the tune OF "The Star
SpanEled Banner" one OF the speakers, the
Rev. Dr. Miller, noticing the glrb Of Washing
tou, said that when he entered the hall he
turned to ask q friend whether the bust
was one OF Cardinal McCloskey clothed
in the scarlet OF his ONCE. "The blue
and the white above the red," continued he,
" alone spare George Washington, the profana-
tlon now fashionable among the women of New
York You see them everywhere badged with
q rosette OF scarlet or wearing a sash OF rcd and
wearing II because II Is the color Of the Card nal
Men wear scarlet cockades, and children scarlet
ribbons. IL Is matter to OIL one With dismsy.
must be, see the yellow, the yellow Of Protestant
Oransemen Haunting everywhere than to sec
their insldious expressions Of sympathy with
The audience, being purely Protestant, ap-
plauded at every stage the most violent stric-
lures that were laid upon the Roman Catholic
priests and their church.
The Rev. j. s. Willis pleaded for the continued
maintenance OF the Bible IN the public schools
on the grounds that IL Is the most dignined his
tory OF the origin Of the human race and the
creation OF the world that II is and always has
been the complem ent Of intelligent civilization,
and that IL is inseparably woven into the warp
and woof Of the public schools. As a matter
OF policy the Bible should be retained to in
struct the youth In those principles OF morals
that liberal system OF education lays befo Q
him. As the Roman nation training her chill
dren to be warriors educated them In the hand
ling OF spears, so should America, wishing to
have her children good citizens, see that they
are grounded well In the moral laws governing
society. Parents cannot be depended upon, nor
miss The teachings Of both. "But bstroneer
than the sentiment OF the case. Is the right
OF the case" continued the speaker. al his Is a
Protestant country, founded by Puritans, aud
when man says to me, IL Is against my consci-
eDce TO have the Bible in the public schoolsr
and l reply to him, 1t Ia against my conscience
TO have the Bible taken out OF the public
Schools then there II conscience pitted against
conscience, and to settle the question | have
the right TO say To him, Where were you born,
and how long have you lived hefer II he says,
Il was born In Tipperary. and have been here
two years, and | eau say that was born here,
and have always lived here. ana that my cOun-
Try has always had the Bible, / think have
the right to saw that he snail not disturb me-"
The speaker said he was willing to ACCEPT
Prince Bismarck's compromise and allow the
Catholics to be taught from the Dona Bible
and the Protestants from the st. James Bible.
" For there Is not much difference between them
anv wsy, he added.
The Rev. Mcssrs. Merit. Steele, Fowler and
Pinney addressed the meeting, and AT 10 o'clock.
when the last speaker closed, the audience, un-
willing To depart, remained TO cheer loudly and
long.