New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-17
THE BIBLE N THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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The Rev. David Gregg of the Third Re-
formed Presbyterian Church. in West Tweu'y-thif'oi,
preached last evening on "The Bible N our Fubiic
schools" taking ais text Dclt w., ., q: BclOld,
have gwen You statutes and Judgments. Keep them and
do them. for this il your wisdom AMI your understand
ing in the sight of the nations"
This Church holds, the preacher said, that We need
more Bible. what Is the apparent need Of our puhhc
thieves what the need ~ the members OF our whisky
rings what the need OF political bosses what oi
our bATroom cLuclse, wh1t OF corrupt legislators.
bat more Bible Hoio Bioc IN lne f,oi' "ho exam
tucm 20 office, ia tho courts which iy them IN ue sea-
fence, pronounced uutu ac.r crh-, h 'he executor 81
Iae nir saonc cbc iu tine ~cA0Os e"d>e our Iithtir
placed IN ire schools because II II ~ harmony WIN
iAc ncpuc and j. the h,ot standard of national mo
ray. II Onli gives tho history 81 lAc Not hgu'I'
tlato tie Jews. ino Golden Rule iti""itd "a our
,cuoDIs taA t.ic sacred page. is IUf that pro
duces c4uat, tLe Inst words 81 ihr LORDS S'"3eI'
"Our Father who art ia NaNon," teaches cIdlat5.
Patrick Henry once said Ia the honr 81 the national
T. ion has moi v,t finished H. appau-e hut that sru-
timont was cred before b. solomon, WAC aId, a.
looaed ul the q, pressed ID hl- d"t plin.t the
dead. Vh.cn To eady d.ad lnOi ihh .io 'ins ""ch
We refuse to cxpc the Bible from ON public snhoos
n.,til.e N. ,.,,pIl.. Womb Pee national CONDEMNATION
of Gods word. and profession 81 national atLc'sui
Webster sJya: "t l. uh idle, mucSery,
aad IN Insult to common sense to maintain
that t.c sch, ui Ior Dc iH-.rgi0n o youtn from which
CHRISTIAN lu.i action in scuuiJuSy ana vigorously Shut
oJi IS moi inldci ~ IT'S ana H. lclG,nccs The
nation is i ordinance God. aHd viii not dy ITS God.
snail We disE0lof us "Old an lde d'uiaud oi Rome
NryeI I you'll rather .ave ten thousauI homes and
Oae liyu6 and tue Cod We not
harmed 10, la iunnafi os OF the PaTa throne, bu no
i.toylv can stand against the illumination hurled BY
the throne o II .Yr1. II we are iuuit concerned Ia
oar nation iiia Tor the Bible God VIII pitc, .lr word
bat no Val project tho nation when 10 robbed Oi the
p.rsOryatito clements Of tue hhl; and wnen COL, be
iOrc \,on ralOu5 are but a5 drop The bucket, wars
against ~ Ne Iciuse tOcE.cl the Elbci because the
t.M Gt Rom ani-.u, WA.th iutAd7 ~, rs Lut th'
educate. We want. ios ii d n,rAmcucan. with Victor
~ turn To- iiIIy lat Toe irlto Oi t'a' pdrO
,n. ,,stou VIC ana Inc Iit Jl- boi.sDing II tic ,-
sr'rci I'm al nm. '.is I.tl,'l y,y,.i la a. fur,
TO "Iuitbiu Ireland us artua MtCiu-koy called u
LAST wecF be4.Ye the Catholic LulOn, and seek
students of the Catholic University OF ireland, IN
1913 rreeenc0 memorial 10 the Board of the UnycI-
.!ty contaiung tiicyc " OuI generation Oi
IRISH Catholics wrtAHG t,der tue sense Oi tnor IN
far.ority !! scientific tI5uniug be unatdin-
able NJ our university thry Viii Trinity NJ the
Queens 0uce, IN aOt one ot winch h thore CaihOhc
Professor 81 eeeAco" This Is the Catholic testimony Of
"laitnsul Iceland"
TnJtcc thc system OF Ronansn anti-Aincrlcan. II
Romanlsts afc Americans, why ala me Ac ors iaOet
say, 10 become Ar1c dIcd lis 10 lose Catholic VIZ
tues Tor American vices I" Why dd Father HecRer OF
Lhls cltt SAY, ~ J0VO homo WIZ navel majority ana
VIII be bound 10 take this country and keopHl Ibhk
OF Americans taking America! Hst0ry says the Papai
party n France eu0Ne 10 prevent Lafayette III aidhg
oar fathers IN The establishing OF ms country that
Catholic Ireland prayed for It's DOWNFALL that The Pope
was The irst - rec9Ghze the southern C0nieGeracy
thai these connected with the zion OF Lincoln
were commandments Of that Cnurcu; that secta.ian
moo prepared L" receive the Rebel IO"ces IN Ne"-bo al
Tie TIME o. bne iny,sion Of Pennsy yala These inots
sPeh louder Jh"n ar ichcOn or cardinal hcCIOshry
] affirm the following points without fear OF
successful contradiction; Rome Is opposed Ia
che American priEcple OF federation IN re-
l.s.on. The Cohohc Keriec. in January. 1882,
says "Protcstalsm OF oyciy form has not or never
any night where CathOnrSm Is Triumphant" Rome
IS opposed 10 The american principle nat the rlate has
rt 10 educate this the P4pa syllabus OF 1854 proves
Rome is opposed 10 Tie American idea OF dIyOrcng
ChJ.ch and state. This the same syllabus aihrns DO
American l.cmsnlsts accept Rome as 1t IN Ahd as 1t
has beeni Yes. While Gerlnaus rose in tIou-
sands against the dogma Of Pdpai luiailibAty,
American Catholics accept ia tuu the decisions OF ne
GcumeDcs, Council VI 1870. To prove ,her ldclty 10
Rome. they have Jus, accepted the Cardinals berreta
III Cardinal McCoskey las taken the usual oatn Oi the
sacred College, he has de-AmCrcaDized himself. Ac-
eugding 10 tins oath, he MUST play the SPY for the Holy
See the syllabus Of 1864 condemns national in
situations, ho bound by oath 10 oyorurn the Govern
ment which gives him protection.