Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1876-02-25

l. receiving abundant discussion in both the
secular and religions papers. The attitude
of some of the latter is especially no:lce-
able. The New York Independent and the


eading official organ of the Methodist i
.burch, the New York Christian Adrooafe. I
Dr.. Curry says; ,
Relatively to all other religious systems,
is the name of sect; and, IN
.espect to each other, Professionalism and
catholicism are Christian sects the Bible
AZ the record of the Christian system, Is a
,ectarian book, since the system Is sect
and our English Bible, being Protestant
version las we think it must be, II correct
one) is-as to the Catholics-a sectarian
version. To propose to exclude all secfd'1GH
teaching from the schools, and yet to use
the Bible, is simply absurd-a palpable con
trsdietion and the inexorable logic OF our
whole American system OF non-eccleslastlcai
politics requires that our public schools shall
lie secular and not religious
The second accession is the editor Of Serb
mrs Monthly. DR.. Holland, in the num-
Der for February, ayows that he does not
soc how the Catholic demand for division
of the school money can be nationally with
stood b. until We come to the practical con-
elu,i,n that the State has nothing to do with |
religion. education" lie says he has come
+, this conclusion slowly and reluctantly
He im~ been :. long and openly on the other
side" About the desirajlencss Of the Bible
in the schools nc l. a. GEAR ~ " ~ ''''' i
be SAYS
f. i undoubtedly true that, 50 long as the
RilIe i a reading book in the public schools,
p'giy i L iI" Cat5oIc bat all unbelievers in
tbc Bible. will have a reason for complain
ins that the public funds are used to teach
their chIdFen 'e6lon "li' WIZ, a 10y ~ ~
oo.'u'' ILL., ..,r,, .rl far the Bible was in
b;bsl with thc milk Of our Christian
mJtAyr--wanen who cherished the Dook a
the -"ee,' ",'''I''ius ii w. ei't 80 f,r NJ -
w., 57,,1r n mu.t ~, ont of the schools. Well,
would We be wiling to zee the Douay Bible
put IN IL place: No! why moi are
"-i''" a.. ,ro1ld not submit to
Isyc their version forced upinu u.s.
We i, not quote DR.. Hollands questions
for the sake Of replying to them bat to
show BIZ. position, and the argument embo-
died in them, which i the whole argument
on that side
ca the other hand, evidences multiply
that If the Bible j. to be excluded as prae-
ticll measure, for tie ,lkc OF bringing the
Catholic to the support Of the public
schools, and their children into them 1t
Will TAIL Of it. effect The leading
Catholics Do no; desire aneectarlan schools.
Bishop McQlnid, OF Rochester, y. y. IN
sermon, preached in Boston, last Sunday,
expressed freely his views, which are, be-
yJul question. the views Of the leading
minds in the Catholic faith The reports Of
tie sermon show that those who would con-
sent to see tie Bible taken out Of the public
schools, in order to meet the Catholic de-
nani>, are il-ia- tar froli suiting Bishop
NcQuaid as tie most resolute champions Of
the Bible .n tie .cAoo.~. lie maintains that
religion .s0a % Dee taught in the schools,
only il should be tie Roman Catholic re-
G-iau. Aud. as ~,cA teuominationai III
>rraetila could DO. be made compatible with
,r, ,.,,.ri.l ,.,lli.. .,b,l sy..sn rbe
49,,
h's''' J = III DIV many ofi0s'- ~ any pun
/ Tie school -y>tem A. II has yet been under
/ stood in this country. The whole system
( l., ,;z,5 ,s o. ..crs,t Ststa ,n,nonol,
..---~-..--: - -,
''nNl '"'S A-Ai'4> '0''s''"' eii'e' .i'''
individual freedom and larenta! author
/ it's
,.,.,,. have t,,r3 ,rs.,ie,l avs,n-
r
/ p''n'"t'oh III the 'eI'I'oi'Al iessis'@'u'e oi
! New Mckee. ia which the Catholics control
/ -Is I,yer branch and in which they have
.,. -......l... -....,3 81 So,
oc.ie'e deIeatel' DiH Ior lhe exclusion oi
| tie B.0le and Of all sectarian instruction
/ from the i.bljc .,-bool.
.t;:...L. ,;-.l ..,..-
- mn ''0'''''a ~ e--"1-'
tal.y, by the exclusion oi the Bible, why eX-
clude it? There are surely some advantages
e.. -..,.,;-,, - p.r T. = r.-r;, IN
-
''''A' '' ~ &c - '''1 ''' '''' Iii
some OF them lie SAYS
oar hest and most influential statesmen
1 have drawn their wisdom. inspiration
ami urinciplcs of government, from the
Bible. our best legislators have made
the LAS conform to it. Our best law
yer- have APPEALED to it for illus
/ uatian and Interpretation Of law and
OFT most hon0,ed Judges have always az
pealei to its plcccpts and it, teachings and
sanctions. a the end Of controversy in the
antIs0niSm of truth and right with false
hood and wrong. In all administration Of
affairs, there must always be some standard
of appeal That OF our people has been the
Bible. There is need Of a standard no.
where more than in the administration Of
the schools II we throw out the Bible We
u'a. ,l. s';e o''i'i S.ln I ~ EGu.l
r3-t ont the Bible As printed hook from
the schools, and then to bring in its
r7ccepiS', ltS purity threatened penal
ana al,'.''., ~ p fGf a1'.ioii.s
force the lesson. in morality and faithful
i,-- and obedience and love, as these must
.c taught IN the schools. II Is not the Bible
,-cl ' '.;re NM blt !, Is dcmaIdoJ tbot We
Civ, 40 the Bi5!e as whole, as the book of
authority, a. the standard Of appeal IN any
matter II we 20 IniS, we must auopt some
book a ,erlert book then we must take an
inferior standard, an imperfect one. Then.
our stlncard lowered. our morality must be
Gnu ill., I,a- "a AZ ny ~Eu p'o
administrations. must be lessened. To de-
maud that we, any Of Us, and anywhere,
give up the bio.e HS our standard OF morals
t. w. a 5,no n ,5n .oboaI anS ~ - ~
be retained in them single Bible Christian
as teacher.
The problem Is not an easy one. We have
sen M solution Of II that hits all sides Of
tie question. But one or two things are
PLAIN The American people Will not give
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