, 1876-03-11
The Fundamental Law Of the Case and
The Definitions Necessary to
Understand Il.
Judge Story's Views on tho Relations
Between Religion and the
Government.
The Sunday.SchooI lesson..-Ab'
salom's Revolt Against
David.
Prospects and Condition Of tho
HnlBtcd Street nj. +.
Church..
THE ORDINANCE OF 1857,

THE ORDINANCE OF 1857,
AND TUE ninLE IN THE runIlc SCHOOLS.
" MS Editor N 1ns chteaes Tribune: :
CHICAGO, March 10.-As had no thought that
nv lsv-collsgs lecture on tho ordinance Of 17s7
would be reported, did not anticipate thatie
would give rise 10 any discussion. but tha Gcn-
c.sl interost manifested in tho subjoct, and the
evident tossre for moro light upon II, aeon to
mako 1t my duty to furnish 3. moro detailed
statement than has yst beon published What
the public wants u the truth, aud all who love
tho truth for lts own Bake, nnd arc willing to
mako an earnest effort 10 attain Il. stand on COM
mon ground, however WILDLY they may differ in
thcir individual opinions respecting tho subject
pf inquiry and whom such poFsons aro willing
TO isIn hauda, and work tcgether for tho attain
mont Of the common purpoaa, thoJ can scarcely
fail to attain succeHs.
II ts easy to state rcsult,-to name the placo
1t which Journey ends but II tho PROCESS has
becn gradusi aud varied IL tho journey hsa
been long aud full Of incident, 1t may bc diff
sult, II not impossible, % to describe tho way
md tic advance from point to point that anothcr
may follow, step By stop. aud roach In m hour
tho result It Which you may have arrived on15
after yoars Of oadoavor. from time to timo In
ke51upted and resumed. but such description,
Il otherwise practicable, cannot bo givon In tho
present Case forit would o1cood tho llmits proper
for such discussion What chiefly desire Ia,
liza. may 10 presont tho substance Of my argu-
mont, and the authorities on which It Yosts, that
uthc1s, especially those who differ with mo In
opinion, mAy for themselves fairly judge whosh-
army conclusions aro correct. 10 that onl /
will bslofy rcstnte tho chief points Of my dis
eourse, and aome Of tho loading authorities
which guidod mo In itH preparation, omitsiug. for
The most part, tho reaaona and illustrations
bY which it was supported.
CHIEF POINTS or TIE ARGUMENT.
Firsi-ThAt the intent sof tho ordinance Of
11B7 ID that religion, morality, and knowledge
shall 10 taught a. pecessary % good government
md tha happiness Of mankind.
Seoond-Ihnt the atiflcAtton Of .sthe ordinance,
IN tho creation Of tho publlc school, seminary.
Funds TO a pospatual trust for education In
The religion, morality, and knowledge namcd
lu tho compact Of 1887.
Taird-ibst tho religion nanaed in tue orii-
The Nov Toatauent, without distinction of scot
pr creed, boiug that religion which ia part Of
lho common lAw Of England, and which hes boon
generally adopted in this country. modified by
Fourta-That this religion OF tho law il spo-
eitcslly the Protestant form OF Christianity, in
Guiding the King Jamea' version Of Tho Holy
u
recogntzod md upheld by tho common Law, in
preference 10 all othczs. Tho law Delights in OF
hcsness. and abhors uncertainty. What It Eco-
pgaizea and uphoids, u can identify md define.
Tho Scriptures 1t holds to 10 the Word OF God,
md tho religion which 1t adiudgeg to be Of. 'Di-
sine ottgin aud authenticity"
Fit2-Ihas tho reign Of this religion, undoE
The ordinance Of 1887, has bcen as benign aud
peaceful as the epirt Of that marvellous law
which tho Divine hpB uttered on tho mountain
10 tho aatonished people, aud whoao 1nhuouce
on modern turispsudenco may bo ikeaod to .
shining stream onrlchiug fruitful iisld or tc
sha lulh radiance Of ths galaxy, giving to ali the
contradictions IN additional charnl. And that Al
casBcs Of ozdcr-loying peopto ate aliko into1est
I'd In maintaining thia standard religion. Of tht
country. undor Which Jew aud Catholic, a. vol
u Presbyterian and Methodist, have fou nd free,
dom from persecution and iiborty Of COO science
6trkh-ThAt the civil law consists Of genera
sniee, such IS 40 deemed psomotlrs OF tat
grsAtest good Of the groatoaE number, aud usAkcl
no Atkompt to AdanE itaetf to the ever-,tar}ipp
notions Of indlVlduala. That thus tho roligioI
OF tho Law oonssta Of the great preccpta ol
Christianity, aud that nodsa of Worship. th'
teaching OF croods tho standardization OF saesA
naanta, and the support OF ualniBtosa are lnft t.
tho various voluntary organizations Of ths
Churcia-Catholc, Protestant or otherwise
alike.
Sepeuh-Thst the reading Of tho nib1e in th'
public sehools without uote Or comment, Wae
Il not Aecurcd by any Boctarlan effort OF intueno0
but was in accordance with an almost untvoraa
ssntmeut, aud spssng fEom the recognition. b,
the Stats, OF ita dnty TO cAuss religion Aih mo
ra!lsy. ~ vel! knowledge. to bc taught III thu
! schools, ~ nccossary to good government; ans
that such read;ng OF tho Bibta iB ! perfcot com
Il plsance with tho letter and nptrit Of tho otdi
4 nance Of 1787.
Gs9hta-That tho separation Of ChuFah hnt
Il btato In tho A,netlcnu system IL = dlatuctly DIFF
y 1eEont thing from, the socent attompts to oxpe
Il Christianity from the public institutions Of til
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