New-York tribune., 1876-01-17
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE BIBLE AS AN EDUCATOR.

THE BIBLE AS AN EDUCAIOh.
gHx REV. DR. INGLs ON THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY
OF TIE WORLD FOR ONE HUNDRED YEARS
THE BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NECESSARY
TO FRER NATION.
At the First Reformed Church Of Brooklyn,
q Perrepontst, near Monroe-placc, sermon was De
vered last evening by the pastor the Rev. David Ings
D. d. on the triumphs OF Christianity during tne pas'
scptury He spoke In substance as follows;
s in accordance with the win OF God that men should
commemorate great national events 1t becomes all 70
recognize the bahd Of God In national history s rsn
t the beginning OF this year TO look back upon the
red years Just closed. In nearly the whole OF EUROPE
100 years ago. absolute imperialism held fuii sway
The Protestants had been driven to the mountains CN
and religious liberty gone. Holland had &osoroeu
some of the noblest blood and stouest muscle In all
Yurope In England there was . spirit OF WICK
sdness or the blight OF Q coid Iormaiism
In this country there 400 ministers OF the Iope
Journalism had fallen upon the churches EDWARDS anu
shers however had done for America what wesley ana
WbiteAeld had done for England Now all over Europe
Mere Is measure Of civil and religious liberty Inc
ae,potsm OF the Pope has vanished. Prussia great
Protestant empire and Italy is comparatively ifee'
yord OF God is being spread In Spain Missionary WORK
sas extended to China TO Japan to India TO the saus
NJ the South Sea- and great trumphs have been won IL
the name OF Christ In America we have built churcneS
and common schools, which are our strength
ply security and guarantee for the stability OF iree
,aon Liberty has been crushed in France because inc
Protestans were driven out and the Bible was coaSu %
ihe niar OF a free nation must be GODS HOiu ine
Rible has been our school since the nation was ouuo
In it is taken out place lie given TO Papal power AM
Panal suDremncy There must be common tchooIs anu
An educated community II the right to vote is 10 nc se
o al the citizens If not, the voters are le1t su1cc "
notcal priests and demagogues. But not simple KhoW
sdge will control them Alright They must have the oo9hs
bhat will make them God-teaflhS men .e mold tbe
bght the Bible Is the best book TO holu % %no Ine
mind and characters so as TO make good citI1ens.
n contains the highest and purest morality ana never
hides the backness Of sin 1t s grand ana nope III ~
very simplicity IL should not be school b0OK put ~
should have an honOred place In the schools no par!
sboud have the power to put IL out The Roman CaIn
olics wish TO put It They want to 9veTtuIn tne
whole systom of common schools. The Bible Is 100
neoessary TO public schools for us to allow them 70 ly
their hands upon It, far the Catholics are sTe'
give them The fullest liberty OF conscience III 2ho
catholicism is form Of temporal power ine
Pope claims a right to control the rulers
Of every land No free country has been able 10 sats
the claims Rome to supremacy We are not 10 dcaI
with Rome as though she not political As citizens
of this country take heed lest yeldng the ns
,ep Romanists make that step the vantage ground rom
which they shall crush our liberties. We need an open
Bible in homes, in our schools, IN our ehufcnes ~
looking 10 the future must look for the righteousness
that eXatetb nation.