Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1878-03-29
cut the size of bank bills. No one, un-
less he was educated, would ever think
of such tricks.

cut tne size OF Dank bills. No One un-
less he was educated, would ever think
of such tricks.
No sir, | say. don't let's have any Su-
perintendent at ALL But in my commu-
nicatlon OF some time ago, | also pro-
posed another plan. That was, to so
arrange our churches that they could
be used for schools also, and have our
preachers teach our schools. In this
way we could help the preacher and our
selves. 1t would give the preacher more
to do and better wages, and would lessen
our burdens, because it would not re-
quire SO much money to hire one man to
do both as it does to hire the two. Be-
sides, We could save great deal in the
way Of buildings, fuel, and in other
ways.
| lind in this that [ am sustained by
another correspondent. whose writings
are published in ihe Conservative. our
friend {. {. G. He is on the right track
and is coming en- as fast as the natural
growth can bring him, and will be of nv
views after awhile if he lives and keeps
progressing. He wants our children
taught morality and religion. That is
right, and the best ard surest way to do
that is to have the preacher teach
them.
There is only one difficulty about that,
| hear it said that DR.. Thomas, a Meth
odist divine of Illinois, and Cannon Far
rer, an Episcopal priest of England, and
IL: W. Beecher, a Congregationalist
minister Of Brooklyn, n. Y, have lately
abolished hell. Now, Mr.. Editor, if that
is the case, it would not do to hire them.
Let us hire some one who has firm.
unyielding faith in that time -honored
institution. Don't give it up. III
world is not prepared to have it abolish
ed yet. 1t won't do now. The time may
come when we don't need it, but it amt
yet. Our friend c. C.. C. still clings to
it, and in that he is right. Only let him
come up to the idea that our preachers
are the right men to teach our schools,
and that our churches can and ought to
be turned into school houses and our
be all right,
MIR. Editor, | have often heard it said
that great minds run in the same chan
mel, and we often hear Of two great men
contending over the discovery or inven-
ton OF some new principle at the same
time, and one is accused of getting it
from the other, when, in fact, each,
without any knowledge that the other
had discovered it, made the discovery
for himself. SO | find that we three
eminent men, c. c. c., NJ. S. H. and my
self, have struck out in the same chan
mel, and our minds are working in the
same great field of thought, on parallel
lines These lines arc some distance
apart now, but looking far away into
the future, there is point at which
they seem to meet, and, [ have no doubt,
that we three shall meet.
Now, NJ. II. s., give up the idea Of be-
ing Town Superintendent, and 60 in for
the clean thing Pass around the office
of subdircctor to each person in the dis
trict who has a son or daughter, a bro
ther or sister, wife's brother or sister
large enough to keep school, and there
by save expense and keep the school
money at home. And c. c. c., consent
that our churches may be so modelled
over that school may be taught in them.
and that our teachers may be preachers,
only reserving that they shall not have
any Of the heresies of Thomas, Farrer
or Beecher, and we can have such eco
nomical school and religious privileges
that all can participate without let Of
hindrance. This would effect another
good thing. Our school reports all show
that there are about twice as many
children of school age in the county as
attend school. These methods that |
propose would enable all of them to at
tend school, and there would be no such
statistics as we now read of, as, for in
stance: there are $50 persons in the
States prison, and only AZ can read or
write. They might all learn to read,
write and cipher, and yet none of them
would be so finely educated that they
would think of starting a savings bank
or a life insurance company, and when
they got in a good pile of money sus-
pending payment. But [ notice that
New York City has lately woke up on
that subject, and sent few Of the off,
GERS OF those insurance companies and a
few bank officers to work for the State.
Now, if they won't elect some sympa-
thizing friend Governor, who will par
don them out, it will be a good thing. IF
Boston and Chicago would follow the
example it would be comforting.
NoTE.-The title to the above article
is ours. We are not sure that our cor
respondent sees anything remarkable in
such concurrence ofopinion ED.