The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-28

Adopted by the Quarterly conference
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PREAMBLE.
Whereas, the people OF the state oil lex"
ao In their constitdt,on, invoke "tho blessing
of Almighty God" [presmbl'l do declare
that no man shall held Office under the
authority of their constitution and laws un'ess
nhe acknowledge the existence OF Supreme
Beiopp Particle /, section q and do pro-
r;bit legislative discrimination for or
so.inst ri gious society ,rticle l, section Z;
article VII, section g. And,
Whereas the governor and the .legisla-
,ure--mere creatures Of tho constitution and
servants of The people-have, through The
public school law, violated Inc rign's OF
conscience and of worship guaranteed oy
the constitution, and have Disseminated
against VII relit ion by banishing God's word
and God himself from the public free
schools. And,
Whereas, The aboard of education, con-
sisting of the governor, comptroller ana tne
secretary of state, have; in the honey GROVE
case interpreted, in defiance OF the conslisu'
ton, the public school law in lite most ofien-
siveiy a,hei.tc doctrine, the decision beng
exparle. And,
Whereas, The fundamental principles OF
all our laws, moral and municipal, are based
upon the bible, Gods word, as their only
sure foundation. And,
Whereas. The public school law Of
Texas, in its irreligious and athelstic pro,
visions, and the decision If the "bosrd oil
education" in the Honey Grove case, are
blows at the fundamental principles OF all
law and society. And,
Whereas, under the decision ID the Honey
Grove case, the constitution OF the state OF
Texas can not be taught in the tree schools
of Texas. because said constitution tesches,
in the language of the board, "sectarlan
religion,'-the creature actually reDeiling
against and dethronirg its creator.
Resolved, That all men of every name and
order should protest against The irrel'gion
and atheism Of the ruolic school law OF
Texas and should combine for the purlica-
ton of her legislation AID administration,
insisting that governors, legislatures and
boards of education shall not be permitted
to Danish God, the great teacher, from the
masters chair in the public free school,
nor the Bible, Gods word, from Its
curriculum, but that the religious
question shall BIZ left, where it belongs, TO
the authorities Of esch school, God and his
word being free from the ban Of the law or
of any "brief authority"
2. That God and the bible should be free,
like the sunshine, the rain and the bree ze-
free to enter every house and heart that will
open for their reception, the law placing no
guard before door or breast TO say, "Ye shall
not enter here"
That tie various UNCONVENTIONAL and
other moral and christian schools be invited
to unite in an effort to get hearing before
the aboard of education" on the question in
the Honey Grove case or before q
court of jurisdiction competent to compel
. the aboard of education" to interpret the
public school law in the true light OF the
provisions of the constitution.
d. That the Texas Christian Advocate, the
Galveston journal, the Galveston News, the
Austin State. man. the Dallas Herald. the
Sulphur Springs g zette, the North Texas
journal, the Hopkins CJuGty Echo and the
Pitts burg Magnet, be requested to publish
the foregoing preamble and resolutions, and
that every other paper in the state be in
vited to copy the same, and to bring the
matter to the attention of the people.
JOHN NJ RICHARDSON. Secretary.
LErsBURG, Ca p Cos, Texas, July, 16, ISL