Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-03
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TducatiOnni GU sti0ps ln the
French Senate -lnteres,inx De-
bate in which the Aihsi.ss Re
Ceive some Pretty Severe BLOWS.

| Date In WnlCh tnb AthSlHS he-
ceive some Pretty Severe BLOWS.
Special Correspondent.
PARIS, March Goth, 1882.
Almost Invariably lie education
q re-tion gives rise to keen debates in
the French Senate. Nor did yesterday s
sitting prove an exception to the ru'p
The bin tor rendering primary instruc-
ton compulsory came on for discussion
aud The TACT that NJ. Jules Simon OK
tended more to confront NJ. Jules Fer
ry lent additional interest to a debate
which in Itself was Invested with unu-
re- ark by NJ Corbon, NJ Jules 81
mon slowly assembled the steps of the
| Tribune to introduce his Old motion,
which on former occasion obtained
such success, and which ran az follows:
Masters win teach their pupils their
duties towards God and towards their
country.
In a lolg and elegant speech, which
was repeatedly interrupted by loud
bursts Of applause from the rig t and
left centre, the speaD er developed his
argument that the school without God
W ,u d be fatal TO France. He explained
that there was no innovation in his
aIueudment he only asked, in fact, for
the maintenance OF what already ex-
listed. Formerly the programme com
prisru moral and catholic education.
The words ''moral" and "Catho!ic"
Wire now expunged. He thought it
right that the Senate should show that
tie idea Of God had not disappeared |
from instruction, and that the Republic
was not warning with the Almighty |
Let them open the Code and they would
find the name OF the Deity in every |
page. The constitution of 1893 said : |
I'm the presence Of God" That OF the /
year 1903 was identical. In fSiS the !
form was, TN the presence Of God and |
OF the French people" But these
WordS lid not satisfy the Republicans,
and several amendments were proposed.
In one OF these Mr.. Guishard said, SIN
the prese..ce of God, who is the princi-
i'ftll justice.
Men were not afraid to utter the name
Of God in 1913. He asked that the old
moral OF his fathers should be taught.
The God of whom Bespoke was the God
acknowledged by all religious and by
oil the spiritual philosophers. MIR.
jules Simol warned his hearers against
moral contagion. lmplety was pro.
and 1t threatened the country.
Ii was not only for himself that he
but tor the poor who needed
aud for the soldiers who
10 the battle with the cry OF
Pour Dleu ct pour la patrie." NJ
Jules Simon Conc,uded a powerful,
speech, with the following qhJtatioa
rom Elgar Quinet:
"a people that loses the idea of
'od loses thereby all SENSE Of the Ideal.
no not understand in VIII II way it
Honld Regulate its actluu5." And
low, le exclaimed, call me a re.
dictionary if you like"
Nj. Jules Ferry, ia short reply, de-
'larel that NJ Jules Slmou's amend.
nent was dictated by reason Of a po-
ilical rather than IA philosophical
'haracter he had stated that society
vas on the verge Of public atheism and ,
lat this Dust pe prevented by the Sell
.te. Bat the speaker would eXl)rt tho ,,
House not to join in an unfortunate
lep which would offend the dignity Of !.
he count y and of his party. "M.
uleS Simon" exclaimed the Minister +,
or Public Instruction, "yOu are paying !
uriorl homage to your tod when you '
rucure from him last rampant in .
Ote OF the Senate.