The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-15

holy horror at the thought OF apprc
yriatind $4,000 q to establish E;
chair of moral science at the STATE
University. 3. e,
Our correspondent says, s'you not
only seem to have a wrong concep-
ton OF the constitutional amendment
recommended in the Governors mes
sage, but condemn the proposed es-
Establishment of chair of moral
science ard evidences of christianity
at the Universitv..
Well. we are not infallible. We
are human and subject to err, and to
wrong conceptions" but we can as
sure our correspondent we are open
20 reason. and if convinced OF on"
waywardness and folly, we are
ready to return to the paths OF righ:
and duty. We did denounce that
portion Of the message as wrong in
principle and destructive of the
rig hts of the property holders OF the
State. And we stlll say to take
way the constitutional limitation
on taxation for educationalpu purposes
would blast and blight all the hopes
of the good people of The State. 1t
would drive capital out of the State,
Danish the honest ambitious young
men from the State, and deter CAPT
al and men of energy and enterprise
rom our borders.
We are CHARGED with 4 "wrong
conception but our friend has not
attempted to show us wherein we are
wrong. We would be thankful to be
put right. We are deeply mortified
to think we are avrong by conception,
and our friend declines to turn on
the light aid get us out of trouble.
But our friend leaves cur wrong
conception and lights on our mis-.
conception with vim and zeal
worthy Chatham. He seems to be
alarmed without a cause his appre
tensions for the safety OF our com
mon country and common cause is
groundless.
If moral science is not taught, and
morality is not practiced at the Uni
versitv, then we are willing, and will
advocate moral science being int 70
duced into that Institution. But in
our supreme ignorance (for which we
beg rardon), we really thought mora
science was taught there, and that
the University was located in a civil
| lized portion of the State, and thai
the gospel of our Lord and Master
was there preached as in othel
portions of the State. and that tn,
Bible and its precepts were read ant
ptt:Si:el NJ. only in that Institu
ton, but even in the little village
Chapel Hill, in which the University
is located.
Will our friend advise us how GU
University withstood the storms o
floating literature that savors o
the sophistries of infdelity and ma
terialistic unbelief," from its infanc
20 its hoarv age, without such chat
as our Governor desires establishe,
at the University. at the expense O
the taxpayers If he will just tel
us why it has not toppled from it
foundation without the support 9
this pillar in years gone by. we will
TO him, take of our hat and max
our how.
We would rejoice to know tina
morality, in its broadcast selse, WI
taught at the University, that chris
tianity was felt and seen in all it
purity and sweetness about its So
cred precincts, and that the evidence
of christianity were written in lette.
Of gold and set in diamonds, an
placed in each recitation room. an
Stamped with the power Of Jehova
on the he arts of all who are so fort'
> nate as to be educated at the Uni
versily.
But we still say that we are DIES
: pcratelv opposed to undertaking
teach christianity OF its evidences F.:
the expense Of the taxpayers. at tt
l University. We are foolish an
simple enough to believe that tt
evidences of christianity, and chri
tianity itself. is taught at the expen.
: of the blood of The Christ, throuo
the preaching of the gospel, as AZ
> piled by the Holy Ghost. witho'
: taxing the people And here aga
u we confess our fallibility, and ow
we may have been acrongly coaceive
" and miscOnceived the truth. But o.
u correspondent in the hallucination
1 his mind and in his distemnarad !,