The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1885-05-01
RELIGIOUS OPINION.
Tfs flights and Duties Of the ChurcI
IN Rcrnrh 10 EfucafIon

view, IN an article on " The Rights anC
Duties Of the Church in Regard TO Educa
tion," says that the Church is bound tt
exercise the greatest vigilance. thar
while the child and youth is growing phys
ically and intellectually, his moral anc
religious development may keep pace with
his bodily and mental growth. .
Such Is the divine mission of the Church
such her indispensable duty. If then the
Church has received this charge from hel
divine spouse, she surely has the right
to fulfil it without let or hiudrance But
it cannot be fulfilled without free access
TO the schools without perfect freedom
In teaching the children. in assembling
them 10 daily exercises of devotion. and
at stated times TO the sacraments, without
the means Of assuring herself of the moral
and religious tone of the schools Of exer
cisiug the necessary supervision, to pre-
vent anything being taught by word OF
example which might endanger the faith
or morals of the children. And
this can be obtained only by the direct in
hueuCe Of the Church on the schools and
their daily workings Ii the child has an
immortal soul TO save, and his eternal
veal OF woe depends upon the issue of this
affair Of salvation, surely no less but
much mOre'stress should be laid upon his
training 70 success in this allimportant
business than 70 Cleverness in the sec
ular pursuits OF life. II such is the
case. why should the Church, the divinely
appointed organ instituted by God for the
salvation Of mankind, be excluded from
the domain OF education Such an exclu-
sion Is crying iuiquity against God and
man, manifesting either the grOssest igno-
ranru Of the most elementary Christian
muSims or the most incOnceiyable and
fends SD malice But we 20 still further
and assert that the Church has not only
the right 70 give complete rel giOUs edu-
cation 10 her children in all schools but
has also tl' Ttgft ~ supervising TIE Scc-
tituT instruction, both literary and scion
tine, ut least so far as to assure herself
that there is nothing either in the subject
matter taught or in the manner Of convey
ing 10 which might endanger the faith
or morals, or UbstrEct the moral and
religious development OF the youth.
This VIII appear hard saying to the ad-
ToCuteS OF secular or upsectarian educa-
ton Yet it il only % COrOllary of the pre-
ccdW.- principle. This right of
supes, i-iIn We yindicate for the Church
In whine Of her divine mission in regard TO
al s'aHrls OF every grade. from the kin
derE.rteu tO the university, though not in
the came degree reeminently Size holds
and exercises IL toward primary sriiOOj~.
We DO not deny the state its due
shuT- Do the conduct OF schools. IL may
put lt- claims within its own sphere in
regard To the secular results to be OBJ
talncds but the Church, being charged
with what is essential in the education,
must have the decisive vote and superiu-
tend~uce.
a correspondence of the Churchrnan says:
- HMuuGCuLsm can neither be brought into
nor kept ont Of the Church by resolutions
or II wS. opinions. or preiudices, and the
verdict Of the reformation viii 60 for lit
tie today or iu tine future. What made
mDnaChlsm in the Church in the past
What peopled the very deserts in Atha-
nasils's day Not the notions or the self
viii OF one man or a hundred men. Nor
Will IL be otherwise in our day. Mona
chis1n viii not rise or fdll at the mere
bidding OF a prelRte. Nor viii it perish
urder a storm OF paper pellets. If it oSCe
mole gains fOOthOld, IL viii be because Vie
state of the Church and OF the world on
the whole, justifies IL. The lack OF candi-
dates FOR the holy orders, clerical sup
port, THE restlessuess Of the clergy the
seculnriZRtiOu OF the clergy, mOnachism,
etc. are related subjects. which are to be
considered in the light Of the present and
probable state OF the Church and of the
world
The Examiner saws: "The Interior
wants To know. II is very much disturbed
because Baptist papers are not Yet weary
of harpiug on their favDrite Greek word,
and thinks the object must be the pre-
selyting OF Christians from other denomt-
natiOus-tO uusettle them in their faith
and in their church relations Our die
tionary defines proselyte as to cause to be
come converted to some religion, opinion
or system. That describes our object ex-
actly we desire TO 'unsettle' Christians
of other denOminations0i their faith
that sprinkling Is baptism, and we hope
TO cause them TO become converted to OuI
opinion that obedience 70 Christ demands
that men shall first believe In him and
then be buried will him in baptism
And why should we not strive after
The Churrhman saws: It must never
be forgotten that the Church Of Christ il
n Temperance society instituted by God
himself. and that TO it all other temper
ance societies must be auxiliary. st
Paul gives US the true key when he tells
US that temperance is one Of the fruits O
the spirit-that is, Christian grace ol
virtue. Religion alone can furnish the
strength 70 resist temptation and save
frum falling. When men realize this. 4
they can be brought to repentance anC
prayer, there may be hope Of real reform
Human law and its restraints may b,
valuable a help. TO "a certain extent, the
vicious may stand in fear OF il, but it doe.
not strike at the root of the evil, it doe,
not reach the heart No man was evel
made better, no man was ever Chris
tiOniZed. by law"
The Christian Advocate thinks some fu
tile inquiries addressed to it concerning
mysteries may best be answered by quot
ing the following sentences of a negro
preacher My beloved brethren, sup
pose Eve had sinned and Adam had not
Would Eve have gone out OF the gardeI
and Adam stayed in And If so, would
Adam have had grace to bear the separa
tiOu Brethren, / have often thought o.
this. j am getting to be an old man, and
don't know any more about il now thar
did AT the beginning. 1have come to the
conclusion. in my old age, that the best
thing a man can do is to believe what is
necessary to his salvation and what will
help him work the works Of righteousness
and leave Adam and Eve to take care o
themselves. "
The Observer SAYS The Rev. Phillips
Brooks, in recent sermon, severely repri
mauded the press for the lack Of discrim
alton in commenting upon the moral char
Gcter OF men who have figured largely n
the community for their wealth or in pub
lie stations. If a Boston mfllionair,
should die he intimated that the paper,
would eNtOl him for his wealth and make
him out 10 be public benefactor whether
he had gained his wealth by fan
means or foul Undoubtedly the press i:
in fault I'm this matter But is the pulpit
50 free from fault as to be justified in cast
ing stones at the press We trow not"
The Baptist Weekly says: "The appall
ing spiritual destitution Of BROOKLYN, tht
city OF churches, is made painfully appa
rent Dy the announcement that the Ions
Island Railroad Company proposes to run
special trains on Sunday mornings to take
Worshippcrs 20 the new cathedral at Gar
den City. OF course It Is not a love ot
hlty luCre but pure philanthropy, which
induces this action. The company is re
solved 70 do its part 70 promote the spir
itvrIf Eooj Of Brooklyn, If all its employee,
have 70 work every Lords Day"
According 10 the Christian Leader, &
would appear that the study Of Shak
speSIe ia sunday schools fatally affect,
Bible research. That Journal says " Ii
one Of orr church papers, not long ago
was n communication from a Methods
preacher IA which he makes the sweep
ing q -clarutiOn that the plan OF furnish
Ing cveTr teucher q journal. and ever
scholar a Lear has resulted in banishinl
all Bibles and testaments from the sun
day-school'"
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