New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-02
WORSHIP IN INSTITUTIONS.
THE GIBBS BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE.

ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST THE DIFFERENr
MEASURES.
,rpow THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUNn.]
ALBANY. April 1.-The Freedom OF Wor-
shin bill came up u the order Of third readings again 10
day--the question pending when 1t was last up peins
on the adoption of Mr. Thcmas's Amendments 70 'he
second section This amendment provides that the act
shall not amply to any private scctarian Institution or
corporation organized under any private or pull lie ac or
to any private institution so organized IN winch par
tieular form of worship has been approved o9 ''s
managers. Before vote was taken on ths ahehu"en'
Mr. Baker offered substitute for the entire bii tne
substitute being Senate bill No. 2, introduced by h'
which merely tho constitutional provision WIN
regard to the free exercise Of religion. BEFORE any
action could be taken this substitute Mr. Giioert
offered another substitute, or an amendment 10 oei
substitute which provides that shall he the DUTY Oh
the officers managers OF all institutions In which
criminals OF am grade confined to provide non
sectarian instruction and making IL unlawful to provide
any other On this amendment Mr.. Gilbert made
speech in which he argued that this was CHRISTIAN
Nation, without berg sectarian. and that tncre were
certain fundamental doctrines of Christianity on WHICH
all religious sects agree. His amendment embodied ~
he believed the only true policy that The State should
adopt on this question.
MIR. Mccarthy contended that what was termed non
sectarian instruction was mpracticabe; it would be
impossible to as to what constituted non
sectaran teaching or worship, a., .,t ,o,orat,o, in
Religions matters and believed that Mr. GibDss bill
would promote it and was therefore IN the reht uee
ton -. 4.
Judge Low denied the right Of any religious sect 10
peculiar form OF worship on institutions ke Tue
House Refuge RandalIs Island and the Legislature
had business to sanction any such right 10 40 so
would to sanction and enforce secfariaEsm, ana
those who advocated II were oren 10 the cnaIge Vi
bigotry and Intolerance not those who opposed IT,
letter from the Governor OF Rome In 1856, when ihe
Church held temporal power, directed 10 the KEY. Dr
Lewis scotch Presbyterian minister warning MN no.
to hold further religious services ID ms own nose
| pain OF arrest and Imprisonment. THIS, MI uIpeit
said, was the liberation shown by the Roman Cshoic
Church less than twenty years ago III pcs ~ MIL ir,t
that IrolnI ted the introduction OF the Dill anu nc
warned American people not to permit It, TO OBTAIN
foothod in this country. . 80,
At close of Mr. Gilberts reIarks tue Senat, toh
| till evening. -, -
AT the evening session Senate resumed the con
sideraton OF the BILL and Mr.. Gilbert conn ued MS re-
marks in favor of his amendment At the close OF his
remarks the and nays were taken on tno nVenu-
ment and it lost ayes 10, nays 20 MI Bakers
substitute was then put to vote and lost hSes ,v
| order. Mr.. Robb presented protest from
the managers ST. Lukes Hospital against the passage
ment They say the Gibbs bill becomes law an
effort may be apply 1t to that and similar hos
pitfalls which supported almost entirely py paruen
| lowed the protest with speech against the Din
which, he said. kind of legislation IN con-
hict with the spirit OF the CONSTITUTION anu car
cuated up religious prejudice and contenuon
On the roll call Mr.. 1honas's amendment received IL
votes TO against It, Several other amendments were
offered and defeated and the roll was then called on e
lows, Republicans in Roman, Democrats In taHes
Ayss-0ap.pbeA, Cullen, Daiy Davidson , rasseat'
Nelson. Nec6otd. ots Panken, Ihaeatr Ii"s' van
Schdtck-1S. x,,,,
Low. Rob- Robinson. Thomas. veddcr-l0
Absentees-Bowen Arkell Baker, Coggeshall-L