The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1890-09-20
InGueuce Of the fs:bie.

From the Lancaster Teller
The belief exists that the Bible is the
word of Go | and that it is wholly a re-
l;gious book. Some who are of this be
lief are unable to treat it in any other
way. They can run only III this rut.
They forget that st. Paul wrote that
Scripture is profitable not only for ''in-
struction III righteousness, but for
Teproof, for correction etc. They for
Z i that the Bible has maay beautiful
things in it, aside from religion-that
1t has history, story, poetry, philoso-
ply, and expression not anywhere eX-
ctlled Even though all mankind sho'd
assent to the conclusions that God.
heaven, hell, angels, and all religions
were myths, the Bible would stlll be "A
delightful and instructive book to read,
My biology, that constitutes the bulk
of the college and university classic
courses in ancient languages, is parts
Of systems of religion.
The legal argument that would keep
the Bible out Of the public schools be
cause 1t is a religious book would keep
these mythcloSies out of the State
University and woul keep Transitions
Of them oat of the public schools. The
Bible is not to be kept in the public
schools because it is a religious book.
1t should have place there for the same
reason that any other book has. The
constitution CT the STATE cf Wisconsin
says that mo sectarian instruction
SHALL be allowed in I" the pubic schools.
1t is not the "sectarian' or doctrinal
features Of the Bible that should be
urged as admissible for incubation in
the public schools. 1t is enough that
it be read for such merits as would be
accorded to it had Divine origin never
been ascribed to it. While some are
inclined to ask too much on the relig-
ious side, the ''other side goes to the
extreme.
\ very intelligent correspondent
this week introduces ohjectiors to the
reading Of the Bible in the public
schools on the ground Of perncious
results''-that is, on the assumption
that there is matter in it too bad for
reading III the schools. With d mo-
ments reflection our correspondent
VIII ste that this objection would be
ineffective. The Supreme court did not
base its objection on the ground of
any thing bad in the book If those
who asked for the injunction had set
III any Of the objections named by our
correspondent rs their excuse for ask
Ing for tie injunction the court could
not have listened to their complaints.
The constitution does not say that de-
moraliZins instruction shall not be al
lowed. It is DoluliztEg instruction
without the :" de > that is under ban.
The court boldly proclaims that it is
the religion of the Bible, not its IRE
ligion that is under prescription. Or
ton says there is a God in the Bible
and the schools must be Goddess.
Thus il appears our correspondent is
of the question at issue. II is not as
sumed hy the court that the Bible
would inculcate anything bad IN the
schools. And who ever knew of any
teacher using the Bible as means to
convey thought CT evil TO the minds of
Ieol lcs Where could a teacher be
found WHO would have the least incli-
nation To DO 50? Should one be SO vile
what should AMI what would be the
remedy Would there lee any call on
the Supreme court because some soul
lion made an improper use of the Ri
lie i'll school, that therefore rcspecta-
lie teachers should be intertiicted from
proper use Of it: There is no good
thing but has evil III it, or what can be
made evil We gather corn and dis
card the hllskS We remove the shell
ana appropriate the kernel. The fruit
Is orr noRrishment; seeds. pits and
rinds are discarded. We eat the flesh
hut not the sIscera or the bones. An
iu:lS that have not attained ~ human
orders d,your the hu>ks, crack the
pits, and with their noses relish what
II removed when flesh is dressed The
diamond IS found With rough adj
EeS!on. II is not on that account dis
cardcd We decorate With its bril-
lance, nat with lis outward parts that
ire easiest taken, and are of material
common everywhere
If oar friends Of the other side :
want TO hold their laees rs tolerant.
liberal, non -proseriptive they must ac-
cord IL the Bible the same rights as TO
any other book What other book has
the Supreme court declared shall not
he read il the schools There is scarce
!, any other book not even, as We have
shown, the constitution itself, not the
declaration of Independence, not my
thology, not history-but what has the
same objections that b. the words Of
the Supreme court lay 10 the Bible.
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