Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28

have said about all thew have n SOW +, ia
time now for the msn na az f q Say. 1. Il
again to the front, as they always do and
Will, to lead new advance >'
The Rev. Robert S. Macarthur saws in the
| Chrtstian Inquirer (Bapt !: "The snb;ect of
teacnlng religion in the public schools has
reserved OF late much attention. II a
! sunlect which must be examined AGAIN and
IEaiu oeiofe tenabie ground can be reached.
we are satisfied that the drift of thought
10 me beptist denomination on the subject
y III the right direction. We must take
ground tnst We can hold IS against the
sscuis.ist on the one side and the Roman
-. on sne o'her Read as it so often is the
is'gutica OF the Bible in public schools is
=. nstS ,aiue. should Romsnism ever be-
cohe dominant in this land. Protestants
would make a great optcry if the Roman
isn version OF the Bible was forced upon
me chlidrea IN the schools We can never
properly ansagonize them until we become
surrey Wiiing TO omit all forms of DIS
unctiyeiy religious teaahing in the public
schools. Further, we have mo right to
sao}ect athels's.to taxatioYfor the support
;0 o., schoois IN Which Christianity is taught.
Inc same remark will apply in its meas
lnle 90 .ne Jews aso, and we cannot expect
nnhi1n
schools if religions teaching in arv real
sense of the term; is there pfvan We
n1st take the broad ground that the teach
Tag OF reiiglon belongs 10 the s,miIy and to
tnecnarcn, or to private schools to which
cnaicren are sent With the untie, standing
tnsoFhey are to recei re religion education
along certain understood lines. 1t would
not &c olmeuit, however, to preDare text-
oook mat could be taught in the public
scooois Whicn might enforce the great
principles of morality common to lew and
Gentilef atheist and believer. Protestant
and Kemanist alike. More than this we
ought not to demand; more than this
those opposed to us ought not to concede."
The CHRISTIAN Union says: The New
York Sea reports Georgia paper. the
Wayoross Herald, whose editor used 10 he
on the stage, as now reiusias to publish
theatrical notices. We quote: From and
after this date, the columns of this psper
Will be closed against opera, theater and
circus advertisements. The editor feels
that he cannot comply strictly with his
Chrisuan profession, the aims of the
Church, and: the religion of Jesus Christ.
by selling his columns for advertising such
amusements, thereby drawing revenue
from them. This conclusion has been ar
rived at after day of thought and PRAYER.
and while this course may cause some loss
financially, and severe criticism generally.
he believes that God and the Christians of
Waycross will sustain him We com.
mend the consistency of the editor of the
Waycross Herald There are two positions
respecting the theater, each of which is
logical and selfconsistent. First that the
drama is an art to be ranked with other
arts, subjected to discriminating iudp-
ment, approved and supported when it is
good, condemned and discouraged when il
is evil. The second, that it is wholly evil
and that continually. In this latter case
it is not enough for good people to stay
away from the theaier, but all reputable
papers should refuse to advertise it, as they
would refuse to advertise lottery; and all
respectable magazines should refuse to en-
courage it, by treating actors as artists, as
they would refuse to encourage any other
pernicious and demoral zing traffic. The
one illogical and inconsistent position is
that which, in the present transition
period, great many persons hold viz,
that it is wicked for Christians to 60 to the
theater, but right for worldly people;
wicked to act, but right to enjoy acting;
wicked to attend the theater, but right to
treat theatrical entertainments in literature
as legitimate and worthy art. We COM
mend the consistency of the editor of the
Waycross Herald, while we think his view
~ NAN ~ WAOAAy OlC-5tuCu ouu ClIO>
neous."
The Rev. DR.. ]. H. Eeob SAYS, in The In.
dependent: within few weeks The hide.
pendent has sgain spoken its mind on this
subject, quoting with appreciation certain
Chicago preachers who asked that the Bible
be forbidden in our pubic schools as q
matter of justice to the tax paying Jews
and inidels. If | remember correctly, this
is the only argument, it certainly IS the
chief argument, advanced by the aforesaid
preachers and by The Independent. This
position has an air of breadth and fairness
which is captivating. Il certainly does moi
seem quite on the square TO take the
money of Jews and infidels to support an
institution, compel them to send their
children to that institution, then to read
to those children a book abhorent to the
parents. Not few of our religious papers
and teachers are demanding on this ground
that the Bible be excluded from our public
schools. This is demand that our public
schools shall be entirely goddess. We have
no right to mention with reverence there
tne name OF Christ, on account Of the chill
dren of the ax.paying Jews. We have no
right to pray, even silently, there, because
| the tax-paying infidel would not have his
child's mind perverted by deism. There
must be no recognition of diety whatever
in the public school, this great nursery of
the nations citizens. On the same ground
| the moralities should oe excluded because
taxpayers differ as 10 the basis of morals
| and the extent of the moral code. On the
| same ground Christian teachers should be
excluded, for it is undoubtedly a grievous
wrong to the Jew and the infidel to compel
| him 10 place his children under teacher
who can no more restrain his Christian in
| fiuence, if he be true child of God, than
he can restrain his breathing. / suppose
this State should seek teachers as the Court
seeks Jurors. If possible select men and
women who have heard next to nothing
about God and Christ, and have not yet
made up their minds whether or not there
be God and Saviour of men,