Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-30
STUDENTS OF HISTORY.
The Opening Session Of the American HIS
torical Association.

tn. Opening Session Of the American His
| torical Association.
The array of distinguished names that con-
st;.pte the roll of membership Of the American
Historical Association was well represented in
tbe audience that gathered last evening in the
hall of the Columbian University. 1t was the
onenino session of the seventh annual meeting
| of this association.
| The Hon. John Jay, LID, Of New York city,
the president of the association, was not able to
be present. as be is suffering from an accident
sustained some time ago. The association was
therefore called to order by hon. Vim. Writ
Henry OF Richmond, Va, one Of the vice
presidents, who read the inaugural address
prepared by Mr.. Jay. He said the American
Historical Association enters upon its sixth
year under new and favorable auspices. Its
national importance identified with the i'm
proved method of historic study has been
recognized in its incorporation by Congress
and in connection with the Smithsonian insti-
tute and the generous privileges accorded to
the association In regard to our collections,
exchanges and the distribution of our reports
The papers, the speaker said, of Prof. Her
bert b. Adams, DIR. Andrew d. White. Presi-
dent Charles n Adams and other accomplished
experts, have given full accounts of the progress
OF nistonc study In Europe and at home espe-
cially at Harvard, Yale Columbia. the Uni
yersity Of Michigan, at Cornell and at the Johns
hopkins University, whose historic volumes
tell their own story and where forty graduate
students In history are working for the doctor
degree But despite our progress America is
sun lar behind Europe in the branch of history
and Prof. Emerson remarks that ''history has
been taught very badly in America, or rather
to be honest, it has hardly been taught at all. -
LESSONS OF HISTORY.
He spoke of the forgetfulness of historic les
sons, not only in Europe but in this country,
and said that in this country the papers of the
association and Of the Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity are giving historic expositions of the prin-
ciples and policy ofsthe republic as exhibited in
congressional acts and judicial decisions.
Dr. SCI Sehsff paper quotes with judicial exact
ter not of doctrine but of fact, showing that in
New York the Episcopal Church was disestab-
llshed by the Constitution, which repealed all
parts of common the law which might be con-
strued to establish or maintain any particular
denomination of Christians or their ministers"
Dr. Schaf also showed that the supreme
courts IN Reynolds agt- the United States, held
that Congress cannot pass a law which prohibits
the free exercise of religion, and that 'the first
amendment to the Constitution expressly pro-
hibits such legislation" This is the amend
ment of which Jefferson wrote that he contem-
plated it with profound reverence as building
a wall of separation between church and state"
Mr.. Jay went on to say that DR.. Andrew D.
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