The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-21
BISHOP LI1TLEJOHN,s ADDRESS.
He Protests Against Sabbath Dissertation
Religion In Public schools.

He Proteats Against sabbath Dissertation
Religion In Public schools.
The Convention Of the Episcopal Church in
| the diocese of Long Island was begun In the
| basement Of the Garden City Cathedral yester-
| day. In his annual address Bishop LttleJohn
| referring to the endowment of the cathedral
| by the Stewart est ate which heretofore was be-
| lieveu not 10 exceed sS00.0tO said
The year past has been crowded with events
| OF surprising importance to this foundation
! and it is with u heart profoundly grateful to
| Almighty God that am able to announce the
! final and complete Notification OF our hope..
What was an expectation is now a reality; what
was promise Is now fulliment. To-day the
Cathedral Of the Incarnation has an available
property consisting OF buildings and land
whose presen: value is probably not less than
sl.ooO.UoO making the total amount OF the
R PS5ing bonsg ard fears, and at times With
lie referred to the desecration of the Sabbath
on Long Is and ir the following language:
mere dr6ety ani eeioGsg By
the evils Of Sunday desecration than that with
the s OF "s ey En5
they are nested and fed in this county. The
margin OF the county lying next TO these cities
OF pleasure seekers that issue from them on
the day OF the week set apart for rest AMI wor;
ship. The once quiet fields are then crowded
with noisy and often dsordery throngs. Peo-
pie who value their own peace and desire to
6een the otd Gay with s9 bn 66 Of re
erah e. and sunday worship in more than one
parish church is sadly interfoted with by the
unrooied enclosures for public games while
the Sunday evening trains returning TO tue
monium of reVclry by bosterous crowds fresh
from the scenes Of their sports. Our police
nd b1v rE S ARE as s4mnE to si
hold Oh office by Welding to the will OF these
classes than by obeYng the classes who from
w Tor what is best in our social and religious
life. ;, low al adequate protection, Of the
dormant. unvoiced sentiment OF, our Chris.
tianity and our citizenship must be appealed
Treating Of public schools, he said: Il do
not intend to pronounce any harsh judgment
Ollie Church toward our public school system
or to attribute TO Il any motive not freely
sS ST sSa E don't Sn Bs Ssry What
mating from the schools Of the nation well
nigh every vestige OF the, religious and moral
by unchallenged tradition and with the gem
eFal consent and approval OF The vast majority
lad in them goa dea Of the s salt Of
truth and morality this Church censured
t nnd assaied them because they had
dorsed by itself. And now that it has so largely
succeeded in expeipg all traces OF them. 1t
ever because they arc SO entirely what it has
helped 10 make them. But, whatever may be
all hands that this Church has taken its stand
definitely and positively on the ground OF con-
science. and absolutely refuses, to accept the
education which the State provides"
IN conclusion he recommended the adoption
the Ten Commandments for use in tho public
schools He con sidered that they contained
the esscn lal truths Of the Christian religion as
contraStcd with all UNCONVENTIONAL and sec
tartan teachings.
Special committees were appointed to act
npon suggestions made in the message in re-
latlon TO the DESPERATION of the Sabbath sun
day schools; and religious training III public
session o-day.