Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-28
!; nave said about all they have to say. It is
time now for the men of faih In coms
again aga 20 the front, as they always do and
WIZ, 10 lead new advance" !"

have said about all thew have To saw II ia
time now for the men of faa6 n con, = :
again 20 the front, as they always do and
VIII, 10 lead q new advance.'n
Inc Rev. Robert s. Macarthur saws in the
Onrtaidn inquirer (Bapt J: "The subject of
.escnlng religion in the public schools has
reserved OF late much attention. II
suolect which must be examined again and
| Ggaln before tenable ground can be reached.
We are satisfied that the drift of Thought
IA me baptist denomination on the subject
~ me right direction. We must take
sio.,a sa0uau .nat We can hold ss against the
Isl on She other. Read as il so often is the
retentica OF The Bible in nublic schools is
OF littie Salne. Should Romsnism ever be-
come dominant in this land Protestants
Mouio make great outcry if the Roman-
isn version OF the Bible was forced nnon
me cnldrea In the schools We can never
properly an.agonize them until we become
enuIsly wiiang TO omit all forms of dis
seiy snsnass isi.saous teaehing in the public
eeuoois. rufther we have no right to
SUBJECT atheis;s.to taxatsorPfor the snnnort
20, 11, scnools IN wiich Christianity is tanobt
gIne same remark will sypIv IN its meas.
snre 10 the Jews elso, and we cannot ernsct
Homanists to send their Children m nnblic
scnoois II religions teaching. in any real
sense u the terra; is there given. We
.1ost take tue broad ground that the teach
~ tas u Ieiigion belongs 10 the ;amily and to
thecharch, or to private schools 10 which
chafcren are sent ysith the stand;ne
lnsefdey are 10 receiye' religious esucation
aiong certain understood lines TtwouId
not ce olh1cuit, however. to prensra a teyt-
booEs that could be taught in The nnhi;c
scnoois which might enforce the Great
iSan.;io P.naGoies oL nloraiity common to Jew and
venue atheist and believer, Protestant
and Eemanist alike. More than th;s no
ought not to demand; more thar tb;s
those opposed to US ought not to ooncade u
The CEs-istian Union SAYS. DTbe Nov
\ ork Sen reports a Georgia manor the
Wayoross Herald, whose editor used to he
on the stage, as now refusins 10 publish
theatrical notices. We quote: From snd
after this date, the columns of this, nsne-
VIII De closed against opera, theater and
circus advertisements. The editor feels
tnat u ne cannot comply strictly with his
Shrisuan profession, the aims, of the
Church, and the religion of Jesus Christ
by selling his columns for advertising snch
amusements, thereby drawing reyenne
from them. This conclusion has been ar.
rived at after day of thought and praver
and while this course may cause some loss
financially, and severe criticism peneraUv
ne 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 10
logical and self-consistent. First. that the
Drama IS an art to be ranked with other
arts, subjected to discriminating iude-
meot, approved and supported when il 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 theater, but all reputable
papers should refuse to advertise II as tbav
would refuse to advertise lottery: and ali
respectable magazines should refuse to en-
courage 1t, by treating actors as artists, as
tfey would refuse to encourage any other
pernicious and demoralzing traffic. The
one illogical and inconsistent position is
that which, in the present transition
period, great many persons hold. viz.
that 1t is wicked for Christians to go to the
theater, but right for worldly people:
wicked to act, but right TO eniov 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
of the drama is wholly one-sided and erro-
leous."
The Rev. Dr.. J. H. Eoob says, in The In.
dependent: Within few weeks The Lde.
'ende'n has sgain spoken its mind on this
'ubJect, quoting with appreciation certain
chicago preachers who asked thatthe Bible
,e forbidden in our public schools as
natter of justice to the tax paying Jews
md inhdels If | remember correctly, this
5 the only argument, it certainly IS the
met argument, advanced by the aforesaid
preachers and by Tie Indepenaeat. This
'osltion mas an air of breadth and fairness
which is captivating. Il certainly does moi
Gem quite on the square to take the
money OF Jews and lntidels to support an
institution, compel them to send their
'hlidren to that institution, then to read
o those children book abhorent to the
parents. Not few of our religious papers
Nd teachers are demanding on this ground
hat the Bible be excluded from our public
chools. This is demand that our public
choois shall be entirely goddess. We have
10 right to mention with reverence there
ae name of Christ, on account of the chill
iren OF the tax. paying Jews. We have no
ight TO pray, even silently, there, because
ne tax-payipg inhdel would not have his
hllds mind perverted by deism. There
must be no recognition of diety whatever
q the public school, this great nursery of
he nation S citizens. On the same ground
he moralities should be excluded. because
axpayers ditfer as 10 the basis Of morals
Ino tns extent OF tne moral code. On the
ame ground Christian teachers should be
for it is undoubtedly grievous
wrong to the Jew and the inlidel to compel
iim to place his children under teacher
yho can no more restrain his Christian in
luenee, If he be true child of God. than
le can restrain his breathing. l suppose
bis State should seek teachers as the Court
eeks Jurors. If possible, select men and
vomen who have heard next to nothing
bout God and Christ, and have not vet
made up their minds whether or not there
'e God and q Saviour of men,