Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-03-12
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOL
A SUBJECT Much DIscussxD AMONG
CHICAGO RELIGIoNlsTs.

CHICAGO RELIGI0NISTS.
The Rev. Robert McIntire preached
az Grace Methodist Episcopal church
on La Sale avenue Sunday night to y
large congregation. His sermon was
on the Bible in tho schools The text
was Faith comcth by hearing, and
hearing by the word OF God. Ro-
mans XII.
! Mr.. McIntire said that as Martin
Luther VAS climbing Il stat way in
Rome on his knees. doing penance, ho
thought OF the verse, Tao just shall
| live by faith. Ths monk arose a free
man. Faith IL the essenc, OF Chris
tianity. but it comes through hearing
the wosd. Luther got his faith from a
chained Bible. The unchaincd Bible
is what has made the United States
the foremost OF the nations. During
tho lnst few years, in somo of our
towns and cities. there have been a
few politicians who have united with
e few intidels in banishlns this book
from the public schools.
But who wants the Bible out of the
schools? Tho women don't want it
out. 60 to those countrie, tho world
over whero hcathensm prevails, and
woman is a drudgo or a p!aything.
Tne Bible has elevated her to posi-
ton Of respect and has given her a
/ Place of honor and power. Tbs chill
dren do not want il out Of the schools,
for there Is nothing moro touching in
| the whole realm of literature than
Christs words: Suffer little chill
d-en to come unto me, and forbid them
not, for Of such is tho kingdom OF
| dren are considered u burden and a
] curse, and in some countries it is even
considered no crime to put them to
death.
The musician5 do not want to Danish
the Biblo. Handel, Haden, Mozart.
/ Mcndolsshon. gained from it their
| greatest inspiration. The .oratorio OF
the Creation" one OF the sublimest
OF musical compositions, is but faint
echo Of the beauty OF that sublime
book. The poets do not want the b.
bio banished. for the sweetest and ton
derest strains OF Whittier and Long
fellow were inspired by it. Milton
an Dante drew from it their sublim-
est conceptions. Take the Bible away
from the poets and thoir works would
not be worth reading. The painters
want the Bible; for the grandest mast
ers, Michael Angelo, Raphael and the
Others whose immortal frescoes are
still the noblest works for tho students
OF art today to study, d~ow thsir pic
turos from Biblical subjects. All civ
ilization demands tho Bible, except 81
few sectarians and few indde,s.
AT about.the same time two repub-
lies we're born-the Ame rican and tho
French. Whom Emilio Castela ar--than
whom there is no greater statesman
exceps Gladstono-was asked AZ to the
causes that gave permaneacy to the
ono and caused the downfall of the
other, he replied that tho French Re-
public was founded on philosophy,
! with the goddess OF reason Us its divin-
ity, while the American Republic was
founded on the word OF God itself.
The statesmen of this country
Washington, who was our George !. -
almost al of them insist on tho impor-
| tance OF religion and morality aud
knowledge as the safeguards of the
Republic. Daniel Webster, Benjamin
Franklin. Rufus Choate, Chief Justice
/, Story, Chief Justice Kent. all left their
testimony clearly and omphaticslly for
| the Bible as the foundation of good
citizenship. Objectors say ''let the
children learn the Bible at home.',
| The objection TO this is that there is q
large class of children whose parents
themselves do not read tho Bible. Tho
| Ouit hOpC LIZ tHcjSC Y lltQEGl ~ tsl%t
| they shall read tho Bible in the public
schools, and it is tho states duty to
see that thoy d. read It there. HIS
own early recol.ectioas OF hearing the
Bible in i pub ic school were most
vivid.
In reply to the objection that it was
not just to tax poop. who did not be-
lieve in the B.bie fur thu support OF
the schools whcrs it should bs road.
he replied that this country wa, gov-'
erned by majority OF its citizens, aad
this majority had right to demand
and did demand. what was essential to
good citizenship. II the Romlsh
church wanted to Giroes the education
OF this country it would be we'll to look
ut some specimens OF its work Com
pare Mexico and Massachusetts,; Msxi-
60 has richer soil, a finer climate,