The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-31
CHURCH AND SAFE

TIE Ssrio1al Lsag1s 3o- tie Profession
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There Is ID need q szch e amendment,
IS Il would e inconsistent wi-h The spin:
q the constitution Of tie Unlte9 States %
Do any O. these things named. Aosol1;e
separation Of church Gad s-zts = the fun
dAmentAl principle Ct tie fedora coas-l:z-
ton.
AeT. Dr. Woolssy, Al orthodox authority,
/ in discussing the feie-zi constitution, e1-
plains TIA. this Is = Christian county only
Il tie sense that the vast nzssof TIE people
sosept the Christian religion, and tha; on
civilization Is founded upon Christian IL
f1encss and faith, b1. TIA. NJ. Webster
WIS wrong In asserting II the celebrated
Glt2r3 VIII case th2t Christianity = the
law Of TIE land. Our federal Constitution
wisely separate. religion from tas state,
b1. d.. Woolsey points or: ina; This aoso-
lite constitutional separation Of church
En1 state does noE Justify the description
o. or country Is 81 Un-Ch-is.i.n STATE;
fo- u is mo more Un-Chrls-.za than II
academy Of science without creed, o.
mercantile firm without daily prayers n
the co1Ct.ng-ho1se-" Tie state does rot,
cannot conssitationa-ly recognize any form
O. STATE religion.
IN Cur FIRST treaty with Tripoli- signed
By President George Washington. it IS al
Erned On par: o. the United States Tia:
We haTe no state religion and We are not a
Christian nation IN the sense tha. Chris
tl2aiiy or any sec;a-izn faith : the Law q
tie land This absolute constitutional
separation Of church and state was urged
.o- adoption By some Of the a5lest divines
o. the Baptist and Congregational churches
o. New England as the highest wisdom
Tie late Rev. D-. Howard CROSBY. Q: New
York city. always urged that the Amer
lean common school should Be absolutely
secu.arized, and opposed ths Use OF tie
Bible n the schools, because under the
fundamental American theory Of absolute
separation Of church and state. the Prot
es@2at Bible had no more rlga: II TIE
American free school than the Catholic
Bible, TIE Koran OF the Ta.mu3
The Rev. Dr.. C-osbg, IN the column. Of
the la9srsz.1sft, pointed OF tEa. Roman
Catholics ike B-shop McQzal5. Of E3cAes-
teT. had Just grounds Eo- complain. xhea
they found or school. using Bible th.:
: sect2--aa book 2ot Only % those Who
are 10; Christians. IKE the Jews. bit 10
millions $40 are Christians IL. not Prot
estants- Morality can za3 should be
t2ugh! n secular schools Elen !: can -
taught On common ground. Szcta--a2 r.
HE.on. expressed IL e secta-isa book. can
not be Taught, tgt Fundamental. principles.
s2ch IS honesty, integrity, .oYe, j1s..ce.
can he taught for q. the Fundamental
principles Of p1o.ic aa1 private morality
We bod II common Ghe word over. and
ere f9oad Dol only n Plato. Bat II The
Pe-s.aa, H-nloo and Chinese scr. ptures.
iol these principles are oGt the c-ysta...za-
s.oD o. me ElG5est s11 must aa.ve-sa.
bGusn experience.
This fGndameata. doctrine q the ALSO
la,e separation e church aud sta.e
has been violated u spots thro--aoc: The
Cl.;e1 S;-ies. TX Whenever the question
has been brought before me co1-,s the
courts have aec.1ed against tie rlgat -
seey2ri2a instruction IN the schools. zn5
have construed, - At1a-ney-tfeasraI
Jones, Of tnls state. does. sac bible TO q
sec;2r-zn book. This Violation O.: re
American doctrine CT separation Of church
sal state. has been .eale1 ~ Inc Roman
. Catholics VIII considerable effect in sup
Po-s Of their demand for division Of pu5-
&c money w!tA tae-s p4-5cA:a. schools.
saying that you offer u : free scaoo. 10
name bat sect&ri2a school n fac:. since
yes make the reading ot = ssc;4-5a1 book
p2rs of your schoo1 exercises.
Whenever the question has been legally
tested the courts O. Ohio, Wisconsin. Neg
YORK and ether state. have repeatedly
ruled tina; reading Blo,es n schools VS.
sec1ar-aa Instruction, and On the sane
ground tle common council c. 8-..240.
y. y, n ls-4 refused the prayer o:
tie Roman Catholics 70 adopt their pa-o-
chial free schools hampere3 ~ the co2G.-
lion tbs. the pupils should be instructed
II t1e tene-s o. the Catholic church. The
committee said:
Il 5 rot within the scope 81 the functions @:
tie stA.s - .lc1la;e rsl.E .o1s Goetc5-as o.
deg1oss- las IS lie privilege An1 tGty O. -
t@Iasy tas slGasy-scAooi an tas church. Tae
rs provides thai teachers sas.I possess .z-a-z.
chs7Aese-, learning and ability - teach az
common scAool - the state" hut e nowhere
P7oF-les tAas teachers shah - Identified W.T.
AaE regions sect. q authorizes them % E-.ake
Fe-4s'oas instruction $ part Of the course e.
s'aas. or o. tae exercises = TIE schools
Ire se1oo-s a-c Tzrt slG parcel OF or sysee-,
q st~'9 a2- municipal government. sud taey
ought aoi 70 L made SGtseryIenl - religions
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