Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-10-02
AN ottictAt otlNioN
To hnls au.i ,.s Tsrlaast Ttau, ,l,a
fntiI Schools

r''Ih"t ra-s'r' 'n." ih. i''''. wi'h
"ui '"mm'ui "f '' repeating "i ''H.
inH m l' r.lH'i'i 'elihHit '.n .n1' 900
Ni''i is nsuHIlN lu.er a. go, .ri
iHt''f
The if"i'stfni 'hnstnn '.Hnis m.
"'Fi"n "t-'n ih' ht"r i'"'. .'t.iHu
"i 'h' hhl' tl' t'ih.l' 'mtsii'u
l"un'ls hls "n 'hr lAHl'f .'tsr.u ih'
li'lf's "n ih' lhim"l aui 'hr VI"
hann"la" o" ih' kHan l"h "'
'h's' ~"fls ls dis'inc'i''N ''lisi"l-
i""b ard ih' stated f'ad'nr H 'iil"f
OF ihrm 80 = i''fi of 'l' t h'I 'Wfi'
"lnm w"'tld a''m g" w. ''''l'. ""i
"ul' . f'lifi"us hu' q tr't'ii'u '''r
'i" and lnsifu'tion
h' iart that ih' rt'ai uArt'ii, "i
ih' l'otl' "l ihns state sf' 'h''-'ihus
can net so anY "a, Affect ihis question
i"r u th'f' 49, "uls one 90 i.iian in
iho state that one t'htiai,tn would l,
equal, 'niltlrd tn the rfutc, tom "i
that constitutional Futani, a. hc ia
under existing 'itrumstan'cs aui it
would lsr = cuNarllt cpuft that vuuli
iriu.c tocstrni ~ 60 him simrl, BE-
causo he was in the miunutN
llui ,i"cs iho conclusion that the
stated reading IT ihe iil.l, iu thc pul
lie sch,u J.. religious worslir aud ~
stfuetiun lead tn lhr iufthsf run,lusiun
that u l. in violation of 49,, part VI 30,
constitutional provision al.o,' riirdf
The sehunl huldinp. A. wrll -. ~,
tim. ~ the t,arh,t during srhnul
hour. bath lslnnT a. a., rullic bath
are pul,lic property. la,,h are paid t.i
/ hy taxation. tho burden II which hvafr
rauali, uiu,n the Protestant. the cath
nl,r aud the lIrlrrw and can nui &C.
/ slst the conclusion that ~ ihr iim. ,w
cupic,l Ia such reading hoih sfr sp
piled "a religion. cscfri..s aud in.lfu,
tlo,
The question, therefore. ssons 4.
narrow down a. thi. 4. the reading
of the hihle in the srhunl. not mrfrl,
selected passages lhefeifum. bat ~,
uhole af n-scrtafian instruction II
the pupll.' ln view ~ the tact al
fea.ly mentioned that the hihle cnn
tAins numerous iurtriual passagrs
uI.pn sntne ~ which thc peculiar creed
IT alniost every religious sect i. l,ase,i
and that such passages may reasonably
la unslsfsiund a. inlirats the ,iuetfinrs
pf,.llrale,i u,an them. 49, affirmative
answer ~ thp question scrms un,y"ii
able Any pupil ~ ntdinafy intclli
sence who listen. H. ihr reading IT the
i,rsfinai l'ofiinn- II the hill". Sili h'
mote 80 le.. instructed Thereby in the
doe,sine. oi ,l,v divinity ~ Jesus
Christ. the etrrnsl lunishmeni ~ the
wicsesl. the authority ~ the pficsiho'sl
a.. binding infcu and efficacy ut the
.srra,nents. anl MANY uthe, conflicting
.ectsfian iu,ifinrs \ mu.l iptcitle
drn,anslfailon ~ ,he acrufac, oi this
statement !. iuund Ia eet,ain trInrt-
~ ihe Amefiraa liihlc HNieiy ~ It,
wugk ~ Catholic euuntfi.s tfcirffrd lu
in one oi ths afaununtsl. - whtch in
.iances sfe given ~ the conversion oi
several rsts,in. ium llomsn,.m'
Though the teadinR ui the srfipiufrs
alone that IL a. say ihu uraiiuR ~ the
Protestant ~ klng Ismrs Version II
"a. htle converted Caihulirs 'o Pro
te.tanls wlihuti the aii ui rumn,rn, ~
.,pi..tlon ~ ,hu.s ,a... the reading
al "a. l.,ldr r.,ts,nl, ~as s.,tarian IN.
.i,ue,,op
N then. such reading II ,he h,hle
|. ~osshin. ran thr,r b. any t,aiii bat
what the shs.,l f,,nm ln whi,h u l. su
.,a,s.ii, Rad i.a place ~ Worship
1,,hln ,he mean,ne If he same clau.,
~ ihu constitution tunnscl ss'nis a.
.,gns that su,h place ~ ~uf.hir
.hnnlJ h. rnnnnssl g. sinic chuuh eli
a,. a., ularc. whcfv The memief. IT a
clmrh .,a,.-ily ~utship Snme ~ the
earlier constitutions. having slmilaT
,lsu... n..ai AZ. worla Luilihns and
,luuh Man,f.ssl, the wufd. place
of ~nrship wrrc sd,is'all, used, q. AZ
oil, aile TO any place az .,turtur
Nhsfu worship - s'ats'ilY h'Ih avs
~hich the citizen 4. compsllc'l to At
tend ~ lhe taspas,Fs ATE compelled