Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1892-06-21

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~ayitg I .uppt.~e / a,u the tser>nn TO
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to lhe prtsence. He further-'att% That
the subject fnr dt-cu--inn wa- not ss
stated In tht N+w Issue nr tht Mpn.
tunn Christian Advocate. II t. nt-o
stated that the question discussed WAS
not proposed by lrof. O~tten. Let
these statements he adnltted, th+rt
have betn nD "preerlcelvfd notions
| to question tie truthtulne's of hl. hs.
>erttnu. Let it also be admitted that
the per@ons to whom he rtf~rs have
he.n mistaken In their unders andlng
Of the .cluA1 language uf the Question
| for nri ute. Innt is not tue ground OF
uupuritiUn. But that that Tia. aroused
/ tie lndignntIon Uf The better Class Ut
THE rttizens ol Mtlee City irr+sps ctivr
of church, rrted az party utilization j.
| the tact WHICH has never b+eu slc "'-.
fully cuntradicteH that violent and
heat Il # liglou> discussion, rartictpat-
ri In ny thr youth t. nuF public -cti"ot,
wa. tu.i;ly encouraged aut permitted
by lr,f. o. t+u, acting III bis official
rap .cliy ~ priucipAf ut one of tli~ SER
uI4r pubic -tt,oJl. 1T AmrritA. Ill~
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hut by the> voluntary tnd rereateh
i4(ntttnent@ nf pnpll~ wt1o Wrtt l'r+~elIf, !,
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IT. cHn u- tnau- tu uitHtT@(Ann lnAt
tutre ait patrons ut the rnhin ~ch*;o'*
tn ~ i,nu1 religit IL hel'+f la mt imply
!. accepting tl1r In'r>t fa1 tu feItrtt'u, fo
h= ulScA1h~t1 tor the: h'xt p't'utar re-
ilElpu- tr:zc Dt 1n nnrtD"; heN her ure
. tn rartieie% OF faitn accetAtd simply
btc+u-e they a:e 1he cF+rd ~ 1tAetf
: rtrt, EIt l1tr- Ar+ ttrt.lI l'r5nt:pttc
ut faith Whi:n they have &c ,tlt+ti
glAdiy Anu rereIen'Iy, hnd feRar'i'nG
Themselves u@ 'rhe guardians ut II Ereat
! ttu->' 1hey 1tucl. theua tn their child*
!. re,t. believing that their future lives 81
p ,uuruIity, virtue aud n-tlu'tit y nrs
cuntiltiullet upun their acceptance q
|tne-t principles THESE peop!e are II,
t ten~elv luyAl tn The >t4:ular puhE1:
t .cnuu!s nf th. nation. Their pu~ttiv'
j. preference j. that the teachings + t al
- churches shall he excluded from th
public schools, prtt+rrInE to teA''
= their faith to thei' children !n thti
Il humts aud in the cnurche, ot lhe1
), choice. hut excluding the teaching
Of prote+lautsm aud RonaaLi-ul fruu
the schools they uu not fall into til
IS error of thinking lhnt this throws wild
u the doOrs for the admission OF Ail Enan
4 ner IF four footed beasts and creenln
', things of so-cAlled ltliK, ous though
"a aud opinion, and when the seeds (
bt the negative creed Of AgnUstici~ln
4. sown in the plastic minds OF nu
r., youth by permitted debate or In AL
other manner by those whom We hav
H. honored IN committing the care OF OF
Id children to them. AS citizens the
I'd consider they have the right to call
h~ hult. I appeal to the eotnmon sen.
and Justice Ut every person II there
Fn ANYTHING Inconsistent III this deman'
be lot i, come from Methodist, Pftsbyt
m rtan, Roman Catholic er any 9th
A cllur> h or sect.
- The Methodist Episcopal church HI
on pr we'd herself 10 be- one of the Do
d. loyal to the government. No Intel
H. gent person will ever doubt this. o.
T., IF the acts of lhe .hts General confe
etre Mt On1atln-the law making b't
no Of the church-was to petition Co
'er greea, desiring that IN appropriat'o
N be made 10 den0mlDatlonat schoo
ud This was emphasized by The action
~. the conference declining to nt'r for Il
'a1 proprlations tnr Methodist dennunin
fur tionn} schools Anlcng the lndi1ns1 1
htying that Mi +chuo's reteivirk 20
ernment aid should i'll nu Way he co
nected with 4 church.
The church nteds lin defense ngait
he' the attacks of Prof. O,tieu. We ha
IT. no desire tn fnrce our helief upon ht
,u- We theerfully and willingly actu
The him Ills right ns citizen to t.elie
whatever be chorses, but we a~k tt
lin his official relations to us Ard
children in the schools he will hn
the courtesy to grant like privile
'*or The many friends of Prof. Ostien !
pleased To know that the l4'sttion
,,fi has accepted ln one nf our eastt