The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-03-20
IRCH AND SCHOOL.
- Ministers Take Up the
High School Problem.
OPPOSE ITS ABOLITION.
80 Thst the Closing Il bat Ten.
.eeosy-Ths Jewish Synagogue
scd Its Prospects,.

=. closing of the Seattle high school
1..iIhed themes for four pulpit discourses
's.s.,day. Rev. DR.. w. p. George, of the
- Methodist, Rev. DR.. Alexander
/ -. Of the First Presbyterian, Rev.
fslece Nutting, of Plymouth Congrega-
- and Rev. Clark Davis, Of the First
S,ske6ivt Protestant church, preached
e.-saa in the evening which all touched
- 8 trsated this theme. The general
wupsico appeared to be that the diff
~ - but temporary, and that it
s.cM = smoothed over by the extension
"a 0ammar school curriculum, a. sug-
- Z 81 Superintendent r. J. Barnard.
s.. oeorge preached from the text Deu-
(unony vi:7: These things shalt thou
- diligently to thy children. These
- words of Moses to Israel the
rksr used As an introduction to the
.uieulum laid down in Jewish times,
sl s point to the thousand-foid greater
ION today on the state and parents
no1ocate children, now that learning and
Identities and necessity for education
EsaUwn 90 enormously as compared
= e1des times. There was no doubt
- q the minds of the vast majority of
- people that 1t was the duty of the state
Ndm education, and no doubt in any
~ mind that the children were entitled
- right to education, though the time
= mite recent that this was different.
] TVS not the duty of the state to teach
No. but it was its right to discourage
EtrmoM Dr.. George said that, while
! - light be some doubt about the
Eonnoa Of tho right Of the state to
do or compel education, there
#M = question that it had q right
Etmpsrviss education, to overlook every
- that taught whether public, parochi al
/ = peivate, and TO see that no doctrines
! imaarous 10 the state be inculcated. He
svuh not deprive the Catholics of their
npchia schools even Il he could, nor
| ~ other church, nor any private person
dtbGis right to maintain or use any pri-
~ o. religious school. As to the imme-
Gon question in hand, the doctor quoted
! - icFty-6fth section of the school act,
seiinx the school curricula and empow-
alhe boards to adopt ''such other studies
= ~ directors may direct" This, he
foaeht covered the ground and woald
49, the board to replace the high school
- smother under different name. On
1squstion of education in general, the
6Da9 said that, AZ in old Hebrew times,
- commanded that the children of
lnd b taught all the learning of the
- - we're children now entitled to be
teht everything. including religion.
- the state had abandoned the teach
r of the last named, it became
4 the moro incumbent on the
- the church and the Sunday
G1ed 70 DO 90 and to give decided and
tDnstic teaching beside. He made .
ssong appeal for the Sunday school work
dths church. and concluded his discourse
In . inference to the text wherein Christ
~ that love for Himself meant that one
1suld feed HIS lambs
b the First Presbyterian church DR..
Mons regular discourse was from the
tn Philippians i:l7-"I am set for the
otnse of the Gospel" being Introductory
tsseries Of sermons to young men of
onAtle on The Evidences Of christianity"
~ prelude he spoke on the high school
ention. As in the case Of DR.. George,
thought that the difficulty was tempo
~ and would soon be settled. He went
1sher, indeed. and said that he thought
ensht result in positive benefit. As he
opfsssed il: II do not look upon this
mp dc main on the part Of the school
md a. coup de grace to the so-called
% SCHOOL, 1t is not impossible that
4 -
sssas than anything else"
The doctor protessed preference for the
me common school" a. against the ex-
ave sounding high school," The ex-
asion referred to the fact that it was
ported by the common purse of the
amunity and was for the common good.
= showing that the common school was
- In touch with the people and more
Aocfatic. In this sense even the uni
siiy was common school. With this
= introduction tho speaker proceeded
10y that by simple change of title and
sagement Of curriculum the closed
looi could be opened as the senior grade
~ common or grammar school named
NE constitution. He also referred to
aes that high school certificate was
a'fed before any one could be a teacher
aay school in Seattle and asked how or
yh could be consistent 20 abolish the
school IN Seattle that could give such
1ahcaie. Even IL run as the senior
- OF the grammar school. DR.. Alison
sa1 no ones feelings should
uufI since historic schools
- have graduated great men
~ had no higher sounding title than
In The case In issue DIR. Alison
~Shi We could escape by the door of in
~Ssalen suggested by the dramstist,
saAs IN Nance" He concluded by
as hal public sentiment was too en-
aea 10 permit any impairment Of
ang educational fsciiities.
esafk Davis made the scnool issue
aa Tor discourse. mostly devoted
question of purely secular education
=. ~ dangers. lie said that he did not
IA the general outcry at the ex.
- OF the Ri0le from the public
lie did rot think it their place
religion. but that this was the
E t. o. he home. the church and the
~. education was Nv no rneans all
-. necessary. since many men edu-
- nosi highly on the purely intellec.
ID. OF their natures had committed
n s'es' crimes. The conserving force
-! sonmunity. he said. was its moral
and convictions. and a. these were
49, ana developed the community was
- ara civilized. lie concluded nv
~. 'as' ~h'le he believed popular ed
should lie secular-tha, is, nom
great care should be exercised
L. 'n. II ee'ng made anll-relig,ous.
49, Wallace Austinr. Of Plymouth
gave the prelude OF his evening
10 the object under oonsiaers-
Ike The ether speakers. he treated
.Aeses TO the high school as mostly
or verbal. lie said:
eoa'aiau n states That IL 4, the n,,..