Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-31
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ried and numerous ~ there are ssct&
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scattered all over THE broad domain. Nc
would have little Germsnics Scandi
naxias and Irelands here. little Hollands.
Polands and SPANS there. and 90 on.
No eountry Mas ever before eonfronted.
~ Is the United States. with the assimi-
l4tion Of such great masses OF dissimi-
Lar psoplcs The phenomenal immigra-
zion to this eountry makes the question
of Americanizing these people a novel
oue In government To solve IL h 10
solve thu question % how 20 bring out
hetorogcneliy hoinogeneity.
Most OF the countries OF Europe. and
81 tho earth. have an established relig-
boo. 90 church. which prosupposes a
union Of state and church These i'm
migrants bring with them the associa-
ton Of the two Although the associa-
ton of the two are repugnanf TO our in
stitutions. there are those who see IN
maintaining this notion the strength Of
sectarianism and the perpetuity OF a
power which has always claimed a
right 10 dictate the coasciences and
acts u mcu. and that in the destruction
Of scctionaiisEn and seetarianism in our
social and political life lies the exercise
u Individual Judgment and a throwing
OF q self-constituted censors of indi.
viduai and public opinion. To the &C
complishment Of this purpose the free
public non -sectsrian schools OF this
country seem 10 be specially adapted
Any agency whose influence 10 70 do
stroy religious bitterness. prejudice. sec
tionalism and seetarianism in our body
social and polite 10 beneficial. preser-
vatiss force. and the converse 10 true OF
any fo<cs. - does the parochial school.
which tends 10 create and maintain sec
tartan prciudic,,z The enemies OF ths
pubilc schools knd supporters OF paro-
chial schools are those whose evcrpow-
ering thought IL 20 maintain scctarian-
ism rather thas the making OF good cit
izen4 I will not say they do not aim
% make good eitizsns some Of them
but do say their first aim 10 tomake good
sectarians in religion. and 10 carried
20 the extent OF injecting IL into our po-
liticai life by moving for measures a.
sectarisns- This 10 all un- American.
The German OF Holland pnrochialist
aims first TO bring up the child 80 that
In after years il viii be sectarian. and
90 iutenss il that end impressed that
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