The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-20
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.
TOPIC or REV. II. c. BOWEN's AD-
DRESS At YONGE's NALL.

chnnics' deception TO It's members
and Frfends-The Speakers state
"a. Objects and Purno-e. Of the
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and Promotion OF the Interests OF
the American Youth, the Public
school system, the American Flag
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hal being crowded
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ration was an American flag hung across
the center of the stage There was an
or,a, t2fble an the sneakers HE the flag
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ana the Bible being features OF every
meeting of the order
The exercises began with the singing
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OF lHe hgAiH NY Coulilis' ~ '"S mn
and the audience. This was followed by
praver nv Rev II C. Bowen Of the Chris
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Chairman w. +. Speas delivered snort
address Of welcome and introduced Mr.
n NTvrick who delivered an address
an fba ofterts ~ the order AIR Nvriejx
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said that he was not a member of the or
der but after having accepted the invi-
tat5or 10 aslt,-er the address, ne had mazda
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stated the first four objects of the order
as fotloyrs. First IA maintain and Dro-
t- ~ $1,000, - ~, ,-t.,, ,,,,,.,,
A4Nss '4e 4Htei ISIS ~ .HS <Ati4el -" S'ue-
ana to shield ana protect them from the
depressing influence of foreign competi-
tfo, eecor5 10 assist tha American in
otf,i,,5,qsr ar7'rlovr1enr rrhird ia encollr-
arc the American in business. Fourth
to estsbtsh = -icL and funeral beaetit f1nd
Mr. Nfvricx said mat the effects of for
ela, ifnnnigrafion had not been felt So
greatly in Ine south as in the north, the
oufponrina ~ NOMINATION. from the old
world 10 me new having been confined
chiefly TO the north and west and only
made itself felt in place. IN the soutn.
For wears he said The countries of E.u-
rome have been emptying their undesira-
ble elements upon ihis country, until the
pressure upon the workfngmen of the
country OF the immense competition has
become severe and they have found il
necessary to organize for their own pro-
lection and for the purpose OF urging
legislation to check this flow of undesira-
bic and dangerous population to the
shores Of this country. For the man
who comes here with the purpose Of max
ing an honest living and an honest intent
TO abide by our laws ana 10 support the
institution OF our country, we nave only
words Of welcome, Sald the speaker, nut
this country has no room Tor the outcasts
Of Europe.
In explaining the origin OF lHe ofuer, ne
said that many years ago IN a large ma
chine shop IN HennsylYanla, the Anefl-
can Workingmen were gradually dropped
one and two at time, until there We're
almost none left in the employ Of the
company. They ala not understand lhlS
at first, but when they began 70 lnVesu-
gate the matter they discovered that inc
foreign employees of the machine shop had
banded together to secure the discharge
of the American workingmen and the sub
stitution of foreigners IN their places rms
led TO an organization among the Amerl-
can workingmen to protect their own IN
terests, ana IL was from this beginning
that the present order sprung.
Under the head of the third object OF
the order, to encourage Americans in bus
mess, Mr. Myrick said that the foreign
| classes supported and patronized each
why the Americans should not do the
same thing. of the fourth object, he stat
ed that the order has a funeral benefit of
$3.50. payable upon the death of any MEM
Der, and a sick benefit of S. a week. These
and other expenses of the order are all
betrayed from the weekly dues of 10 cents
week, there being no assessments.
The order, he said does not simply seek
to promote the interests of the youth of
the country, but aim to develop and main
tain a spirit of patriotism, the American
flag being the only insignia of the order.
1t advocates legislation to prevent unde-
slrable immigration and urges that only
those who can read or write or who pos
| sess a certain amount of means should
be allowed to immgrate to this country.
/ 1t does not dabble in state or municiple
4 Dolitics and is not sectarian or partisan
| further than that 1t is strictly opposed
! 10 any union of church and state ana any
| sectarian influence in the public schools
/ Mr.. Myrick concluded with the statement
/ that. while he had not been "A member of
! the order he would offer his application at
| the FIRST oDportunity. This statement was
greeted with applause.
The audience sang Nearer, My God, To
Thee" after which Rev. Fl. C. Bowen de
| livered an address on the NTH object of
! tbe order the Introduction of the Bible
/ into fbe public schools. MIR. Bowen was in
! reduced by the chairman as a gentle
men whom the members Of the order have
| learned TO love as children love their ia
/ ther
Mr. Roven delivered a lengthy and sDir-
tied address on the question Of the use
Of the Bible in the public schools. He
| sa3d Thar while The fftb oofort NJ tbe
order merely insists on the reading Of The
! RibIa in the publfc schools. il Is 100 com
! sentative for him, He believed mat Inc