The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-23

ciples homes to attend what they consid-
cred the best institutions in Indiana, but
Brother GoOdwin'S statement that inStruc-
tlon IN the sectarian schools is Just as
good makes it altogether useless to have
higher education by the State, and here
aIter there must be a tearing down by the
state and a general reorganization or edu-
cational interests by the church. so that
everyone desiring a higher education will
be compelled to go to a sectarian school in
Indiana or go to a nonsectarian school in
another State.
Brother Goodwin has written a number
of admirable articles on the blessings of
sectarian schools, but thus far he has not
carried his ideas to their logical conclusion.
AS friends of the eminent constitutional
expounder we should assist him in every
way possible to make known the meaning
OF his happy panacea for our educational
ton alone is the thing for young men and
women over eighteen years of age it is eX-
actly the thing the people want for all per-
sons under that age. With Brother Good
wins principles put into actual operation
we will have in every school district in IN
diana a building for the Methodist children.
one each for the Baptsts PreSbyterians,
Catholics, Disciples, Jews, Universalists, in
fidels. and so on. No one church organiZa-
ton will be sighted. Each building will
have teacher belonging to the respective
church. In that way we will have about
twenty times as many schoolhouses as we
have now; in fact, 1T would result in haV-
ing a schoolhouse at almost every mans
door. How much more convenient that
would be- and how much we owe Brother
Since Brother Goodwins ideas, when car
ried to their logical conclusion, would do
away with the states control of education
al, benevolent and charitable institutions,
there will not be so much need as formerly
for a State Board of Education. With
Brother Goodwin's ideas put into practical
operation in the schools, from the primary
up to the college, there will be no system of
uniformity, and hence the duties of a state
board will not be numerous In order, how
ever, that one may be ready in case of
emergencies it will be necessary to agree
upon the method of its selection and here,
again, Brother Goodwin'S ideas carried to
their logical conclusion. make the pathway
clear and the duty plain Each church, in
it's state association, convention confer
ence or synod, can select a representative
for membership on the board-a Methodist,
Baptist, Catholic, Jew, Presbyterian,
Friend, Disciple. Congregationalist, and so
on. There are several scores of denomina-
tons and in justice to all, not single one
should lie omitted.
These suggestions along educational lines
are merely for the purpose of celebrating
Brother Goodwin's ideas. By an application
of his views to the states benevolent,
charitable and penal institutions-and If the
State goes out of one line why not out Of
ALIVE would have a condition that would
border on revolution, but what difference
does that make? If Brother Goodwin's edu-
cational ideas were applied to the states
benevolent Institutions, every church would
have, somewhere in Indiana. it's insane asy
nate as to lose his mental powers he would
be cared for by the asylum of his re-
spective church. The same principle would
require every church to have its jails and
it's penitentiaries, and then we would have
on the front OF buildings such words as
Methodist jail" Baptist jail" "Presby-
terrain JAIL" Catholic JAIL "Nonbelievers'
JAIL and so on. If any reader doubts that
the care for the inmates is Just as good
as that now given by the state he can re-
bright new star in the constitutional con-
stelation-Rev. T. A. Goodwin. H.
Bloomington. Ind, Nov. o.