The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23
convFNTIoN is ABOUT OVER.
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rs in that city, ana Is pidhIlihs an
Pc Romanism can do TINS WORK
ORC, r-onen. In and near three of the
mas l.i ofries of our land, there are $500
P.'1 Think what it would mean to
--s0l TO have in three cities $500 dea-
lanes Atkins Of Nashville, Tenn,
be- frank Gary of Galveston, Tex,
s'.s,s5 addresses on present Sunday
te"'1 .oi-vements." Other discussions
a--d The Twentieth Century Move
ard The Young Peoples Move
H.a' 10 afternoon sessions Rev. w. C.
-1.rlp of Richmond, Va, spoke on
he'..orfs of Christian Manliuess." In
ON, IN Daty Life" was discussed by
d. Chavis, Greensboro, N. Co and
NJ 3. Chapman, Louisville
N.r,a Ohheations of the Citizen to the
-.-..r- was demonstrated by II. a
e-.-[5--er Irvington, KY, and John A.
So NJ Chattanooga, Tenn. Rev. }. M
I3--f Philadelphia spoke on The Clu-
ms III fbe Common School" and said in
pan ar, is certainly no justification for
.,,-ra seIf-comp AGENCY and Satisfaction
s@9gf uuciic schools. Ihere never can
Perfection win never be attained.
f7saI viii never be fully realized. our
,rr s,aools system is yet, we must con-
I'M a comparatively crude state II
- he greatly improved and strength
- in the coming years. The people
n Gradually come TO appreciate 1t and
~ ID a matter of personal study and
T,aagv of personal supervision.
.rha following emDodies substantially
u.s-+ i'm our Judgment ought to be the pa
ut6te American programme for the free,
common schools;
"A knowledge of the exact situation by
all intelligent citizens; ali genuine Amer
cans fn every community, resolving them
selves mo a committee of the Whole, 10y
ain, II, wateh and jealousy 10 guard these
-..r-afets of our citizenship An honest
recognition of the commendable features of
CIR school system. An equally honest rec
oanUou of the defects, with willingness
fn learn from any and all other systems
winch IN any Of their features, may sug-
eest &C. us improvement; a readiness 70
face che patent defects and not attempt
10 cover Them but cOura geously to con
ouer them: the best and most thorough in
etrucuon In every department-moral
mental, Industrial, physical, thus placing
me system by its pre-eminence out of the
field of competition; insist upon the abso-
Lutte necessity of the precedence and mas
terry Of the national language.
Let the people see to it that the practice
Of economy for political purposes does
not commence in any community with the
y.
and with hberahty, for both school build
ings and school support.
Morality in Teaching.
Let no political or ecclesiastical outcry
from whatever source against religious in
s,rucrion in the schools be the means of
h8nshing a high morality from the char
acJer Of the teaching or from the quail
fcatons of the teacher.
Danish absolutely all sectarianism from
the management and teaching of these
public schools, and all evidence in the
structures used, or in the garb of the
teachers, that would suggest denomIna-
donal relationship, or hint at the remotest
connection Of church and state Let all
partisan political control be banished from
the management of the schools.
Let solemn, If unlecOrded, oath of al
ksance 10 our nsti,utiuns by every loyal
citizen embrace the defense Of the Ameri-
can system of free common schools-a de-
tense conducted without malice, without
tsotry, without fear, without compro-
mise. Let compulsory education laws be
speedily perfected and judiciously enforc-
cd
Let all schools. public and private,
where citizens are being trained for the
performance of their duties as soVereigns
~ The republic, come under the intelligent
Supervision Of the governmental authori-
ties as a rightful measure of safety, and
as the only method of apprOximating that
pfdeuaaI uniformity of results essen tial
TO popular education in a republic One
o. he principal functions of the common
school Is 20 Americanize the children of
foreign birth or paIentage, and by les pro-
eess5s Of digestion and assimilat ton make
ihem a heaithful part of the b-dy polite.
ne American flag ought 10 float over
every public school building I'm the repub-
nc While the schools are in session, as an
OBJECT .e>son in patriotism for childhood
ana youth, and as d symbol 10 the world
luat We consider these buildings the fort
Issses of our strength, from which go
I'iIh the forces which are The best pro-
tS'ors OF our free institutions"
NeV j. ID. Mccoy of Huntsville, Ala,
also discussed the subject. Temperance"
was the topic Of the night session.
rev J.. T. Brown, Meridian, Miss, pre-
sldel in Tomlinson Hail. W. r. Proctor,
portsmouth, Va, spoke on Total Alb
sHnence and the Pledge
Rev. Charles A. Crane of Boston. speak
ing on The Saloon in Politics." said
The church has no worse enemy than
the saloon. How can the two walk to-
s.'her' except they agree in politics? The
'iurcn mas asked for nothing but the sup
preston OF the saloon. She has kept her
A4hls off free silver, the single standard,
re trade, the high tariff and the trusts
1'o' forgive herr, though morals may be
PART Of all these questions. She has
5-h2y asked for suppression of the sa-
Iooh ana politics has made her lie down
win the saloon. We must preach the
gospel but the gospel is Delighted by 10
more deadly curse than the saloon We
iHI7, save our sous, Abolish the sa-
Ion and we will save more souls in one
'r tnan have been saved in the last
We must keep out of politics. but we
",e @as9ed into politics by the saloon and
---'e 10 WaLow with it. Controlling both
'al parties it makes us slaves unless
love our church well enough TO leave
'1ese parties.
Pead or you Methodists to follow
e'-I sentiments your convictions, your
's .eNee and your church on the saloon
ION without regard to party policies.
"soIent imDudence of politics in tax
s'n under its wing and then pre-
mug 10 tel the pulpit not to mention
IN e4laAed only by the trucking preach
ties NeiS lio'il PoAIcal par
So.