The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-03-07


luicsced. Some of us antiquatcd men
and women rcbcllcd for IL while, for
we were welded to the ways Of our
fathers, but we had to fall into line
and be rcconcilcd to what we could
not help. The world was against u:
Prussia, France, Germany aal Ncw
England. where all the dcvcl"p..ont
comes from Still some o! Il, thought
that it was hard and unjust to be- taxed
for Che education Of other p"oYlc' $
children when we had already paid for
our own under the old plan. In the old
country the young men have to pay it
back in military duty.
But every now and then somebody
raises rumpus, and abuses tn" whole
thing--thc mode Of teaching g-thc cX
clusion Of the Bible and morning pray
crs, and the intliction Of corporal pun
ishmcnt.
If had my way would reform
some things, but l am only one man,
and there are many men Of many
minds. l would give the Bible
place if it drove out the children of
every disscnter in the land; not
place to be taught as study, or for
sectarian doctrines, but place to be
read at the opening Of the rc;scs,
and to be respected as the oracJ Of
God. This is Christian country and
we base NIL law and legislation upon
the Bible; every officer Of the law is
sworn in upon it from the President
down to petty constable, including
the Judges of the Supreme Court and
all other Courts, the members Of Con-
gress and all of the legislators. Con-
gress has its chaplain and all bow in
reverence to the morning prayer So
has the House and Senate Of Georgia;
and yet there arc always one or more
members who are Jews or infdcls or
agnostics. Judah Benjamin and Da-
vid Yulcc were United States Scna-
tors, and they were great and good
men Of the Hebrew faith, and always
bowed their heads rcvcrently to the
blind chaplain's prayer. Major Il. J.
Moses, distinguished Jew Of Colum-
bus, was the speaker Of our Georgia
house in 1866, and with his gavol sol
emily called the members to their feet
when the chaplain stretched forth his
hands to heaven. Our governor is not
a member of any church, but had to
confess his faith in the Bible when he
was sworn into Office.
Then, if all these great and learned
men who represent this government,
both State and national, do not hesi-
tate to honor the sacred book, what is
the matter with the children in the
public schools? Are they to have no
moral training? No reverence for the
word Of God? Is there college in
Georgia that does not open every days
exercises ggith morning prayer? Then
why this immunity to children-this
looking out the Bible and its code Of
morals that the ages have sanctioned?
What means the Observance Of the
Sabbath and the sound Of the church
going bells? What means all the
mighty efforts Of our people to send
the Bible to the heather, and through
our. missionaries to Christianizc the
world? What is there peculiar to our
children that they shall not be taught
anything sacred? The very seclusion
Of the Bible casts shadow of doubt
and uncertainty upon its truth; and
added to,this comes ever and anon the
attacks of such men as Ingersoll aud
Abbott and Mitchell, who seek tc
knock out one by one the pillars Of the
sacred volume. But the reply is that
these dissenters are taxed to support
the schools, and their religious con-
victions must be respected. Their
conviction are not respected in any
other department Of public policy.
They can't work on the Sabbath, nor
can their children play ball or hunt or
frolic. Every letter that is written in
their business or their families have a
date Of 1900, which means 1900 Anno
Domini. But / sol ,car. nm only
one man, and have no hackers, save,
perhaps. DR.. Holderby. With him /
agree that far, but J. never was more
surprised than to read his vehement
philippe against corporal punishment.
Either he or I is a crank upon that
subject. And be is minister, and l
supposed would have been guided by
the wisdom Of Moses and Solomon.
His Indignation at the thought of