The San Francisco call., 1904-11-23
THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS.

OE very earnest religious energetcay renewed
of the Bible the public
- schools insisting that the Government OF the
United shall force the circulation of the Bible the Turkish
possible that these good people msonceve the
purpose of the public schools and the functions OF this Government!
The public school entirely secular institution 1t is sup
ported OF all the people, regardless OF their reous
The theory public school American institution
welfare Of the secular depends the intelligence
OF the people Therefore the state takes charge OF their
and provides the of imparng it. for the purely secular
purpose of perpeuating that requires general in
genoe preservation then that the state
under system has nothing do with the spiritual aars OF the
people which belong kingdom that is not OF this world!
Bible be the Schools 1t must be sub
e explanation Interpretation other literature
Of the proof of the scriptures the varied Interpretation
Of which has caused the division OF Chrsendom into many ec IL
we'll be insisted that such not proper junction OF
would be unavoidable If these Jealous people
The schools are intended secular impart secular
knowledge and ethics only order to fit people for the secular du
Ties required of them bv the state On hand deep religious
purpose spiritual energy may exist entirely independent
education and intelligence and they also exist under the most
te enlightened Religion then be without
gence without intelligence FREE secular state cannot be-
the conhne itself to the mpartlng
Of secular education If go beyond that what shall dof
of the United States obids religious test or
the recognition Of religious establishment and 1t IS best 10
abide by the broad idea which inspired that %
schools be secular by introducing the BD
religions that here shall be used only one be INTRO
will recognition of religious establishment
and there doubt that the courts will enforce it
Then we the rival claims of authority of the King
Douy transaons of the Bible of Chrendo fought
out in the public schools against both will be the whole
writings by the other forms of religion
citizens United States believers in the Koran the
philosophy Confucu the Buddhsc scriptures in the Old
Testament. Under the constitution they all equal
Government be secular at home what authority
and the Turkish empire have union church Here
complete separation of church and state those
choose to restrict or forbid the circulation of any scriptures what
the raising of that embargo? These
species of aavism They OF former
type They eOgson to the medieval idea In the opinion
Of many faithful believers Christianity they injurious to
religion by lifting from the personal conscience that individual
ponsb affairs spiritual which cannot safely be replaced by
anything the do.
believed that religion stands the test of intelligence and
of ignorance need felt by bot personal need On the
hand neither religious irreigious 1t is
capable sentiment is void of feeling is instituted to
welfare of the people secular matters Their
religious belief instruction entirely outside functions
Nor the missionary organization, and therefore has
nothing whatever with religion Of other peoples the
scriptures which they believe or reject