Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-02

EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM OWNED
BY ALL SOCIETY.
SAYS RABBI HIRSCHBERG
Religious instruction in Public Schools
impossible Without OFFENDING
Scruples and Convictions-Con-
gress of Religion at Congregational.
Church-ThoughtfuI Addresses.
Madison. MAY

Madison, May l.
Absolute enforcement of church an6
state, and the necessity for keeping
the public schools free from relig
ious instruction made a strong climax
OF large meeting last night, when
Rabbi Samuel Hirschberg of Milwau
kee addressed the Wisconsin Con
gress Of Religion at the Congrega
tI0nal church. In conclusion he said
Religion, then, and especially a
particular form of religion, it is pa
tent, cannot be taught our public
schools without serious injustice and
Ofense to the scruples and convIc
tons of some part of the ownership
society, to which the schools belong
The schools belong to the whole so
ciety and not to any special part oil
It. They are to serve the common
interests of the whole of society and
not the special interests of a part1c
ular fraction Of it, however large OF
however powerful in numbers. They
are public schools, let US see and III.
sist that they are kept ever so and
remain So"
For Humanitys Good.
Upon "'atform perdominatingly
orthodox and fundamentally christian
but scOrning not the Fellowship OF
the publican or the descendant of the
Hebrew prophets; barking to the cry
Of human ned and to the mute ap-
peal of the underworld the congress
met in Madison yesterday to further
its mission Of promoting fellowship
and proclaiming the spiritual life as
the abiding reality of earth.
At the morning session Rev. Joseph
Garden Of BelOit delivered a thought
Jul address on the subject, The ReIa
ton of the Church to Moral Crusades
He dwelt upon the social evils and
declared that it is the duty of the
church not only to minister to those
who seek ministratiOn but by works
and deeds of practical helpfulness tC
strive for the uplift and betterment
of all. He would not say that he
was not a socialist and declared that
he would be a socialist if thereby he
could have evidence of a moral anG
religious awakening and an overthrow
Of the evils that are crushing the
world.
University Professor Speaks.
OCher inspiring discussions were
those upon the Interst Oh the Educa
ton in Vital Religion, by Professor
Edward A. Ross of the university anC
-he Obligation OF the Citizen to Els
tablish Religion by Professor P. S
Remisch Of that institution
In the discussion led by Rev. F. A
Vaughn at the close Of the session
Rev. jenkins Lloyd Jones made {
stirring appeal for a closer unity il
the religious word and aroused
enthusiasm.
Bad Stockyards Conditions.
At the afternoon session, DR.
George MacAdam presiding, Miss
Mary Mcdonnell Of Chicago presented
The Renaissance Of the Stockyards
and urged the religious world to take
cOgnizanCe OF the conditions tina
control in that great economic ma
chine that waists nothing and grind!
out the bodies and souls Of men ant
women. She said that the Mcneil
report was absolutely true and tina
Upton Sinclair's picture of Une condi
tons in The Jungle are in no wis,
fictitious.
Professor C. J. Galpin spoke o
The Duty Of the Church, to Modern
Society. de said it was the mission
of the church to uphold humanity Il
its fight against evil, not by the re
IigiOn Of word and sentence but b.
that which comes from the spirit @
Christ, letting an awakened con
science move the springs Of action
The Call Of the Underworld cam
from Rev. L. H. Keller Of Pilgrim
Congregational church, Milwaukee
1t was forceful and thoughtful az
peal to the strong to come to the res
cue Of the weak-the underworld
where intellectual poverty reigns
where wickedness and viciousnes
control.
After a fellowship dinner at Kee
leys at o'clock the evening session
was the feast intellectual Rab
Samuel Hirschberg Of Milwaukee
spoke upon Moral and Religious In
struction in Popular Education H
spoke strongly for a sturdy manhoo
and for the education of men in nor
ality but for an absolute divorcemen
of church and state.
A most thoughtful address and on
that commanded the closest after
tion was that by Professor George
Fotster Of Chicago University, VIII
spoke of The Problem of Jesus. n
dealt with the historic aspects of tn
problem and told Of the scant
proofs of His existence but said tina
the christian spirit does not Deepen
! upon the lacts of history, but rattle
upon tie truths that have come Il
strengthen the faith of the world
virtually the philosophy Of Ritche
| which bases religion not upon int.
lectuality but upon faith. Otherwise