The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-02
MODERN ATTITUDE
IS MUCH DEPLORED
Common Sense Should Rule,
Says President R. L. Kelly
Of EarIham College.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
ALL OVER INDIANA AS WELL AS
THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE
WEST CHICAGO AND GARY.
IND, RULINGS THE CAUSE.
AN INTERESTING QUESTION.

Although not all local elergymen
and educators could he interviewed
on the subject. ii is evident from the
statements OF few OF them. that
there is no sympathy here with the
movement that has appeared at var
ious points in the country, notably.
Nav York, Chicago and Gary, Ind, To
bar the Bible from the public schools.
The latest place in which the school
go and it has caused considerable
stir. There has for years been "A di-
vision of opinion with regard TO the
use of the Bible in the public schools,
the point, or at least one of them. be-
ing the likelihood of false interpreta-
tions by persons who are not Bible
students or tendency to teach some
sectarianisn.
President r. L. Kelly, of Earlham
college. when asked for an express
sion on this subject. said: "It seems
TO me this is wholly IN unnecessary
order. | believe the good sense of the
teachers of the country can be re-
lied upon. The Chicago board in its
effort to stand straight Is leaning
backward"
The Rev. Conrad Huber. of St
Paurs Lutheran church. said: MY
views on this subject are very posi-
tive. The action by which the Chi
cago board has debarred the Bible In
one of the most hurtful Influences
that could possibly be set in motion.
There is absolutely no influence that
is more helpful than the teaching OF
the Bible, irrespective of sectarian-
ism"
The Rev. II. Robert Smith OF the
First Baptist church said: II depIore
such an attitude toward the Bible. II
is pity 1t should be taken from the
children. who shouii know more
about it
dispatch from Indianapolis says
on this subject:
The debarring of the Bible from the
public schools by the action of the
school authorities of Chicago and the
mayor of Gary. Ind. il generally con-
demned by the ministers and Iafty OF
Indiana. as shown by the sentiments
expressed on the question: Shall the
Bible be barred from the public
schools?
From almost a score OF cities and
towns over the state responses we're
made to the question. Twenfv.six
ministers and twenty educators wera
decidedly against the barring of the
scriptures. Two ministers favored
their exclusion.
A Columbus educator stated that
the deharring of the Bible from Gary
was no surprise to him. as the town
was founded on sin
The county superintendent at Rush.
VILE stated that SO long as creeds ex-
lsted there would be some danger of
the unguarded teaching Of the book
In schools, though he contended that
the songs Of Solomon and the psalms
should become the pupils moral code
and their inspiration.
A we'll known minister stated that
there should be no sectarianism
taught I'm the schools. but the Bible
ought to be there
A kokomo minister, pupil in the
Chicago schools in 1875, when the Bj
bic was removed, says the action then
was justifiabie. although lie thinks the
officials at Chicago and Gary made a
mistake in removing the book at this
time.
A well known educator says: WHY
remove the Bible and leave Shake.
speare and Chaucer?'' He contends
that children who fail to get scripturai
teaching at home should have IL in
the public school.