Arizona sentinel and Yuma weekly examiner., 1912-10-03

great commonwealth; the state shoul
 teach the highest moral ethics know
 to man in the public school An
 these are to be found only in tn
 Bible. Hence the moral ethics of tn
 Bible should be taught in the publi
 schools.
 Judge Hagens in a superior cour
 gave as his opinion in deciding a cas
 in regard to the Bible in the publi
 schools. He said: While the elimen
 tary principles of religion are in tn
 human soul, as arithmetic or any oth CT science is in the human mind, the,
 need development and direction fo the good of the state."
 The Bible teaches loyalty to gov
 ernments, obedience to magistrates
 and all that are in authority.
 The Bible condemns all crime anC
 comments all that is for the highest and best interests both to men and | nations.
 In Ohio there is law to this effect that. a new Bible should be given to an apprentice at the end of his ap. prenticeship Now if it is right to compel man or firm to give Bible to young man, then by what law is it wrong to place the Bible in the pub lie schools. The state provides chap lains for the soldiers in times of peace and war. It provides religious serv- ices for our criminals in the state pen itentiaries, builds reformatories for our incorrigible youth, and shall it refuse to allow the teachers and chil- dren in our public schools, who are the purest, the best and the most hope. full; to have and to read that book which above all other books, tends to save the boys and girls from the reformatories and penitentiaries, and to bring an end to all our wars, and establish peace among all nations.
 If in our political conventions and legislative halls and teachers insti tutes prayer should be offered to the Author of this book, and if it is nec- essary that the Bible be used in the administration of justice, then how can it be denied to the public schools | where it would be most important 1 factor in the training of children in | the highest duties of noble citizenship. |
 pr. T. P. Stevenson said: eff this s a christian nation, the public schools ought to conform to the na- .ional character, and transmit that character to the next generation
 And I remark that since this is con- esselly christian nation, that body If men be they Jews, Mohammedans, nfidels, Atheists, or any other body IT sect, calling themselves Christians, lave any right to attempt to break town our Christian liberties, or to ,hange our form of government.
 Remarks
 (A) Reading the Bible in the public chool is not union of church and tate. The Bible is not simply a book for he church, but it is book for the tate likewise. The church has no right to withhold he Bible from the state no has the tate the right to withhold the Bible a 'om the church. It belong to both. The Old Testament belongs to the a ews truly, but not to the Jews alone, q ,r it belongs to the Christian church | so. Now it is no union of Jews and hristians because we hold the Old testament in common. Neither is e church and state united because ,th in common hold the Bible. (B) The reading of the Bible in the iblic schools will not produce sec rianism. The Bible is not a sectar- ' n book, but is strongly opposed to e division of Christians into diff = .. rent sects.
 Were we to turn our schools into - eological seminaries, sectarianism ght truly be fostered by the teach - B. But the mere reading of it nev- |
 But it would tend to the bringing =, into the unity of the faith. (C) Wherever the Bible has been 'N moved from our public schools, it ~ manifestly our duty to replace it. d where it has not been allowed go we should see that it enters. We have reason to rejoice that the ' ,le is not excluded from all public ools. The laws of the District of . umbia is favorable to the dse of ~ Bible in the public schools. Nine tes also favor it-Georgia, Indiana, a, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missis- :, 1i New Jersey and both North and - tn Dakota. Mississippi in. it's state constitution UideS as ShOuld every state for the ] -