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

? IlAeu III carry childhood IS the index to the future nation.
 Again it is an acknowledged fact that the Bible is the foundation of both civil and moral law.
 Macklin the actor told a company
 that he at first designed his son for the law. And for that purpose en- tered him in the temple. And what
 book sir said the veteran actor, do
 you think I made him begin with
 Why sir, I will tell you, the Bible
 the Holy Bible"
 "The Bible, Macklin, for a lawyer" !"
 exclaimed a friend.
 'Yes sir; the properest and most
 scientific book for an honest lawyer, as there you will find the foundation
 of all law as well as of all morality"
 And since this is true the Bible
 should therefore be taught to the chil-
 dren of the nation.
 But by whom should the Bible be
 taught to the children?
 That parents should do this in the
 home need not argue for God hath
 said: '1And these words which I
 command thee this day shall be in
 thine heart; (your very soul purpose should be to obey mel and thou shalt teach them diligently to thy children and shalt talk of them when thou sit est in thy house. and when thou walk | est by the way, and when thou Hest down and when thou riest up. And thou shalt bind them for a sign of | thine hand; the hand is a symbol of execution, hence your conduct must be obedience to my law. And they | shall be as frontlets between thine eyes; the forehead is a symbol of thought of belief, hence thou shalt believe my words. And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thine house. (The blood on the door posts of Israel in Egypt meant security to that family, hence the writing on the door posts means that there must be a home religion, piety in the family) And on thy gates" (Deut. 6:6-9). On thy gates a man must hvae religion that extends beyond his home, among neighbors in business; yea, in all ave nues of life.
 But not only should the Bible be l,& tx1 fIA ht,f I l01I | affirm with all the honesty and fervor of my soul, that the Bible should have and hold a prominent place, in our $ public schools. f
 (A) Because of it's moral teaching
 The Bible is the most important fac or in a childs education. For it is f written, "The enterence of thy word a ,iveth light; it giveth understanding. 'salms 119-130. "Thy word is light z into my feet and lamp unto my T ath." The Bible is the great treas fl ny of all moral thought and teach h 1g. Apart from the Bible I know ot how we could teach the highest m rinciples of morally. Its language is :. lear and impressive. Its teaching ;o nobling and uplifting. Its precepts r eveloped by statesmen, make the fo est codes of laws for the government mankind. Its principles contain f, le very quintessence of domestic, m 1cial and political economy on Shall this, the very best of all books o, IT the teaching of the very best ., e highest and by far the most inn ,rtant instruction for children, as 70 ell as for adults be barred from our ;s 'plic scnools Whlle an eiIort IS Al ade to place in the schools the very to st text books on science, literature, t and all other branches of need Ri
 education; shall we withhold from ,cl r children that which is the best n d most important of all? tbt To do so is to rob our children of .ta 3 very best and highest part of Iov
 education. It will also rob ourt s;n tion yet to be of the greatest moral So, ht among it's citizens and rob the \ ton Of the highest types of states pro n and rob it of that national right use lsness by which its exalted position An, ong the nations of the earth may ''Tf maintained, and by which all na- tari ns and peoples may be made bet frol
 by her stimulating example of Il e nobility. or B) The Bible should be in our pub hay ool because of its literary evcel- the e. Tn )f which, however, we shall make and
 brief mention. Cou 'ur ablest lawyers quote liberally deci n it in our courts; poets and art stat
 search it's sacred pages both for Ark jects and for inspiration As lslal k of classics it stands at the head In all ancient authors. And in all eith fern literature there is absolutely the