La Junta tribune., 1913-09-13
.'sLe IN evsL,e SCHOOLS.
situation In United Ststss - Aepors
ed Al Worlds Christian CHI.
zenship Conference.

,ion. William +. McCauiey. at the
recent Worlds Christian Citixenship p
Conference held In Portland. Orr
made an interesting report on the
Bible In the Public Schools" his
inyesti cations. Including the United
states and the world In general The
report contains the fullest. upto-date
Information obtainable on this sub
jet. as It affects the United States
and the world at large. and It is
one that Is commanding wide alton.
ton today.
Tne second sunday In Septembor
- observed by many churches and r.,
form organizations as a day OF pray
er for public schools. An extract {
rom ,ne official report made at
Po -tland on the situation In the
United States is as follows:
The best Information obtaInsble
is, taat eleven states and In The
Distric, of Columbia the Law is fly-
Jrable 10 the Us. OF the bible IN the
public schools. These states are
Georgia, Indiana. Iowa. Kansas. ok.
lahoma. Massachusetts,. New JersJy,
II ssissippi, Pennsylvania. North Ia.
ko'a. and South Dakota. In Nissis-
slppl. the provision il found In the
state constitution. Kansas and Okla.
noma have the same statute: no
Jctarian doctrine shall BE- taruht,
but the Holy Scriptures. without note
or comment, may be used The
la~ of North Dakota declares that
the bible shall not be deemed q sec
tsrian book. and shall not b. erclud-
Cd from any public school. but may
cr. without sectaIan comment, not
to exceed ten minutes daily. A re-
cent Law In Pennsylvania reQuircs
Ia. reading OF at least ten verses
daily the penalty against the teach.
- for failure To comply with this
provision being dismissal. The state
ment from Georgia. Indiana. and
Iowa l.; The Bible shall not De-
excluded from the public schoos'
In ten other states. either the
courts or the state school sup.riu-
tendents hay. decided that the Use
Of the bible In the school room Is
lawful In Maine. Michigan. KEN
tucky. Texas and West Virginia fay.
orablc decisions have been rendered
by the supreme courts The state
court of appeals OF Kentucky has de-
clared that the bible Is not a sec-
tartan book that IN. reading Of II
In common schools without note or
comment by the teacher IL not sec.
tartan instruction. that the use OF the
bible does not make the schoolhouse
house OF religious worship. and
that any particular edition Of the
bible cannot be- said 20 be- sectarian
because II has been adopted by any
church In Arkansas. Idaho Rhode
island, Utah aud Vermont. N" state
school superintendent have decided
/ its us. /, the school room 10 be- law.
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There are fourteen siairs shere
laws and court opinions DO not al.
rec,ly decide the matter Tagsr are
I Mabama. Colorado. Connection. Del
aware. Florida. Maryland. Ncg lamp
shire. North Carolina. Ohio Oregon.
| south Carolina Tennessee. yirs sinla
and Wyoming In ohio. a.. supreme
B court has decided that the question
rests with the local school huArds
The attorney general OF OrrsoH IN
1890. concluded AN eHhaustilp opin.
iuE by stating thar Ia his sisv. the
reading Of the bible In m, pnblic
schools without comment. or the re-
peating Of the Lords Prayer Herein.
was not obnoxious 10 any pro sion
LET tho constitution of the state
IN oight states opinions have been
rendered against the use OF the blblc.
either by the supr-m. court, nr at.
torncy general. or the state sahooi
superintendent. OF these. Illinois
aud Wisconsin ar. tn. only ones
with adverse supreme oour, deJ4ions
Tn. decision OF the supreme rourt
pi Nebraska IT, that the court nay
interfere when the us. OF tho biblc
n public school has desengfate>i
int" abuse. and wher. a teacher. In.
stead Of giving secular Instruction,
das violated the constitution ty be-
coming a scctarian propaganda a.
tofnoy generals have drclar,d IN.
US" ot the bible IN schoola Illegal
ia California. Minnesota Missouri.
and Washington. School ruperIn,end.
enta hav. given similar opinions In
irikoua and Montana A. ,a New
York. there Is conflicting opinion.
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