El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-05-15
The Bible In the Schools

nantas of human education fifty the Bible
religious book it would not
have the vogue widely eIcu-
literary masterpiece but as theological
frequent the questions of reading the Bible
the public schools ethics the public schools
come up and much flies se much
And when t discussions are once again quoted men ana
greater suspicion another than before and
neither the the of
mankind is promoted BY all the disturbance NOBODY IS convinced @
satisfied their cherished PTudioes they
have faith the world piles its loss.
the people with the
Bible IS tragic fight children, the book
were plague pity, For
that viii permit their theological Puces to bar the young
from acquaintance world
hating the Bible The children
this greatest Wonder Book except through the Church. or
the book and its mas to their children III
60 lives through ignorant suspicious unHO7sd by the
We thank the God opened
% and thrust aside to make wav for strained dOcn5that its
poetry poetry
Lacking sense Of lively imagination
Od Lacking the OF vigorous expression ones power to serve mankind
s but drawing packing trunk
The Te educated the craftsman
merely Wonder Book of Human Life
outside authority though S0nsenng intellectually
on anoR Each @ the sole guardian Of his own SOUL and he alone must
sa5 s6 did, ;n he t5oaS6f fo5 & and e hin as his disciple No. every
5lrnlt his own gavat Each must find his own a and if he walk
straight therein humility in understanding good
bs But religion is not theology it not sectasn it oppression
r 3 and T 8ot O to be efous BUT csny fSe
man is quite without all three in his makeup . 49, ,
r Is no. 1e 10 t ns f 50Sy .a Pg f fb
cusng reading confusing ethical teaching with
theological and TOqs teaching Mere knoy OF theology does not make
the lie not Isdi6g taught
and ethical preo they certainly educated they be
the greater gain in being moral and Just
after happiness according philosophy applied religion
sense the Iae2 is almost mot quite % as tine human 53lay @
Of
It is enlightened sfshn good for fellow good for
what IS s' to nm IS e lOI me S T hun6 DO Justly love mercy and the
motives Judgment Of motives must be left higher power @A
the coward that vithhOlds
What kind Of religion is that which
one breath it is said Truth is mighty and IN the NEXT n the dof 3 truth
book the greatest book Nature is painted there in all her % and SO far
gs n Love is there and pe5ce wan and +gS5 an f
understanding wisdom piq1ant humor h satire
F5is5 the 1u+est the lP9 2sn1es 0h grace The
earth i4fniy Interpreted to finite human
Path Rewards Of the wicked space
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t wings Science not of books but Of warm contact With
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it s 5 s 5 h with 4o 5s55 9 9ss o the
or a5i R 93 1H lad f B5 the v deadly tg
there in abundance; We have said all
cannot enjoy music huHanness
the Of God, in order
a Beethoven symphony, or an aria
legsd historical facts AND the e man
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site myriad moods; his eyes are half
ogy even religion 4 the public
to- plead 5aG 99 the 1sstu9s S9t 6f tho no
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in to being educated or cultured
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