New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-22
KILL BIBLE BILL,
CHILDREN WILL
PLEAD In ALBANY
Six Small Boys and Girls
Named at East Side
Mass Meeting.
IFADERS DENOUNCE
PROPOSED READINGS
Noted Divines. DR.. Cummins and
Dr. Jowett, Urge Measure as
Beneficial to Young.

SIX children from the East Side will
.-.v,l % Albany 20 plead with legsls-
...,rc, 20 rass the bill which requires
~. 8,lv reading OF ten verses Of the
able IN al, the public schools Of the
state r.-f.,t
s,,,ocrscv about this little COMMITTEES,
.Srs. Of the children will be girls. 20
srroureed Marry 5. Schlacnt' super
,rtercent Of the East Side fro'eStiNe
,.,.e-s+fcr AZ a mass meeting Whleh
a.o,..d against the Bible bill, in the
reer-bfv Rail OF Public School J.
g.,.-s~-oo and Pitt streets, yesterday
pof.shswled women with children
.-,, - tbeir skirts, men with white
800. and bent backs and hundreds
- st,lvart young men and women
...bsrc5 from all parts OF the city
hlfo,r Firth Avenue yesterday TO listen
- nrotests against the bill.
SrLs hill is not dead as reported"
,-o1.sd former Deputy Attorney Cen
c-sl Joseph n. Edelson. 80,
THE rrorer place 20 teach the Bible
.. -. 2f ROADWAY" said Rabbi Isaac
G Voses In he Offices Of the Stand
ed Oi Company the minds are fully
Jev.Iored and Thou shalt not steal
o.iI be understood without any com
ment.' 1...o.;o. ~
s.o-es where you work 70 write 70 his
sssenblvnan,' advised Nathan Perl
nan. Assemblyman from the 9th DIS
,r,ct
Stern Tells OF Former Bill.
Assor,b lvnsn Adolph Stern said that
- Vsrch 1905. a bill Of like character
Rad been proposed, and at that time
tbere was only one protest IN the AS
ssnhIv. Mr.. Stern said his protest then
was effcient enough TO have the bill
legislsted out Of the Assembly.
II. is encouraging 70 see the people
~ The East Side taking such great IN
.e-est in 8 state matter he SAID. no"
ssd IL would be If on q Friday night
while the Sabbath candles are being
M, a child should recite 70 ITS parents
that the teacher had read that morn
ing -.
Miss Sadie American, president OF
the Council OF jewish women a'sO Up
posed the bill.
To create sentiment among the As
semblyman st Albany the East SIDE
Protective Association appointed q
committee Of eight. Judge Aaron j..
lew IL chairman The other members
are former Deputy Attorney General
Edelson, ex-Assemblyman Adolph Stern,
Alfred +. Smith, Democratic minority
leader Of the Assembly; Assemolymsn
Nathan D. Perlmsn, Miss Sadie Amer,
can. Assemblyman Harry 5. Schimmel
and Harry s. Schlacht, superintendent
Of the East Side Protective Associa-
ton. A.. -
committee will go TO Albany some time
iris week. and that another commit
eco ~ state Senators will be appoint
cd 70 create sentiment against the Dill
in the Senate.
Preachers Back Measure.
Dr Alexander Griswold Cummins,
rsc-or Of Christ Church, Poughkeepsie,
one Of the most influential Protestant
Episcopal clergymen Of the state, de-
clsred himself yesterday as strongly
in favor Of the Greiner- Tallett bill.
Opposition 70 this bill is not only
narrow sectarianism," said DR.. Cum
Minis when interviewed in Poughkeep-
sic. at is also a dangerous repression
Of religious liberty. such readings
would have an elevating influence, ana
the only objection 70. them comes from
people who fear their particular sect
might suffer by the practice.
Religious instruction. OF course Is
no. to be thought Of, but every one
with 8 Christian point Of view feels
that the Bible il book Of inspira-
lion. II should, then, be OF benefit TO
every religious organization. The parts
20 DO read could be chosen by a com
miss!on representing al! denomina-
lions"
when asked whether Jewish and
Catholic parents would not object to
their ehildren's hearing such readings
Or Cummins said he thooght no pa
rents would object unless their relig
ious leaders put them ur TO II, As
The latter would have a voice in choot.
ins the lessons, he though. there could
b. no valid ground FOR :heir opposi-
ton.
DR.. Jowstt. Of the Fifth Avenue Pres
by,erisn Church, agreed with Or. Cum
Minis in every particular. He was con-
eerned. however, lest comment creep
into the readings.
81 am thoroughly in favor Of the bill
he said Bible reading is compulsory
IN English public schools and should be