Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-06-09
Shall Rene Dictate

To First Use is slss Own She Must Get Ri
j q The Other.
"War" beir 8 waged in south
ern Illinois At the plsssnt tim,
bscanss, Of \ adeeision ! that wa,
rendered BY the Supreme Oour,
Of that state. Abont Ave years
ago the Catholic organisation,
through it's willy ways, secured an
opinion from the highest tribunal
prohibiaiag the reading of the
Bible, the singing of sacred songs,
aud repeating the Lords prayer
IN the pubic schools.
This comes from. q church that
would. II it had lie way, close
down every public school in the
nation. And yets the Catholic
hierarchy will tell yon It il not
"Luttingin" ON the public life Of
this country. This church does
not believe In the public school,
calling it ungodly. ~Statissics
will clearly show that only about
s per cent Of the Catholic ch,I-
dren, Of school age. are enrolled
in the public schools. Yet Will
It's small represen ntation this
church ~ has the brssen offront-
cry to. presume to dictate JUST;
what books should be used, what
s5ngs should be sung and what
should be taught. i
UndeEthe conditions that obtain
in illinois no minister can appear
upon . commencement program
forsan invocation or q henedictlon.
Uuder. the existing conditions
t'Ameriea" can NOT be sung dur
ing the exercises. The people of
Illinois do not relish the idea of
being domineered over by the pa.
pal maehine and sra endsayoring
to shake of the yoke at the COM
ing election.
The Menace is pposed to any
legislation along religious lines,
affecting the public schools Or any
other institution. hslissing that
ieligious belief or practice is q
matter entirely for the individual
TO sesS.s in ifis owH fnine iin his
own way. L gislation of this na.
ture can only disturb the business
for which the public school system
was Instituted and there should
be no statute, in Illinois or any
ther state, requiring Bible read.
ing, prayer or any specified song
servios. Neither should there be
any Law prohibiting these things.
Let the patrons in each locality,
the good sense Of the teachers and
officers, conduct these matters 70
G Conditions seem to warrant. but
let Us not have any legislation in
the matter
Rome has set her heel upon the
public school syssem, though just
now there 10 an attempt to appear
to support the system. and the
tactics used in one locality to
hinder the progress, or smirch the
record of the schools, il repudiat.
cd by activities of . different na.
ture in another. While Rome
seems to have reached a legal arm
into the schools in Southern Hi.
nois to remove the Bible. prayers
and songs, we note that in Chicago
Catholic teachers in the public
schools have heen active in teach.
ing Catholic doctrine, urging nom
Catholic children to attend cate.
ohism classes, and otherwise in
jeoting religion into the schools
There is inconsistency in theil
actions which cah but arouse sus
pioion. and the only safe way to
insure the safety Of the system il
to keep Rome ont of authorltive
poslsions. in the schools are else
where. The business of education
is ) serious undertaking and al
disturbing influences must bs
eliminated. Catholic teachers ado
members of school boards along
with the rest.-The Menace.
Only One Entirely Satlsfs ctory.
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