Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-30
NEWS OF THE DAY
At NEW CASTli
School Superintendent Snaveley
Gives Instructions as to Bible
Reading in School.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
New Castie, Oct 30.-Prof. Henry +.
Suavely, city superintendent OF schools,
recently issued Instructions and sugRes-
tiors To the teachers COZ cernirg the read
il q Of the Bible and the giving OF religious
i, striction in the schools The irstrlc-
tions and sugpestiors follow in full:
'1n order that there may be no mis-
understanding concerning statements
made from time to time To various teach;
ers cor cerrifg the reading of the Bible and
the giving Of religious instruction IN the
schools, the views expressed by me are
hereby summarized and made available
To all of YOU Under our government,
religious liberty in dccreed aud our schools
are agents of the government. Therefore,
no direct religious instruction should
be given in the schools, and none has been
given here. 40 far IA know At the same
time. law and custom demand that the
Bible be read in the schoola It's literary
value. apart from it's purely spiritual val
ue, alone would make its use desirable.
However il is well to read selected por-
tions rs part of the regular openil q eyer
cises and care must be exercised IN re-
ferrt To IL in regular clasa work. Those
PORTIONS concerning which people greatly
differ should be omitted. II If sugges
that most of tho Psalms much OF Prov
cribs. parts of I-aiah, most stories about
the Patriarchs. the parables Of Jesus, the
Sermon on the Mount. etc, are uniquely
suitable for readirg III school. IL is not
wise to comment freely on what ~ read
although there can he no reasonable obleo-
tion to the definition Of words ard the
explanation Of geographical reiererces Nor
does there seem 80 be q Y reason able ob-
lection to an attempt To apply the lessons
taught in the PARALLELS, which are IN
exhaustlblc reservoirs OF moral irapira-
tion. NJ d refcre cos may be made to the
power. good ess AID love Of God. Or u
care must I've exercised 10 make ard keep
our schools free reprcset tatives OF our
free institutions Our schools must re-
main primarily secular IL stltutlons, but
rccog it,oo should be given 20 tod AID
His Revelation. This sheet IS Only suR
Eestlve.'
Elsie Vernon Fulton, the l5-year-oid
daughter Of Mrs. Ner1,ie - Fulton OF III
Clark street died Yesterday at the Ply
siciar.s and Surgeons Hospital, Whining
ton. from the supposed eating Of poisoned
Rhucked oysters, which we're sold IA this
citv several DAYS ago by huckster ne
Virl. who had only been allirg slI ce Tues
dav, was taken to the hospital that day
Tho funeral services will be held ~ her
late home on Sunday evening III charge
Of Rev J. r Bickirg Interneht will
be made AZ Hopowell. Cecil county, Md
and the body will be taken on the south
bound tram M s O clock Monday morning
and services will he held at the grave nj ] J
O'Clock There are several parsons who
sre ailing from the estlng Of supposed
unfit oysters, some Of whom have heon
IN a serious condition.
Claude Lester ol Bear Station yoE-
terdav. whllc cTanking hls automobile had
his right wrist broken The patient was
treated by DIR Julius Dodd and wss aont
t. tic Homeopathic Hospital. ard an
X-ray exami7a alton was made, showing
two distinct fractures.
r, preser tatives Of the Delaware Water
Improvement Co, on Friday afternoon
next AZ { 30. viii meet the monbcrs oi
Cuv Council and the members of tht
Trustees of the Commons IN conference
and the matter OF the purchase Of both
the v ater plants by the city VIII be con.
sdered
Several school teachers on Monday vii
leave for their respective homes where
they will east their first ballot.
Hugh McCaughan. son OF Police Othcel
Alexander AcCaughan, and Miss Nellie
Morian. daughter of MIR. and Mrs- " est
lev Spear OF Bridgeville Thursday evenini
al 80 clock were quietly married 8
the rcctory Of Immanuel Church by Rev
joseph II. carp. The bridesmaid Wa
Miss May Mcdowell and the best maj
was Thomas Earle Banks The bride wa
attircd in a blue velvet travelling suit ans
the bridesmaid was attired in drab Goa
SUIT with hat 70 match. After the cere
mory the couple left for short honey
moon. Upon their return they will re
side in this city.
Rev Joseph Fl. carp, rector Of In
manuel Church, will conduct the mornln
service at 1890 o'clock and will take 70
his theme The League of Nations From
, Non Partisan Standpoint Ia the even
ing the services will be conducted by Pro
Henry Handy Hay, on account OF the at
sence OF the rector.
Helen Jacobs, daughter of Mr. AZ
: Mrs. Harry Jacobs OF Cherry street, la'
evening was rendered surprise party {
!. her home. Music and games were playet
: after which resfreshneuts acre servet
s Those present were Mr. and Mrs. iiarr
jacobs Mrs John Whiteside. Miss ieIe
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