The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-05-27
Barometer of Public Opinion
The BibIc in the Schools.

every lover OF tho Bible, Coda word. Every
individual, every institution private. or public.
and every nation whose ideal and hopes are
not based upon Gods word is doomed to fall
History bears out tho statement and God plain
ly declares II. The elimination OF the Bible
from public schools has given place to
things which, II II had beer retained even az a
guide and standard OF moral teaching, we would
not have to blush for shame no many times at
the out-cropplngs OF minds that did not come
oyer In the Mayfower.
You will permit Darwinism and kindred
isms to be discussed freely in the schools. which
breed skepticlsm against God's word, but for
tho Word which is right. and never has failed
there Is 10 place.
The real reason is that the present system Of
schools and the sciences taught In them will
not stand the test OF Gods word.
Tho science that fattens itself on the lie.
telling us that tho earth has been in n state OF
evolution for millions OF years and man like
wise, is set nt Taught by the Word telling
plainly IL one cares to read OF only thirteen
thousand years or leSs since God first spoke to
the elements moving them into the present ar
rangoment. They also tell us that tho earth
win rock merrily on for millions more Is
another deluson according 20 Gods word aid
tho signs OF the times recorded therein.
Men DISCUSS their views before our children
and even use the schools to bring about their
desires, why not allow them to get something
that VIII have bearing on the destiny OF their
souls2
Every sensational affair. MURDER no differ
ence how awful its character, Is discussed and
aired In tho papers by which the minds OF
children must be poisoned. and these perlodl-
calls find their way TO the schools unhindered,
but the Bible Is not allowed because It might
bring thought with n divine inspiration
Intended TO save their soul from a devils hell.
We are told that our children are taught to
work In the present school system. but 1t is to
! Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all
| thy soul and with all thy strength; and thy
OF the present day but the Man Of Galilee who
| Will have 20 do with the final destiny of the
! soul laid most stress on this.
our children taught TO become ac-
| 1uainted with tho authors OF fiction but know
little or nothing about the Author OF salvation
| Then you say let the church do that part; we
would to God they were doing IL, hut alas the
| devll ls working n similar scheme on them, and
gatherings are social, formal and Goddess, cater
| ing TO popularity rather than crying aloud to
| awake men from their hell-bound course The
! bible is Gods word. divinely inspired. is in
/ tended TO be adhered to In this lifc and we Will
| face II In the judgment.
| -Four great powers in tho world TO be reck-
| oned with are, Catholicism and Professionalism.
| capital ana labor; the first two OF a religious
| nature, and the last two political. The first
| two are antagonistIc as are also the latter two
! then we hear some one cay Hush we must
| not say 30 even though II he So" when It comes
| 10 the vital truths that expose the works OF the
i, aeyi, INC dominator OF this world with Its un-
| godIiness. then men fail, who under most other
| views
. These powers are clamorlng for wealth,
tame' predominance and their attendant vain
| slores with no God back OF their present
movements to gain their selfish ends Out OF
! them are coming men and women who have
heard the call OF our Lord recorded In Rev.
| ls'a' ana numerous other places to a prepara-
uon Tor the day OF God Almighty, and the cor
| onatlon OF his Son Jesus the Christ. We are
| nNhg In the close OF the Gentle dispensation,
which will open the way again for the Jew,
| put close the door of salvation forever ~ the
world: but will not bring about the uniyersnI
| peace which by conference the nations are
sryins 20 establish and getting farther from It
| every day. For with tho brightness of his com
! Ing he shall destroy both sin and sinners So
says the word OF God. With our schools sys-
| tematized to DEATH and the word OF God elm
| mated. which intended In
time OF trouble into which we are stealthily
moving, we again. spit in the face of the Son
| OF Goa who purchased redemption for us and
| gave the world of Judgment bound creatures
his Word and which only be preached and
rghtly interpreted by those called and chosen
Children ere encouraged to obey the call of
me wild instead Of the parents. At school they
strike the teacher and get away with IT, then
try 1t at home. Had the Bible been the foremos
book at school, then obedience to parent God
ana the laws OF the land would prevail. rather
than broken-hearted parents and sorry to say
oVer-crowded taiLs with youthful population.
we would have you know that we surely dc
believe In education as much as anyone, but
must question the present day methods and
especially the laying aside OF the Book of all
books preferring In It's stead things most un.
godly. That which is taught in the beginning
| OF the chllds school life leaves n lfe-lastinG
impression with him, and as the school Is the
| only place whore he goes being minded at home
that he IL TO learn the things there that will
be or benefit to him through life; II we allow
him fed on fables and worse with not even
DIT OF Bible truth as the foundation for hi
reasoning what can we expect him to come to
| speak 10 most young folks about Bible quo
tatlon relative to their advancement and yo,
receive shrug OF the shoulder or a turn OF tn,
head. turning 1t away as soon az possible; bu
speak OF some OF their affairs In sportdom anc
| they can talk to you for hours Why this grea
/ direrence when the first Is of so vastly create
Importance? just their training
Children are taken away from the sanctit,
" the home rather than kept in 1t today
Many things might be said along this lin
that Will soon bring down n mighty weight o,
somebody's head, and We do not by this Uttl
item expect to convert tho world into our views
but there In a God whose all-seeing eve neve
VIII be closed to the insults to his Word whicl
cost the blood OF millions, and the perversion o
II VIII cost 1t again, because OF our willingness
10 take counsel of the ungodly rather than tn
godly "
we have read The World since It's beginnin
ana agree with most of It, but In that that vii
rob our youths OF the best thing God ever CAV
them making II secondary to everything elss
and that means leaving 1t out all together nova
days must take issue even II only in a FEY
brief lines in defense OF the word of God as
Is first In all my affairs 10 me.
80. lover OF the Bible
ioVi South' trenton John j. Emo