Year: 1875

THE BIBLE IN THE COMMON SCHoOLS-THE


QUESTION OF IT'S EXPULSION Or RETENTION


on TEIAI-sERMoN OF REV. T. DE WITT TAI


MAGE


The Brooklyn Tabernacle crowded in every part
yesterday forenoon. Or. Talmagc resumed the topic
upon which he spoke the preceding sunday-the Bible
in the public schools. Any institution that cannot
bear the presence OF the Bible ought to perish This
book is the Koh-i-noor among diamonds IL Is the
mighicst power projected by the hand OF God
upon the nations 1t is like nurseryman's garden
whcrc fhc and the fruits and the so
closely crowded that from hat nursery you may plant
a county State One seed Of that v ord OF God
planted good many years ago aud it came up in
the Reformation. Another seed planted, and it
came up the blood and flower Of the American Revo
luton Another seed Of this Word planted and 1t
came up the white flower OF the millennium. In
court Of law when ali oath l. taken sometimes the
officer will tell man very roughly, kiss the book;
but VIM" the word OF God may PC used ~ court OF
law rreverenty, We put this book this morning TO our
lips and .iee IL the KISS OF earnest affection, and
say Take away all other books but leave THIS pat
all other lights, but cxtinguish not this dear old
book. Now, there arc great many who would
like crowd IL from the public schools
and the very verge Of tue world, and then pick
1t up and fling into the bIackncss Of darkness for
ever aud there teus of thousands Of in these
United states who arc determined 10 do that very
thing. Well, the book Is trial. aud you arc the
jurors Now prisoner look upon the jury, and jury
look upon the prisoner, Is this book guilty
guliyY Now Is the time for 10 discuss this qucs-
ton. If this Bible ought 70 be put out Of the common
schools ought To be put out tomorrow morning. and
let 20 down to the schools and pick
up all the Old Testamcnts and Now Testaments
and hurl them out OF the window and look under the
desks lest there may be some loose leaves OF Gods
Holy Word containing the story 81 Saviour sacrifice.
But II the Bible ought TO be retained then let decide
that question Let the Bible be once hurled out then viii
all the Christian churches see their mistake and you
will open such as the world has never seen ON
the side all the forces CT best civilization on
the other all the forces bad earth eternal
darkness ! have been warned ngain and again that
If opened my mouth on the subject y would be dis
astrous me, and this week, while absent In
Canada many threatening cttcrs have been received
by my secretary with all SORTS OF things
II propose 70 keep on ~ the advocacy of the Of
God, aud w.hn ten days they have once fred my
house attempting to consume my family and a econd
time made the attempt but If there are any people
IN New York or Brooklyn who have any idea that by
such process as that my lips shall be closed this
subject want TO tell them that they arc very
much mistaken. tApplause.) ! calculate the
Of sermon by The amount o. wrath It sirs up infer
nal circles Ia these two sermons have been syinpa.
With the thousand teachers oi the CITY, Their Lie
is arduvus This management Of forty lfty ndgeiy
mgsctgble youth, this application Of pun.
shmcnts tbi, suppression Of and development OF
virtue, this sending out Of 80 many


BARS oF SOAP AID PINE ToorHcoMBs


bcnignant ministry, This breaking 80 many Wild colts
70 the harness 0i hard practical, everyday HE
great many OF The teachers home at night neuralgia
strung exhausted and for i've nights n The week there
weary people In the city than the public
\ school teachers o Brooklyn ] want you 10 understand
that II you cast The Bible out OF the schools
you decree that three ourths OF the population Of this
country shal have M religious culture ut all great
majority OF the children IN tins country the
INSIDE oil sabbath school, and all that thousands
j learn OF Gods Word i u the four minutes In which
they hear II read in school He who votes to put tile
Bible out votes 70 make this land nation Of atheists
OF nhdcls Of dchauchees and Of outlaws.


The reverend gentle ran said that he opposed to
the expulsion ol The Bible also because il upon
the conscience OF men. The Catholics not opposed
TO the Bible being read, but they want their own
parocbial schools. have 10 faith In d mans
morality who says, II despsc Gods Word; ] will have
nothing 10 do with 49, ! would not trust
such man In any station Of life
would not trust him at the ferry gates, with
tho ferry master looking the other way he would
run through without paying his two cents Maughtcr)
show me man, child In all the world that has
ever been injured by reading it, The preacher also
opposed tho rejection Of the Bible because such expu
sion implied the right to take ohsr hnnks that