Salt Lake Herald | 1900-10-19 | Page 4 | Bible Study in Schools

I BIBLE STUDY STUD IN SCHOOLS A N INTERESTING EXPERIMENT is to be e tried by the I AN Chicago school board by the introduction of a prepared prep red course of Bible reading prepared prepaid purposely with fth a view to school use ise se The compilation n is on nonsectarian lines and has been approved by a committee representing various churches in including the Catholics Heretofore the Bible or any portion of it barred barr d from the schools because of the possible use that might be made of it in favor of some denomination or against some sonic other If the Chicago experiment shall prove satisfactory it will open the theS S way for a valuable addition to public instruction No mans edu education cation is at all aU complete if he lie remains in ignorance c of the Bible de from ethical value it have any an ma may all literature affords no such great example of perfect English magnificent ing mg and impressive history W It is is proper to prohibit sectarian use of the o in in schools but it would be a great gain to the nation 1 could t be made familiar with its beauties and sp o 0 be taught t to for themselves through all their lives