Show I SECTARIAN INSTRUCTION BICHFIELD SCHOOLS ARE GIVEN A NASTT DOSE OF IT From 230 Till 330 in the Afternoon Class is Id a Mormon Religious Held 4 Correspondence Tribune Richfield Jan 5Thcro has been ° r7 f canlZHl In the public school of Rlchfiold and Frank SecgmWer a religion claB school teachers are Iho In f otb r public Thermo Is 230 iite tIiiio of hearing the class oclock p m nnd 3SO oclock p m being Immediately at tho clone of the various departments of tho public schools Iho I classes have been organised at tho request of some of the authorities In the Mormon church Somo of the citizens of RIehllold havo prepared a protest which Isbolng signed by many Mormons as well as nearly all of the nonMormons Tho nonMormon element or many of them are ardent supporters of the public BchooJb ajul a year ago when tho high school WUH In danger of being discontinued discon-tinued thcfr aid was solicited and obtained ob-tained bv tho moro progressive Mormons Thoy Mill bollovn In supporting the public pub-lic school but object to any religion beni taiighl In Ihe I nubile schools and It In their Intention If tho school board should ircnoro their protest to tst the manor In the District court and If iiioossary carry Jt to fho Supreme court and find out If coctarlan Instructions aro permitted In tim State of Utah r The Mormon church has In Richfield three building either ono of whlrh could bo used for their religious clas and It IB unnecessary to uso the public school build > ng A VIGOROUS PROTEST The fojlowhi h l a copy of tho protest To iho Jlonorablc Board of Trustccf Rlchtleld School District Tho undersigned under-signed citizens of Rlehlleld being1 credibly cred-ibly Informed that jou have SiMiiguralod a religious class In the public vchool of this city for the purpose of teaching to school children thi principles of tho Church of Jesur Christ of Latterday Saints do Kolemnly protest and object and Heroin submit their reasons there for forThe enabling act provides subdivision 1th of sootlon U Thit provision shall bo mado for tho establishment and maintenance main-tenance of a system ft public schools which will bo open lo all the children of paid State and freo from sectarian control con-trol Tho Constitution artlclo 10 section 1 provides Tho Legislature hall provide for tho establishment and maintenance of A uniform system of public schools which FhalJ bojapcn to all children of the State and bo freo from sectarian eontrol In accorduico with these provisions 1ho LegiBlfUuro hnn enacted section ISiS Iloylscd Statutes No atheistic infidel sectarian roll iotia or denominational doctrine slmll bi > taught in any of the district schools of this State Moral Instruction In-struction tondlng to Imprfsa upon lh minds of tho pupils the Importance of Rood manners truthfulness tcmpcnmco c purity patrlotlHm and Industry shall bo given In every district school and all puch schools shall bo freo from sectarian control Iu our opinion this not only prohibits religious Instruction during school hours but abHolutelv prohibits the reli loun class which you have establishedIt bo Ihg composed of school children and taught by public school teachers In a public pub-lic school building Tho fact that this L class Is held after tho regular school hours does not In our opinion exempt It from tho Inhibition of the law Wo deslro It understood that this Is not a sectarian or class protest mado against one denomination but bocaupo wo aro convinced that religious liberty In this land of America has as HH guaranty non oclarlan schools and to tho end that the fundamental law of this commonwealth common-wealth may bo observed In letter and Inspirit In-spirit do wo enter this protest and ask that tim aforesaid religious class bo forthwith abandoned |