Show WOULD BAR NAME OF OI CHRIST FROM SCHOOLS HERE HR Tho disturbances in Now York caused by the objection of many prominent prominent nent of that city to tho the singing sing of songs bongs n u the public schools pertaining to and divinity of Christ an and th decision of tho the New York school board n favor of the Jewish sentiment is caning no end of comment throughout through through- out th country countr Tho question has found an ech cc in Salt Sat Lake Lako City in in tho the stand and It tude which the Jews Jows of this city rith ith Rabbi Charles J J. J Freund at th their ir lead aro taking They claim that such practices should shout bo be restricted to tho shere compassed by tho Sunday schoos of the tho Gentile churches and ana shout be barred from tho the public which are arc supported by taxes l on T Tow Jew ow and Gentile alike T Th h principle of this new question is same as tho the old question of teaching teaching teach teach- in ing bo be bible biblo in tho the public schools Chrles J. J Freund rabbi of the Tern Tem plo TIlo ilo Inai Israel in this cit city when asked to to o re e his attitude on the question sai iris his question as to the propriety of tho the Christian religion on by t tk tie teaching of religious 15 subjects in in our schools is not such a petty pretty issue as some Bomo of the Gentile writers w woul havo have us think When the question is it will decide whether or no our is iB tied to the tho apron stringy of any particular sect or re- re iOl The rhe country is iB is no longer long a Gentile Gentile Gen Gen- tile tilo Tho The rights of others even cven thou i those others are arc in in tho the minority must be and arc are respected by the tho laws of th's country Tho The t question is is a matter matter matter mat mat- ter d civic justice If the church and to be ue be separated in this country country country coun coun- try Jien Pon en no system of belief no matter matter matter mat mat- ter hw strong can cold an of icil position in our government Tie lie ho Jewish child is educated at home in tho the belief of its fathers Is b it rj right ht that this child should rl bo be forced forcer to sig siJ and read of principles which it itcan itcan itcan can ot possibly accept accepts i Tie he thing is preposterous and savors sa- sa vors of the intolerance of the tho early carly of this country And the tho de- de is is that ours is a Christian country coun- coun try ind that if the Jews dont don't want to to our Christian songs they can Stay tay in Russia That is tho the vcr very of of sectarian arro arrogance nce besides this Christmas is no lon longer longera er era a dy dr of religious ceremony it is more of f social affair It is to the bazars and that tho the celebrators throng to rather than to the churches Th spirit of Santa Claus Clans rather than of Christ is is the prevalent pre one Th Th infidel rejoices in this thiR midwinter as much as the most devout be- be lic-er lic does docs labbi Freund Freund's s s attitude is is the one hell by bj- most of the tho Jews of this city ho o Gent Gentile lo ministers say that if f Chist was not hot olivine divine ho was at least the greatest philosopher that tho the world hat hal c over er known and his name should no nomac mere mac be stricken out of our songs Bongs and andre re readers than should tho the name of So- So Julius Caesar or oven George GeorgeW W r. r Elmer L Goshen pastor of the tho Fist dust Congregational church in discuss- discuss in the question que said I havo have never known of any man or orchId orchid who has ever been made less laid less godly odly or less charitable bv by fi sluing songs And until Iset I Ise se set this I will not bother myself about such fluh a small email issue as this question brags 8 UJ up As long as we all aU endeavor I Ito to have ha in somo some measure the spirit of Christ in our souls I caro care not what lice we give ive him in theology If tho the thoR thoE E R v. v Rabbi Freund would try to do avay away with tho the dives and vices which e east st in this city ho lie would find no tine upon his hands hand J for the tho solving solving- of et sich steh di an insignificant problem as this Superintendent Christensen however s sums seems ms to have havo taken the same stand as Freund and has ordered that all tC terms ins ms which in their meaning carry sectarian sentiments shall be eliminated l lin in iu tho the future from all school exercises |