| Show 1 I THE BIBLE IN wile THE SCHOOLS FOR many years the prominent topi topic of discussion agitated agitated alike ia in political and religious reli gous circles was the save sava slavery question its opponents viewed it V adi 4 the sum of all ati villainies vilia villa intes inies a gigantic gig antia evil which it was wag their bounden duty to uproot 0 on in the tbt other hand jt ad adi 4 va cates c to it vat vav wity grea greab great tenacity and defended the he institution vigorously slavery however has ceased to exist exis t and it no longer occupies the attention af of philanthropists or politicians in its place rimce a new now subject hag haa loomed up which the newyork new York turk abune tibuna T thinks is destined to rock our fabric of popular government to its foundations this new bone of contention is the reading of the bible in the public schools religious antipathy and sectarian bitterness threaten to make this strife more more eD envenomed and implacable than eyen even the slavery question Itse enIS to be the u of hose those who seek to exclude the bible from schools not to be satisfied with its ita removal they insist on breaking up the common school system into sectarian fragments rot got not kot content to have their children schooled in to their texts in the churches and sunday schools they seek sek to have this element of disturbance intro introduced introduce duc due ed into the day schools they will not allow secular and religious ed education leation to be imparted separately they refuse to unite in upholding tho and san sanctity citty of sunday and do not wish to haye have religious s Instruct instruction lou iou given by those not of or their thein own faith while at he same time they declare education without religious instruction to be godless of course their wishes cannot ba be gratified under the common school system and if their views were to prevail that system would be abolished and sectarian t choals woul would A take their thel place the tribune likes ahn ide ido of having the bible used as a text book in schools nor for it cannot realize that its use ever resulted in any harm barm it cites the case odthe of the scotch as well as the experience of new england to to show what the Bib bible bibie lewill will do for people when taught in schools bools ac it would however rather give up the reading of the bible in schools than that give up school schools 4 altogether and yet it bees sees ea no hope for the schools even in giving up the bible it says if it we give uv the BI bible alewe we only weaken the common school system by offending offen offending din if many ot its oldest ang ani and ana firm firmest supporters porte ra while we fali fall to concil conciliate I 1 its enemies buto but only illy incite them to new now bile blie and hile inadmissible exactions rather bather a bad fix to he be in beio belo being i g united as the latter day saints are may be objectionable to many who would like to wee see bee ua us split up into luto fragments but it has its conveniences we can dispose of cfall all ali such lous ious as the reading of the bible in the schools without biffl culty people for the want of diverse sects in this thia country may way not see a number of rival and opposing places of worship but though the freedom and liberty which the devil would like to see men practice do not find very tery ample room for exercise exorcise under such circumstances the people of utah are exceedingly well suited bulted when they know that they have gods truth and will made known bothem to them they are eon content feut fent to accept them and do not imagine they would have a wider scope for their agency or more liberty of thou thought and action if f hey they ware wire were to debate and ahoi contend upon the subject every day of their lives the people of utah may be bb benighted in the opinion of many because they adopt and pursue this course but the experience of years has haa eba cha convinced vinced them of its correctness anath ey are content with it |
