| Show DISTRICT SCHOOLS AND CHURCH SCHOOLS the recent stake conference the subject of church schools was treated upon by several of the speakers some reference was also made to the district schools it is ia important that there should be no mis understanding on these matters the nece necessity sity of religious training for the young we believe to is conceded by all people who are religiously inclined what that ini ruction st should be may be a subject of altai vL tai j ti t i great difference of opinion ench deat de nomination desires that the children of its members shall be taught its peculiar tenets this is only reasonable impressions pres made upon the youthful mind are the most vivid and lasting and ft 11 child trained thoroughly in certain doo trines brines is likely to hold to them in a after life the common schools cannot and ought not to be made denominational denomination As to whether there could not with propriety be some general ide ideas as of deity and the obligations of mankind to a supreme being presented to chilk dren in the public schools ther MITI may be some question but the tendency all over the land in ia to shut out ion from the altogether schools su sup P ported by taxation so that even the th infidel may have no cause to say bay his rights are infringed by what ari regards as improper teaching to 11 ha children however there is no law I 1 in U chii ahto territory prohibiting this it is ft a matter of common consent the law jaw does not prohibit religious teaching but it provides for free schools sup ported by taxation and it is clear that I 1 under this system it would be lor ink proper to introduce any instruction j that could be construed as sectarian or at which would give offense ense to 0 jew ot oc gentile catholic or protestant Prote siant infidel or mormon but granting that every latter day saint can see the importance of providing some religious instruction for the young the establishment of good goad schools where the doctrines of the church may be taught becomes BO v actual necessity this cannot be accomplished without money and the funds cannot come from the public treasury the means must be furnished by the members of the church wherever it to is practicable then there should be a chu church ach school or schools of the kind established in provo in logan and in this city the tuition fees charged in them are not sufficient to sustain them tik the wealthy and benevolent should to imparts of their substance to make buch school 2 all that is dest designed ned in their estaba establish I 1 ment suitable buildings are need here and in other places for foi the auf I 1 pose voluntary contributions by ww wo i of endowment or temporary help would be money well spent if but the masses of the people flail find that when they have paid the taxes which are now so BO burdensome they have no money to spend either by donation to church schools or for the tuition of their children therein are they talley to keep heir children out of the district schools and thus lose the benefit of money they are compelled to pay school taxes certainly not therra there is no such llan agn in the plan of church schools Js ie not desirable that the district fools Is shall be injured in any way by establishment of church schools that members of the church shall in ha any way oppressed the latterly saints college in this city which doing most excellent work has primary department it would be then to expect small children to out of the district schools even 3 if there were accomma no for ir them all in the church bools many parents would be u unable pay the tuition fees in addition to i school taxes he e church schools now advised are be high schools A common educe ean i be obtained in the district when children have sum uy advanced the older ones if ible ble should be sent to the church where they may take morg more vinced studies and be instructed in legious tons principles lit is desirable that the district is shall be made as efficient as elble ble and be well attended that due et be paid to the teachers and to regulations that all the good for ab 16 they are anten led shall be ob bd from them and that there shall too conflict whatever between them 1 the church schools that are or may established ablis hed there is no necessity any friction between them and ahing ing disparaging of either should loaid or encouraged it may be asked if our smaller idren dren go to the district schools at about their religious instruction ere are the sunday schools and the enary ary associations and home in inces a and teachings those these should be supported in addition the reon n classes recommended in the lous us wards should be established ere re practicable and thus a latic tic course of instruction in re on can be imparted to the little s e ignorance is the great foe to be over me e A rudimentary book education I 1 in this age essential to every one t addition to this common learning aloa au nj morality and social obligations lid aid be taught and the minds of our dren ren should be trained to compre id d the great truths of existence and gress ress that they may live not only themselves but for humanity and such a way that they will be pre akred I 1 for the duties and responsibilities this life and an exalted position in i eternal life which awaits us all |
