THE TRIBUNE.

THE BIBLE IN SCHOOLS.
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To NE Editor Of TIE i':5hnN;5


your editorial Of saturt@y on The subject OF the Corn
mon Schools reflects. njuOusy upon me, by nputng the
corcye measures of which you speak 10 the County Su
perntendent when you ough; to be awa" mat hey ere
ne penalty affixed by Tie statute OF the State TO the e
erson Of the Holy Scriptures without note or comment
or 70 secaran teaching books in any Of the schools
These a-e the provisions of the 18th section OF the ac'


which declares that a Of their violation shall be re-
por,ed bv the County Superintendent and they sha not
be entitled to receive any portion Of the school moneys
The act OF the Common Councils OF the City in withhold
ng the payment Of any money 10 the offending schools Is
therefore, strictly In accordance with the laws and while
this remains unchanged the undersigned has no discretion
held responsible he IS for the conformity OF al! the
schools of this County :he law submit to your re-
consideration whether Is becoming In the friends Oh La"
and Order to attempt the dsparasemenro public officer
whose ony offence has been -esolUtc purpose to DO Ms
duty.


Bu; your article does injustice 10 the parents Oh te
children In the Schools whom you represent as erceo INTO
ompiance by NV course and you at the Idea OF any
benefit resulting from the constrained use OF the Bible u
1er suc crcnms accs. Now the facts are the very re-
verse for neither scholars parents teachers have ever
necie 10 the use Of the Bible in the schools; but Inc
hostility has been and Is In the school officers most oil
whom send their children to schools where the Bibc
Is read and yet oppose reading in the Common Schools
OH political or sec;arian grounds


Another error In your article should be corrected IN JUS
dee 10 the Public Schools not one of which has ever OK
uded The Bbleand they number 10e in this County 1t
IA only from the Ward Schools that the Bible has been
bnnl.hed and but from few Of these.


will only add that nearly all the Schools of this County
have now complied with the law in this respect and the
effect has been uniformly goods has any dissatisfaction
been apparent in any quarter the part of the parents of
ts children The Douay version is used in several Of the
schsos few verses without comment being read
v the teacher daily in the presence of the scholars And


you can find leisure to look in upon one Of the schools
aav morning at O'clock when the Bible is read ana WIZ
ness the exercise, you will find it in your heart to wish
/, otherwise Respectfully yours,


D. MEREDITH REESE, County Superintendent.