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or teachings then is it clear to US that our free
Institutions nterpose no barrier against the most
intimate connexon OF Church and State-agains'
the most absolute and crushing spiritual desPot-
Ism.


One word in repetition as to the end of tbs
School .ontroversv-for it must come to en- end
somehow. We may quarrel, and call hard
names, and accuse each other OF improper mo-
tives and dishonest purposes, to the great de;1i-
ment Of Popular Education and the tisquiet o.
the community but at last We shall settle Gown
in tranquility and concord. and on what prInci-
pie. think you, vii this desirable end be attained
Can you believe that It Will be on The assumption
that portion of the American People are aliens
snc foreigners, and their faith 'yt9re'gn re-
ligion,' which must thankfully receive as boon
any indulgence wtich IS shown II Ao-you
cannot believe il. Yen must sec that at last Il
viii be agreed tha. Religion IS wholly an affair
between the individual and his Creator, win
which the community cannot proitaoIy nor
righ:fully medile-that in matters OF Faith ana
Conscience Majoritics are nothing, and Coavic-
tor is sacred thing-,hat 81! Pubic Educa-
ton must either remit Religious teaching alto
petFer TO the Church and the Family, or II must
profoundly respect and defer TO the convictions OF
the parents or natural guardians OF the children 10
be taught. II Religious orecles are used at all,
and uniformity in School is 50 desirable as to be
enforced at the sacrifice of individual conviction:
then the standard of 4 majority OF the parents IN
a school should be used there, and the same rule
should be applied TO the majority in each School.
In this way, there would be individual cases OF
grievance, but complaint would be silcnced by
the fact that the rule worked IN favor of his
Church in other Districts. Why not So Even
the Jews, so often Jagged in 70 enforce an argu-
ment on the other side, nave Just as clear rights
as Christians; and il they chose to unite and
send thc;7 children to one School, We would have
the books and exercises Of that School Just as
much conformed 10 their faith as the books and
exercises IN other Schools are TO the faith Of the
oaren. of those taught therein. Only let there
be spirit Of conciiation-a disposition TO rcspec,
the conscientious convictions of others as we
would have our convictions respected-and all
Kill be easily adjusted. But ii We attempt to
cram our several crccds down each others throats
there will inevitably be strife and bitterness,
hatred and convulsion