An Episcopalian Demand for Christian Schools (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from An Episcopalian Demand for Christian Schools The introduction of religion into state schools in any form commensurate with the needs of the children is out of the question. Herein lies the hopelessness of the present situa tion, and the sooner this point is understood and conceded by all parties interested the sooner this most important of all subjects before Church and State today can be argued to a finish. No Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jew, agnostic, or atheist 'is willing to be taxed to help some one else choose the religion which shall be taught his child. According to our theory of government, and we might say in the sight of God and men, this would not be fair, and therefore it cannot, and will not, be done. Here is the opportunity for Protestants of all kinds to cry aloud: This would be playing into the hands of.the Roman Catholics. It is what they have been demanding and working for, for many years past. Granted, but it would not be play ing into their hands nearly as much as we are now doing by allowing them a substantial monopoly of the whole field of Christian education, and of all the blessings which are sure to ¿ow from the noble self sacrifice they are making, rather than wantonly expose their children to the inroads of unbelief. If the writer-is not greatly mistaken, unless our affairs take a turn for the better in the sight of Him whose parting com mission to His Church was Feed my lambs! (evidently the proper place for the lamb is not inside the lion, after all), for the rehabilitation of our institutions, we will be ¿ying, as frightened doves to the windows, to the Roman Catholic Church as the greatest power which, in troublous days, will stand for law and order and for the highest morality. In common, doubtless, with many others who want the children of this country to receive good American fair play, be the creed of their parents what it may, I should be glad to see at least the attempt made to argue this question to a finish by the highest authorities on the various different sides. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.