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m o r n in g , r e m a r k e d :
t h e first a n d o n ly L ii e r a l U niv« r--
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S e c u la r is ts s h o u l d le a v e th e ol i
m a n y fr e e th in k e r s lik m y - e ll ar»-
fessed a g n o s tic s h o u ld he a llo w e d free to e x e rc is e h is o w n f a i t h , h u t
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f iiia n c ia iiy h u t m a y a r th • w’a y s a n d h e lp u s b u ild o u r U n iv e r s ity .
a n y u n i v e r s i t y in t h is C h r i s t ia n a n y fo rm to s u p p o r t th e r e lig io n o f
we c a n h e lp if w e a r e o n lv so d i s ­ C o m p a r e d w ith s o m e of th e » a s te rn
la n d .
I w ill g o s t i l l f u r t h e r a n d a n o t h e r . — J . P . T h o m p s o n
in p o s e d .
s ta te s , t h i s is t r u l y th e l a n d of th •
d e c la r e t h a t in e v e r y u n iv e r s ity C h u r c h a n d s ta te .
D o w h a t y o u c a n a d th«- g od free .
t h e r e s h o u ld be a c h a i r e n d o w e d
T h e a b o v e b e in g c o n t r a r y to th e t h a t w ill foil« •w fro m <-ur sn c e e s
fo r i n s t r u c t i o n in th e e v id e n c e s of
L ittle P o in ts .
id e a s of D r. T e m p le , b u t n o t to th e w ill he a m p i
r e p a y m e n t.
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t a x p a y e r s of t h i s s l a te th e d o c to r ’s t i a n s m u s t nol t h i n k t h a t we i n ­
g r o w in g y o u t h w h o d e s ir e to in v e s ­
a t t e n t i o n is e s p e c ia lly c a lle d to th e te n d to i n t e r h re w ith t h e i r fo rm « f
W hat has belief in m iracles to d<>
t i g a t e th e b a s is o f o u r h o ly re lig io n
a b o v e s t a t e m e n t fro m a fello w w o rs h ip . S u c h is n o t th i t e n t i •«. w ith h a v in g a g -»«,<1 m oral c h a ra c te r.
m a y h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y so to
C h ris tia n .
I r e s p e c tf u lly c a ll th e of S e c u la r is ts .
Le e v ery m a n e x ­
T h e f a t h e r b e c a m e a n g r y am i
d o .’’
a t t e n t i o n of th e R e v . D r. T e m p le to e rc is e h is o w n re a s o n o n such m a t -
c o m m a n d e d in n o c e n t w o m e n a n d
T h e c la im a d v a n c e d b y R e v . I)r.
th e f o llo w in g :
te r s .
B u t S e c u la r is ts w a n t
c h i l d r e n to h e s l a i n ; th e so n n e v e r
T e m p le t h a t t h i s is a C h r i s t ia n
T h e free s c h o o l is th e p r o m o te r r i g h t t«> s p e n d S u n d a y a s th e y see
w a s m a r r i e d a n d th e H o ly G h o st
la n d is n o t u p h e ld b y t h e c o n s t i t u ­
of t h a t in te llig e n c e w h ic h is to p r o p e r .
If we w ill o n ly w o rk to -
n e v e r fo rg iv e s .
tio n of th e U n ite d S t a te s .
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p r e s e r v e u s a free n a tio n .
Let u s a l l g e th e r a m i h e lp t h e p o o r a n d n e e d y
c a n th e c la im be s u p p o r t e d b y th e
is it r i g h t
la b o r t o a d d a l l n e e d fu l g u a r a n t e e s a n d
u se j u d g m e n t
a n d le a s o n
c o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e s t a t e o f W a s h ­
lie v e a lie w h e n w e c a n e a s ily
fo r th e m o r e p e rfe c t s e c u r ity of free s u c c e ss w ill c ro w n o u r e ffo rts a n d
in g to n .
In p ro o f ot th is , th e a t ­ t h o u g h t , fre e sp e e c h a m i free p r e s s , g e n e r a t i o n s to c o m e w ill re c o g n iz e • p Pr r e v e n t it?
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te n tio n o f R ev. D r. T e m p le a n d th e p u r e m o r a ls , u n f e tte r e d r e lig io u s a n d a p p r e c ia te th e t r u e w o r th o f P
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s e n t i m e n t s a n d e q u a l r i g h t s a n d S e c u la r is m .
of t h i s s t a te , w h ic h s t r i c t l y p r o ­
p r iv ile g e s to a ll m e n , ir r e s p e c tiv e
M o rg a n P . G i f f o r d .
G o d so lo v e d t h e w’o r ld t h a t lie
h ib it t h e r e a d i n g of th e B ib le a n d
o f n a t i o n a l i t y , c o lo r o r r e lig io n .
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o r i n s t i t u t i o n o f l e a r n i n g s u p p o r te d
th a t n o t o n e d o lla r o f m o n ey a p ­
T h e f in a l s u r v e y o f o u r U n iv e r s - th e p r e a c h e r s s a y w ill g e t ‘‘h e ll a n d
w h o lly o r in p a r t by s t a t e f u n d s .
p r o p r i a t e d to t h e i r s u p p o r t , n o i t y g r o u n d s r e v e a ls th e fa c t t h a t r e Pe a t -” i t s b e t t e r to be o n the
T h e s t a t e u n i v e r s it y , of c o u rs e , is
m a t t e r how r a is e d , s h a l l he a p ­ t h e r e a r e e ig h te e n fin e p r u n e tr e e s 8 a ^e s id e .
in c l u d e d .
I n o r d e r to r e s p e c t a n d
p r o p r ia te d to th e s u p p o r t of a n y e n c lo s e d
f u lly o b e y t h e la w s in s u c h c a se s
T a k e a l i t t l e r e a s o n fo r t h y c h ild -
s e c ta r ia n sc h o o l.
L e a v e th e m a t-
W h ih th« w o rk of e x c a v a t in g a n d r e u s ’ s a k e a n d t h i n e o fte n s t u p i d ­
m a d e a n d p r o v id e d , D r. E d w a r d s is
t e r of r e lig io n to th e f a m ily a l t a r , ‘ b u i |d il) g t b l . f „ u u d o tio ll l s g 0 1 I l g ,,n
j u s t th e m a n to fill s u c h a n im ­
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p o r t a n t p o s itio n a s p r e s i d e n t of o u r
supported entirely by private con­
s t a te u n i v e r s it y . A p e rs o n of D r.
trib u tio n .
K e e p th e c h u r c h a n d
T e m p le ’s id e a s is n o t e lig ib le .
D is
s t a t e f o r e v e r s e p a r a t e .— P r e s i d e n t
in d e e d f o r t u n a t e fo r t h e p e o p le of
U . S. G r a n t .
th e s e U n ite d S t a te s t h a t D r. T e m p le
I n c o n c lu s io n , if D r. T e m p le d e ­
h a d n o h a n d in f r a m i n g th e s a id
s ir e s o u r g r o w in g y o u t h to i n ­
c o n s titu tio n .
v e s tig a te th e b a s is o f o u r h o ly r e ­
G e n e r a l G»*orge W a s h i n g t o n , a
T he O nly School of th e Kird
lig io n , I r e c o m m e n d t h a t h e c i r c u ì - 1
h i g h e r a u t h o r i t y t h m D r. T e m p le ,
In th e W orld
a t e f r e e ly a m o n g h is fo llo w e rs th e
s a id :
“ T h e g o v e rn m e n t o f th e
b e s t b o o k e x t e n t o n th e a b o v e ie-
U n ite d S t a te s o f A m e r ic a is n o t in
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religion.”
with T ripoli.
1793.
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J u d g e S t o r y , o n th e c o n s t it u t io n ,
A ll M u s t W o r k .
s a y s : “ I t w a s u n d e r a s o le m n c o n -
c io u s n e s s of t h e d a n g e r s from e c c le s­ E d it o r T o rch o f R e a s o n :
i a s ti c a l a m b i t io n , th e b ig o tr y «»l
B e lie v in g t h a t t h e su c c e ss of
s p i r t i t u a l p r id e , a n d t h e i n to l e r a n c e S e c u la r is m d e p e n d s la r g e ly o n th e
o f s e c ts , e x e m p lif ie d in o u r d o m e s ­ h e a r t y c o - o p e r a tio n o f f r e e t h in k e r s ,
tic a s w ell a s in f o r e ig n a n n a l s , it is m y e a r n e s t d e s ir e to se e a l l
t h a t it w as d e e m e d a d v is a b l e to e x ­ lo v e ts o f f r e e t h o u g h t flo ck to t h e
c lu d e fro m th e n a ti o n a l g o v e r n m e n t s t a n d a r d of t r u t h a n d r e a s o n , a n d
a ll po w er to a d u p o n t h e s u b je c t of
e c c le s ia s tic a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t . T h e
s i t u a t i o n , t«»o, o f th e d if f e r e n t s ta te s
e q u a l l y p r o c la im e d t h e p o lic y , a s
w ell a s th e n e c e s s ity , of s u c h a n
e x c l u s i o n .”
w ith w illin g h a n d s h e lp to s p r e a d
th e g o -p e l of h u m a n i t y a n d lib e r ty
th ro u g h o u t
th e
w h o le
w o rld .
S e c u la r is ts , it is to o u r in te r e s t a m i
to t h e in te r e s t o f o u r c h ild r e n t h a t
w e d o th e v e r y b e s t we c a n to
A g a in : “ G u a r d w ith j e a l o u s a t ­ r e m o v e s u p e r s t i t i o n a n d in its p la c e
te n tio n th e p u b lic l ib e r ty .
S u s p e c t e s t a b l i s h t r u t h a n d re a s o n .
o n e w h o a p p r o a c h e s th e je w e l.” __
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