To, the Editor of the '"Noatu-Cuina Dairy News." est the Nanking' regulation Sin As a Christian, Lam inter: concerning teaching the Bible in Drivate schools, a In forbidding to teach the Bible in private schools two great rights are violated (a) that of religious freedom (b) that of the power! freely to manage one's, own bust nassa right of property, and (e) the children are prohibited from receiving the highest moral instruction the world has,—yet we are trying to build up a strong country.
(a) Religious freedom consists! in two things: freedom of worship and freedom of propagation. There being nothing immoral in the reac! ing and nothing illegal in the conduct of pursuing these two objects, every citizen is entitled to have full Feligious liberty under the laws of, the country in s0 doing. " Moreover} all parents have a right to teach, their children what they deem to be the best type of religious instruction and to have their own ite schools for helping in doing this, For these reasons and in accordance with law private schools fare built. Therefore in prohibit.
the teaching of the Bible i such schools one of the most sacred rights of the people, religious free~ om, is thereby violated. also recognized in every civilized country that the people have the full right of pos: seer Menicsing and "disposing private property. Private. schools Brevowned by private individual Nether natural or incorporated, The power freely to manage the Business of these. schools pettal tonisipart of the enjoyment of pre Troperty. the government i Henpting {9 regulate what should shuld not be taught—of course, Siu wubjects\ being "taught "bein Snead to be oral and avi Seringes pon this great ight property by interfering with the Freedom! of the people in managing their own business Ca) The 'Bible is the highest mare instruction the. world" has, Borope and America believing ini fave' ied. the world. in liberty, ality philanthropy' and all Kinds Seientne "inventions, while our peoples without the Bile are sti Fetaperstition. and darkness. For man haw of three sides to. him, amely, Physical, intellectual and Fairtudl ang, the last fe, the most rant. "he Bible teaches, men to ove the Lord their God with all their heart, with all er, with all thely tind and with: all Their Strength and to love their neighbour ts themselves. Can Bnd' any. higher moral, instruction than this? "We need the Bible so Baal to lain oat ciiven apd Depam very glad that" President]
lo, why. shall we prohibit Chiang. Kaveks the head of our Ghversient, has' become a. Cheist-{anand that he ie; mow the acting minister of the Board of Edveation. Trbelieve he is trying earnestly to Solita' strong countts., With. a Eatslan atthe head of the Gov aright?
From a Chinese Christian, Wo Yuxc CHUEN. University of China Cheaju, February 4, 1991.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.