The Ohio Independent Baptist, August 1962

''Suff r th little children II • • • lll' ()I tll(' Ult\l tt'~l ]l)\ ~ i11 lifl· i~ l<l lt'tltl \ ()\II' ()\\ I\ • l11l{llt'll t( t1lC' l lll\ { ]t'~ \I'-. l J1ri~t • • \\ f1ilt tllt' t'c]illH' l)r tlll' ( )(1i<> l tl{lt lll'll(lt'll l }1,ll) l l"it ,,,1~ ,,riti11~ t•clit lrin l, fc>r tllt' 111:1gnz 111t' <li l t' ~1ltt rcl,1, t ' \t'11i11\ I,, "t' \t'11-,rar- t1lcl ~()tl. l ,1, 1c. l. l\t111c.· i11l <) 1 1, ~l • tlffi (.', ·1 \\ ,lll l t <) l)l' !'>,\ \ l'tl.' 11t' ~c.l t(l. l 1t' l ' }itt)l', }11L't)Cl'll\1lt' C] at tilt' lll<lllll' t l l , kt' t>t (1 11 • l\ {)ll1g ' l),1tltl,. I ,,,111t tfJ l)c s,1,cc.l!,, Da,1cl 11c1sistrcl. "\ i\ l1 at !.-. tl1 ,1 t!'' tl1e ccl it<>r rt'Sl)l>11clrc.l , t}Ltcst io1 i11g l1i, ~")il ,, 11<) l1Jcl ::1 l3iblr 11c<1tl) t t1ckcd t111d cr h is little ,l r111. " \ i\ 9 11, Llc) , t)tl ,, a11 t tt1 be ... a , cl?" "( ,1 tl1,. ·,1id I 11er<.lccl to be sa, ·ccl," Da,·id rc1)lied. ( ",1tl1~, a jt1111t>r at c11111) Patn10 , h ad ju st rctu r11cd frl1111 c,111111 tl1at (la) 9 an(l a1111ar n tl) 1 h acl b2e11 talki11g t c> l) .. 1, ill a l1o t1 t tl1c Lc>rd. l1c c(litl)f, jc>) c1u 1), had the pleasu re of pointing < ltl t Bible , er e to hi son, kneeling ,, i th him i11 pra)rer ,111d rca 1)1ng t11c eccl so,,,n b:)' u11da)' .,chool teach ers, tl1c 1)c1 tc.1r l1i · daugh ter and, ),es, amp Patmos Cl)U11 elor Supreme Court decision on prayer The l l . . upreme ourt recently ruled tha t the 22-,,,ord ~e,,,, York pra) 1 er for use in public schools is uncon ti tutional. In a 6-1 decision, Justice Hugo L. Blc1ck ob er,·ed tha t "e tablishment of religion" is for– bidden b,· the First Amendrne11t to the Con stitution. , The question ,, as ,, hether chools should use the pra~ er, e tablished and l<no,, 1 n as "Th e Regents' Pra) 1 er," , , l1ich sa 1 ·s, ' lmight)' God, , ,,e acknovvledge our de– pc11dence upon Thee, and ,,,e beg Thy blessings u pon us, our parents our teachers and our country ." It seems safe to assume that the decision ,vill not be 11011ular ,, 1 ith the majorit)' of the people in our n ation , hri5tian as ,,,ell as non-belic,,ers. ome alreadv h ave ., c.l1alle11ged the decision of the cour t and h eld meetings to decide ,,,hat can be done. In the majorit)" opinion \vri tten b y Justice Black, tl1c court held that it didn't matter h o,v n eutral the l)ra~ er ,, a5, or \\hether pupil obser, 1 ance of it ,vas volun– tar)1 or not. It still, in the court's opinion, violated the Ct1n!)titution's requirement for the separation of church a11d tate. 1 h(>!'.>E.. a11pro, 1 ing the court's stand hold the opinion that ,, 1 hereas pra) er may be su itable for the h ome, church. or temple, a public school is not the place for it· that some children ,,,hose paren ts h old d ivergent religiou 1 ie,, s mioht be made uncomfortable.. b y feelin g tl1e~ could not take part in recitation of uch a prayer; rl1at it i a "foot-in-the-door" sort of thing ,,·h ich might e,·e11 tuall~· result disastrously. 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()r cl1 a1l,1 i11s i11 t11t• cl l'lll ('(I fc> rces a 11(I IJcf'c,rc tl1e '>t·11ntL' a11cl J l c>ti ~t· el f I t-. 1>rt'\t'1 t<1 t i,,cs? 13.: tl1,1t ,l~ it 111a:, thc' rc.' a rc <> tl1c1 tl1i11gs l <> tl1i11 k ,1 l) c1t1t rcg,1rcli11g tl1c clcc: i5io11 . l .,l1c clccisic>11 t lc>c\ mc(1 11: r"l ' l1a t 11 () gc>\'('fJ1J11Cll t C) ffi cia l () f gr<) LJI) <> f <>ff icials a11y– \, 1 ere· i1 tl1c ll. . l1as the Jcgal right to make t1 r> an c>fficia1 1 ra )'Cr a1cl sa11cti c1n j t5 use in 5choolr<J<Jms. ,\l so u11011 stud) 1 i11g t11c a ttituclc of tl1c present cot1 rt tl1crc seem little ch an ce that a11)' broad prc)gr,1m of fcclcral aid to ccluca tio11 i11 p aroch ial or othe r cl1t1rch cc>nncc ted scl1ools ,, 1 0L1ld get by, if cn actccl . Rcccn tl )', Re, ' . Jol1n P. Lcar,1, a Roman athol ic cclt1 ca tQr, a'1cl ., r'rcsidcn t of Gonganga U niversit) 1 in '11okanc, W ash. 1)rccl icted Federal aid to 1)arochi al schoo 1 s ,, ill b~ granted ,, i tl1jn 50 years. Thi decision by the u premc C r)t1rt sl1ould affec t his thinking. pace does not pern1it our going into the matt<.!1 more fully. But ,,,h atever 1 1 our O\\'n thoughts on thi~ ubj ect , the fact remains: prayer and Bible stud) 1 n eec to b e more ,, 1 idel ) 1 practiced in the home, church anc communi~r. , The blood of mart) 1 rs \\~as the seed of the church Perh aps this decision of the upreme C ourt ,vill chal lenge the C hri stian s to tak e a n1ore acti, 1 e part in soul ,,,inning, Bible teaching and reaching the communit}' fo1 Christ . Time is so sh ort until His coming. Letters to the editor The editor is alvvays glad to receive letters foi l) U bl ica tion from readers. Sucl1 letters are ,,,idel y read The) 1 give an idea as to h o,v p eople are thinking anc ,,·h at subj ects are on their minds. The only limitation s imposed on letter ""rriters ar( th at their communication s avoid p erson alities, and no be offen sive to good taste . They must bear the n am< and address of the ,vriter ; n o anon ymou s letters ,vill b, con sidered. If , ,ou ,,·isl1 to communica te \\'ith the editor and de ., n ot , ,·an t 1 1 our letter publish ed please mark it ' ' o For Publication." o send along your letters. 1ake them reason abl1 in length; s tick to the facts, and ch oose any subjec \ 1 0 U , ,,ish. , :t= * * Church attendance is good barometer! Tho e that love the Church attend Sunday morning. Tho e that love the Pa tor attend Sunday evening. T ho e that love the Lord attend Wedne day evening. lWe might a<ld , tho e that love oul attend vi itation. The OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTI~