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U In in_i;a out vcrv clearly tJip lacts that ili«^ KU<>Uf'stio9& cjimt' tir.si froHi SyiiM»ds, fi^roi'iby- U'ries, €\A !)et'n lirst »«>JH*0"\'<'<'4 J).V a I'CprOSent.atiVC 8Ul>-('4)llll!l!t(OC. I>i'. Dowart (lo^ls, in his charaott'fibcically inci- flive style, with the oljcctions uiaa*; u<,Miiist Llie piiueiple of using Heleclioni. iubteaJ of th'* "who!., Bible." liev. Pi-im;i[)iil Caven, speaking also as a non partisan, says tliat i\v\ attack . J)OU tJlO SllsiBStcr of KduratiOIk i/i resj ect of these Headings is *' SUcli its !l<) i'Xii;<'n- €ics i>rj)art> wartart* can jtistsfv.^' He also proves that Mt^-i orij^jii oi Jie l{Cil<5ers was I'rotChtaut au.l nun wt-tarian, and that (llO Wi«list T, 'm issMin'g the hook, " was l>tit) ^{\'\ni* i^lvvi J<» (he 8tri>n«?ly expressed wishes «!* ihe Churches and Ihe leachecs,'* Dr. Caven thend^fends the atlectiou:i Ohtmujelves. The letters were pubJiahed m the Glube^ November 27th, 1886, From Rev. Principal Cavcn. Sir.— Thf MillistlT of rilllcaHoil is aUsU'ktMl from various qnartrrs in n gftrd to tilt: book of •* J*Ci"ij[»ll!re (COiMfilli:^'' for tho iiise in the Publio Sohook Thi- aHsick s<(M'tHs naiiaiT caili Jllstil'y. l on ci^ir.dnly not aiixious to iiii. rvoiiH lu llie Imlitici- coiifi'ct, but I tbiitk it my duJy to make a brief statciacut regarding theh- .Reaiiings. The EWucatlo'l' I>t*I>arhJl«"llt, ill authorizing selections of Soripfure, actCMl \n coiiforr:il.> nUk niuTsviitaHons suadr to th« Oopartmcnt V.y th. CkuiTlioH ot 4»i}t iis'io an i Ly ii Pfovhtria! 'liailirrs* iss<»riatioii. A iar«; il.'»'')rntion .^r t!,' <";:iin-!i of it<'.iuvlaii l^lf'tiMMlist and l'ivsb> (>j'iai« CkuiThes siibiujttiMl to iiw AUoru ture to I'e rea i each day to be preKuibf-d by the Departinent in coiiformit) with tht rfCt'umieTidations cf th. first jietion was to approve of tin' priiiei pie of a book cf Scripture readings ; aftorward.i free au'l peurrat expressions of opinion regardijig '.he prof)08»(l selection took plioe, i»nd a sub eoinitjUtee, represent in^ the seveml Charchea, was appoiHtetl to examine the selections Cirtfully in detail The \>ri1er of ibis letter, while not a niemb. r of the sub coniiiiittee, wns pvc.-^ent at thf meeiinj; uf th.> i-.-n.'iv.l •,;oni;iutteo and knoWS what W:lS doiie. The .^Sinister in issuing tfiiw maliiiiieil book was but iiiviJi;; eHVet to tiui stronyiy .xi n-sscd wihlios oi i:ic (.'iiu-.'hew ai d the teacher.-. I am not herii luguing for the uae of 8' lections in preference to tin u^^. of the entire Bible, but stating the eir urnstanees under which thifi selection received approval ; an^J it wiU thu> be sIMMl boW little crotltinl «h<'re fs fur aeeusiu!; the Dej>artni("3it of pnieeediuj; in oppo>iiiou to, or iii: i!;noranee of, the opinion of the < hnrebes. Tiie regulaiii^ns bppri 'laily exer- r iliities i.i uitable so- ) recfiviuj^ Jh'S, eac)) ) fiivancH, .ssioiis o? represent Y in detail prt'.^vnt at. Mhiistei «'-Xiresscd 8! f Irs srit ctioii, Hm* MiiiisttT or l>ilii('uti<»M Is siistaiiKMl by tJi:^ represi'iitallves «i" the i'oii^'n'';ali<)iKil, "^li'lhoslisl^ SijusrOi^rdl, and rre^bjH'riaii Mmrrhes, Ii ishcaicviy nwH.^mrv, fh'Tcfon;, t.o suv than ilic lSrrii)tur« lti''ailiii;;s were not si-lccteil hy XrvUhUhop Lynrh, nor under l»ls direetion. The lii»ft se^ms i,> havtf been m'mI to liiin in cointnoa with .Ul the gentleiufMi coLnjnjsmg thi.i l.irge com- '■L.itt<>e above referred to, and llis Archbishop sir^geyted the hArmless, if" unnecessary chariifp of " which " into " who " in iiw LordV prayer, fmther thrAn this the hauii of tiie Arehbishojj ua^ not a|>j>Me1. Have thos<' ivho aMs»Tt that selefHons aeeeptable to th Te.staajents. and regarded, presumably, by t.h" able men who gave the final revinion as t'xhib'.tit\!» fairly the teachiiiijs of the Bible, are an ia- adoquate V)af>i« for Ptot.'atantiam 1 If the Arc'ibi^hop of Toronto .^atirely approves or the Beiections I. am deligbto'l to hear it ; for lu thi'ni B CaU Uud CVCry docirioc of my failh distinctly exhibited. It was further alleged, if my memory serves me, that selections were made which should not give offence to Aj,'Tiostics ; but it wUI liardly be cxpi^cted that 1 should refute this alnurd proposition. An able journal in this cilv, wliioh can.'iot bo Hugpf»cted of iindu.> partulity lowanis thd Minister, v'a.> pleased to eay, " Th*; Mmipter / Klucation is to be congr'itulated upon having af'opted for use in the Oommou Schoolj a scried of readings from the Old and New Testaraenta, together with a brief form of prayer. . . The work has beec prepared with the greatest care, andoannot fail to <;;ni!mend itself to parents.' * My object in writing this leU.er, as already said, is not to defend .selections of Scrip- ture for Ufe in schools, nor to endorse in every particnhr the compilation in fjae.s^toi!, but to express mv sineere eondeninati( n ot all attempts to discredit Hr. Ross l»y misrepresentinjj facts which are ^T^il known to many nsinislers and laymen In all the Chui'Ches. T would equ.dly bear te-siimuny on behalf of the opponents of the Ontario Oavernmerit should their action have been in question. No Government can complain of fair and honeijt cndcism, however searching ; but when public me»l strive to do rij»l>!, and to follow the best sontinient of the commiuiity in its most authentic expre8)iiou (as Ulr, K.!»ss has done in tSie maHer ol this b«>ok), they are entitled, 1 think, to expect tliat those who have prompted their action, and as it V' »»re pushi d ihem forward, shall uot wiihout emphatic prolc.?»t allow that action to bt^come the jirouud ol part} attack. WM, GAVEN. Toronto, SGUi Nov. * The iUil, From Dr. Dewart, rin— A« iniuiy liH'orn cj niu\ iiiislritjlini: sfntfiiipnts hive lire n \>n\* iJ'-lHMi and <'il'<'UilJtt<>(l n'SlM'4'liJI}^ the " .Scii|uun' Ki'aarUiit-)it oM.)iitaiiu, a brh;l! pn'scntatiou of tin? inaiti f,>tir<' t<» iIh' iM'iM'oi'ntalivx's o! (lie il*n>tIU'Jl, ami tl»ac their use ia ».' oao ol'Jlu* l*iot<»slaiit .^!ini>rors >v!io approvrd ol lln' piibiicaiioii oi siK'Si a volaaie, niui ^MUi look juirt la iht' prc|uiratl<»a ait!ure K<':idni<(s/* I Irel hoand, on heliail ot'niysi'lf'and tlie odier niifii>t<^r.s eoiu <.'rn( r«"jndice, and to mislead the public mir.d as to the aim, oiiaratcei;, auil !.«■:. d' i icy ('f the \uluaK' iiiKi^r discussion, ■ A sini|)l(* statriuent o! llie facts of the ease, the circumstance that led to the ac(io^) ta,ki'ii, ai^d the naiiici and oharauter ot tin; geutleaica who approved of thij. Course anil helped to curry it out, ought to eonvinee all Candid Protestants that there is no «;ronnd whatever for ihf charire that tlie Bihle has been db^honoied to gratify An-iibishop i^ynch and the Roman Catholictj. The injiiiean and l*resb} Jeriau Jliyuods» and some of the Hethodlst 4/OnlVreneeai, piUs-ied retsolutinut itcomnv ndiug more general and regular reading of the Scriptures in the I'ublic H.'hocl,^ , and th<-tie hodie.s appointed depntatioOS to preSS thiH re<|uest upon the attention of the Ontario lilovernnirent, The main point urged by them wa-s that, instead of the reading of the Scriptures in the schools beiiig optional, it phould l>e made obligatory, These deputations met as a united committee and agi.eed upon. the res^^lntiou which they should present to ihe Government. Tiien, aS Sk unitiNn>ody, ihey hehl a eonferenee with the Ittoruey iJeneral. The joiij^t rcholativn agreed upon cloj-; d with tiiese words ; — . < I ' Ami that thia Conference press upon the Government the necessity for a return io the Scriptural and moral instruction contained in the first.aeriea of National Readera, ieaued by the EdncHtion Depurtment f.jr use iu tlio Public Sohools of Ontario, or of some aimilar religioua in Btructioii. The Teaehers' Provineial Association Bometime arter thib reeoniuiended " the rending of selected portions of Scripture as a paitof tile daily Hcho'd exercise," aifd to carry out this idea the Association further rc eoniuM nd4'd tha< tlie l^dneathm Oepartnient do make *' a suitable sc< leeiion (►!' Scripture readings for the sehoids under its charge." l!« rc'^Jsronfic (o Htso :i|)s»ra!s (ho Wiiilnivr of B>liu','&Hon niT«iijrr<| to h.HVf) |.(e|.ar<'.i u hnUili. oi' S^icl-ijMin"*^ h'SSOfls ti)().>,»;(l 8y.«>tHin < f Icysoii*? to «.'aih, Sic Clll.C(J tO- "ViJier JiiC meill!l)Cr!!i uf the doputatious fiom the Churched, and SiilMiulfc'd Ihe l'ro|M»sal (o llioja. t.'ii'r UiW f«l?SH!rra!i<>II UV Xh* M||o'<'<15lrs(ion, t))i8 cnnferp? ce of min'^^fj^ni if Jf]iM"<»Vrd 'il, -vru 77/ M>i:i emi^,n\UihiU'ti tluvNiiiister of Kdiic;ttioii on hiivind tfjis series of readings for use in the Commoa .SchooLs, and warmly cominejiued the work. Tliat was before the idea of representing it aa a dishonour to the Bible aiii a blow to Protcetantism was thought nut. lT>:iiit specially toeall attentlou to the fae< that not only the subcoramii- lee of revision, whose names have been often mentxuue«ist Chiinh.-Rev. Dr. CastK AM tliesi' gentlomen won; not pr»^fiont. at the raoeting cf the confcronC'*. tli.V approve*! f»i the uropo-t^.l bowk, I'ut ;io irly hII the minijtera lume'l wor« then', mi<\ I bflieve the proof shyats were sent to ovory memb3r of the diiroront doputations. 80 iliat iMim' of them wore left ia i^aornnco of wli.it waw propuaed, or witLoui i>.n (»ppor- tunity of (jbjocting. An(i y.it, ill thi* fjifc oftST^si^ fart*, ro^pectiiij? flio orij^in, (h«' |»rov}ii, ami ol>J< /ss o3 t\w hook, i\w tVole^^'iUits of Ontario are Jiskrd Ut he- lirve thai ihvM' Soripiure rfadiiiK"* w«'re an anti Protestant in fvemcnt, doHJ^'ned to .li.shono;ir iho lUblr and haniah it fruin tl»e I'ubiic Schools. Thid could only br true on ihe supjio.sitlon that this cont'erenoe of IVoteshint Ministers was knowiiifi;iy laithle.SS md llLsiO.Va'i to the Bihle, or too Hiuphl to under- staml the purport and rjtfect of the courao of axjtion of which they approved. It will be impossible to persuade the people o*" Outario that they were either the ono or the other. The Protaetant Ministers wh > apprtM^el of tho proposed reaJin,;s aro certiinly as loyal to the I>ibie, and as jealous of its honour as the most blataat of rheir partisan a8:»ailaats. For myeelf and the Christian gentlemen with whom f was as.sociatfid, I fling b .ck the claptrap appeals and partisan nnarejjrov'ntations, as moan and slanderous aspersions on tho character o' men wh^ woro houpstly and int<.-!iit:oiiily eiKh^avourin;,' fo promote a fuUer kuowledje of tho life-giving truths of the Bible among the youth of thft country. I confess I have been surprised at tho weaknoaa and unfairness of the appeal mj\de against the Bible i,eleotious, and the desperate efforts to make the teachers believe tiiat they were slii,'hted an. I illajud in tho matter. If the Script ure.S are tO ho read In tlie Schools at aJ? some selections must bp niatle. Oui^ a biief portion of Scri)>fcure can be ^eud at uiy one tiinj. It will not bo denied that some portions of Seri5»;!ire are better adapted to instruct and edli> chiMroit ani! youth ti'iin 4) tilers. Somebody mast make .he scler'tion. (Jan it be denied that be lections choaeu in the way these selections were raade are more likely to be chosen judici onsly thai) if the «olectioa is left to the hurried irapuise of the moment! I am glad to learn from a I'ecent statement of the Aiinister of Education that since llie issue of the lteadlnji;s« the Scriptures are much more extensively read in the Schoola tiian tormariy. TUia must bo gratifying to eveiy Protestant who is Ti')t warped by some perverting infliiynce. The object ?.'*" Jght by the Ohurches is ovidently being accomplished. A great step for- ward has been achieved There has been a disingoiuioua play on the phraao " The Bible in the School," aa if it meant only iho Old and New Testament bound in one volume and kept within tho walls of the school 'lunsp. Hy "The Kiblo in the School," I understi»i>o«iUou ol Vrok'staaits iu If it ner« a calaiitUy 1«> Im' d«*|>I<»n'os tlw nmiTllof' Kilt:! Jiu! t• rdanit8<'f tho Scripiu.i'S \n af,»arat(f vuIuiuoh toe ruMDb-.t fcoiio.ii) anJ o-nvenietjjt Were b!i9 different baoks of Scripture !honOU.red, or roLbf-d of tht-ir ainii >iity 'iml spiritual power, m ihf) tin)'> l)»»f'.)ro tli-y v\'le ? Aru tho Bible trutlis given m these "Scripture Readings" any lesa the Word of God. "quick and powerful " because thty aro publiiihed in tbi^ (ortu ] 1 a.n sitisfied to ltv(!r th'iS) (pieati'.ns for hianolf. In view of tho facts and arg'inniit.s which I have hastily mm.'d, an I oth m-.' svliic'i it 'v( u'«i occupy too ninch space, to c.iaU: here, I do not hositite to ''iv th\t. ?t* tl!!<> *>tSn*3* i^ronuds oii which it i> aJl<'ji<'«» tJ'S't Prot«*staiiisiii is in ^laiiji:<'r in (his ^•rinc<' aiT ;us wrak, as Hinisy, aiuS as t\ili!j' as nh ij lias bt'Cii uracil a!>ont (he** Sciipluiv KcaUiii'^s''* in tlio riihiit* s^hooJs, ihvy arc not iikcl;v to s(