A Question of Interest
By Editor
A Question of Interest.—Says the Washington Times, of March 20, "Interest in the question whether there shall be moral teaching in the public schools of the District [of Columbia] on a distinctly religious basis, grows daily. Few questions have so held the attention of the public in Washington. For nearly a week it has been the principal topic of conversation in the homes, the clubs, on street corners, and in the cars." The Times opened its columns to the public, and most of the communications which have appeared have been against the movement, and the arguments on that side have been altogether the stronger. For instance, the Times of March 20 has three letters, one from Rev. Alexander Kent, pastor of People's Church; one from Captain G. W. Baird, U. S. N.; and one from Rev. C. F. Winbigler, D.D., of First Baptist Church, all taking strong grounds against the movement. Some of these we will give to our readers in the future.