Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1902 — Fight Over Bible in School. [ARTICLE]

Fight Over Bible in School.

Lincoln, Neb., dispatch: The mandamus suit to prevent the reading of the Bible, singing hymns, or offering prayer in the public schools of Nebraska has reached the Supreme Court on appeal, and is expected to be argued at an early day. The plaintiff is Daniel Freeman of Gage County and the defendants the directors of Schoql District No. 2. For three years Mr. Freeman has made an energetic but unsuccessful fight against the use of the Bible in this school. One of the significant' statements in the answer on behalf of the school district is that Leon Czolgosz repudiated the Bible and blasphemed the hyjins sung in the school, and which were among the favorites of William McKinley.