The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-06-07
BIBLE MEETING
Al Dallas Female College, The Work
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There were no services at several of the
churches on last Sunday evening and instead
thereof it was previously understood that
there would be union service at the chapel
OF the Female College, in tho interest of the
American Bible Society. Ministers Of sever
al of the churches we're present and took part
in the services, notably am ing whom were
Rev. II A. Bourlsnd, of the Lamar street
NJ. E. church south, Rev. d. w. Brouehton,
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, Rsv.
j. II. Curry. ofshe FRS, Baptist church, and
Rev. DR.. A. p. Smith, of the First Presbyte-
rlsn church.
Tne meeting was presided over by Mayor
J. w. 'Crowdus. The services were opened
with the reading of the scriptures BY DR.. O.
.. Pope, editor of the Texas Baptist Herald.
Houston, Texas, prayer by Rsv. DR.. A. al
Reat, of the Tabernacle Methodist church.
after which the state agent Rev. W. B. Ran,
kin delivered the opening address upon The
work OF the Bible society. The next addres,
in order WAS tina of DR.. Bourland en- the new
revision of the scriptures. The speaker gave
It his hearty endorsement and commended
the work to every bible reader. The DR..
stated hatin the morning he had given bis
! congregation his views at length on the sub
ject and in the short time allowed him could
only touch upon the points he otherwise
would like 10 make.
Following DR.. Bourlsnd was DR.. Brouph.
ton upon the subject assigned him, the ne
cessity of bible distribution. The
DR. in his usually clear and forcible
style showed tho necessity of putling
the Bible in the hands ofthe people and the
wholesome Influence it has exerled ON the
governments OF the earth, AID tho oblgs-
tioDs laid on Christian people to di.siminate
it over the earth.
Then came the address rf tho Rev. Mr..
Curry of the First Baptist church. The sub.
iect assigned him was the utility of the
Bible distribution" 1t is useless to refer to
liability of Mr. Curry as an orator; bis rep
utalion he has sustained on all important
occasions. He stated if time permitted, he
would like to discuss the subject in its phil.
osophic, historic and practical relations. He
started out by saying that the Bible is the
only infalli5le book, which being tvue its
teachings are true; and truth being the bless,
ing and redemption of the world; it follows
that the highest utility results from dis.
tribution Of i,s teachings The basis of gov.
eminent is the family relation; nothing 90
necessary in unifying, happifying and eieya,
ting the social relation as the heaven enspire-
ing teachings of Gods infallibe word. The
Bible teaches the noblest specimen or type
of words; morality is the Safeguard of the
rights, liberties and happiness of the state.
The speaker made contrast between the
countries under the influence of the teach>
ings of the Bibls and the nations without the
Bible, and showed that religion is tho precur.
sor of civilization. He took as An ilustra.
ton the French Revolution of 1889 The
heptasophs Of that period, Voltaire,
MlrabeSu, Diderot, Helvetlus, Con.
dorcet D. Alembert and Rousseau
did away with the Bible and sttemr', \ tr
dethrone God. Then the flood gates OF boil
we raised and France was engulfphed in the
whirlpool of destruction.
The last address of the evening was reserv.
ed for DR.. A. p. Smith of the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, The subject assigned him WAS, the
preservation Of the Scriptures. There was a
general regret that the DR.. did ~ have
longer time to devote to this theme lie said
among other good things that ' hsd no
sympathy with tho man who " ut about
whining for fear that modern called inf.
deity would over urn and drs;- y the Scrip.
lures. That it wss Coos book and no
would take care of it. That he had deposi,,d
this sacred truth in the ancient Languages;
l. the Hebrew and the Greek, had locked II
up then and had suspended the Rey upon his
almighty girdle. This sacred volume had
come down to US through the revolutions.
the commissions and the upheavals of SOCIETY,"
and had escaped unhsrmed and under the
protecting hand Of God, whose book it is, it
will last as long rs time itself
At tho conclusion of the services the Dial.
las County Bible Society, auxiliary to the
Am. Bible sciety, was organized with the
following named officers, towt: Q. Nj Wheat
Pres, A w. Nowin Vice Pres, Mr.. Hawkins
Sec, A. I. Hensly, Treas.
A board of directors was also organized,
composed of Col. W. l.. Willimas, Col.
John Mann and 9. Il. Vreeland.
The bendic!ion was then pronounced by
Rev. DR.. Smith of the Floyd street M. 4.
Church and all went away with eager snx,
ious he arts to help in the good cause
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