The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-05

llgion. The great mass Of the teachers
are Christians, and there Is no reason
why university chairs should not be nlled
by persons who are earnest Christian
workers There Is no reason why there
cannot be college prayer-meetings, from
which students would derive much ben
eft
PROFESSOR wILKERsoS
was mex; called on. He began bysaying that
one feels some how I'm attending meeting
like this that there Is nothing settled In
the world We hear cne view aud are
thoughly convinced. We hear another
and that view Is reversed and still an.
other aud It Is entirely knocked out. l
do not believe that education can entirely
prevent crime. but agree with the essays
in as much as It does certainly diminish
IL. | believe that as long as the world
lasts everything excepting the grand-ali-
embracing tendency Of Divine Provi-
dence tends rather TO the wrong than 10
the right.
lido not believe that prevailing tenden-
cies are always right. When Christ came
to tie earth, when Paul faced the world
what was the all prevailing tendency
believe, gentlemen, that II man starts
amOyement and that movement Is In inc
right, the all-powerful God will see 10 II
that Is prevails.
After short speech by the secretary,
Mr.. Williams,
MR.. BACON OF BROOKLYN
ue. noyt introduced He said that lie
would like 10 ask a question. What Is
Education Canada Is full of educated
criminals clerks of good education, VINO
write good hands, go to Cansda 10 spenu
their summer vacations Alter while
everybody will become educated, ano
then what will we do for Blacksmiths
| think. said he, one of the grandesl
institutions ever endowed is the praclica
school where the young are taught the
duties of every day life believe taa
one half of The criminals are driven
IN that AMI by the plngs ot
hunger some who had DeYe
been taught the essentials of business liie
DIR. L. II. JonNsoN
Of PENNSYLVANIA made short but YER
interesting and instructive talk
The secretary then read communlcs
? t,on from Mr.. G. G. Riley, secretary O
the Richmond College, inviting the Con
gress 10 attend tho college this evenin!
} hetween the hours of aud D o'ciocl
!. pm. ,,Lo honodic,ior
j and the morning session ADJOURNED
las o'clock pm.
Evening Session.
g The evening session of the Congrei
was held at ; o'clock yesterday allie
;. Colonel George c. IIoyt of South "a
II ol;na was present aud presided over u
Is meeting The services were opened WI
Y tbe long metre Doxology, Praise 20
d from Whom all blessings flow h'
Al which PRAYER invoking the blessings
s. God was offered.
& TIE TEMPERANCE QUESTION
ie The tonic for discussion was discuss
under two general divisions trst'
HIGH license.
v Rev. Wayland Hoyt, ID. d., OF Lhi
at doInhis read an essay on dlghi
ed cense =" which touched on the evlis
be tending the use Of malt liquors ana a
n mon tbe methods practical to be adop'
os The hest means fol preventing its u
He referred to the present hlgI'i0e,
"A law now in force in Philsaeipnla, .
IN cave statistics comparing the number
A. Saloons at present in that city WIN ",
81. were there when the Low license ta1
o' ;rrnosed lie advocated high license
W. ". ,ha M onlv method to be adopted at pres
i.n NO % which lhe eventual prohibition OF
sale of liquor may be ELECTED
,or PROHIBITION
md Tho eecoud general head of the dls'
ad- sion was the prohibition. heN' -
ID Delano of South Norwalk, OohDec',
resd an essay on this subject Ia NV W.
hecontended that National prohiDl'ieo
ooa Tho only step towards National Iei0
his his that the only hope OF relief Is aO'O
his prohibition.
I Us REV. DR.. ELDER,
,icb of I.oui,ville, KY, was then called
,als lie cid that if the Stale can license
hat saIe of LIQUOR the same leglsialloini
but sunnress IL. You say that ptohlo
"a. Iii not nrevent the sale OF LIQUOR
5ed oon % slso saw that the law which imp
ing. imDiisOumenl VI puhi9H 1,
the nal for stealing does not stop II
the now | say it Is just as bad 10 iicsns' ;s'
ded. ssle of LIQUOR as 1t would be 10 i'ce'
low. thief and say to him 90 steal
de-: Mr.. E H. JOHNSTON
was the next speaker. de oo]ec1'' ~
NEW nrohibitlon on the ground tha' " VI
sbote the sale or use OF liquor
said Mr.. W. c. WILKINSON
Is " " yss onposed 70 the sale OF liquor, D'
l,ion lVLn NOT believe in the advisaoiiity oi pi'
and lion laws o,so mad
,,silv ITr short speeches weI9 slSo Sc n MAJ az
II iattS sS, Hon. ]. D. Sawyer OF New foTK al
u oa iod AIhert F Lawson Of Boston, aller
> aro orS tbe Congress adjourned at ~ co, 10,
81 -" :, This session wss more largely 1,' W.
sn ,n ~ ~ than the one held in the mornin
\" 10 ge js ,be congregation was highly eneea esa
'n !on1 - NV M the speeches which were gener"
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