New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-15
BIBLES FOR THE CADETS.
THE ANNUAL PRESENTATION AT WEST
POINT
AN ADDRESS TO THE YOUNG SOLDIERS BY THE
PEW. DR.. MtCARTHUR- RELIGIOUS IN
sTRUcT1ON AT THE POST

West Point y Y. March Il (SpeclaO.-Brght
skies and a bracing from the surrounding noun
tans gave this evening 10 u" exercises con-
nected with the annua. presentation Of teachers
Bibles 10 the graduating class Of the United states
Military Academy az West Point The expense OF
this gift IS borne by the income Of memorial
fund contributed in honor Of General and Mrs.
Emory H. Upton by the Ladies Union Mission
School Association of which Mrs. TowrMend OF Al
bany Is president, and Mrs. T.. Throop-Martin or
Auburn Of the founders and principa! CO.
operators To the cadets of Roman Catholic faith
the Douas and 10 the Protestants the King James
version is given. For the few who already nave
teachers Bibles, and prefer other books, such are
provided. The American Tract Society Is the Gus
todian of this fund, the income of which is supple
mented by certain grants from the society 1he
services were held In the historic chapel OF the
academy. The chaplain the Rev. DR. William NJ
Postlethwai;e. presided, and the superintendent
Colonel o. II. Ernst, many OF the officers ana
their families, the whole corps Of cadets ana 'o'r
friends were present. The Rev. DR.. G. L. Shearcr'
secretary, and Peter Carter attended as com
mittee on the part OF the American Tract society
In introducing the speaker, Professor Postleth"ae
spoke of the Ladies Union Mission School Associa-
ton as a general auxiliary in promoting rehsious
work in the Army and Navy. 1t provides hprar'eS'
books for Sunday school instruction cabinet organs
and like helps for the scattered and remote military
posts and for the ships of the Navy. with or with
out chaplains. Its work is much needed ana IS
economically administered and efficient
The address was made by the Rev. Dr. X >
Macarthur pastor of Calvary baptist Ch1r nfo OF
New-York City, who spoke In SUBSTANCE as i9o~S.
tans the Oldest record OF the most ahclenNt tVthN
Moses and not Herodotus, is the true fdlhsr %,
History" There Is poetry so grand as ui' io n
in the Bible Il gives us no great epic az hod i
and Milton have given the world, Dut IL uo"S b!Nc
us in Job elements OF the dramatic literature OF a
high order And in the Psalms or David II gives us
yrfa poetry I S a ennn S eyery language into
which II has been translated. The Hebrew pari
stood in the presence Of God with uncovered he'tu
and upturned face and sang Of Truth and COO IN
The i5ftiest strains The Bible made Anselos
Moses Thorwaldsen's Christ" RaphaeIs ir rams
ggratiqn G9TreEsiSs Ha and neathoTens M
Jan" possible. The Bible has SOntf0Aea the its,s
iation of the world The Rb!e is me nop ,H'
teacher of morals. Give II the first Piace IN 2oHs
are forgotten. Moses will live when al ms CioCss
are dead. With loyalty TO the American lag oend
loyalty to God. TO truth and TO tho banner OF IN
manuel Be soldiers OF Jesus Christ AZ you are sol
diers of the American Republic. ana you VIII az
last come off more than conQuerors over every zoe
Al the conclusion of the address each member
Of the graduating class came forward. was intro
duced TO the speaker and received MS biO'e' VIII"
an appropriate personal word. ,.
OF the $50 cadets about one-th!rSi are processing
Christians about twenty OF them pelng aun,i ,ns
of the Church Of Rome for whom specia s $500
morning services under the chaplain, a prayer ahl
conference meeting is held on the evening OF I'm:
day one Of the cadets ma, taxes no part
except 10 make brief closing address mid
week prayer meeting is also conducted ny we youis
,Ior and a reading-room Miss Warner. Of the SIS
ters OF THE Wide Wide Word' fame. stiii hons
nor time -honorei bible class for cadets at the con
VIE Of one o. the officers professors each Ike
class IN the afternoon