St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-02-10

our own knowledge. our own ignor-
ance, of the Bible. 1t is excessively
painful to discover how lamentably ig--
nofant of the divine law, in It's
simplest application, are many of the
rising generation Let US reflect, toe,
that In not a few schools at this very
day are being regularly .inculca.ted
principles subversive Of the principles
OF Christianity"
Concluding pathetic story of En-
old woman's defense of the Bible be-
fore Bradlaugh, the English freethink-
er, Mr. Conley said: 'As long as hearts,
are breaking, as long as this world is
the overfillea arena of soul harrow
ing STRUGGLED the good old book will
remain a necessity Of necessities, and
VIII continue to5celebTate it's own eter-
nal expanding triumph
Rev. w. b A1llard, of the Plymouth
congregational church, tofd-"What the
Gospel Has Done for Man. "In 1S4S,''
said Mr.. MiHard, "John Penny went to
the New Hebrides islands as a mis-
sfonary. Twenty-four years later he
went away, and, as a. token of affec-
tlon, the natives erected a tablet on
his departure which read: When he
came to these islands, in 1S4S, there
were no Christians here. When he
went away. in 1872, there were no
heathens.' This is the primary work
OF the Bible-to make Christians out of
heathens. In my Bible class the ether
day a young man referred to some nom
CHRISTIAN religion approvingly, and
quoted certain of it's doctrines. But
said 1, these are all Christian doc
tFines. Wherever you find such excel
tent principles, you win find them also
IN your Bible. And let me say tonight
mat any one who doubts what the
Blble has been to man should simply
read book like DR.. Storrs Historical
development of Christianity to prove
70 himself that it is because of the
Blole only that civilization has spread
SO widely with its present glorious
characteristics, and that, indeed, the
desert has been made to blossom like
the rose It is to nothing but the
Blple that we owe the present exalted
posltlon of woman. Think what she
was In classic countries or the world
over at the close of the first century
since Christi If, as has been said.
some or our young men and women
nave begun to disregard the Bible, I
feel sure that. after wandering abroad
IN hungry wretchedness, like the Prod
lgal Son. they will return sooner or
later to that Bread which. whilst they
nave hungered, has and will always be
enough and to spare!'"
Dr. Meldrum then preceded the dox-
Nogy with an earnest appeal to those
present to become members Of the
Bible society. The annual membership
fee is but 81.
Union services were also held at the
Park Congregational, Clinton Avenue
Methodist, Atlantic Congregational
Gustavus Adolphus, Lutheran, Good
rich Avenue Presbyterian, Swedish
Bapt1st. Hanline Methodist and Mer-
ram Park Presbyterian churches. At
the Goodrich Avenue church the con-
gregation of that and the Emanuel
Baptist church united. The pastors
and Thomas Cochran and Charles E.
MacKean delivered short addresses.
At the Clinton Avenue church ad-
dresses were made by Revs G. H.
Gamble, s. q. Arnett and ]. M. Haw-
thorne. Special music was provided
by the choir, assisted by Messrs. r. I.
La Pine and Robert Geddes.
The speakers at the Park Congre-
gatfonal church, were Rev. DIR. Inger-
soH, Rev. A. J. D. Haupt, Rev. DR.. Ed
wards and others