Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-22

by what he sees Of Christians.
The preacher to be power for good
must study the methods and the weapons
used by the opponents of Christianity. He
should be familiar with the principles of
evolution. He need not be afraid of Hulk
when a preacher, for instance is asked
what he thinks of Huxley or Darwin, and
says l have not read their works. but l
believe that they are infidels,' he is likely
| TO ALLEVIATE the scholar with whom he Is
speaking, and is certain to limit his own
powers for good He should be able to say,
Yes. l have read Huxley. I think he is
wonderful scholar, and the world owes him
great debt for the treasures of knowledge
ne has collected. But Huxley has nowhere
uenled GODS existence; on the contrary, he
always speaks in terms Of reverence Of the
Creator In fact, in later life he admitted
that he had placed too much importance
| upon the principle of natural selection
Il tell you, my friends" continued DR..
townsend. scientific data can not be met
Dy the singing of few melodious hymns.
Orthodoxy will be outstrpped by infidelity
| II infidelity rides upon the lightning while
orthodoxy travels on spawned horse.
There is DO substitute for righteous
ness and devotion to God, but do believe
that the man who takes note of the provI-
oehtial trend of thought will be of the
most value in securing for the religion of
| Is certain to obtain"
Discussed by DIR. Power.
Power. D. D.. pastor of the Garfield Me
mortal Church of this city. Science and
| philosophy may properly be used in con-
nection with pulpit instruction, he said
out they are aids and of secondary import
ance after all. We should seek the truth
and the truth will make us free The
preacher should remember that it is his
duty as well as his privilege to preach
Christ Jesus and Him crucified
The minister" said DIR. Power. "who is
| invisible for six days in the week, and in
comprehensive on the seventh, need not
expect to accomplish much in the way
| OF saving souls to Christ"
AT this point in the proceedings the
| committee on nominations made its report
naming the following gentlemen as MEM
bers of the board of regents.
The Board of Regents.
First class, term expiring in 1s97-Prof.
Cleveland Able, Baptist c. W. Dabney.
assistant secretary of agriculture, South
ern Presbyterian, and one to be elected by
| the regents from the Christian Church:
Prof. Geo. j. Cummings, Congregational;
Il. F. Leighton, LID, Methodist Epis-
copal; Judge Stanton J. Peele, PresDy-
| terrain; A. b. Duvall. Methodist Episcopal
Mckay Smith, DID,, Protestant Episcopal;
Rev. j. E. Gilbert, DID,, Methodist Epis-
copal; w. E. Curtis, Presbyterian; Prof
n. Is. Warder Friends; Rev. b. l.. Whit
baptist; Edwin Willis, Pres byterian: C.
w. NeeGham, Baptist
Third class, expiring in 1S99-Gen. John
Eaton, Presby John NJ. Gregort,
LID. Baptist; ]. E. Rankin, DID, LID,
president Howard University Congrega-
Iional; r. S. Chew, Protestant Episcopal:
1. H. Anderson. Methodist Episcopal; Judge
w. L. Chambers, Methodist EPISCOPAL
South. and one to be elected by the regents
from the Lutheran Church.
Inc fnal paper of the morning was an
able one on the topic, Methods and Helps
10 Pulpit instruction." presented by DR..
A. Coke Smith, pastor of the NJ E Church
South, LynChburg, Va.
Future Program Today.
The program for the sessions this after
noon and evening is follows: 3 pm
DR.. j. E. Rankin. observation-disclosures
Rev. w. c. Alexander, D. D.; theme 1.-THE
Modern Sunday School Idea and the Scrip
ture Plan of Child Cultuee." Paper by
Rev. H. a. White, D. D.. discussion opened
by Rev. J. G. Butler. D. D. Theme. THE
Sunday School Lesson" Paper by Rev. f.
Blakeslee; genera! discussion. Theme
What is Most Needed" Paper by Rev
J: E. Gilbert, D. D.: discussion opened by
DR.. J. NJ. Gregory. Reports Of denomina-
tior al and interdenominational Sunday
School societies. 7:45 p.m.-Dr. ]. NJ. Greg
ory. presiding-Music by the children's
Rev. E. II: Sven: theme, Religious Edu-
cation AID Social Reforms" Address by
Rev. j. c. Kilgo, D. d. Theme THE Diff
hcUlties Of Pulpit Instruction" Paper by
DR.. Wallace Nuttirg; discussion opened by
DR.. Hugh Johnston.
Yesterdays Late Sessions.
The afternoon session ofthe congress yes
terday was given up to the reading of pa
pers on the subject Of the family and home
viewed from the standpoint of religion. Rev.
DR.. j. E. Rankin presided. and Rev. DR.. j. j.
Muir conducted the devotional exercises.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt read a paper on the
theme. The Family as an Educational In
stitution, Viewed From Scripture" She was
followed by Dr. Thomas Hume with a long
paper on the theme, THE Family as an Edu-
cational Institution. Viewed From Its
Structure" DR.. Little opened the discus
sion on Dr. Hume's paper and Gen. Eaton
discussed Mrs. Hunts.
The last paper of the afternoon was on
Family Methods and Helps in Religious
Education" by DR.. ]. NJ. P. Otis Of Green's
terrain. In the course of his paper DR.. Otis
said:
THE religious character of a community
or nation can never rise above the aver
age level of the religious education of the
homes of the people. The religious principles
lnstllled into the child's mind and heart in
the nursery and around the fireside enter
! into its life as it grows up and constitute
the very warp and wool of its character.
our nursery libraries are so crowded
with books of fairy stories and fictitious ro-
mances that unless we take particular Mains
to impress upon the tender minds of the
children the actual verify and reality of
Bible history and biography, they NAV come
to regard the book, that is SO full of won
ders and miracles. as unreal and fictitious
at least in parts. To guard against this
danger there should, by all means, be in the