The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
OUR RELIGIOUS CONTEaIPORA-
EEES

Reproducing some remarks OF ours
concerning religious training in the pub
lie schools, the Religious Herald says:
The questions here limited al are by no
means novel. 1t seems to us that, from
among the puzZling problems which con-
front us, two facts that are reasonably
certain emerge One is the fact, so well
stated by The Times, that the thought OF
having the State teach religion is not
to be entertained for moment Ihe
other is that the public schools are here
10 STAY We can neither abolish them
nor can we use them for the propagation
of religion. What, then? One duty is
plain Greater care must be paid 10
religious training in the hc-1e. The
latter-day notion seems to be that the
children are to be turned over to the
Sunday-school teacher on the Lords
day, to their own sweet will, on Satur-
day throughout the year and all the
week days during vacation and to the
school teacher for the rest of the time.
Just now, when we are turning over
the intellectual training of our children
to the State, which in the nature OF the
case cannot give distinctly religious in
struction, we are neglecting more than
ever to make our homes schools wherein
the facts. the principles, the doctrines
Of Christianity are daily taught.
: The Psalmist says of the Almighty:
"Thou art clothed with honor and
majesty: Who coverest Thyself with light
as with a garment Job says of him
self: II put on righteousness and 1t
clothed me, and was as robe and
diadem." ST. John says of our Lord:
And the Word was made flesh and
dwelt among us (and we beheid His
glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father) full of grace and truth
that which our eyes have seen and our
hands have handled Of the Word OF
Life st. John saw Him in Ills trans
fisuration on the mount. and afterward.
in a vision. in glory But he saw Him
also in daily. constant intercourse, in
which His life was the light of men,
Full of grace and truth is the testi-
nony of the bosom friend.
The light that covered Him, the robe
that clothed Him, the diade1n that non
ored Him, the grace that commented
Him to the soul of the loving and be-
loved disciple was. after divine fashion
and excellence, the same that captivates
every honorable soul, and draws ali men
unto it in its perfection.
IT was the grace Of lowliness and un-
selfishness, of gentleness and pure de-
that made Him the delight OF tne heart
of God, and has made Him the object
of the deepest love Of humanity.-South-
ern Churchman.
There is scant illusion in the letters
of the CHIEF apostle to the fear of the;
Lord as motive to duty. We we'll
nigh forget in Pauls writing that there
is a region of the rubbish of life, a
valley OF Hinnom with its smoking re-
fuse and its maggots of rottenness,
where the fire is unquenchable and the
worm dieth not.
The inspiration that made men count
objects valued by the world, as ''dross"
was a devotion to Jesus, the offspring
OF gratitude and admiration. The
power of controlling passion is set
forth in the exquisite sentence that
tells how the seven years Jacob served
for Rachel seemed unto him. but few
days for the love he had to her. To
Paul Jesus was the object OF an in
tense attachment. He informs US that
it was the love for. Christ that con-
strained him to wear out his life
Christian Advocate