The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-04

cent. and of those reciting the Lords
Prayer l found there were IS per cent.
To sum up, the entire force of teach
ers with rare exceptions believe in the
Bible and it's teachings, and have
found that it's reading, as is the case
now, has been followed with rare lapSes
for many years.
zone difficulty with the teachers has
been that they have not been able to
get a connected whole in their scrip
tural readings" Here Superintendent
Davidson mentioned a number of books
that have been arranged for such use
in the schools, giving special attention
to Richard G. Moulton's THE Bible in
Literature" 'sWhat the Bible needs"
he continued, us elimination, not ex-
purgation. This Prof. Moulton has done
in his book by casting a series of stories
from the Old and New Testaments
which appeal to the children"
At the close of his talk the union dis
cussed at length the matter under con-
sideration. Rev. J. D. Countermine said
that the subject had become general
over the United States. ut makes no
difference to me what Bible they use,
so long as it is the Bible. And would
go farther than Canon Bywater, L
would have it included as textbook;
something to be studied.
Charles NJ Sheldon didn't know why
the boys and girls should be compelled
to study the pagan writers so much ana
the religious so little. 81 see no reason"
said he why any sensible man should
not take out of the book a vast quantl-
ty of religious instruction that could
not harm the narrOWeSt- When my boy
gets big enough to start to school
hope to have him take with his other
books something out of the Bible. It's
a great big subject, but / have rebelled
all through my college course that
have been obliged to study pagan wri-
tiers and that all out of proportion to
religious studies. / believe that the
nation is ready now and the time is
ripe for this, and I anticipate great
religious revival all over America. And
this attempt to get back to the customs
of our fathers when there was church
on the hill beside the school house, and
to esta blish family worship and place
the Bible on top of the newspaper in
stead of the newspaper on top of the
Bible as we have been doing is what
we need today. 1 feel that the time is
ripe for a forward movement"
A. NJ Herenius thought that If the
movement to have the Bible taught in
the schools were carried out the paro-
chial schools would disappear.
On motion of F. w. Emerson the I'm
ion voted to appoint committee to
prepare a request for presentation to
the school board looking to the estab-
lishment of this rule that the Scriptural
reading be a part of the opening exer-
cises in the schools each day. The COM
mittee as appointed by the chairman,
]. T. Mcfarland, follows: A. M Rey-
nolds, C. NJ. Sheldon, P. W. Crannell, j.
T. Mcfarland, and ]. D. Countermine.
DR.. Mcfarland proposed that the
churches of the city inaugurate a series
of Bible lectures. He has been in cor
respondence with a number of noted
authorities on the Bible and it is pro-
bable that Prof. Shale Matthews of the
University of Chicago will be secured
some time during the winter.
The leading paper at the next session
of the Union will be read by Rev +.
w. Mallory on christian Union"