The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-20
Iar eol-nD 1 .laN oF Gov. Ry .ENI.

We referred Yesterday 10 q resolution
adopted by the Traenlliai eenyeistlos1
Of the Episcopal Church OF -A4nef,ac's,
recently. in session il san francisco,
on the duty of citizenship. tlaite rs
notable ana worthy of attention IS the
triennial pastoral letter read by Bishop
Dudley, of Kentucky, in when fs Fltis
timely deiiyeralice:
But we must bid ycu note ana stisiFe
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o,Ii. age. tendency III tue reckless spirit
I. of individual license, lie c;lI,lc.t1liie
and contradiction oi t9i3t ldeaa o. PEI
sonai liberty whicl the GhIlIch 3lstS
created ana Jperiseti!ated among ills'l is
THE fool who saith in his heart z lltsL5s -
nc God is quick 10 go forward 10 tl.e
natural coroliaiy tfi;st there y no ne
man authority or llgat ueiliSlltSiiis ls9
recognition and OBEDIENCE Inc lilSsi
who derides the revealed iouiio;ls4oh
of ali ethical obligation is the easy VIC
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: terest is the sole lnotiye OF human az
ton aid seif-adSancen4ent the eilS lest
OF moral conduct.
.And. finally. the defiant denial Of
the God who ordaineth. linds e2l4'nlll;, =,
ton in the assertion that there sllail
be no longer powers OF human goy ,.ii
menE to whom in supersuil0HS laltn
obedience has been rendered and an
archy is here as the legitimate OIL
spring OF unbeiief.
This is in support Of the contention.
of The Times that the tue remedy
for anarchfsm is the Billie, and that
The best thing that any preacher can
do to pnt down anarchy and the spirit
Of anarchy. is TO preach The gospel IN
Its purity and simplicity. The Bible IS a
book of laws and the Commandments
which were delivered 10 Moses lie. at
the basis of all organized government
Take those commandments out Of the
Constitution of the United States ind
out OF the Constitution OF Virginia and
the greatest living principles in those
documents will be gone. The Bible is
not only book of laws, but the fun
damental teaching of the Bible is the
lesson of obedience--af obedience 10
God and submitting ones self TO the
authorities. There was 40 man in Israel
more respectful 10 the law and more
submissive to the law than Jesus
I'LL LIZ NsiS tNtjl oliDG!tlcsjA = ~ Liz
Roman law, which every jew despised
ind he preached a grand sermon on
obedience TO the recognized authorities
when he said to those who would en-
trap him in his words. Render unto
Caesar the things that are Caesar 5. .
The Apostle to the Gentiles, q PhHr-
isee Of the Pharisees. n man who
boosted that he was free-born and who
stood UP manfully for his rights, was
also a stickler OF law and order aud
in season and out OF season preached
against license. Standing before the
Roman authorities and pleading his
cause, he was eloquent in his boldness
and his moral courage, yet always re-
specIful to the representatives OF the
law and always submissive to the law.
The Times is n secular newspaper
and does not claim to be pious. 1t does
not NEEDLE with theology and the at
fairs of Church, but The Times believes
that the Bible is the great book of con-
duct and that civilization and the insli
tuuons Of civilization and government
and law and order must rest upon the
principles Of the Bible, if they would.
rest upon a solid and abiding foundl-
ton 1t is for this reason that we FREE
.auently allude in these columns TO The
great Book of Books. 1t is FOR this re:l-
son that we have urged upon our read
ers to search the Scriptures and study
them intelligently ana diligently. We
believe that the more thoroughly the
Bible is understood, the more tllog-
+oughly its spirit is Infused into the pco-
pie, the more The nation Will be ex;llt
ed, and the more substantial viii be
our institutions We repeat il con-
clusion, that the doctrine Of the Bible
is the true remedy for anarchy.