Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-05-30
Presbyterian chrOnicIIngs
tBy Rev H. M smsad.i

AT Gno close OF THIS service bnefe
will be q meeting Of the session.
Let all remember this meeting in
their prayers and In their attend
apce.
Next Sabbath morning the regu-
lar quarterly communion service
will be observed and those who pre-
sent letters or who cOine on profes-
sion Of their faith will be received
in the church. Appropriate themes
will be discussed at both services.
It was with great appreciation
and pleasure that we had the veter-
ans of our civil war with us last
Sunday evening. The ranks are
being rapidly depleted by the raw
ages Of time but those survivors
who gather in our churches annual
ly bring us inspiration toward true
patriotism and devotion to the God
Of all nations May these ranks
and files be well represented on
that last great and f al day when
all the nations shall pass in review
before the throne Of the Great Cap
tain, the King Of kings and the
Lord of lords.
Last Monday afternoon the pastor
attended the ministers meeting in
Port Jervis. The topic was not of
a theological nature and therefore
of interest to all. For this reason
we speak of it. THE Relation of
Ethics and Religion to Education
was the theme and the Rev. Sy.
monds read the paper The clergy
men present agreed in holding faith
ers and mothers responsible for the
ethical and religious training of the
children. References were aptly
made to the old Jewish customs as
well as to the modern methods fol-
lowed in Scotland. This is a great
and most important theme. Do our
children get all the training they
ought to have in our public schools?
Are we not weakeing the very foun-
dations of our national life by abso.
lutely excluding the Bible and all
religious exercises from our public
schools? We most certainly think
so. And IN reply to any query that
might arise as to the remedy we
would say that the Bible should be
read as literature, if nothing more,
in our public schools and further
more the highest ideals should be
taught the children in their rela-
tions to one another. Honesty in
study, recitation and examination
should be inculcated both by precept
and by the manly and womanly ex-
ample of instructors. The public
school is one of the mighty bul warks
of American civilization. May God
deliver us from the retrogression
that is so strongly and persistently
setting in. Let US have public men
and public schools that are Christian
and moral that the rising generation
may be properly trained to advance
the American ideal which inspired
our fathers and mothers.
Next Tuesday evening at 7.30 will
occur the installation of the pastor
Of our church. May tins be made
memorable event in our church his
tory for this year. The programme
so far as il can be made out at pres
ent is given below in full.
Organ Prelude. "Magnificat. :"
Clarke, Miss Blanche Cross, organ
ist.
Invocation by visiting clergy
man.
Hymn No. S54.
Scripture Lesson, selected.
Solo, "The Golden Threshold, ;"
Lohr, Mrs. Seeley.
Prayer by a member Of Hudson
presbytery.
Hymn No S51.
Sermon by the Rev Il. William
Homes Of Roscoe N. Y
Solo, "Save Ne, o God, Randeg-
ger, Mrs. Won der Heyde.
Constitutional questions, the Mod
orator OF Hudson presbytery, Rev.
L. William Homes.
Charge to the pastor, tho Rev
Frank E. Taylor, Otisville. n. Y.
Solo, Beyond the Gates Of Para
disc, King, Mr. George Bull.
Charge TO the people, the Rev
David F. Bonner. d. D., of Florida.
NY.
Ordaining prayer, the Rev. Theron
Britton Of BIiddletown, N y
uJtnh no oOV,
Benediction, the new pastor, Rev
E. M smead.
Organ PostIude, Miss Blanche
Cross.
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