The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
APP AL FOR
CABELL Bill
Mr.. Boyles Favors Compul-
sorry Education in South.
THE PULPIT AND POLITICS
Two Ministers Express Their Views
Upon This Very Interesting Subject
and Rev. Mr.. Eggleston on
Organized Labor.

Among tho many interesting sermons
preached Sunday from local pulpits three
are OF particular Interest as discussing
subjects which have during the past few
weeks been more or less prominently dis
played before the Richmond public.
At the Randolph-Street Baptist Church
In tho morning the Rev. /. s. Boyles
preached from the text, 'rake this child
and nurse 1t for me-" His subject was
':Child Labor and Christian citizenship"
He said In part:
believe that the Cabell bill Is a God
send to our working children. How any
man with heart in him can oppose 1t
I fail to understand. And yet the bill is
opposed by men of capital. Some Of
these opposers, with their paid attorneys,
30 so far as to say that their factories.
mills and other establishm will go
down II the Cabell bill becomes law.
Then In the name Of Justice and morals
and religion. let them die and the sooner
tho better. 1 say let them die II they
are to stand and run on the bones and
blood and life Of little children.
Il have visited factories Of various de-
scriptions and I know that the existing
conditions are not conducive to health.
Many little child between the years
of eight and fifteen is wrecked in. health
forever by this unjust and oppressive
my sad experience repeatedly to attend
tho funeral Of little children who met
all untinlely death by being forced to
suoh conditions. In the sight of God 1t
is wrong and ought to be stopped
1t Is the duty of our people to give all
the children chance for an education
All cannot get a classical education, but
we must give nil chance to learn to
read, write and figure. Ignorance Is
criminal, If 1t Is avoidable, and Ignorance
is the mother Of every form Of vice. The
factory life Is not. as n rule, very in
viting sphere and atmosphere for the de-
velopment Of moral character. The best
place on earth, save the Christian home.
fo- the child to lay the foundations Of
moral character Is In the school, thank
God for our public school system. and
our schools are intended to give not part
Of the children a chance for mental and
moral development. but for all the chill
dron. rich and poor, In this great country
of ours.
DADDIEs LOAFING.
It is shame and disgrace that many
"daddies"-they are not fathers-in this
city and In old Virginia are loahng and
hanging around saloons and squanderig
rho scant wages of their little children,
working from ten to eleven hours a day.
thus deprlving the poor unfortunate little
ones from getting an education and cut
ting them off from all privileges OF being
something and doing something worthy
Of living. Men of capital say let them
work in the day and go to school at
right. It is utterly foolish, It Is wrong. 1t
Is unjust, and anybody who knows any
thing about 1t knows that the most of the
night schools are failures.
l hope to see the day when We will
have compulsory education In all the
South. The time may not be opportune
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we must follow the example of other
States and nations in this respect. Nearly
all the countries In Europe have compul-
sorry education, and 1t works well. Near
ly all the countries in the old world have
laws prohibiting children under the age
of twelve from working during school
terms There are nineteen States in the
United States that have law similar to
the Cabel bill. The time has come for
old Virginia to speak out and take
decided stand for the health, the men tai
development and the moral Improvement
of our children. God speed the day when
we shall trust the children more and
when we shall do our full duty for pre-
pairing them to live according to the no.
blest capacities Of their being and in
perfect obedience to the highest law of
their nature. Let parents in this congre-
cation give their children the best possible
opportunity at any sacrifice for the ed
ucaton and development OF their children.
God help us so to DO
THE NIGHT SERMON.
The night sermon by Mr.. Bayles was
on the subject. 1.-THE Saloon and Politics."
Incidentally he referred to the much
discussed question of the relation of the
pulpit to politics and current evils He
said in part:
It is the duty and tho function OF the
pulpit and religious press to rebuke and
reprove SIN in all OF Its forms. ana In
every degree.
If morality and temperance and civic
righteousness are not elements Of the Cos.
pei of Christ, then the pulpit would bet
ter go out OF business.
IT Christian men and the pulpit leave
politics to wicked men and to the devil,
woe be to our city and State The rea.
son that politics and our municipal gov
eminent are 30 corrupt now Is because
men who are On the side OF truth and