The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
COUNTERPART
MOVEMENT
Keeping tjnorthod0x Books
Out of Sunday Schools.
"a n TALkWlTH REV. DIR. KERR
Chicago Movement Backed by Menof
Men Great Learning but ~
Their Views are Regard.
edlas Radical, VI IA I.
ATALkWlTH REV. DR.. KERR


Plans are being formulated for the In
nuEurationy BY the allied Reformed and
Presbyterian churches of{this country and
4 Canada of a movement eslgnnted ~ %
prevent the spread In the Sunday schools
i Of tho denominations named Of certain
radical and unorthodx VIEWS propagated
by u body having moro or less close or
ganic connection with the University OF
4 Chicago, the institution into theycoffers Of
which John .. Rockefeller has poured
many OF his millions. .5g IL 4s3 Ny 81
4 G The work or coun teractinE the effect
A Of the Chicago movement. which, starts
4 out with d view to b con trolling all Sum
day-school literature aid instruction, Is
4 in the hands Of "a commission, of which
the Rev. Dr.. r. r. Kerr. pastor OF tho
| First Presbyterian Church Of this city,
/ Is the president - meeting will be held
/ next month, when there will, in all prob
i ability,5be some definite steps taken. S{I
~ III TlID CHICAGO ONTISRENC'IT.
In :Ghicag so there was held recently a
conference '.for@relglous education Il and
tho Improvement OF Sunday-school Sl1l-s
structlon. n Tho meeting was called ut the
l5instance Of tic Councilo OF Seventy, a body
i connected with the SClicago n University
According to tho Central Presbyterian.#
4 of this city, which, when requested, re-
i fused to advertise the meeting, the con-
ference was called for The express pur
4 pose. Of organizing d vigorous slnoy
for the propagation of the views held by
4 the Chicago professors and the control;
Of all Sunday school literature and in
struction. The \ Chicago pro essors are are
Smalnly radical and unortllodox They be-
long to tho class & scholars known !, II
Just how the Presbyterlans Of this Sec
! ton OF the country viewed the, confer
| ences Is we'll seen In tile editorial publish
cd this week In the Central t. says In
part;sWas there ever. a more presumptu-s5
Gus attempt to reach :ssss the children
Christian Church Of the land away from
Hts own witness for the truth q It us no
doubt well A that NJ the ${ts XII views 9SSg Of
these advanced Bible cr tics were ex-{
pressed an outspoken and Sunmista ka-
BILE way We know now ~ that he move
ment threatens. 1t Is evident that Dr..
/ Hope. president Of the Universal VI and
l,his Chicago followers in his san
Ihedrim have organized a. general society
Nor the direction of Sunday school teach
| ing and the preparation of literature
i They would bring us all, with or without
our consent, into subsection to- their ra-ls
4 tional rejection Of the Inspiration Of the
Word OF God, "a sequence Will be an
! enormous publishing house. " with mil
lions OF capital, and = he'a bsorntipn yofsthe2
public Of all Sunday school lltera 4
i ture. III a,.8 an s fs5 5E s
WILL FIGHT TT. 4. N rs 5
| 1T Develops however. that the Chicago
movement will be met from the start and
fought, vigorously. The Pam Presbyterian
Alliance Is a body Of n s'constit uency OF
about. IS 100, 900 of souls IT. comprises al
/ tho brcnchcs OF the Presby terrain and r.
i formed Churches lin the world. VI The all y
ancc is 1ivided into two par he East
j controlled ~ Commission. OF the Pan
! Presbyterian Commission OF tho Vest
which covers the United States and Cam
| ada, DR.. Kerr Is the presidents
Il From this commissio will x come. the
| opposition. With a,view tor COMMUNICATING
/ the effect of tine Chicago scheme, n spe-i
| cial committed has been appointed - to
| draw up a plan for a series OF Sunday
school lessons built upon tho old ortho-
| doX principles, to- be placed In the field
5aEainstGthose to be issued by the Council.
| Of Seventy. This committee has complet-
cd a rough draft Of its work and has
submitted lit to DR.. Kerr. He has ex-
pressed his approval of It and has in-
structed tho committcefto draw up the
plan In detall.l a final report will be made
! next month.
."rhere Is in the Presbyterian Church..
said DR.. Kerr. when questioned about the
matter yesterday, mo law requiring our
Sunday-schools to use this SERIES of les
sons or that. They are iat entire liberty
! to select. The Chicago movement it4ls
| backed up by men of great learning ana
1.-THE lessons they will prepare night SPci
| Of such a high order as to attract many
! OF tho schools. Thoy are. however. per-
no 1iCn
Chicago professors ard we il must keep
them out. TO do SO VIC shs Il have to have
d series OF lessons prepared by men OF
equally great learning, who are orthodox
In theirlvews. This we are going to do,
The series, since they cannot ho placed
in the schools by any nuthorlty Of the
church. must stand on Its merits, There
fore. It must be one Of exceptional
strength, # y 3i 8&3 III
5"I have recently received from a spe-
cinl committee we have appointed a pre-
Urinary sketch of the work, which Il
mIttee willnow go more Into detail The
lessons will cover -,,p entire Bible and
will pe prepared by the best mon we
hnyo In tho denominatl on. 2i
e MEET NEXT MONTH.
a meeting Of the commission Will DO
York city. One Of tho chief matters will
BIO the reception of the report OF this
committee. and further plans In connec-
ton with the movement, AS soon rs they
are completed tho lessons Will be intro,
7lllced in the Presbyterian and Reformed
Church schools throughout al tho United |
States and Canada
~. commission Will also make arrange
iments for tho Pan Presbyterian Council,
which Will he held next year In Liver
pool. On April 10th IA. banquet Will be
rendered the body q 1.-THE Hotel Savoy, in
New York Or, Kerr Will be ono OF the
two chief speakers.
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