Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-05-05

I Friends Of the Bible declare the
time To have arrived when assaults up,
on the scriptures should he rcpelled,
They have organized an American
/ Bible league, Recent large meetings
1 OF men eminent as Instructors Of the
young who declare under the guise Of
critical scholarship that they are truth
seekers and nothing more, have
aroused the defenders of inspired
scriptures The latter declare that
I something must be done il anything is
to remain 1t is Bible or no Bible.
/ they say Crime is on the increase as
statistics show. and one chief cause
of it is the fact that Gods word is
iopenly disCreditod.
! The League announces a convention
4 ii defenders of the Bible AS il is, and
declares that it finds interest In its
work Of Bible defense SO great that
people are to attend the convention
\ from all parts of the country. Special
railroad rates are being arranged,
That the league considers the situa.
, ticn grave is shown by the fact that
4 the opcujnS meeting at this convention
will have for its subject The Present
] Assault ON the Bible, The convention
is to be held in the Marble Collegiate
, Reformed church, New York city, May
3, and 3. The pastor cf the church
is Rev pr David James RurreN him.
| self defender Of an inspired Bible,
and ENJOYING a national reputation as
a preacher
The opening address, which is OK.
pccted to set the keynote for the
meeting, will be delivered by Rev DR.
Francis l., Patton. president of Prince
ton Theological seminary aud former
president of Princeton university
This address will set forth the nature
OF the present assault and point oft
its danger Discussions are to follow
by Rev Or Theodore II, Schmaul<
president of the Lutheran general
! council by Rcv. Or Horny G. Minton
for moderator of the Presbyterian
general assembly, and Rev Or s. l.
Bowman. the well known lecturer and
until recently the head of the theolog
zeal department of the De Paw uni
4 yersity The president of the league
4 William Phillips Hall, the we'll known
1 business man who takes such warm IN
4 tcrest Ia the religious welfare of the
people and in the progress Of Amer
lea will occupy the chair
That the assault is regarded as a
death che is shown by the fact that
viii point out the practical cousoQuen
COS Of the attack This attack, II Il
claimed. is producing decentralization
Of conduct and education, and Us hay
ing tremendous influence all of Il
banciul, upon the ministry and upor
missions Tho addresses on the topic
will be delivered by Rev DR.. Albert
H. Plumb, leading Congregations
pastor Of Boston, and Rev DR. J. Il
Rcmensnyder. pastor Of the principa
one of the best known leaders Of tho
Lutheran general synod Discussions
will follow by Rev Dr. j. Ross Steven
son. pastor of DR.. John Halls old New
York church; Rev. DR.. Booth forme
Presbyterian moderator; Bishop SIN
hincof the Reformed Episcopal church
, ana Rev. Or D. J Burrell of the Re
formed church.
on the same day and following II
, The evening topics like the following
L.. II n Il
ness Of the Present RatonaIstit
. CLAIMS, the aim being to show tina
the claims now put forth by the highe
, critic assaulters are the same old her
.eal u1 uogt u"as II Will alst
tse' 3leHer criticism "a no