The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-02
BIBLE IN
The SCHOOLS
This Interesting Matter Creating
d Great Stir iii Churcl, Cir
clcs-ii, This City,.
JOHNSON'S SERMON
ministerial Union to Meet on
Non1ay-P resbytcry Dis
misses Mr.. Pratt.

THE question OF Using the Bible In tho
public schools Of this city Is daily az,
Stunning moro Importance II, church cir
cles. Wide discussion Is being given 10;
tho matter, and some Of the tlcnof'll''l-
tons, notably tho Bartists, nre conss'd-
crnbly exercised over It.
Tho Religious Herald is printing 1ts
guns for ,leliveranco upon tho question
Ii, It's Forthcoming issue, and It is proba-
bic that some Of tho other denomlnntional
organs vii. Join In. Tho Ministerial
Union will meet next Monday. and tho
delayed dlscusslonsof the vcxed question
will then appear. a That 1t will be very
lively nobodyi9lunbts. @Dr. 11dawthorno
will lead Off If he Is BILE to DO out. and
each minister wi;l then be permitted to
make a flve-nlinutes' spaech%i If he desires
to do So rho union will sit behind closed
doors.
At the laurel Street Methodist Church
Sunday morning, DIR. H. T.. johnson
preached on the subject, Can We Afford
to Ignore the Bible In tho Education Of
tbs Young?" In the course of his sermon
he said: A
Iii moral trainingIwe arc almost help
less without the Bible. In the effort to
confront the soul with that mighty word
Ought what other book can we use?
Where shall we find ethical instruction
equal to that contained in the Sermon on
the Mount? On questions Of right and
wrong the Bible speaks with authority,
and backs that authority by the revela-
tlon Of human accountability for all tho
conduct Of life.
"Who are they that oppose the Use Of
the Bible IN our public schools? First, the
sporadic atheist, who looks up into the
face Of the blazing orb of day and dog
gedly declares, There is no sum- second,
the Romanist; - third, a. few eI-
3celssnt Baptists, who arc alarmed over
ths ghost Of an issue dead and buried "a
century and a quarter ago. Sons Of Vir-
ginia. let us not lose time over such ques-
lions. The world moves. Let the Old
Dominion keep step to the music Of it's
own march
Candlenas Day.
Candlemas Day will be celebrated to-
day in all the Catholic churches OF tho
city, and the candles for use during tho
year will be blessed. Masses will be
said at the Cathedral at 6, and g
O'Clock In the morning.
Tomorrow the feast Of st. Blase will
be observed, and the throats Of tho
faithful will be blessed
Bishop Van de Vyver preached Sun.
day at the Cathedral. He told the para
BILE Of the workers in tho vineyard, and
said that some questioned the Justice Of
tho laborers who came at the eleventh
hour, receiving the same compensation
as those who had worked all day. He
used the illustration In connection with
remarks concerning those who came into
tho Cathollc Church, SAYING that many.
often made great sacrificed to- become
eleventh hour. even on the death bed,
would BIO entitled to The same privileges
as those who had always worked In tho
vineyard of the church.
Judge Mann Speaks.
Judge w. H. Mann, State senator from
Nottoway, delivered the address, Sum
day afternoon at the mems meeting at
the Richmond y. NJ. G.. A. ts.
The subject of Judge Mann was Chris
tan Citizenship" He discussed the re-
lation of the citizen to the State, He
declared that the highest liberty comes
from the best obedience. Law Is neces-
sary to liberty. No trainman before
him, he said, would take his train out
tomorrow If told by the company no
was at liberty to run MS he chose. The
dispatcher's orders made him safe. The
highest type Of government results from
Il conscientious discharge of obligations,
and the best Christian makes tho best
citizen. Tic speaker was frequently APP
plauded
About Il dozen men made profession
of faith. MI. and Mrs w. Il. Bales
sang duct and Mrs. ". G.IDnlc two
solos.
'Presbytery Meeting.
4 called meeting of East Hanover
Prebytcry was held at 1l:30 o'clock yes
tcrdny morning at the Second Presby-
tcrian Church in this city.
The chief business was tho dismissal
| Of the REV. II. w. Pratt from tho Old
street Church, Petersburg, to take
charge Of the newly organized Second
Presbyterian Church, South; of WASH
ington. Arrangements were made for tho
annual meeting, of the Huguenot Assoc
citation. In addition to- the city clergy
there wcro present tho Revs. J,t.S.- Eos
| Ter William Nice. White, and IIarry