The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-11

.S.s,s'r " hHiuiSn the state with high
souleu men. 1t has exalted scholar.
snip; It has sought men throAsh schol-
arshlp and moral training; it values
Isehoiarship as a .est OF character, and
aa,,a as sign OF power, The sons OF the
eollege have been kept In perpetual
contact With the great ideals. the great
l religious forces OF history; their broth
erS anc companions have been the
gseaS OF all ages and climes. II we
can draw ar.y Inference freiss ;iie faiths
OF Our forefathers and OF our people to-
Gay we must conclude that the rela-
uons and analogies between religion
ana education are intimate and far
@he nlbl,cai Coneept.op.
= dnrongh the "arp and woof OF Bible
doctrine and history runs the thought
or manifold and intimate relations be-
eween reiigion and education. No book
on eaftn has so exalted knowledge and
Wisaom as this great book. Learning,
/ culture. the seeking and the right use
OF knowledge are set forth in variety
| OF ways. not only as the privilege but
ornament but the very soul Of the
bighest life. The Bible coming from
200 and addressed to man, made In
! mods image. has for. It's fundamental
purpose the culture Of man.. It's sreaf
fundamental teachings are what man
is 20 believe concerning God and what
duty God requires of man. Coming
as reyeintion from mind to mind Il is
cnaiienge, a command, to the finite
mind to train and equip itself to hold
converse with the infinite Maker and
huier; OF the world. The Bible first
proclaimed the great principle which
educators the world over now see with
order to godliness;" i. e.. truth ss piyem en-
IN order to make, men godlike In char
acter ano conduct. The truth sho,,
make you free" Is the noble declaration
en,pod,a,; Oh our LORD, the principle Of which ia
erai arts" liberal culture liberal
euucatfoii,". because truth frees men
from fear from weakness, from error,
IRON, from wrong; 1t gives freedom by IL
iu1minatnS In, life and nature and duty.
me Bible Is the perfect religious
book, the guide to life. the guide to
heaven, because 1t is also the perfect
educational book. It's very structures
and int1. framI,ework from Genesis to Reve-
Gods book to teach man, to teach him
70 KNOW, to enable him to be and to do.
knowing, being and doing ara never
separated in the thought Of this great
volume. =, q ea'
KeyFote 10 Bible Tcnchinp.
The first chapter of Genesis Sounds
Inc Inc Key note that rings through all the
bipie music. 1t puts in our hand the
Whoia WISER fl .hread hrea that runs through it's
laration that In the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth. and
IN the sublime account OF the creation
Wnich Follows thesel words we are
l,aas,e, prs5ented ted with God's relation to the
world and to man. The history is Civ
en-, not to satisfy scientific curiosity.
put TO form and guide moral life. First.
SIou is represented as q worker. active
~ ~ otfol etmfpioying His powers in the pro-
OF the six days creation is a dramati.
zation Of God at work on the world.
showing man by the object lesson
method how he must work Work fol-
.uMs work; each part connected with
lows. representing God as wise, order
~ and systematic In His work. Again
SIX times are we told "And God saw
IL .aat At it was good" And finally God
haW Iat eyerything that He had made "and
preston repeated at each forthpuftine
OF creative power is the sublime and
si,istpie aenreW way OF saying that God
tty ttthsoysr HIS work, and like, an artist,
verse is the art az God. when the
SIN days work was done God Is repre-
sented as resting from His labors: that
IS, tie is pictured to us as enjoying the
ffepose, fras9S the satisfaction that comes
Thought and will. Now, gather up the
FEATURES OF this sublime dranatiznti6n
OF 900 as worker. First as God
WORKS on. tasks worthy cf Himself, SO
employment Of his powers: seconG no
God works wisely, orderly, all parts ,f
ftls work correlated together. each f1av
reading to tomorrow, each lover MA
i,ag par.1g TOT the higher, so mans work
must initiate Gods In method. system
and order: third, as God; like an arfist
throws His heart into the work. sf, ,1,a,,
must be godlike in his enthusiasm i,,
~ MS arr ana work; fourth, the climax
t tha tiieas lEast tdramatlzed truths is the fact