The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-02
FROM a SERMON PREACHED Hy
RI. REV. c. c. PENlck, D. D.,
IN CHRIST CHURCH, FAiRMoNT,
! w. va, JANUARY Il, 1907.

Ri. REV. c. G. PENick, o. D.,
IN CHRIST CHURCH, FAlRMoNT,
w. VA, JANUARY Il, 1907. ~
"For my people have committed
1.-TWO evils; they have forsaken me,
the fountain of living waters, and
have hewed them out cisterns, brok-
en- sisterns that can hold no water"
Jer. els.
hold in my hand book. t'tke
Book. 2 "The Book of Books.' the Lfv-
ing Word of the Living Cod" 1t is
Of this book that our Lord Jesus
Christ speaks when He says: MAN
must live by every word, that pro-
ceedeth out of the mouth Of God"
Matt. IA. Again: "aTiH heaven and
earth pass away, one jot or one title
shall in on wise pass from the law,
till all be fulfilled" whatsoever
therefore shall break one OF these
least commandments, and shall teach
men so. he shall be called the least
in the kingdom of heaven; but who:
soever shall do and teach them. the
same shall be called great In the
kingdom OF heaven" Matt. 5:19.)
Again: Therefore shall We lay up
these my words in your heart and in
your soul, and bind them for a sign
upon your hand, and they may be as
frontlets between your eyes. And ye
shall teach them to your children,
speaking of them when thou sittest IN
thine house, and when thou walkest
by the way. and when thou Hest
down, and when thou risest up. And
thou shalt write them upon the door
posts of thy house and upon thy
gates, that your days may be multi.
piled, and the days Of your children"
tDeut. 11:1s.21.) Once more: '1n
the beginning was the word, and the
VOID was with God. and the word was
Cod Ono. I'D These and thou.
sands upon thousands of texts
through and through this book, prove
to every believer in this Bible, that
God wills. that this book be taught
Ills children one, and all great AMI
small until" they are all flied wits
the knowledge Of God. This is so
plain, that we expect no denial from
any loyal Christian. But now we
come to the issue. Before entering
upon 1T. let me by all means make
one point as clear as tthe noon day;
and that Is this: that In all that fol-
lows, ] am in no way speaking of
Public School Teachers, individually
for bear them record. that in u
ministry OF vast experience, for more
than 81 years, have found them most
faithful, and as class perhaps the
most helpful co-workers towards the
building up the Kingdom of God;
despite the terrible draw back of the
system lettering and hindering them.
But it Is of this very system that
am now about 10 speak, as truthfully,
and calmly as God gives me grace to
do.
According to the Census of 1900
there are in this country 26,110.TSs
children between the ages of S and
90. The number OF these at private
schools Is not given, so far as 1
know. but in the census of 1890, there
were 1882 REPORTED as In private
schools. II we say now 100000 we
would not be very far wrong, and 90
the safe side. Deduct these from the
whole number, and we have 25,110,.
7Ss children in this country liable to
the public school system. What does
this mean? 1t means that they are
liable to be placed under teachers.
sought examined and proved. to
teach the primer, spelling book,
readers, arithmetic, geography, gram
mar, philosophy. rhetollc, algebra.
geometry, history, latin, and It may
be French, German aud Greek; but
not one authorized or examined as to
fitness for teaching this God AL
mighty's own Book, given men by His
Holy Spirit. A teacher may on his or
her individual responsibility, read a
portion Of the Bible at opening exer-