The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-16
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not do 1t? It Is Teportedgthat there
are 26.fiO,7sS children q schoe5ti age
d. eS from 5 to 90 years old9 n this
country. OF these 1t q probably safe
to say q, 100000 ARE dependent on the
Public Schools for their education Il 1
thet Intentions carried out as the sys.
ten plans, these children should go
to school 5hogrs 2 DAY. days II the
wecR. ltne months II TIE year, lt.;i!
t:iey are twenty vars o. age. Ard
though we have nsei:el into our dol
lara 9In God we tisist, II Is not re.
qui.ed # one of there that g sitgsie
word ST lie Bible Dc. pp, Into any ex.
animation from the day the child en-
tiers the primary department, until
graduated from the highest school or
university connected with the whole
system. Do not let me be misunder-
stood. There are hundreds, and thou
sands, good and true Christians teach
ing in the public schools; men and wo.
men who love, and believe in the
Word Of Cod" and who often st the
peril Of being disciplined inject +
into their teachings; but they do tais
despite the order Of the system. They
may read It, and. open sessions with
proyer, even the LORDS PRAYER.
But the point is that no part Of the BIZ
Bile is included in the knogledeg re.
quired Of a child taught In our public
SCHOOLS. Reading, writing, arithmetic,
geography and many other things are
required, given at lessons, and a re-
spectacle average must be attained in
examinations or the pupil cannot be
promoted, or graduated. Not the first
word is. asked a teacher as to knowl;
edge Of the Bible, as essential to his
or her profession. Thus II the whole
course is carried out for fifteen school
years, the catld population Of this
land, committed to these schools, are
taught by this system the terrible
God.defying falsehood, viz: That the
Word Of God is not essential in eduea-
tion. And Christian people, who pro.
fess unqualified faith in that Word
and implicit obedience to the God Of
that Word sit suplnely by and let
things take their course; Gods ex.
press command to the contrary not
withstanding. 1t is not bold, bald mu-
tiny in the army of the Living God?
He says: Man shall live by every
word that proceeds out of'the mouth
of God" (Matt. 4:4) :You shall teach
them, thy sons, and thy sons sons"
(Deut. 4:9) "Thou shalt teach them
diligently to thy children" (Deut. esd,
for I'm the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the
Word was Cod" John 1:1.) These
are but few of the thousands of ex-
pressions that are woven into the very
heart and soul of the Bible, so clear,
so plain, so pointed, so urgent and
commandatory that every Bible read
ing Christian in the world today
knows that God wills to have His
Word taught clearly and fully His
children everywhere, always. "You
shall know the Truth, and the Truth
shall make you Free How under
heaven shall any one know the truth
il it Is not taught him? Search the
Scriptures" cries Jesus. 0, there is
no possible installing the mind of
God in this matter. We DO know what
heorders; but we deliberately stand
still in dlsobedience, vainly hoping
that "deliverance will arise some 9TH
er way" VIII it? Jesus says, Matt.
12: '43-45, "When the unclean spirit is
gone out Of man he walketb through
dry places, seeking rest and findeth
none. Then,he sayeth: Twill return
unto the house from whence I came
out; and when he is come he findeth
it empty, swept and garnIshed. Then
goetn he and taketh with him seven
other spirits more wicked than him
self, and they enter in and dwell
there, and the last state Of that man
is worse than the first"
Mark the fearful multiplication of
evil was caused by the "emptlness"
of that house. The sweeping was right
and commeldable, so was the garnish-
ing, or decorating. but emptiness gave
the outcast spirit his opportunity to
come bringing seven Others, worse
than himself. Here Jesus shows US
that any and all systems, however, ZAP.
parently clean-all additions, however
beautiful or profound they may ap,
pear, but give the, powers Of evil OPP
portunity for multiplication, seven
fold, II they are accompanied with what
He calls emptiness. What is this
"emptiness?" This terrible devil-in-
wiling thing. that fills the clean and
beautiful with seven fold and more
wicked spirits? 1t is not emptiness
Of Goods Word" emptiness Of God?