The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-03-19
ABLE SERMON
Preached by Rev. E. Nj. Kennison
on Christian Education.

A very fine audience in size and
intelligence greeted Prof. Kenuison
III the NJ. e. Church South last
Sunday morning. II had been announc
ed that he would deliver sermon
on Christian Education, and this
announcement was enough 10 COM
pletely fill the house. Prof Kenni-
son said he did not know whether
his audience would call what he nigh
say sermon, lecture, or a talk.
lie was there because he had been
asked to speak, and he would speak
a.ong certain lines because he has
been asked TO speak along those
lines, He announced as a basis Tor
text for bis Lecture-Tal the
first half OF the It'll verse OF the 23rd
chapter OF Proverbs: AS man
lhinketh in his heart so Is he. The
News win not attempt to report"
what the professor said on this
occasion. 1t is worthy place In
these columns In its entirety. but
Hck OF space forbids. All We can
do is TO briefly sketch an outline
OF what certainly pleased an,i
,aterested all who listened.
The intellectual, moral and ply
ical nature Of a man must be In
structed, must be educated. II one
thought OF nothing but little things
ais mind would be little. The text
showed that man, had brain, emo
ton. and that he acts,
Education, said the professor, can
cot create. It can only develop. Be
lore a thing can be developed II
must exist. II In the process Of dry
Ing bean is overheatsd the germ
Of life ia killed. It may be planted
m the richest soil. watered and cul'
tiyated, but II Is impossible to make
4: grow. II. on the other hand, &
has life and is planted under favor,
able conditions it will grow, and w
cannot prevent It's growth. A human
being born without q mind car
rot be bought, but II II had only /
small mind, thism ind can be educat
ed, developed.
Speaking Of COINCIDENCE Prof. Ken
nison said that some people max,
the mistake Of taking confidence u
an arbiter between right and wrong
| Coincidence does not, can not, tel
the right from the wrong. One
intellect does that, hence the i'm
portance of properly educating tn
brain, Coincidence tells you after yo
have done a thing whether 20,
, did right or wrong. Children hav
: been taught to steal; have grown b
in an environment of crime. an,
what intellect they have teaches
them that their acts are not wronl
but right, and their concience NJ
proves.
There are, said Prof. Kennisor
three places for education: tn
home, the church and the schoo
, The speaker thought that witt
the early home instruction the chill
n should receive religious teaching n
|, should be compelled to attend churc
or, better still, the parents shoul
| take 1t to church, And right her
: permit the writer to observe tba
/ II the parents OF some children, bl
enough to know better had bee
: with those children when Pro-. lei
i r,ison was speaking those who III
I fortunately had seats near the your
r ones would not have been annoye
/ by their chattering.
, Prof. Kenriison would, II aske
E II attendance upon the religious Sc
i vices Of school should be compulsol
5 answer In the negative. He illu
[ tlated the value of knowledge
/ ancient languages to the student
out of the Bible to save him. b,
: could read English could get enoul
d uot Of the Bible tosave him. b,
!, there is much in the original tn,
can be known and understood by on
I those who could read the book
n its original tongues.