The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-05

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gnrnent in the celebrated "Girard Col
lege case. In which he sought to
prove that this was a Christian ma
ton. The Christian forces have been
at work during this period and yet
this Is not a Christian nation to-
day. We are sworn ON the Bible in
the courts: cur legislatures are open
. ed with prayer; the iafidei Is dis
counted; there is a sentiment which
calls this a Christian nation; but The
facts are against our claim.
Fhere. are ninety million people in
United States and only twenty
millions are members of evangelical
churches. Twelve million are Cath
oiics, ffty-eight million are not mem
bers al church whatsoever.
The situation in the South is more
favorable. but the South cannot be
siairned as a Christian country. Thir-
.y-ope per cent. of the people of this
section are members of evangelical
churches. six per cent. are Catholics
ard s.xty-three per cent. are not
members of any church. AS long as
afty~etght men cut of every hundred
-SeTtFs r not cnurr
members. we cannot call this a Chris
tian nation, and as long as sixty
three out Of every hundred in the
South are not members OF any church
whatever. We cannot say that the
South Is evangelical. Let MS look at
the conditions east OF the Mississippi
East of the Mississippi among evan-
golicai Christians there are 45.T per
cent. of Bapttsts. 2f.3 M~ethodists. IA
Catholics. and SO IN. one out of every
three east Of the Mississippi ia a
member OF some church. To state
1t "A little differently: In the territory
OF the Southern Baptist C~or%sention
the Baptists have 1913 per cent Of
the population. The Mcthodists come
next with i01 per cent; the Dis
cil,les come next v{th 10: the Pres
byterians next with lis: the Eptsce-
peiians next with 8. and ali the other
deneminati 0ns together have ~ per
cen Thus more than one-haif ef
the people of the South are not mem
beers Of any church.
Foreigners are increasing r4ore
rapidly IN the United states than
Christianity Is growing in foreign
lands. For every convert o 20 the
erGss on the foreign ftetd tEn i%rIrIt-
profit by the history {" fatestiuei
Palestine.
over whose acres walked those
blessed 4ttt, ,mo
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he Soat" ~ - rt~ ,,rt..srtv
GUS kfo"th ~ SN.ab4' ~ sum
values now Erast1 nv - a59 r sss
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more cotton ~ 80 nrtt,nr~d
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neeoihe y ~ ,ns,irStia, and
TO your peopts !. r.1tst,,n tfe
locals OF lhe 1880, and asked.
Wa = $500 nat.ra ~ NE highest
wnat y - M ,naneaiate reply
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