The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-31
AUDIENCE CHARMED
/ BY GREAT LECTURE
sUNsEEN REALITIES" MADE PLAIN
by HON. GEORGE H. wEND-
LING.
"MOSES" TO BE THEME
TUESDAY NIGHTS TOPIC AT JOHN
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL A.
DIToRiUM WILL DE "THE
HEBREW LAw6iyER."
"MOSES" TO BE THEME

Discussing the work of the Great
Invisible Being who swung old earth
into space and created the universe by
the word of His power, Hon. George r.
Vending charmed a great audience in
the auditorium of the John Marshall
High School Monday night. his theme
being Unseen Realities"
The speaker said that the trend Of
the nineteenth century had been to-
ward materialism. but that he was
there to say that the spirit of the new
century was for higher recognition
and better understanding of the spirit
uaI. Science bows when Ii reaches the
borderiani OF the spiritual. There Is
no conflict between religion and true
gclence Nature is fun of forces that
can be described but not defined. New
ton could not define gravitation; Edi-
son Is unable to tell what electricity is,
though he has harnessed IL for mans
use; science cannot tell what light and
heat fs.
The agnostic, when confronted with
the great issues of life, with the open
grave, can but say. Il give IL up The
death Of faith in God would mean men,
tai suicide for the world.
For the materialist the Declaration
of independence mean only a comhina :
ton of the rags from which the paper
on which IL liz written was made and
Of the ink with which II was written.
But the great. invisible power behind
the paper had created a great nation
aud had stirred humanity. 10 it's great
est depths.
The New Testament was a little
hook--so small. In fact. that not long
since, when revised. its contents had
been wired from New York TO Chicago
and printed in single issue of a daily
paper But the power behind the book
rules the universe, Civilization is
ba sed on invisible power The law Is
invisible, but controls the nations. The
power Of the press is invisible
AS there Is a Great Being of hepefi-
cence whose power is for righteous
ness. SO there is. without and independ-
ent of ourselves. n spirit for evil. whose
influence for malice. envy and hate are
used To tear down the man.
Conscience, the sheriff. brings one
before the great arbiter. the spirit of
the man within, sits in judgment on
his acts.
The speaker closed with an apos-
trophe on the living Saviour. who.
while crucified nearly two thousand
years ago. Is the great, moving, up
lifting. purifying force. though invisi-
BILE TO the eye of mortal mar. in
the world to-day.
series Mr.. Vending is delivering un-
! der tffe auspices or the. Young Mems
Christian Association.
Intense interest has been stirred up,
and both the committee and the gem
erai secretary Of the .faunE Mems
Christian Association are to be con-
graduated. Indeed. as one man put
! 1t to-day. The men of Richmond
have been set to thinking The
Young Mems Christian Association
has turned out some big audiences at
It's mems meetings. hut never before
in drenching rain was the capacity
Of the Academy taxed rs 1t was Sun
day afternoon. Hundreds OF men
were turned away from the associa-
ton building after the tickets had
all been given out. The lecture at the
High School last night deepened the
impression.
The Hebrew Lawgivcr."
"Out of the unseen immerged tho
early history of the human race" To-
night Mr. Vending will speak on
Moses. the Hebrew Lawgiver." This
lecture, perhaps more than any other.
win fully demonstrate Mr.. Weddings
ability to take an old theme and make
1t fresh and vivid. The description
of ancient Babylon. the Fascinating
account OF the art and science of old
Egypt, and the awe-inspiring descrlp-
ton Of Mt. Sinai, woven together with
skill. makes the Hebrew Lawgiver'
one Of the most captivating lectures
of the six.
General Secretary Mckee intimated
yesterday that an announcement OF
exceptional interest would be made
probably Thursday. The men of Rich
mond are to have great privileges
during the next two months. and per-
haps the women may also get a taste.
Why note