Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-26
BIBLE PARADE IN LOS ANGELES
 MOST IMPRESSIVE

niversary, while the addresses of l the four regular speakers were s.dd- | ed to by several announcements from the members of the Y. M. c. 4. and the Gideons in regard to work that is being done by those organi- zations-
 New Movements Planned.
 The occasion yesterday, when 5000 people representative of every sect in the city, had gathered in one cause to celebrate the anniversary of the English Bible, was seized up- on by the speakers of the after noon to launch into active work three movements. which will proba
 bly, make themselves much felt iu
 the city.
 At the appeal of the Rev Charles
 Edward Locke. amid ringing 4iA
 plause. the 5000 people present rose
 from their seats with one accord in
 a protest against the action of the state authorities, which has result
 ed in the taking of the Bible out of
 the public schools as a regular ad- junct in the school curriculum. Ii
 was decided to start an aggressive campaign for the re-installation of
 the Bible in the daily life of every
 student n the public schools of
 this city and the state.
 | Following an appeal os F. H. Em- | cit, religioGs director oss the Y. M c. A., about half of the people of | the congregation signed a pledge | agreeing 10 work to have copy of | the Scriptures in every mans pock-
 ct. to have a portion of the ScrIP-' ] lures read by every man daily, to have an open Bible in every home and to work for the promotion of
 Bible reading by every man
 Through Mir Henderson. one of
 the principal workers in the move
 ment of the Gideons, to have 10000
 copies of the Bible placed in the ho-
 tels of Los Angeles, an appeal was
 made to all present and to all
 churchgoers and religious workerf
 Tn the city to contribute toward the
 expense of buying Bibles 80 that the
 work can be carried out with the
 greatest disratch..
 ? Insult Arouses Protest.
 After q stirring speech by the |, Rev. J. Whiteomb Brousher every { body in the large gathering rose II I protest against the ridiculmg of tb'
 Scriptures by certain school teach . CTS, who are said to have seo'fed a 5 the Bible to their pupils. It va V claimed by Dr. Brougher that thi I has happened in several instance . which have been brought to his pc: f sonal attention and that at the II | stigation of many fathers and mott
 CTS Of the city he had taken it Cpo I. himself to lead in a movement h !, which such acts may ba brought [ an end.
 n The parade yesterday formed 8 .. the Y. NJ. c. A. building On Hop E street, between Seventh end Eight 7 streets, and took the following hn n of march. Down Seventh to BToa' a way, in Broadway to Sixth in SiNt Q to Spring, LuIth in Spring e FoTrt' a west in Fourth to Broadway, sout f in Broadway to Sixth aud west l Sixth to the First Methodist churci , The participants in the big den n onstration ranged in age from f. 1 years to 50 or more. There were SCI Q eral Japanese, who are members ( fl the Y. Nj. c. 4. and active worker IT in it's service Many pennants bea I ing suggestive notices and larg n canvas signs were carried by tn Q 1 different bodies represented. Tn # -eIigious, charitable and saivatio m organizations of the entire soutl IS land were participants.
 n Immense Crowd at Church.
 When the parade arrived at u ,l First Methodist church there ha ,l already gathered in it's gallerit " many women and men, while tf d downstairs section Of the hall, T P served for the paraders and fe V who did not enter into the parad In filed rapidly as the procession hle If into the building. Before everyboa S had found a place every seat WI ?. taken. In a short time all standln h room was occupied, the doorwa! H. were damned with people who cou of not get into the hall either down re upstairs, and hundreds of people ha Ic to turn their backs on the chur' at and give up the idea of witnessir in the services.
 On the. church platform, whi' re was elaborately decorated with ho' 7e CTS of many kinds, sat many of u IT, prominent ministers of the city ar r. some who had come in from u -y suburbs and surrounding town ct The sneakers were the Rev. Charl es Edward Locke. who spoke on I'll ,h Influence of the English Bible -y the Literature of the World u le Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher, VI a spoke on The English Bible as Is Inspired Volume;" the Very He of William MacCormack, who spoke it The English Bible Factor in u Id Spiritual Life Of the Enelish Spea
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