The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-13
BIBLE CLASSES
IN BIC PARADE
Thousands March in Annual
Event, Making Impos-
ing Spectacle
GREAT MASS MEETING
AT CITY AUDITORIUM
Or. Edwin A, Alderman,
President of University,
the Chief Speaker
of the Day

Waving s!lken banners to the breeze
and singing and whistting onward
Christian soldier" ana otner hymns
three thousand mem hers OK the Binle
classes of the Sunday schools Oh fsieh-
marched in third annual parade from
CAPITOL Square, yesterda! afternoon
10 the City Auditorium. MAKING an
imposing spectacle and one that WAS
Witnessed with the keenest interest,"
by thousands along the line OF MARCH,
+. 4. Miller, Chief Marshal
r. A. Miller was the chief marshall
of the parade and he was carry Ia
the start IN an aotomopie eon rsnals
with his various assistant maIsha.s
and aiding them in forming with as
few bitches as possible the big parade.
Many Wow Parade.
Long before the parade started. peo-
ME gathered on the porches and street
corners with q look or expectancy on
their faces and the crowds OK on
lockers, which lined the streets Grew
larger as the parade drew nearer.
THE best show on earth would hard
lily have excited more attention.
Parade In Six Divisions.
The parade marched in six divisions.
the first in charge Of Frank T. Bates
the second, Judge x. H Wells; the
third. A. 3. Clarke: the fourth; .. ).
Morton; fifth, c. Il. Guy; sxn' u. ..
Crenshaw.
Lime Of March.
Marching four abreast, one flle OF
fours on one side ofthe street anG
another Ale on the other side. the pro-
cession moved up Grace street from
Capitol Square. where the read al
vision had formed, to Firth. down
Fifth to Franklin, up Franklin 10
Laurel, down Laurel to Cary and up
Cary to the City Auditorium. corner
| OF Cary and Linden streets.
Exercises In Auditorium.
| o. A. Hawkins, president OF the
Federation Of Bibie Classes. OF Rich
mond and vicinity. under whom
auspices the parade and mass meet
iing were Launched. was master OF
ceremonies The congregation sang
stand UP, Stand Up for Jesus. after
which Rev. D. D. Clay Lilly read the
first fourteen verses ofthe first chap,
ter OF John. Mr.. Hawkins then called
on Rev. DR.. George W. Mcdaniel to
pronounce the invocation. DIT. NC
Daniel asked the divine blessing and
that the members ofthe Bible classes
might take fresh courage and attempt
greater things for God in the future
than ever before.
After the hymn, "AlI Hail the Pow
er OF Jesus Name" had been sung.
President Hawkins arose and said that
Governor Mann desired 1t said that
/ he was with the mass meeting in
spirit II not in the body. The COVER
nor, Mr.. Hawkins explained, was in
Petersburg by reason OF q previous
enlargement
In introducing Or. Edwin A. Alder
man. president Of the University OF
virginia and the chief speaker Of
thu day, Mr.. Hawkins said that today.
az OF old. the teacher. who IL equipped
| for his work and Is In the right rela-
| ton to the Lord and Master II quail
fed for service In a degree no whttless
than the minister in the pulpit. He IN
troduced DR.. Alderman as that sort
Of teacher and also as one Of the
foremost educators In the land.
The Address
DIT. Alderman's subject was Christ
| the Great Leader OF Men,. he said
| in opening his address:
"A fourfold impression reaches out
and grips the heart OF any man. who
has the privilege Of speaking to such
an impressive company 40 this: l. The
Iimminence and need Of religion in tho
life of every healthy sould; 2. The
vitality Of the Bible as the supreme
law OF human conduct: ). The d.
receive power OF the layman and the
business man in the mighty expansion
and readaptaiion OF religion to the
actual needs OF men in the modern
world; 4. Tho moral leadership OF
Christ in the new demand tor political
honor and in the new ethics OF busi-
ness life.
| Back of ali efforts to ameliorate
society glows the deathlsss religious
impulse. vitalizinE this mighty inn
pulse IL the new feeling by every day
men that the old Bible Of their fathers
and mothers has Q commanding mes.
sage to business, to industrial and
social life. Church attendance used
interest. Perhaps interest In Bible
study Ia coming to measure that In
terest more exactly. deplore any
decline in church attendance. but
rejoice in this desire for understanding
Of the great framework OF our spirit
ual civilization. At the University OF
Virginia $50 students are voluntarily
studying the English Bible and the
mont popular course OF lectures In
augurated there for years In upon BIZ
hiA themes. All froces and move
ments making for social righteousness
lead to the way OF Jesus. the supreme
figure Of the Bible story. and 1t IL
lof Him and His ways that l dare to
tr~ to speak today"
l. DR.. Alderman said that no man is
truly educated. who has not asked
Jesus, which Is called Christi" The
right ideals and convictions OF men,"
The continued, are endangered from
two great sources, faults Of tempera-
,ment (pride and selfishness) and faults
OF sensuality (depraved appetitss) !.
There are 1ve great influences evolved
by civilization to strengthen and puri-
~ these ideals ana convictions--the
home, the church. the school. the
State and business--centripetAl forces
which keep the race in tts moral orbit.
land the supreme ideal upon which
we riy to inform and guide these
mighty agencies u the life and Z few
sayings Of the CaxoentAr Of Nazareth.
Jesus ChTist, the Great 6uec4alfot OF
all time and for al men on living.
This - the Age OF specialists Pnsteur,
Koch, Kelvin leap 70 tho lips ~ great
authorities on science--on the su-
iprems business Of hfe and conduct
Christ = the great authority
| Nan-God ard God lGan.
1T y my purp0ea" u. Alderman
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