The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-05
Richmond. Va. Oct. 20, 1911.


and OF social order.
Richmond. Va. Oct. 20. 1911.
At the Almshouse
Editor Richmond Virginian:
sr.--lt my privilege to lead at the Pc
Lords day land the first Lords day of the
month";, which is the day set apart for the
Christian church (of which Rev. Will lei
gler is the preacher) to lead the services. By
request as the preacher could not be present,
led the meeting.
The basis Of my remarks were from Matthew
xvi, 16--"Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God" / remembered our lamented
President. James A. Garfield. who lived and
in, the Christian church. was once requested
by a lady to formulate a statement which would
give her more definite idea as to our doctri-
nal position. The following Is copy OF Mr..
Garfeld's statement:
l. We call ourselves Christians or Disciples.
2. We believe in God. the Father.
8. We believe that Jesus is the Christ. the Son
OF the living God, and our Saviour We regard
the divinity of Christ the fundamental truth
Of the Christian system.
A. We believe in the Holy Spirit. both as to
his agency in conversion and dweller in
the hearts OF Christians
5. We accept both the Old and New Tesla
ment Scriptures the inspired word Of God.
6. We believe in the future punishment of
the wicked. and the future reward of the right
eouS.
T.. We believe in prayer--hearng and prayer
answering God.
o.
Supper on every Lords day. To this table we
neither invite debar. We say it is the
Lords Supper for the Lords children
8. We plead for the union of all of Gods peo
pie the Bible and the Bible alone.
10. The Bible is our only creed.
IL. We maintain all the ordinances should
be observed they were in the days of the
apostles.
Do you not heartily endorse these express
sons? II so, Come thou with us and We will
do thee good
The lecture yesterday at the amshouse
handled along these lines. l trust with good
results
On every Lords day Of the members
of the several churches meet at this institution.
The inmates attend regularly and interested
in these services. They commence at o'clock
am Of opinion the inmates are prohted by
them. They all look neat and happy. They
are the wards Of the Christians Of this city and
Christ Is watching the result.
Jesus answered. said unto them Go your
way, and tell John what things ye have
and heard; how that the blind see. the lame
walk the lepers are cleansed. the deaf hear,
the dead raised. to the poor the gospel is
preached" Thank God for these truths.
THOMAS H BoIssEAU.
oid-Time Religion.
Editor Richmond Virginian:
Sr,-Perhaps I not explicit in what
said the above subject as I should have
stand my meaning / received private letter
from brother few days ago. in which he
said that "f 1 thought that poverty was sin
and riches religion. I In the dark to
what religion is: and SO say /.
The log shanty that I described was not
overdrawn. but 1t did not represent the fnan-
cial condition Of the people in the neighhor-
hood, for nearly ell were slave owners and had
bank accounts. The owner OF the farm
which the shanty was built owned twelve f1f-
teen slaves and had large bank account.
My parents died when l was quite small and
was living with uncle in Southampton coun-
ty at the time, who owned five or six slaves
and had several thousand dollars in bank on
interest. Many of the farmers would go to
church and other places with their families in
close carriages driven by servant. The ma
1ority Of the farmers did not know what II was
to hitch or unhitch a horse. No. 1t was not
poverty; why. better things were not provided
for the children, but indifference. stinginess and
a low sbb OF religion.
Religion precedes the arts and sciences and
makes the ground fallow. 1t has the promise
Of tho life that now Is, and Of that which II to
como. 1t enlarges a mans heart and makes
him want to do something for God through
his fellows Hence he does not grunble at be-
ing taxed for the good OF humanity. and this
fact leavens the whole lump. God honors such
a spirit. and the world on upgrade In
every department. God has wonderful, things
yet in store for His people that He will grad
ually unfold through the brain of man as re-
ligion advances.
The majority Of heads Of families were men,
bers Of some church r. T. REESE.
Prince George. Va, Oct. 2. 1911