Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-04
TAFT URGES
STUDY OF THE BIBLE
Its Illustrations Invaluable to
Public Speakers and Writers,
He Tells Sunday School.

Declaring that the men who speak with
the most telling effect are those who are
able to command illustrations from Holy
Writ. President Taft last night sent a
message to the members of the Sunday
school of the Church of the Reformation
urging them to study the Bible.
The Presidents message was delivered
upon the occasion of the opening serv-
ice and reception in the new building Of
the Sunday school at I'd street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, at which
many ministers spoke.
There are great many reasons why
You should attend Sunday schools said
young men and young women who are
old enough to understand the importance
of literature and history. and I would
urge upon them the necessity for close
attention to the lessons that are learned
and taught in the Sunday schools. the
study of the Bible. the study of the his
tory of the people, the study of its litera-
ture life a wealth Of possession for you
that you can not now at your present age
understand.
Makes Speeches Impressive.
1.-The men who speak with telling effect
are those who are able to command il
Illustrations from Holy Writ who are ia
miliar with the stories of Holy Writ. and
who can tell them to their audiences.
They are the ones who understand the
force of that book. And it is in the Sum-
day schools where you can get the Oppor-
tunity that you will never have again in
your busy lives to familiarize yourselves
with the history that 1t teaches, with it's
literature. with its lessons.
Il do not mean to say, and i should
be lacking in appreciation If did say it,
that that was the chief benefit from Sum-
day school experience. OF course the
great one is the laying of foundation of
moral and religious character. But to
the older students. the young men and the
young women. this is something that /
would impress upon them. because they
the opportunities that they lost if they
have not studied we'll that book which is
the book of all others in Sunday school
education"
Need of Religious Schools.
Several of the speakers of the evening
contained that the construction and MAIN
tenance of a religious school for the re-
ligious instruction of the young was more
important than the building of expensive
houses of worship.
Among those who spoke We're Rev. DR..
Vincent V. Hewlett. pastor of the Fourth
Baptist Church; Rev. Dr.. Paul Hickok
of Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, DR..
and Mrs. Wilbur Craft of the interna-
tional reform bureau. Rev. c. P. Wiles.
pastor of Keller Memorial Lutheran
Church: Rev. DIR. J. r. Huddle, pastor of
st. Pauls Lutheran Church; George Mar
tin and MyrOn Jones Of the Y. VI. G. A.
In the receiving line at the reception
We're Dr. Don Weidley. pastor of the
Church of the Reformation and Mrs
Weidley; Miss Annie Hinkle. Miss Lulu
Mentally, Mrs. Maud Helventine and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Hesse. Henry +. Stop
sack was in charge of the musical pro-
gram, and Henry a. Hesse, T. p. HEX
man and Edward w. Raab as the COM
mittee which had charge of the erection
of the building, were warmly praised and
con Sra tulatcd