The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-17

that he and those VINO agreed with
him did not wish to take away the
religious liberty of any one, but that
he wanted others 10 have liberty to
teach and have taught TO their chill
dren the word of God. I'VE are will
ing TO give the minority their liberty
and their rights, but We cannot con-
sent for them 10 take from us our
liberty and our rights" he said.
DIR. Huge does not agree with DIR.
MCDANIEL, of the First Baptist church,
that II takes trained mind 10 un-s
derstand the passages of the Bible
without instruction and with others
that the mere reading of the book is
productive of little good. He con-
siders the Bible valuable for the cul-
tivation of the intellect and believes
that il can be understood by the
most simple.
1T is the profeundest book ever
written he said In his sermon last
night Some sentences In the Bible
are 80 simple that child can nn-'
derstand them and yet so profound
that the profoundest philosopher cam
not probe the depths of their mean
ing.
Those who do not wish their chill
dren 10 have or receive the teach
ing OF the Bible" he suggested. '.can
have them excused during it's read
ing"
His Five Reasons.
DIR. Hoge declared that the Bible
should be read tn the schools for five
comprehensive reasons. For purposes
OF Intellectual culture. for IFS his
toricai value, hecaase it furnishes an
unsurpassed field for character study,
because OF its literary value and be-
cause OF its moral teachings il should
be read. he said
Speaking along these lines, DR..
Hoge said, ia part:
THE Bible ts the best book for all
round development Of the intellectual
powers Parts Of the Bible we're writ
ten by scholars and parts were writ
ten by unedueated men and yet there
is n unity tn the thoughts and words
of the scholars and the fishermen that
satisfies the mind that the writings
and the writer's were inspired of G@d.
and that the book Is the wisdom of
God and, therefore, the very best
book for the development OF the tn
teiiect.
THE Bible should be read in the
schools as history The Bible history
is short, but In few sentences it
gives ,an accurate. knowledge, af tas.
affairs of the countries and peoples
of which IL sspeaks. All human his
tory liz shot through with human
prejudice and wears the limitations OF
ages They shine through its pages
by their own light The children in
our schools should be taught the best
histories and the Bible is the best,
The Bible as Literature.
The Bible should be read and
studied in our schools as literature. 1t
is the very best book for the iegiti-
mate development of the imagination.
1t carries us hack into the eternity
of the past and forward into Nhe
eternity Of the future. IL IL the
richest OF the classics. 1t is fIr SUI
perior to the Greek and Roman
classics and the acknowledged mas
terpiece OF our own tongue.
DID. Hoge here quoted Daniel Web
ster, Victor Huge. Milton. Huxley and
others who paid tribute to the literary
supremacy OF the. Bible. Job is one
tire GREATEST mssternsecas- af IHss
mind he quoted from Hugo, From
Milton: There are no songs conn
parable to the songs of Zion no
orations equal to these az the prophets
and no politics like those which the
Scrtptures teach From Webster;
t.If there is anything in my style or
thought to be commended 1t is due
to my kind parents who instillled into
my mind an early love Of the Scrip
lures" From Huxley: The Bible has
been woven into all that Is best in
English literature
sF DIR. Hoge then gave figures shwwfng
the number Of Quotations frct "a
illusions to the Bible in the pla
eonnets Of Shakespeare and
writings of other authors,
The Bible should he read in our
public schools because OF It's moral
Reaching he continued. 1T is q book
OF morals. such as human wisdom
never framed for the per peuation of
human character and human haps
piness."
DIR, Hoge then Went on to say n
conclusion that he advocates the study
As we'll as the reading OF the Bihle in
the schools and to dwell upon the
rights Of the majority. suggesting that
y the minority which does not wish
to learn of the book retire from the
room for stated period each day.