The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-07
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION
New England No More
God-Fearing Than Virginia
and North Carolina Declares
Head of Navy Department In
Address to Virginia Bible
Society
by The Associated Press,

Richmond. April 5.-Virginia DE-.
votion to the Bible has made the on
Dominion a cradle of liberty and III
home Of more ilIustrious men ma,
any like body on land in the Sa>r
WOrld," Secretary of the NAVY lose
phuS Daniels declared here today. adj
1tesslng the Centennial of the Nirgin.,.
Blble Society.
In cottage and in colonial homes"
SAID The Secretary. the Bible was The
BOOK ana gave an insight as to hn0
was made in dc Virginia
ana TINS was the source and insDir3
tion OF the staying and sturdy quail
ties that has enabled Virginia to give
50 many useful lives to the coun-
try"
q Mr.. Daniels said the world has haIt
an incorrect impression of the spirjr
OF the South prior to the Civil War.
ana that there "~resists the fction
that Puritan New England was more
G~od-1earlng and more scrupulous and
olo-laShloned in the observance OF
me sabbath than the people Of Viz
gina and North Carolina"
n current slogan back 10 rba
iarm' said the Secretary. should have
It's counterpart in back to the Bible"
III present day religious life. b. he
expressed the conviction that James
nryce was mistaken when he said
I,at knowledge of the Bible is de
States.
Bible Reading Going Outo
We are told" said Secre+adv
Daniels, that the Bible is NOT read
as much in h home as formerly he
.ause the Sunday school has usr1rped
me piace OF the home. Parents ought
nom 70 permit even the church to
1O1Ilc DoIWoQn the ho-o
Instruction, but it is true that ths
nunudys school las interposed and
sSeiieu knowledge Of the Bible3
~ not think SO. On the contrarv.
uaere.ls ground for the belief thaf
,e n,uuy OF the International lessons
increased the study of the Rihie and
Sci Ieal to family search
.nS OF the Scripture. Indeed tho,ph
.AeIe are many adverse Influences Al
"uih ana Undoubtedly in our great
7 hel;e, hegiect OF church attendance.
USE knowledge of the Bible TO-DAY
90 IN any former period of he
rofIaS history. This faith NAV NOR
- wen founded, and / hardly dare
enpaeSs an opinion differing from the
homer mods. WA
AS To Slavish Bible
\ Secretary said he hona5 h.
~puIu no be charged with herasv
mhen ne said that there was M ereaf.
R;h ras.e OF time than to read the
tar chapter by chan
he ~, ana over again. There are
Well ha Wnoie chapters that may
inc shippeo | am not adyoca-
oms any expurgated Bible. ! helieva
- nG should read it once from Geresis
~ r~.eveiatons just as a man n-rosnec.
lts LOT gold goes over a wide ernansa
vain .ounty. After examining many
comes ~ yleid him nothing he
preelous ugsets Later SOM otbar
finds gold ia nlenty ~.
~ VEN that disclosed none NJ tho
IRe ." metal to the first nrosnector
hss nas gone into the lode. each
:ias found his nugget. So i ;s ~ go
ing the Bible. One Shonld 70 ~ leae-
~ eel that he must year after -
- ~ every chapter. Indeed. he rnus,
hs 20 skip many chapters in vhsch
nu naS round no iliunination IT,
va;ns SIM MS shaft deep into those
N where the riches yieId IA ~
SOUL" wing wealth TO his
Living Bible.
oAlhs practical application IF hi.
Pth1s as to the im~portanc~ Of IT,
Sacra book and a rule Of lie
secretary Daniels asked "Wbat A..
81 khoNfedge Of its words and 80
pS "a. unless We 80,
INTO the very warp and vonS .-
- lses: We must make it q parr o.
very being Tie fields NAV vac
iisay turn the ripened vheat - -
~ the world may be as fun of hr.ad
r1sypt was during the seven -.
aty: out unless we eat the hraad
yer,ed 80 iie-siF.nS power be con
s;rew w none and muscle and