Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1919-01-31

cnt for 4 return to the consideration
!of fundamentals. lie spoke OF the
doctrine of Nitsche, whom he studied
at length, and whose teachings are
those that trample ruthlessly on
anything that stands in the way of
| the progress Of that regime of atroc-
ity which has shocked the world. 1t
may be that Nitschc is responsible for
that dream that cost the world some
tenmillion lives" he declared.
He dwelt at length on the theory of
Darwin, and declared that he had
found it still at fault. In this regard
he said:
"The theory advanced by Darwin
puts God SO far away that man loses
the consciousness of His presence in
daily life. Prayer becomes mock
cry if, for millions of years the Lord
has never touched human life or
Ibid his hand upon the history of n
nation. If we ACCEPT the theory that
man has reached his present emf
hence by the cruel law under which
the strong kill off the weak, then, if
there is any logic that can bind the
human mind, we must turn back
ward toward the brute if we dare to
substitute the law of love for the law
of hate. AS Christianity is built upon
tn doctrine of love and has for its
object the establishing of Il universal
brotherhood, the Darwinan theory
can have no claim upon the mind or
conscience Of follower of the Naza-
rene"
81 began with God" he declared,
with the first great cause that is
sufficient for anything that comes af-
tcrward. | ask the atheist where he
begins and there he gets in trouble
He continued:
ave give The atheist too much lat
tudc; we allow him to ask all the
questions and we try to answer them
] know of no reason why the Chris
tan should take upon himself the
dulicnlt task of answering all ques-
tons and give to the atheist the easy
task of asking them. Amy one can
ask questions, but not everyone can
be answered. If | am to discuss crea-
ton with an atheist il will be on con-
dition that we ask question about
He may ask the first one if he wish
cS, but he shall not ask Il second one
Until ne answers my first"
He drew Il pretty picture Of the life
OF vegetables and of plants and dweit
ON the mysteries that they hold up
before creation. Mystery doesn't
bother IT'S in the dining ROOM" he
said. Its only in the church"
He asked ii anyone could solve the
mystery of black COW which eats
green grass and g.vcs V hitr milk
with yellow hut,cr in it. And he re-
called other commoplaceS of life,
mysterious and unsoivabe, yet they
never puzzle man because they do
not interfere with his disbeicfs. But
he will puzzle over things in the BIZ
BILE which are no more IL mystery than
the power of the tomato vine to fling
ITS finger into the air and live
Every living thing bears testimo-
ny 20 the living God and if there be
IA God, then, every living thing is a
part of the great plan of creation"
lie challenges the man who says the
6lblc is not IA divine institution, but
II book written by man. For if man
wrote, he claims, man can write
another just rs good and better now.
since the present age is so far ad-
vanced over that in which the Book
was written. But as soon as he be-
gins to accept the Bible" he declared.
''he begins to accept Jesus Christ, of
whom the Bible tells"
At the close of Mr. Rryan's ad-
dress, he stepped down TO the rear Of
the platform and held reception.
Will rs many of his audience as could
push their way to the front came by
to shake his hand. Among them were
Il group Of men who had shipped him
an immense watermelon in 1896.
Prominent persons expressed them
selves last night us carried away
with the power of the remarkable
speaker and with the magnifcencc of
his address. They declared that his
power has not diminished since he
swayed great audiences with his ia
NOUS orations which are immortal
with his name. After the address.
Mr.. Bryan was taken to the Central
y. NJ. c. A., where he was the guest
for the night.