The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-01
DlEI)S WELCOME
EMINENT SCHOLARS

I 1wVWaS hundred men and women
fnenea N intensely interested and
4 &onatixe audicncs last night at
- Jonn Marshall High school, audi
- wAers they were addressed os
fnwdsn II. Cobern and DR., John
- .AzxssnssAttxa5t ~ fygH s AZ !,
i ersefr Who are In Richmond for the
1Sr,n week and will deliver addresses
y a the T. NJ. G. a, auditorium.
ne John Marshall High schooi
n h5tprtnm. under the auspices OF 'he
~ g. - :.
4 3xaXN - many R.chmonders as pos
q - Near these famed teachers. Dr.
h 4SS11n lid that the meeting las,
q rnarked the beginning OF wnat
TT fnknndod making bible insttu
L - u Richmond which viii PARK
- hAl In the city" 80,
Rev George III. Wiley, widely
kn6Nn missionary. said yesterday :"
ru&0r6uce to Dr. Mcneil:
wfIcy's Tribute.
- have repeatedly heard Rev, Ionn
srnaNaeall Il Moody conferences. where
80 lsaaing feathers and preachers ol
~ vOfad were among the speakers.
aH,&o impression I received WAS tia.
- lGopdy looked upon him as one o'
fhn T4oe& attractive and helpful Bip*e
eanohars that he knew. Certainly no
80. lGr Moody himself not eHeep'e",
hnA = larger or more inter ess
SnnahGnce. / want to beg the Peopi.
- Richmond TO hear him as often az
ss.nnnfhla. He liz among Chr .sts mighty
xnen." -.
RAy. Jeaerh n. Harker. pastor o.
s1hA Unse End Baptist church opened
- Nnoosfng last night by leading the
nnAlenco In singing several QAi ana
ajIiar hymns. Secretary &c o.
- 81. n. c., introduced ooeIh,
N6t&6 ArchAeoiogist, who Tss sPeht
1 Years In the unolryin Oh az az
1T Gatier OF ne Holy Land and me
Ssx3yery Of is-va1uabie writings bear
~ % the life and literature OF re-
6kn peoples, especially In their re
sanxB0n to biblical teachings
n. CohNrn enthralled his audience
I'll 4 vivid word picture Of a pefloo
Qnt with the Arab under the shauo"
- II. Hinni and astontshed them wa,h
- import OF his personally made dis
Softea In Palestine.
81 positively tons Of writing were re-
0VSrN1 and translated ne faio'
slktn9u which threw an entirey
- 1tght on subjects which oiohc4' I
suk5ndNnfx have never before been apie
u clearly interpret These dFcoser.e7
rave been the means OF SIectuaiy
a1ieucing many of the leading crit0
IN the most radical universities OF
Europe on important points Of discus (
Haon.
Wars Influence.
Df. John McNhill, emmett Scotch
eyanRciist. VINO for two and II max
yeafs w=s religious secretary Oh 20
III, an 4. IA. G. A In France. can't
bfned an intellectual and emotional
appeal TO profoundly move ms
al,atnencr in his sermon. Who Can /
Teach Like Cod"
Df. McNeiu speaks with rich
Scotch burr and his talk was inter-
speared with choice bits or typicai
Ecctvh hnnor i'e t.-l rn'in'lf -"
eceptics who seemingly allow some one
of the miracles to prevent them from
accepting. without eauivocauon'
Christianity,
ssThe question In not could Coo
uerform this or that miracle, said
hA II Is, can you imagine a God who
could not effect miracles? II you go
In for miracles, take them ali. Don
gay you can conceive OF one ana baih I
at another. How can You say that
the Bible was not divinely inspired!
1t would indeed have taken Jesus
70 have invented a. Jesus"
Dr. McNeiIi said he, believed the war
would exercise strong influence IN
bringing many young men 10 tne
realization OF the great truths. t'e
Yaid great stress on the care THAR
should be taken by parents in the
rearing OF children. \
The daily services VIII be ceid In
the Y. III. c. A., auditorium from one
to 1:45 o'clock this afternono. Bust /
ness men especially are urged to at
tend. Services viii be held tonight In /
the auditorium beginning at SAB
D clock.