The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-01-24

a. opposed to the Bible teachings
rith it, various divisions. atheists
the dei-t. the infdel and that II al
Higher Critics we're thoroughly ex-
ploded by Col William Jennlngs
Bryan in an address before an intel
Szent and representative Nj Ster-
ling audience IN a speech al the
opera house of an hour and forty
minutes On Friday morning
Mr.. Bryan reached here frUm Lex
inxtou On the early morning train IN
company with the Baptist pastor.
Rev. Olus Hsmilton. and vas met at
the train By Representatives Of the
religious determinations and Of the
secular press and was taken 70 the
dining room Of the Baptist church.
and after an appetizing. palatable
breakfast. served to hrs liking, end
few moments rest. Mr.. BRYAN was
promptly conveyed BY the reception
committee to the Tabb Theatre at the
hour Of 10 o'clock. where an anxious
audience waited to greet him. A JOY
cheer greeted Mr.. Bryan on his ap-
pearanee on the stage and when 81
lenee was restored the Rev. Clyde
Darsie. Of the Christian church, gave
thanks TO God for giving to this peo-
pie on tins day this man Of the hour.
invoking blessings and divine powers
on him IN his master arguments in
defense Of the Word Of God from the
violent attacks made by opposers
under different names, and after q
plea that the people would this day
give earnest attention to the orator
and that they may be made stronger
in the defense Of assaults on the in
spired word
Rev. Olus Hamilton, Of the Baptist
church, presented Col Bryan to the
audience with these beautiful, we'll
chosen remarks that met with the
approval of the waiting audience:
Ladies and gentlemen, | deem it
great honor to have the opportunity
to introduce to you so distinguished
a guest a. we have with Us today,
and / feel that it is quite am honor
to our town to have so noble a char
aeter within our midst, and that it is
indeed a privilege to hear so great
an orator as comes to Us upon this
occasion. The speaker of the hour
has been thrice honored by his pO-
litical party with the nomination for
president. the highest office in the
gift Of the American peOple-the
worlds greatest nation. 1t was this
man now with us who was response
Bile in 1912 in the Democratic con-
ventiOn in Baltimore for the nOmi-
nation Of a man for the presidency, !
a man whom numbers are now de-
lighted to honor in a Memorial FOun
dation Fund, a former president of
these United States-the Honorable |
Woodrow Wilson. Today our dis
tinguished guest appears in another,
greater role, that of defender of |
the grand old book, our Bible, which |
has long been dOwny pillow for
the dying hours Of the battle-scarred |
veterans of the Cross, and / bespeak |
for him a hearty hearing upon the |
subject of the hour, The Enemies
Of the Bible 1t is MY pleasure then 1
to introduce to you the Silver
tongued Orator Of the Platte, an
adopted son of the Land of Flowers,
Americas own defender Of the fun
damentals Of our Christian faith
the Honorable William Jennings Bry-
am
Col. Bryan after few pleasing
predatory remarks at once launched
into the depth of the subject in which
he is deeply interested, Enemies of
the Bible" Darwinism and evolu-
tion we're the emphasized headlines
Of his subject which had its sub
divisions as above stated.
Mr.. Bryan with one glance of his
historic eye viewed the past and de-
clared he did not know a man of
greatness who did not believe in
God. Mr. Bryan declared that all
denominations were agreed in their
to Darwinism and at once
proceeded 10 give his attention to
what we would term pig-headed pro-
fessors who thought il made them
smart to oppose the teachings Of the
Bible. He declared the people who
paid the salaries Of this class should
be respected and that their one voice
would be TO put them out. Col.
Bryan referred briefly 10 his speech
before the Kentuiky legislature on
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