The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-06-07
WESTMINSTER GUILD
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Monday, June l

A CHALLENGE
do not sin against the child" Gen
esis 42:42. =
A new movement is gaining volumr
and momentum in America. AT q
late day we have discovered hat the
hitherto n institution depended up,
on by Protestant Christianity the Sun
day School has signally failed in de
sired results. The "a, 000, 900 youth OF
America who are receiving no system
etic religious instruction whatever
constitute both a challenge and a per
il to our civilization.
Christianity is founded on the Christ
of the Bible, the whole of which points
to his coming, his personnel and his
redemptive work. A knowledge of the
Bible is necessary to an intelligent
conception of Christianity. No book is
more common, nor possessed by more
people than the Bible. II is 1.-THE best
seller. Yet investigation reveals an
amazing ignorance Of Americas Holy
Book.
Very recently the following simple
Bible test was given by a Superintend-
| ent Of Schools to his high school pu-
pills. This school Is small, in a com
munity that will rank favorably in in
telligence with any community in this
state and probably would rank con
s~iderably higher than the average Am
erican community. Following are the
questions.
/. Name the first five books of the
Bible.
2. Name the first three books OF the
New Testament.
3. Give the order in which the fol-
lowing appear in the Bible: David, Alb.
raham, Moses, Paul, Jesus.
4. Do the following books appear in
the Old Testament or the New Test
ament: Proverbs, Psalms. Reyeia'
tions, Joshua, Romans, Job, Collos'
slams, Kings, Esther?
5. Mention one fact about each Of
the following: Solomon, Judas, Peter
Elijah, Noah, Cain, Lot, Sampson, Col
Hath.
6. Locate as nearly as you can the
following: Jerusalem, Palestine, Jor
dan River, Bethlehem.
7. Into what country vas JOSEPH
sold?
8. Who wrote most of the Psalms?
Q. What nationality was Jesus?
There were As pupils representa-,
all the classes. The average grad
made was 35. In answers given Pal
estine was located in England, Jeru
salem in Bethany, Joseph was sold u
Turkey, Peter wrote most OF tn
Sans, Goliath was made "a teache
of the Bible, etc. Eleven did no
known the nationality of Jesus. BE
fore condeming these young peopl
too severely / suggest that the read
er himself take the test and try !
out in his family.
Who is at fault for this amazin
state of ignorance? DO rot sin a
gainst the child" Some n has sin
ed. Who? These young people an
all like them, are handicapped TO
life's race and usefulness. Not onl
churchmen and professional religion
leaders and bodies but political states
men and great students OF sociolog
and economies are saying that "a on
great solution of the worlds problem
lies in the field of Christian education
|, TO attempt to teach Christian rellt
ion without the Bible would be lik
attempting to each Americanisi
without the Constitution.
: In some quarters 1t is the popula
) thing to sheer at the faith OF GU
| fathers but such men as Rooseve
and President Harding have asserte
3 unequivocally that the faith OF on
, fathers must be revived and instiile
in the hearts and lives Of the comm