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YOL. LVL AN APPEAL TO REHSMTEM AIL THE PURUC SCHOOLS THE AUTHORIZED VER SION OF THE ENCUSH BIBLE - AS A UNIFORM CODE OF GOOD MORALS FOR THE SCHOOL, STATE AND NATION IN AMERICA (Reprinted from a booklet by the Rev. Robert Elliott Flickin ger, D. D., Rockwell City, Iowa.) Article XVI The moral history of the Gentile world is tola in womans a :2l-H2; ana its moral account* aDxnty in Womans 2:115. Conscience, a sparK of heav enly ngftt, never acquits or re leases from moral respon sibility. it either "accuses", or "excuses." Wnere 1 the law ot Goa is Known among the Gen* tiles, it is to them as to Israel, “a ministration ox aeatn" or “a curse." (womans 3:li>, go; 7: 0, 110; 2 Cor. 8, 7; Gai. 3, 10,) Condemnation of Gentile Gov* ' emments A wholly new responsibility arises when either Jew or Gen tile Knows the will or word ot God. (John 3: 18, 10, 30; 16: 16-24; John 16:0; I John 6: 0-12.) "’This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darKness rather than light, be cause1 their deeds are evil.” “Every one that doeth evil hateth the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. I- “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be manifest that they are wrought in God. . “He that believeth not the Son shall not see life; the wratn OJrGodabideth on him.” (JOhtf 3:10-21, 36.) These plain words of Jesus explain the hate that led to the persecution, burning, and exile of the Bible readers in Italy, France and other countries in the old world after the trans lation of the Scriptures and the Reformation in tne lotn centu ry; and the ban on the Bible in the public schools in America, with its Jubilee proclamation of human lijt>erty: “PiNaclaim lib erty throughout the land to all the inhabitants thereof!” And the moral responsibility of Bible readers among the people and their public officials is to rein state it in the place of honor in oi|r public schools as the t>acrea book for all in our free Ameri can Republic! The present dispensation of testing the Gentiles as rulers of the nations will end in the smiting of the world Image of Daniel, foretold in the second chapter of Daniel, and the judgment of the nations in Matthew 25:31-46. “In the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom — the invisible Church which is the body which shall never be destroyed,—but it shall break in pieces and con sume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand forever.” “Thou sawest that a stone (church, kingdom of Christ) was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass and clay, the silver and gold; the great God hath made known to thee, 0 king, what shall .come to pass hereafter. The dream is certain and the interpretation sure.” (Daniel 2:44, 45.) Our Lord Jesus, referring to the end of this Gentile pe riod or dispensation of Gentile rule in the world, said: “When the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory; “And before him shall be gathered all nations; and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats. And he shall set the sheep on his/ right hand, but the goats on the left.” (Matthew 25:31-33.) Ancient of Days Who is this “Ancient of Days "V Henry and many oth ers say, God the Father. But “Adam, the first man in Eden, who came back iq 'David the king, and will be reincarnated again as David the King in Zion, typified by the Ancient of D)ays,” Suggests Alexander Bedding, Editor of the Davidic Age, Los Angeles, California. He insists that when Elijah came back, he was called John the Baptist Bedding claims the quota tion from Daniel 7:13-14 clear lly shows Christ turning the jwhole world over to Adam, the •Ancient of Days. This puts Ad jam over all i his children and makes of them one big family. Also the passage from Jere miah: “They shall serve the Lord, their God, and David, their king, whom I will raise up junto them." (Jer. 30:9.) j Especially this one from Da vid: ! “I (David) beheld till the thrones were cast down and the Ancient of Days did sit” (Dan. 7:9.) Also this mention of Jerusa? lem as the place of the throne: “At that time Jerusalem shall be called the throne of the Lord, and all the nations shall be gathered unto it.” (v Jes. 3: 17.) /Jejsus Christ tascended in a cloud at the time of Pentacost and this voice was heard: “This same Jesus shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go.” (Acts 1:11.) Daniel in the 7th chapter sees the Son of Man comnig in his glory. “I beheld until the thrones Were cast down,, land, the Ancient of Days did sit, whose, 'garment was white as snow.” “Behold one like the Son of Man (Son of God, Jesus who as cended in a cloud) came with the clouds of heaven and came to the Ancient of Days (God the Father). And there was given him dominion, glory and a kingdom, that all people, na tions and languages should serve him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall mot pass away, and his knigdom that which shall hot be destroyed.” (Daniel 7:9-13.) This passage in Daniel is identical with Rev. 5:1-17, and antedates the fulfilment of Daniel 2:34, which describes the crushing blow of the Gentile world-princes at Armageddon (valley South of Mt. Carmel) in Palestine. Rev. K>:14. This clears the way for the setting up of the kingdom of Heaven. (Rev. 19:19-21.) Daniel in youth was carried a captive from Jerusalem to Babylon, an idolatrous and dis sipated capital city. He repre sented one of the royal fami lies of Judah and was a total abstainer. In view of his noble birth' and good traits of char acter, he was trained for service in the king’s palace. In the pol luted atmosphere of an idola trous palace and court he lived a long life “of remarkable use fulness.” Abstemiously resist ing the temptations to sensu ality and selfishness, one pro motion by the king followed another, until he was made a “great man/’ even the ruler over the whole province of Ba bylon, and chief of the gover nors over all the wise men of Babylon. His period of service extended from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar to that of Cy rus, king of Media and Persia, including the reigns of Belshaz zar and Darius. As a prophet he was a contemporary of Jer emiah, Ezekiel, Ezra and Ze rubabeL His vision of the great image illustrating the four world empires, sweeps the whole range of th rule of the Gentiles. Their ^worldly idlers are represneted as “beasts” in the book of Daniel and Revela tion. His own good example of sobriety and piety should have been followed by every one of them. How different the world would have been if all the rul ers and conquerors v had been Bible readers likeHezekiah and Josiah, Moses and Samuel in their childhood and youth ! “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice;, but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.” (Prov. 29:2.) “When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.’' (Prov. 28:28.) I “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32.) SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OP DR. S. A. DOWNER AT EAST ' VINE AVENUE, KNOfXVILLE, TENN. The sixth anniversary of Dr. 3, A. Downer as pastor of East Vine Avenue P!resbyterian church was celebrated Sunday, October 13th. The spirit ran high among the members and friends as this celebration was contemplated. The members de on lajlwt *8§ appreciation ior the years of faithful service rendered by the pastor and his wife. The Kev. Thomas a. nar grave, evangelist, was request ed to deliver an evangelistic message. A capacity audienfce turned out and all expressed themselves as being highly: pleased with the forceful mes sage. After the morning service the congregation and friends re tired to the church dining room where they enjoyed a wonder ful dinner prepared by the members. All went out from that fellowship dinner filled. A capacity crowd returned to the regular celebration at 3 P. M. 'Che clubs of the church had their representatives and they spoke in glorious terms of the work done by Dr. Downer. A large cake was presented by Mrs. EuDaily of the Y. W. C. A. Then a purse containing a good sum of money was pre sented by the Ladies’ Mission ary Society. The large robed choir sang beautifully. The peo ple spoke of the great work of Mrs. Downer in equally affec tionate terms. Among the speakers on the program was the President of the <Inter-(Denominaltional / Alli ance. He was the successor of Dr. Downer and he spoke in high terms of the work done during the administration of Dr. Downer. Great praise was given the pastor for his inter est and work in civic as well as the spiritual affairs of the city. Rev. Hargrave spoke with power on the “Struggles and Victories of a Dynamic Man.” He showed the influence our pastor wields throughout the bounds of the Church, the many places of importance he holds in the Synod and his interest in education. We are proud of our pastor and he deserves all of the good things that were said about him. We are equally proud of Mrs. Downer. Her pa tience and sacrificial spirit have made us love her. Since this anniversary the congregation is working as never before, for they seem to (Continued on page 3) pf* MEMORIAL TO THE H0T M. LANGSTON By jDr. Kelly Miller The Na Colored |W proposed to Howard U lishment of Hob. John shape of'as the campus, history it and practice name Unii honor of in Contributed development or who have ly in the p of the Negro the boys’ do after Mr. Cla ed the initial fion. Minor dormitory, Matilda Minot rated the high colored girls in Columbia^ T Building deriv Senator William through sion of the late 1 Hart, secured fl an annual appro| thousand dollars education of colbl Thirkield Scienc named in honor kield, then Fresi aid University, endeavor Coi to appropriate a sand dollars for Incidentally, this case, on record, ernment has bi tion of has itees of estab ta. the inthe uilding on earliest policy stees to* [dings in who have growth and .University HpBfefLBirj and welfare Clark Hall, was name .l contribut ror its erec the old girls’ the name of who inaugu education of District of Evarts Law name from Evarts, who * persua §&:th: h. Ja Congress '■[tion of ten ’ the’ legal youth-The is now Jiafcop Thir it of How >ugh whose induced ?hd thou it purpose, the first the Gov juted a titution. way^df biddings through Con gressional appropriation, is traceable to the initiative and enterprise of Pres. Thirkield. The three new girls’ dormitories bear the names ! of Sojourner Truth, Phyllis Wheatley and Julia E. Caldwell. The first two names are famous in the liter ary world and in the anti-slav ery struggle. Miss Julia E. Caldwell was a distinguished alumna f otf the University. Douglass Hall, the most recently constructed building, bears the name of the great anti-slavery agitator and orator who for many years served as a Trus tee of Howard University. It is eminently fitting and proper that John M. Langston’s name ' should be honored as proposed by the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs. He stands out conspicuously in the history of higher education of the Negro race. He was the first Negro to graduate from, Oberlin College in 1849, and the first to enter upon the practice of law. Upon graduation he en tered upon the study of theol ogy which he abandoned for law, opening a law office in Oberlin in 1854 and for a number of years enjoyed a wide and lucra tive practice. Prof. Langston was a facile speaker and was in great requisition as an anti slavery orator and ranked along with Frederick Douglass as the two outstanding characters in the upward struggle of the race for freedom, citizenship and the elective franchise. In 1868, he established the Law Depart ment at Howard University of which he served as Dean until he severed his connections with the University. This was the first law school ever established for Negroes in the history of the world and is the only one which survives down to this day as a part of a great insti tution of learning. Prof. Langs ton gathered around him many of the leading white members of the bar of the District of Co lumbia as Professors of Law. Upon the resignation of Gen eral O. 0. Howard he was made acting {President' of the University until appointed by President Hayes as Minister to Haiti where he represented his country for eight years at Port au-Prince. Upon retirement from the diplomatic service, he was chosen as President of the Virginia Normal and Colle giate'Institute which he organ ized and started on its upward way. This institution is how one of the most progressive and best developed of our State col leges. Prof. Langston resigned from the presidency of this in stitution to enter politics and was elected to Congress from the Ninth Virginia District in 1890. \iAfter leaving Congress Le devoted the, rest of his life to his first love^-the practice of law in the District of Colum bia. His autobiography, “From a Virginia Plantation to the National Capitol,'' • constitut es an ample contribution to our bibliographical literature. The legal profession, among the Negroes of the present day owes more to the incentive and inspiration imparted • by Prof. Langston than to any * other individual. When I was first married I became his next door neighbor and often used to sit on his porch and drink in from his eloquent lips the story of his varied and fruitful life. He was passionately devoted to the profession of law and used to say that if the Negro ever re ceived the full measure of his rights uqder the 14th and 15th Amendments it would be through the of Negro iawyrtra ploftriipy thAir jjj of the human rights drive by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People during the past year amply justifies and fulfills the prophecy of Prof. Langston, the first Negro to be admitted to th bar in the United States. Prof. Langston bought a square of ground from Gen. 0. 0. Howard, contiguous to the University campus, on which he built his residence af ter the pattern of professors’ cottages on the Oberlin campus. This lot was laid out and land scaped under the supervision of Senator Charles Sumner, his close and personal friend. I take a 1 becoming and per fcjnal. pride in this proposal for the reason that I purchased the original homestead from the estate of Prof. Langston in 1916 and have lived there up to the present time. Two years ago I sold the Langston homestead to the University as part of its plans for enlargement. Con gress has been most liberal to the University in providing buildings and facilities and we may confidently look froward to the continuance of this pol icy until the twenty-year plan which the genius of the archi tect, Mr. Albert I. Cassell, has well nigh brought to perfection. The Trustees will doubtless be glad to avail themselves of the suggestion of the Na tional Federation of Women’s Clubs and place the next build ing on Hie Langston homestead in honor of i him who has brought such honor and dis tinction to the Negro race and to Howard University. Honor to whom honor is due. The Bible is all in all man kind’s greatest treasure. A few men (have crowns, and a few may have fortunes; fewer still can enjoy either. But, every one who will may have the Bi ble, and everyone who will may enjoy it with happiness. But, of course, no one Can enjoy it if it stands dusty on the living room table! It must be read. That is not only the first thing to do; it is almost the orb? essential thing to do. WEST OF THE FATHER OF i WATERS By Thomas B. Hargrave The Summer is ended and we are deep in the Fail, and as we reflect, there are many things that bring joy and inspiration to our workers. We desire to let you share our jjoy, so wo shall mention some of them. The Canadian Synod met in Oklahoma City and one observ ing £he .large attendance, {the business-like way that it was conducted and the deeply spir itual interest manifested on the part of the workers was bound to admit that we had made many strides. Nearly every field reported accessions to tne church on confession of faith. Every organised church had a Daily Vacation Bible School with over 2,000 children reached. Every field had evan gelistic services. So great was the interest in evangelism that the Synod voted to start a drive for 500 accessions on confession of faith. Now this is not just talk. Men out here work.' Dr. J. M. Gaston Was present and expressed himself as being highly pleased with the definite work accomplished. He also referred to the benevo lence drive of last year when the Synod voted to break her previous record in giving and accomplished it by $70, making the churches give $270 over their full quota. Dr. S. A. Downer, Stated Clerk of the Blue Ridge Synod, was present. His personality and talks added much to our meeting. He occupied the pulpit of the Bethany Presbyterian {church on Sunday. We were West also. i I had a chance to look in on the work at Lima and Okmul gee on this trip. Lima is a ripe held and. an ideal spot. Dr. H. G. Cousins has built a monument for himself there. As for Ok mulgee Rev. and Mrs. Glenn are going places. The Mt. Olive church is a center for young people. The interest never lags where Mrs. Glenn is, for she knows how to^rput life into things. The Synodical, under the wise leadership of Mrs. H. M. Stinson, is alive with activity. In the pub«» offering the sum of $25.50 v _ realized. This shows how ... are behind the women in their efforts. The people are studying the Church program as never before. When we observe the line up of offi cers we can see why Canadian is growing. The student ministers did a noble work on the field this sum mer. At Hot Springs Mr. 0. J. Hawkins re-organized the work, raised his full benevolence quo ta and $5 over and left the field with a clean record. Mr. A. A. Thompson^ £t Monticfello, also rajsed hfe'jquota land handled the parish which consists of 3 churches and had many addi tions to the church. His record was spotless and we hope these young men will return to us. I also visited Mr. W. V. Joy ner at Middlesboro, Ky., twice last summer. I must admit that he is a man of the mountains with the right spirit. I would like for the Church to know of his evangelistic work in the mountains. A number of his converts cattle to the hotel where I was stopping and I heard from their lips of their conversion. Ask him to tell the stoiy of his organist and her husband. Time ’.vUl not permit me to tell it now. He also car ried his drive into Harlan, Ky., and this takes a missionary with both grace and nerve. Our church at Brinkley un (Continued on page 4)
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