U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT AS PREACHER.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1889, 25 October 1913, Page 9

U.S. VICE-PRESIDENT AS PREACHER.

Nearly all recent Presidents rind fomo of the Vice-Prosidontß of the United States have figured as preachers ligious toaciicrs during their oocujiancy of tho Presidential chairs, so it is not departing from custom to find VicePresident Marshall, 'though a Presbyterian, exhorting at a camp-meeting ofVirginia -Methodists. More startling than his motor-cn r Cosftume, says tbq Brooklyn. "Eagle," lyas Jiis: ro.vorsaLoi Scripture to read "the sins of the children shall lie visited on their parents," in tho development of which text lie applied a corrective for Somethings that are puzzling to a'large contingent: "Children are sent to Sunday school for ' a part of Sunday; to regular schools for a part of five days a week, and tho rest, of the time they are forgotten, ;ahd^'tliey''fl^,'is-, : It is high' timo for American fathers and mothorß to have opinions on religion. You wonder why the turlrey-trot, tho tango, and tlo slit skirt exist. I say it is because tho niotlrars of tho country ato not interested in training their children." ■ ' '

Tho "Eagle" indicates so mo other points touclicd iipon tracing a connection between tho teachings or tlvo Master and tlH< teachings of Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Riley, Marshall finds that 'there is no freedom anywhere where there is not ;,'a ; clear conscience, free from fear of Gotl and man.' He' adds "Pus country is .living a beautiful practical. Christian life itttman'y ways—ii» many ways,. I say —but thero is .too much tendency for won to counsel 1 with sharp lawyers' as to what they can do and sti.l.l keep out of gaol' jfany Church members will agrco with much of what the Vice-Presi-dent says, if not with all of it., Oil tho whole, ho is resisting temptation, subjecting himself to restraint when ho koeps so closo to tho beatou paths, of thcolozv on. such an occasion.,"