New-York tribune., 1891-10-15

,nue to play a prominent part In Methouls'n ".u |
vouId continue to advance the cause OF CIIlSuai''
throughout the world. As the Teshlt oi '"'. -
ton I'm the case OF his own race, the aucuoh pio'"
been -rned into the schoolhouse The Rev ' >" '',
w'th,ng,on Of the United Methodist Free Church OF
rngIand held that secondary education slorho De
.stonal and NOT sectaran The Rev. A. NJ. Green, OF
the African Methodist Episcopal Church Oh new
leans spoke Of the difficulties OF giving rensou9 III
structIon 10 youth when the examples aIounu "VN
at variance with those teachings. Ihe f'eV' III, e
Price Hughes said that the whole Evangehcai Cnu,on
Of England admired the eeschooi system OF the
states All wanted free Don-sectarian SCHOOLS, o"'
~ -. = hluuder had been made In committing
thamoeIvss IN the exclusion Of the Bible from the
schools Not I'm one case had workman withuIa"h
his child from Bbiereadlng In the Lohuoh sonVo'
under The conscience clause" lie hopeu ue D'oie
would be taught freely IN all publle sclooiS vi oO'
sides OF The Atlantic, and that no surrender sou 10
made to those who objected to the very
principles Of society which were founded upon
b. Luke, Of the Bible Christian Church Of Eng
land differed from Dr. Hughes as to Tie pf9peeH W
d,n1 ,a,d, The ,1bIe Who was to eXpound the Bible
A very careful eye would have to ee KEPT on i
teacher or the children would be taught very
doStrines There shofd be free schools ana uhsec
schools. .,s Mo oxnressed his pity for
Cha c,tv boy who had bOOklearning but cGllu NOV uo
ANYTHING under the OF value VINO ieit tnat tmo
World owed him living because Of his college eGuca,
tlon lie admired the man who had linked to lhtei-
iectual training practical ability. IL, ,,,,
Lanes Travis, If the Primitive Metho1lst Onu' NJ ~
England indorsed DR.. Hughess position relatlVe u uo
teachIuQ OF the Scriptures In the schools A.,
The Rev L r. Fiske, Albion, Mich, called alehlIoI,,
IN conflict OF understanding between the Eastern ana
Western delegates respecting the sectariai sCioo
This country there trouble about sectanah leac
ing I'm the public schools. The danger lay IN tue
higher planes OF State colleges, Where ashosuois'
The Rev DR. Waller, OF England favored a non.
sectaran school within reasonable distance oi every
The Conference, at this point took recess until
Z 80 o'clock , ia, d
At the evening session. Bishop Andrews presided
The first paper was read by the Rev. Dr \. Hur~ash
of Canada the title being "The Broadcast taclLes ior
Higher Education the Duty OF the Church me
ma arrowness which shuts each special science mp wth
itself he said is one OF the dangers OF our modet
university spirit The Church, In undertaking the
work of building great university, has special heeu
to beware OF a spirit which would fetter ler rs
TO make university work impossible. The MethOdlshi
of the next century will hnd six or seven gIea.
university centres, at least, on this continent VINE
her colleges. stronger and more perfect than todaS
will be numbered by the hundreds. .,
Another address devoted u university educauOu
was delivered by the Rev. W. F. Slater, OF DldsDutS
College England. He said the great problem Oh Iilg
day was: How are the older systems Ot theol1glCh
teachings 10 be related to knowledge! Tie Cfl>
tian youth would need the aids Of the best mlnds W
aid him in this emergency. The peril was great Ou'
IL must be faced.