Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-21
SOME SUNDAY SERMONS.
sra. MATTHEWS AT THE FIRST
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
DR.. Lloyd on n Higher Education---
Memorial sermon mt the Cum
berIand Presbyterian Church.
Eloquent DIseourses.

The return OF Rev. W. l.. Lloyd TO his
posa at the First Methods church was
Welcomed by II large congregation who
we're treated to mastery sermon.
His subject was "Christian Educn-
hon." He took his text from the third
rerse and I'D chapter OF Acts, PauPs
Iefense to tho Jews. ~ nm verify a
nan which am a Jew. born In Tarsus,
city in Celicia, yet brought up In this
;ity at the feet OF Gamaliel. and
Taught according TO the perfect man
ner OF the laws of the fathers. and was
Jealous towards God. as We all arc
This day." the words OF Paul on his
last visit to Jerusalem at the time
when they were about to lead him to
death. He was rescued by the soldiers
and went to Cilicia followed by the
multitude.
He began by saying II was the duty
OF every Methodist preacher TO preach
Mt least once Il year upon the subject
Of education. mo subject" he Haid,
"is dearer TO my heart than the subject
of Christian education. one great ques-
ton that towers above that of every
W Christian education"
The doctor spoke briefly OF the i'd
vantages and Disadvantages OF pri-
mary education, but more specifically
of the higher education that we are
supposed 10 receive In the majority OF
colleges
lie said that great many OF our
people do not realize the great import
lnce OF higher oduoatlon that higher
Education % necessity to broad in
iellectunl llfc or course, he said, there
IRE exceptions TO all rucs. some there
pre- who have done noble work. and
been of great service to mankind with
limited education. but they are rnre
receptions. Study the men who have
been. and who are today the innuen-
Hal fhctors of the world. All OF them
po1seas Il higher education. Some OF
then wrought II out by their own ex-
trtions. but more Of them obtained IL
Ia the schools
Here the doctor depleted the great
ADVANTAGE ~ christian schools, above
MI others, He sud where God wanted
man 10 do Justice to hls mission he
selected Paul, whose education under
the great Gemalcl. had received the
most careful attention, and later on he
chose Wesley who was one OF the most
learned scholars OF his day.
lie said the colleges are carrying on
The great work Of the world today. IL
You want your son or daughter to oc-
nupy position In HE give them the
very best education the country ar
lords or your means VIII allow. but he
said they should be educated In chris
tlnu schools IL Is the time when the
VIII Is assuming control. the mind IS
being shaped into ideas that will on
dure for all time and the passion h
strongest II II the most dangerous
period In ting, life OF hoy or girl the
boys especially, he added.
IN other thnu Chrlstinu uphnolo tbsv
form an Idea that all religion rs il
childish thing unworthy the Thought OF
neep minds and turn to that which la
wicked, Thousands have boon ruined
py the influences Of school education.
lie here explained the advantages
~ christian schools over ali others.
10 any education. How Il implanted
nobler Ideas into the mind, and better
htlod II for he grea work ahead. lie
iaid Pau understood Il where he said
II was born ut THrsus IN Cecilia, but
came TO Jerusalem to receive my edu-
cation Boys ought to receive college
fducation under Christian nuspocles
lor the reason that atate schools are
aot concerned IN Christian work None
~ there for the love OF Cod
He s0ld the relations nf state pohools
20 inc state are such as not to permit
pt religious culture, No one creed can
De taught whore mixed up with 80
many, You can't educate "A person In
III AFAtAh AfAkANH MlHnuN nome Nnu-
zinc form OF Christian creed His educ
cation must be undcr the nuspIeea
the church
II could give some powerful proofs"
SAID he, showing how regardless these
hehools are TO religion, and how BOYS
desire for usefulness.
The needs OF the South for euuip.
inent OF higher education / cannot men.
aion without q blush upon my check
nhu sorrow within my heart. The South
Is furthor behind In this work Than
any other portion OF the enlightened
world The great need IL the rcnlizn-
uon OF the Importance OF higher Chris
tian education. The majority OF Tho
people OF the South seem 10 be aatia-
ned with any kind OF education rho,,
send their children anywhere. thtni,lnf,
mn educauon that win NJ them Tor ihe
everyday. duties OF life Will sutilcc
There II no chance for an uneducn.
ten church or an uneduonted mInistr,v
TO control religion, Eduoatlon must
demand respect before n can control
the opinions OF people. Methodlsm IN
thi9, he said, IL sadly deficient The
people need elevatlng In their ooncep-
tion on this subject,
There are many colleges nnt,. Ia,
name, ana confess with shame TINT
We are far behind the rest or the yorld
m the question OF C'hrlstlnn religion
our colleges must be competent In
t,--'''Nsisei hbiilAs apparatus.
ITO spoke Of the Chrlatian uuiveraitiea
OF the country built by Christian com
Germs, and said there IL only one IN
The South worthy OF the name tho
northwestern University OF MemphIs
and that was built by Northern man
10 mentioned a number of unlvnrri-
nes with endowments, as follows:
Dc Paw, a. ma ooo
Johns Hopkins a...,.,..... onn nnh
Boston University. ,9s nNn
Dartmouth .......l ssannN
Harvard .,.....,,..., a Tos non
Cornell go 1'sSS'nnc
,,..yunln, ...s..........,..... G.G6S 900
vuniversi.y OF PENNSYLVANIA, i,i6q,OoO
N.s,nuernni s,..ts.., ..,,.,.,.... $50 900
Ne apid that Christian schools nre IN
m Unfair advantage In eyerythIng
Win state schools. Christian odtication
would die 4 Il was not for a fow mon
VINO give time and money to their
support The churches should come "a ]
Their rrecue. Nethodiam IN Texas. he |
sald. has an opportunity the world has
neNcr seen before, and Teyas ,yould
have mighty bulwark OF rhristln,,
ne this fnct 80 'N'
Christianity must own All ~. ,..