The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-01-29
MINISTERIAL
ASSOCIATION
Proceedings at Its Meeting in Town
Yesterday Afternoon.
INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS
Rev. POwick Scores the intercollegiate
Games and Says They Are Disgrace
10 the Educational Institution.

The Mahanoy Valley Ministerial Asso-
citation concluded it's meeting here yester-
day after very instructive and pleasing
afternoons work. The second session
o iened at 80 p. m. with Revs E. Potts,
VIM. Penn J. E. Reber Orwig burg;
J. H. Smith, Gilberton; William Powick
Shen nandoah; Nj. Gable, Mahanoy City;
j. l.. Jones, Frackville; r. Kaines, Girard-
vile; e. Pickersgill, Minersville; George
Gaul, d. D., Pottsville; H. G. Main Com.
bola; 4. r. Edwards, TIED Morrison and
Rev, Neff, of Shenandoah, in attendance,
the last three named gentlemen being
present as invited guests. Mr.. f. w.
Barnhill, OF Philadelphia, was also
present.
The session was opened by discussion
OF the question "Are einter-collegiate games
physically, mentally, or morally justi-
fable ?" Mr.. Gable was the first speaker.
While favoring athletic exercises he
quoted from various authorities whose
experience justified some of them in
believing the exercises were justiiable
and others who believe they are not. Rev.
Gable was unable to decide Certainly,
as frequently conducted, he said, they are
not justihable.
Rev. William Powick was the only
other speaker on the subject. He took
the ground that the games are a disgrace
to our colleges that the advantage to be
derived from athletic exercises can be
obtained just as we'll without the inter-
collegiate features. The question is not
as to the effect of such games on
the participants, but upon the rest
of the students and the effect
Arguments advanced by Rev. Gable, and
Rev. Powick replied to each one in detail
While it is claimed, he said, that some OF
| the best athletes are the best students ii
does not follow that the intercollegiate
games accounts for their brightness.
They are made of better material and
might be still better students without the
institution under thelcare of the church
/ should put intercollegiate games under
the ban. They are disgrace to our edu'
cational system.
The question of "How can we get better
results from our rules respecting the in
struction of children ?" was discussed by
Revs. Jones, Powick, Kaines, Pickersgill,
Gaul and Edwards The substance of the
/ discussion was that if the schools would
follow the rules more carefully they
would get better results. 1t appeared
from the discussions that the Shenandoah
Methodist church is more successful IL
this work than any church with which
the participants in the discussions were
| familiar.
f. w. Barnhill, of Philadelphia, ex
hibited the phonograph. The exhibition
was delightful one and all present wer'
very much pleased and voted the phono
graph the greatest marvel of the age
Mr.. Barnhill will give an exhibition il
the Morris Square church, Philadelphia
on Thursday evening He asked whethe
the association would send a message b!
the photograph to the pastor of tn
church. Dr. Gaul moved that the asso
citation send greeting and congratulation
to the church. The motion was adopted
The doxology was sung and the benedic
tion was pronounced by Presiding Eide
| Gross, of the Evangelical church, of Free
mansburg, and the greetings, doxolog
and benediction were reproduced by tn
phonograph.
After extending a vote of thanks to tn
trustees of the church, to Rev. Powicl
and Mrs. Powiok for excellent entertain
ment, the association adjourned to NEE
in Port Carbon on the fourth Monday o
. February.