Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-24

with chairs carried Ill lor tnc ooo"-
sion. The liturgical service was con-
Quoted by the Rev. Mr.. Williams, the
newly elected pastor at Peabody
Rev. +. d. Altman, president OF
Western Theological seminary, spoke
on "Christian Education" The adj
dress was clear, strong argument
for Christian culture in our institu-
buttons Of higher learning. The
speaker referred to the fact that the
pioneer educators Of this country
were Christian educators and that our
first colleges were Christian colleges
He set forth clearly the Importance
Of UNCONVENTIONAL colleges to denom-
national growth and said that as a
Lutheran college was the best college
for a Lutheran, so Presbyterian or
Methodist was the best for a Presby-
terian or Methodist.
His reference to Midland college at
Atchison, on the territory of this
synod, elected much interest. He
said when this college was established
ten years ago it was feared it might
interfere with the other colleges OF
the church, but on the contrary they
have never fourished as in the past
ten years. 1t will be especially in
teresting to know that one young
man from the Abilene church and a
graduate from Midland college will
be ordained on Sunday evening and
another Abilene young man will
finish his collegiate course in June
next and next year enter the SEMI
nary. Sixteen young mea are in
preparation for the gospel ministry
in the college and seminary at Atchi-
son. What Gettysburg has been to
Pennsylvania, which now contains a
quarter of a million of Lutherans,
and what Wittenberg has been to
Ohio, that Midland is becoming to
Kansas.
Rev. H. &. Haithcox, D. d., spoke
on 1.-THE Natural and Divine Method
of Education DR.. Haithcox, who is
always at home on the platform, is
especially so on matters educational
Like the preceding speaker he advo-
Gated the public schools for primary
education but held that the higher
education should be under the di-
rection Of the church and gave figures
from the report Of the United States
commissioner showing that two
thirds of all those receiving a colleg-
late or university education receive it
at the hands OF the Christian colleges
Of this land.
The speaker held that any plan Of
education that neglected or ignored
any part of mans nature was fatally
detective. In further elaboration of
this idea he spoke Of man as being
four-fold in his nature-physlcal,
mental, moral and spiritual. The
physical must be subordinate to the
mental, and the moral superior to the
mental, and the spiritual superior to
all, because it is through this that
God comes down to man and through
this that man becomes like God.
Gods teacher for the child is the
teacher who has this four-fold nature
developed to the fullest extent"
Then followed a solo, "Abide With
Me-" by Miss A. Il. Carter, Of Mime
apoliis, Mimi. The high expectations
Of the audience were more than re-
allied In the very beautiful render
ing OF this solo. Miss Carter sings
with the ease and discrimination of a
real artist.
MIDLAND COLLEGE ENDORSED.
The morning session was preceded
by an unusually earnest and spirited
prayer service. The synod was sad
dened by the news Of the death Of
Rev. j. G. Morris, D. d., Ill. d., Of
Baltimore, one Of the most dstin-
guished Lutherans and one of the
most scholarly gentlemen of this ma
ton. A committee was appointed to
draw up suitable resolutions in mem
DRY Of Dr.. Morris, and Mrs. David
Day, late missionary to Africa.
Rev. J. II. Lockwood was given the
courtesy Of the floor and occupied ten
minutes in presenting the cause of
the American Bible society.
Then followed series of resolu-
tons referring to Midland college and
the educational interests Of the synod