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not a brute: a being endowed with and
controlled by mind and not goverend by
instinct or possion. The processes should
include the reasoning faculties as we'll as
the moral. They should combine all the
lest in all the means employed to develop
mature. well-rounded mental statures. In
brief then, religious education may be de-
fined as the proper, systematic and har-
monous training of the Intellectual and
spiritual faculties of a human being; an
education with religious strain in it.
Miss Smiths Paper.
Miss A. Tolman Smith of the bureau of
education followed with a long and care
fully prepared paper on the subject, "Old
Problems in New Lights" or the relation
of the church to education. In ner paper
Miss Smith said, in part: THE separation
of church and state has affected educa-
ton in a singular manner. 1t has given to
the school the task of preparing men for
this life and left to the church the task of
preparing them for the life to come.
Hence often the tacit assumption that a
! man may be one thing during mis- earthly
career and totally different thing for the
| balance of eternity. Hence, too, the
anomaly of Christian teaching scouting in
telligence as an attribute of the lower
life, and intelligence soothing at Christian
teaching a cult of myths and super
StitionS. Hence, the anomaly of men
Christian at heart but pagan in intellect.
This opposition in the parts of what should
unrest of the moment. The school feels
the need of ethical purpose. the church
realizes that it has mission for time as
we'll eternity"
In conclusion Miss Smith said: The work
must begin with individuals but not end
there. If the mission of the church for
1880 years has been to raise men to a
spiritual plane, it's mission now must be
to humanize them on that plane. To make
man more precious than gold Is the
thought of his fellow men, To make each
participate in the life of all and all in the
life Of each this undoubtedly Is the mean
ing Of that impulse toward union out of
which have sprung Christian Endeavorers
and Christian congresses. i remains to add
scientific method. Let me have the thought
OF what this method requires. First, exact
knowledge of the conditions of a problem
Second. adaptation of means to each and
every particular case
Miss WestcOtts Secondary PaDer.
The same theme was considered in q
| secondary paper, read by Miss Edith c.
Westcott, the principal Of the Western
High School She argued, In part, that
there should be better training among
Sunday school teachers themselves, for
too often, their only qualification for their
work Is their willingness to teach. If
the standard of Sunday school teaching
were raised 1t would soon be necessary to
enlarge the churches in order to accom-
modate their growing membership Miss
dergarten methods. Put a kindergarten -
she said, lat the end of every bridge and
adjacent to every alley and in a genera
ton we will have solved the slum problem
by doing away with the slums them
selves"
Religions Education in Different
Periods of Life was the theme that YVES
handled in an interesting and instructive
manner by Rev. DR.. s. l.. Beiber, the vice
chancellor of the American University.
The subject was further discussed by Rev.
l. w. Canter, DID,, pastor Of the NJ. E.
Church South.
After brief resume of the work of the
American Bible Society by Rev. DR.. E. W.
Gilman, corresponding secretary of the
society, the session adjourned.
Future Sessions.
The program of the sessions this after
noon and evening is as follows:
Three o'clock DR.. ]. E. Rankin, presid-
ing.-Devotions, Rev. j. ]. Muir, DID,;
theme, 1.-THE Family AS An Educational
Institution, Viewed from Scripture" paper
by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, discussion opened
by Gen. Eaton; theme, 1.-THE Family as an
Educational Institution, Viewed From Its
Structure" paper by DR.. Hume. discussion
Methods and Helps in Religious Educa-
tion," paper by DR.; Otis. discussion opened
by DR.. Domer. 7:45 pm, DIR. A. Mackay-
Smith, presiding-Music by Young People,
Choir, R. S. Fountain, chorister: devotions,
Rev. O. A: Brown. DID; report, American
Society Of Religious Education" the sec
rotary; theme. Religious Education and
the Welfare of the Church." addresses by
DIR. Naylor, DR.. Elliott, DR.. Hamlin and
DR.. Shearer.
Among the prominent educators In at
tendance at the congress are the following:
DR.. w. H. Withrow, president of State Uni
versity Of South Carolina; DR.. E. j. Win
ston, president of University of North Car