The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-04
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THE AFTERNOON SESSION.


AT three o'clock, the examination of
character was continued and covered
the districts Of Durham, Fayetteville.
Rockingham and nearly all of Whining
ton. 1t was voted to assess the church
81 900 in aid of Fifth Street church,
Wilmington, WHICH church mad been
aided by it's members on its debt to the
extent during the last year of $1,000.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Last night Rev. DR.. John c. Kilgo.
President of Trinity College, caught the
brethren a comm an a gwine. His
subject was Christian Education based
upon the Report of the Board which had
just been read.
DR.. Kilgo, with the straight instinct
of the orator, went to the bulls eye of
his subject in taking the family as
his centre Of reference. ii was human,
and it's intense humanity won the vast
audience. When you get Methodist
brethren smilin' and weepin' at the
same time, there is got to he eloquence
behind the cause Of it. You can tap the
tear-sack of good Methodist brother
every time he feels the rare keen point
of "the heroic" 1.-The heroic" abound
ed in DR.. Kilgos elaborate development
Of the idea Of Christian Education as a
necessary nurse Of the man who would
win the true great nese that is won only
by faith in the teachings of Christ.
The atmosphere and tone OF his address
are all that is attempted. He spoke for
one hour and half and put on touch
by touch with the hand Of the artist I'm
til he had the great congregation in a
glow. 1t was one serried mass OF elo
quence, and was surpassed only by Il
passage from the prayer of that nobl'
servant Of the Master, Rev. j. Il.
Brooks, whe9 he prayed God "to bless
Christian Education by whomsoever
given"
Last night was set erart for tn
educational ITO ss-meeting, which was
oroned with the singing OF the hymn
69S.
Come, Father, Son and Holy Ghost"
read impre9s'velv by Rev. ! r. Brooks
eldereof the Salisbury district.
Sitting On the Platform with DR..
Brooks were Rev. DR. r. J. Norman.
If Rocky Mount. rresiaept of the. beard
of education, gand President Kilg9 OF
Trinity College
DIR. brooks offered prayer in the midst
Of which he asked the ''hlessing of God
upon christian education by whomsoever
given"
Rev. W. II Townshend, secretary,
read the report OF the committee as fol-
lows:
REPORT OF THE BOARD.
Methodism recognizes the fact that
Christian education is Indispensable i'll
the great movements of the church.
Culture and grace combined will raise
our humanity-to its true dignity and
give the church potency over the adj
vancing civilization of the age. Metho-
dism had it's origin in college, and was
baptized with divine grace and these
elements must ever remain as the right
hand of the church. We are deligh led
to know that those sentiments are Wild
ening and deepening throughout our
Zion. The world is struggling as never
before for education. The church must
keep in the van in the revival of learn
ing.
As there is confusing in the minds Of
many as to Christian education, we
define it as follows:
The aim of Christian education is to
force and develop Christian character
of Christ. 1t therefore assumes that
the Bible is divine revelation of the
supreme body.of truth, revealing the only
true triune God, the origin of all things.
the nature of man.. the moral condition
of human nature, the only method of ha-
man salvation. and the divine doctrines
of social and civil life. Christian edu-
cation interprets material nature, hui
man nature and life by the doctrines of
the Bible, and science, literature and
philosophy are to be subordinated to the
doctrines and aims of the word of God.
Christian education places the Bible into
the regular course of study as the su-
premest truth TO be taught, not simply
as history and literature, but as the
only doctrines of human redemption.
TRINITY COLLEGE.
We rejoice to learn that Trinity Col
lege is adding new lustre and. power to
Der name. She is an integral part of
Methodism in the State. This year has
been one of marvellous prosperity. There
have been improvements in all lines.
Her patronage has greatly increased,
her curriculum has broadened, her en-
dowment has been enlarged, her grounds
have been beautifed, her library has
grown, her museum continues to multi.
ply articles of curiosity and value.
In accordance with the conditions of
Mr.. Dukes gift of one hundred thou
sand dollars to the endowment fund Of
the college, the Trustees opened the
classes to the admission Of women. Dur
ing the present year twelve young la
dies have been inatriculated in the vari-
Gus classes, and their work indicates the
wisdom Of this new departure.
Through the benefaction of Mr.. Duke
a building for the accommodation OF
women is about finished.
Special praise is due Miss Anne Roney,