The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-03-01
aBLE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
- noses ON THE IMPORTANCE OF
BIBLICAL EDUCATION.

r,.ogrcssed at the University of
,oo-gto. and What Is Needed to
C.r1 1t On-The Chair of Instruc-
zion would BE At, But Not in the
v..,,x.ersity-Necd of An Endowment
80. carry ora such WOrlx-A Sub
loot That should Interest Every
Georgian.
Tho gentlemen who met DR.. William z.
q,,rgs chancellor of the state university
., The Young Mems Christian Association
yesterday afternoon, were deeply inter-
.osted in the views he presented on the
.suhiect of Biblical education at the uni
,yersitv. The subject is practically new
one having been agitated in any extent
only within the last few years, and,
though the importance of it and the rea-
sons for it may not be fully apparent
on casual glance, it will be readily seen,
from DR.. Boggs' able and clear statement
on the subject, how much is involved.
DIR. Boggs had several university men
before him, and they were much inter-
esed in the affairs of their alma mater.
The religious condition of the university,
he said, is very healthy. When the uni
Velsity Y M. c. A. took a census of
che $50 boys who entered the college at
the beginning of the year it was found
that 173 of them were communing mem
bers eff some Christian church. OF these
ninety were Baptists, and nearly as many
were allied with the Methodists. About
sixty afterward affiliated with the Pres
byterian church and thirty with the Epis-
copal, while others were scattered. The
y NJ. c. A. at the university has COM
Portable quarters, and holds meetings ev-
cry Friday night, in which the profess
sOrs of the university often join. After
these few preliminary remarks with re-
gard to religious education at the univer-
sty DR.. Boggs took up the discussion
Of bis subject, with regard to which he
said:
1T is my purpose, dear friends, to call
your attention to an important phase of
religious life in state universities, and to
gain your approval and sympathy for
this great movement at the University of
Georgia. I say it is a great movement.
and l mean just that, Many of the most
distinguished university men, such as DR..
Augell, president of the University of
Michigan, with its 1900 students, and
Prof. Richard Z. Ely of the Chicago.
with its 1.500 or more students. are
fully agreed with US as to the Importance
OF Bible teaching at state universities,
and other non-denominational institu-
tons. And DR.. w. T. Harris. United
States school commissioner, whom many
regard as the ablest educator of America,
II not of the world does not hesitate to
say that in his opinion this Bible teach
ing Is the most important development
now taking place in the higher education.
For ne regards ''secularism," the absence
OIL relglon from our schools and litera-
lure, as greater threat against our CIV
lllzaCon and our government than foreign.
immigration, or socialism, or sectionalism.
II IS very important that we should all
understand that the Bible teaching here
spoken OF is not the work of the state,
out OF Christian men and Christian So
cieties, wholly independent of state aid or
state direction. 1t is the church of God.
through some one of her recognized agen-
YES Undertaking to carry out for college
men the Instructions given her for all
men and all ages in those famous words.
Make disciples of all nations, teaching
theh TO observe all things whatsoever l
nave commanded you" These words of
"NiC 4lOl addressed TO the
dhu-Chrlstian Jewish theocrasy, nor to
me pagan empire of Rome, but to his own
uisclples They are binding on us to-day.
anu lhey give charge respecting col
itge men as well as other men. To en-
Ruaslze this point, we might say that the
Diole teaching, is enjoined upon Christian
men, should be given at state UNIVERSE
oes-Aot IN them. 1t is not part of their
ourrlcula. 1t is not done during their
STUDY hours IT iG
II IS not done by their money. But Chris
S IAN people 90 1t at their own charges, in
ugepehdently, as Paul preached on Mars
1iiIi' III ola Athens, and taught all who
came to him in his own private house"
at Rome
Il win this by way Of preface. l desire
W sci before you briefly the Bible teaching
nt o" pellg zone at the University of Geor-
4 ga ny FrOt. Z. A. Young, who has been
.or HVe years engaged in similar work at
sity of Michigan. uiiV
Frot Young called at my Office in Nav
'asI TO inquire whether in my opinion the
p was open for such work in Athens.
ci, GU. lolng is field secretary" of the
n si L-liollaH Nomans Board of Missions. who
lISO maintain in this blessed work among
oohege men, Prof. Coler. who is. I believe
n W,,n me University of Michigan, and DR..
Chainell' who is giving Bible lessons at
Dnariottesvile to the students OF the mi
'efsity of Virginia.
as the result of our conversation sew
W sentemen were invited to meet Prof
n to1ils IN my lecture room, and after lis
,S niis 10 what he had to say, thew drew I'm
,baper' which l now read to Won:
r1 A.nens Ca, May g. 1S9s.-At an infor-
tba Conference, the following members of
#bo YoaIu Oh trustees and of the faculty of
b Pe,, diversity of Georgia, having met the
d.si.O y, A Young of Ann Arbor. Mich
Iro -. ~ TINS way to express their pleas.
~ az nearing his account of the Christian
al IN u1lng in the form of bible chairs"
h., me University Of Michigan; ana thev
tion assure him of their high anprecia-
shat t sueh work, and to express the hone
r. we way may be opened In the near
Rersiy. enterprise at this uni
od lney are also confident that their col
reaeogss' VINO could not for providential
cordJa.1. De present at this conference. will
snert- unite with them in these senti-
w., ana viii be ready to extend 70 mr.
+ aus ana his associates. a cordia. wei
hay, ana ana friendly cooperation. sho,,ld
bc By undertake this work among our neo-
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