The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-08
ESDEAvOR MEETING.
betroltPapers Disappointed at
the Smallness Of the Crowd.

ing cropped out tonights meeting. wher
Secretary Baer took occasion to publicly
criucise the Detroit newspapers for sayine
that the influx Of the Delegates from the
otherNstates was not nearly as great as
had been anticipated la tho local commit
tees estimate. Mr.. Baer said he had no
statement yet to make as TO tho atten-
dance as compared with other years. He
promised 70 make one later. but he called
on an Endcavors present 20 rise. a large
majority OF those present stood up, which
Mr.. Baer assumed to be proof Of his
view Of the attendance question The
newspapers estimate Of the total visitors
Is 20 900 In round numbers Mr.. Bear de-
med that anybody connected with Chris
tian Endeavor committees had ever told
Detroit people that they had reason TO ex-
pect that 5000 EndeavOrs would attend.
At an events. the secretary insisted that
the Christian Endeavor tents had never
before been so crowded and overlooking at
| every one OF the main meetings
Bishop B + Arnett (colored) presided
over the tent Endeavor meeting. Rev
DR.. Quay1e. Of indianapolis. ono OF tho
speakers On the evening program was an
| nounced to have been called to Kansas
90 the bedside OF his dying father silent
pravers were Offered In behalf of Dr..
led bv r.. n. Patton OF san Francisco the
moments OF meditation and prayer by Rev
r. C soper.
The address of the evening was bd
| President John Henry Barrows OF oberhn
college During rs delivery the rah
again descended increasing until the
| noise ON the roof almost drowned the
| sound of Dr Barrows voice ana ne was
compelied TO desist Umbrellas were raise
AN over the tent but comparatively re"
left and the crowd stayed ana sung SONG
,fter eonp overcoming all sounds OF the
storm aud all ideas OF Increasing uiAcoin
| fort AT length the rain ceased long en-
.,,,.h 80 allow Dr Barrows 20 proceed
Tho Rev. John Henry Barrows. d D.
,,r.sdent Of Obelin College. delivered an
address cntitled "rhc Supreme Value or
the Higher Education"
lie said n part.
'The Christian college cannot oe un'
derstood without understanding it's pur-
noss to mould the heart and character
10 shape the will and the life,, as wen
ne 10 sharpen the intellectual faculties
of the student Education as Herbert
spencer has said. is TO prepare us for
| ,ompleto living Man being the kind
1
| something better besides. lie needs the
snirit and the heavenly forces which holp
| ideals. The purpose determines the
| ouality of action ana also In "A measure.
| the results OF IT, II religion is something
worth while in education. we ought to oe
| willing TO declare H. TO announce IL in
every wise way Through the life which
the student lives there should ever run
| "a f9DH
The am Of the Christian college IS not
reached by turning out students who are
merely believers in Christianity who
consent calmly and indnereGtly 20 It's
creed II aims to Oh It's students with
the spirit of st. Paul, TO make them alive
In the service Of Christ and to hre them
with the enthusasm of humanity II pur-
| poses to send them forth equipped with
the knowledge Of that book which more
than any other has kindled the imagina
ton and the moral sentiment of mankind
The president OF Clark university believe.
that the bible Is being slowly revealed
as mans textbook IN psychology deal
ing with him as n whole-his body. mind
and viii President Gilman afirma
that The ethisc OF the New Testament
viii be accepted by the sclentihc, as well
|
president Of state university has m rm-
ed from bis own experience tho conv.c-
ton that "a state institutiou cannot eS-
at unless It IS founded upon religious
basis Agencloa 10 promote religion among
students in state colleges are, however,
mo- part of the education provided by the
state state universities which began
by requiring church and chapel attend
l .s.a ars.. nj
State institutions caunot discharge a
teacher who s. hostile 20 Christianity
Christian schols can.
There are special reasons today which
show that the part taken by tho Chris.
dan college Ia our national life Is grow
ing important and stragetic America
already the richest Of nations, Is to BE-
wealthy viii be Increased, and millions
viii have most Of the comforts and even
luxuries which the very rich now enjoy.
The tendency Of opulence is TO enervate
Christian character needs 20 be harden
cd ana fortified against luxury And a
manhood that can stand money is what
the Christian college aims 10 produce and
what Oberin college has produced IN th.
few men OF her graduates who have CIV
on their lives successfully 20 the Eottnr
Of great fortunes. education. refinement
culture. wealth, luxury are among IN
moss and viscious discomfort that exists
IN the world today unless they are peGe
trated and controlled by the rel giou 4
Christ. which gives peace love cour
age, fatal plunge. unless God is enthron-
ga IN the educated minds OF our people
J Education without religion. IS archttec.
ture without foundation and roof
"On every side OF us we hear the loud
a mand for educated mon who are rttoi
Tor the worlds present work Character
comes from character, and nothing IN Tho
way OF culture or machinery or wealth
can take the place Of Chr stian zcd per-
sonalty The households need them Our
churches need thom Oh how badly
And sometimes two or three devoted well
trained. sensible men and womsn viii d0
far more for tho NE ~ a church. FOR its
growth and prosperity than hundereds Of
Indifferent members
lneffic' ent poorly trained even n not
"As a character building institution the
Christian college holds an unr'valed place
Some e'udies. as already lntlmated. ar
difficult but the forming Of character T.
both the most difficult Tor ~ 81 fai
harder task 10 form a single moral vr.
tue than 20 become a philosopher Vr.
tue is the habit Of doing good. ana hah-
rs grow with longer and more potentially
than tho knowledge Of the facts of sci-
ence end history Germany does not
think n safe 20 educate her chillren leav-
ing out rclig on In France the schools