The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-30
TO PROMOTE B1BL1CAB STUDY.
Ono of the Aims of the American Society
Of RallgionA Edmcatlnn.


The American Society oil Religious Education
is tho name OF comparatively new orRaniza-
tion Tor ethical culture whose headluarters are
at the corner OF I"ehth anu " street'. WASH
ington. inc president OF the society is Con.
John Eaton. formerly United states Commls-
sioner OF Education. The Vice-presidents are
the new Drs' ~ IL. hahklh anu A. Mackhy-
smith ana the hon. W. = ShailehOerRer. inc
secretary Is the rev. br james H. ullpert, VINO
was formerly pastor OF 'he Merlulhh ntteot
Methodist 'hnreh OF Indianapolis. and tho
treasurer Is D. william Henry Ihesc
men ana fourteen minister's ana Tor
mer teachefs constitute inc BOARD OF
Regents OF inc society me society was or
gained In April. lost'' py Dr. Dllpert ana some
others, at meeting helo IN the FIRST Presby-
terrain Ohurch OF lndlanapoiis. Inc orRaniHa-
ton was the outRrowth OF several conferences
OF Indianapolis clergymen. called for the pur-
poss ~ 1iscunsinp the trend ~ raIicious
,ho ov ,nd ~ .meess,,ne r,aor. - oo,',,nr
act certain tendencies which were thought
to bs not working for the good OF the state
10 At.or 49,, a,. 49, VI :. WV So
ana society. After much discussion IL was tie
cided to form society Tor tho purpose Of MS
. .a.u. "',"s i.I. ,.',i,i o'
10 cultivate anu ueNe'op man spiritual ma
ta ee chi ,or.r, ,hot n.tnro ' " XIV
Mh..,i T., ~. is, e, q.
Mem a. oer'nlp , In .he society was confined 10
sion. The president OF Leland Stanford Uni
na vn DE-, ~ 1o a u"n.uia..,1 n ~" -,
Versit!. rro'' l.. H. 'oheS' ouperintehuehe OF
Public Instruction Of Cleveland. Elijah Halford.
who was President Harrison. private secre-
tary. ana numbers oil ministers anu 'ea'hers
Joined the society. Six years ago it moved its
Hennu "ll,els 70 ""siiinEon' "nere s"l' VI
ethcai university Is pe'nG cOu"u'teu uhuer us
maintains faculty and conducts its instruc-
tJa -, .>r..,,,a,i.,
''I Tn oy eUr.s'pS "; ,ns,.,;, 0nhro.
family for sunday ,nhao, 't tsaeier, md for the
and tho family are instructed through CORES.
1 49,, 49,. t.,r ,,.r,,,,,n IL 90.
pondence ana text BOOKS. communities are
instructed through assemblies like those held
w"
laW % ~ WILL, VIC inUmu ma
ss society to nave Ssds an hs
ie 81 every ri In9Iyuu"l rom Ghi!dhood
h., 81 Ibsrt to a Sun reporter YSest"ri.y /,
IT, thS as t62n t ns .Hs S s
spiritual DEVELOPMENT leads b m to distinguish
betwoea right and wrong. Having so distin--
Ruished. he vii gradually cometo realize that
his yarons act; ne ehid growing cider Viii
il WIN asa learn t6%t good aci,s arc
to wait for hereafter The effect Of I"ing
right or wrong will be so clearly arpreciAted.
and the satisfaction Of right hNlnH and rlGht
thinking and right acting Will pe 80 E"en
that the individual will . on and on to higher
planes Of spiritual development approaching
the ideal at times end Just ia propoTtion as
through life.
In teaching IN accordance with this law the
First, that truth is necessary factor in the
DEVELOPMENT Of character. second. that truth
acquires its highest educational value only
through study. Third. that study must he
condnctsdin accordance With the laws Of mans
spiritual nature II he violates these laws IN
his search for truth he yiolatsrss his nature and
Ne fails to tnd the truth, the dfmMitiGn 10 OF
Gilbert is: THE formulated statement OF the
rSH q world