The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-04
THE TwENTIErH CENltRY MOVE
MEST.
Rev. w. w. Daniel, -. d., OF Andoraon,
Preaches AN Interesting Sermon on
This Question In the First
Methodist Church.

| mcnt which is intended to arouse a
deeper interest in Christian education
and not only SO but TO raise Il large en-.
dowment for their colleges in This
| State. TO carry out this purpose and
plan certain mcmbcrS of the Confer
| enCe have been designated to deliver
! addresses on the subject throughout
the church. IT was the good fortune of
Newbcrry 20 have appointed for this
! purpose TIL tcv. W. w. Daniel, ID. d.,
who is an alumnus Of our college at
Ncwbcrry aud who was also pastor of
| the Methodist church here for several
years. He has many friends in town
who were glad TO have the opportunity
to hear him again, and on Sunday morn
ing the Methodist church was crowded.
lie preached again at night 10 Il largo
audience.
The purpose Of these addresses now
is not to raise money at present but to
awaken an interest in the movement
and to urge The importance OF Chris
tian collie gcs aud the nee, asity of bcutcr
equipment in order to meet the sharp
competition which exists in every line
in this day. DR.. Daniels address on
this occasion was q strong and eloquent
plea for the drnominational college and
for Christian education and for the bet
ter equipment Of our Christian col
leges. In view Of the Importance of
the question and Of the fact that Il
great many Of our people could not
hear him we have determined to give
brief synopsis Of his address. He said
in part
think | have Il high appreciation of
the privileges Of again addressing Il
Newhcrry audience. have never
heard but one man complain of lack of
interest and attention on the part Of
the people Of Nnwbcrry: and thought
his complaint was unjust, because |
learned that he talked to IL crowded
house, during II very hot evening. in
very unintcrcsting manner. on q very
dry subject for The space of about an
hour and eighty mnutrs
am somewhat responsible for being
hcre-at least | am responsible for
| complying with the request of the
Board Of Education to be here. I sup
pose they asked ne because they wish
| ed TO give some pleasure along with
the work which they placed upon me.
In my life, have had three missions
here. The first was principally in my
| own interest-to obtain for myself the
blessing for which | have ever since
had deepening and widening and
growing apprcciation-a Christian ctlu-
cation. The second WAS IL mission es-
pccially to the Tcoplc called Mctho-
dists.
The next Was call, five years ago,
to deliver the Alumni address, took
the opportunity then Of discussing the
same subject that claims our attention
this morning. If | had known then
that this occasion would come. | sus.
pcct that | would have been tempted TO
consider some other theme. Still there
| is some COMO in the thuunht that il
did not tu..' the action Of our last
General Conference to cuusc me to re-
cogniZ2 the essential Importance Of
Christian Gdur alton. have seen no
reason for changing the position that |!
| then took, as | CnucavOrru to cXprrss
| my convictions that "Christian rtiuca.
Llon was the solution, possibly the only
satisfactory solution, of the great
problem confronting civil zalion"
On the contrary, the conviction has
grown on me, until | would leave ont
the clause that suggests the possibility
OF any other solution y wider expert
cncc and Il broader observation have
only added emphasis to--Dniy given de-
stration tee the truth tn It n 9TH.
ing is ever settled surely until it is settle
right, and that nothing is ever settled
right until it is settled in harmony with
the principles and demands Of Christi
anity
Hence, | have little sympathy with
the criticism which | hav" heard pass
ed upon some c. our preachers to the
elect that they are strcssing this 2Oth
century movement Of Ou,' church to the
hurt and observation Of the Gospel
What is the 10Th century movement
anyhow? Some may see i, to be 81 800,
600 That is Il part of it only. A
A genuine revival of Holy Ghost re-
ligion in every charge throughout the
connection. and Il thank offering fro m
every member OF our church, to be 50
applied as to become Il permanent
working force among the rcdemptivc
powers to be exercised upon the world
from now till Jesus comes.
Without fear OF anything even ap-
proXimating successful contradiction,
| urge the Importance, yea the absolute
necessity Of Christian Education as be-
ing the essential and only ADEQUATE
! Means, by which these great and intri-
cate problems may be satisfactorily
| solved, and by which the antugonisms
which are menace to civilization Eay
| be permanently removed.
| Nothing is ever settled until it il
| settled right. And no. hin0 is over