The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-09
AN IMPRESSIVE SCENE
THD CONFERENCE CHARMED BY
BRILLIANT SPEECHES.
DR.. lAtFERTY, OF RICHMOND, LECTURES
Discussion of Christian Education. The Twen-
teth Century Fund. Address by Or. Ham
mond, Educational Secretary of
Southern Church.

Southern Church.
Washington, N. c.. Dec. S.--(Editorial
Special The chief incidents of
aoday's session were two brilliant and
witty speeches, one by Rev. G. M. Payne,
ID. d., the Presbyterian pastor, an done
by Rev. b. b. Culbreth, and great adj
dress by Bishop Hendrix to the young
ministers admitted into full connection.
The latter occupied an hour and was
masterpiece.
Those admitted were Reys JAS. Mac
Cracker, j. a. Daily, S. Il. Mercer Il.
III. Black, j. G. Humble. j. NJ. Terrell.
j. NJ. Benson. and G. L. Adams. 1t was
a solemn and impressive scene, made
d0ubly SO by the Bishops uplifting and
inspiring charge. Application for restor-
alton of credentials for H. 0. Hightower.
was denied. j. A. Rouse, was located
on his own request.
Tonight Dr. Lafferty, of Richmond, lee
ttred to a crowded house ;lnd charmed
aM
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND
The services last night were
devoted to discussion Of Chris
tian Education, special emphasis being
laid on the effort that is now making
TO raise a million and a half dollars Dy
Southern MethodisIn before the close of
the nineteenth century. Tile amount ST.
100000 is ON a basis of 81 per member.
The chief address was delivered by Rev.
DIR. Hammond. Educational Secretary
of the Southern church. He made an eX-
cellent address which was well received.
lie laid down three propositions which
he elaborated with apt illustration and
strong logic. They were:
l. God created man that He might
educate him.
2. God made the universe for this.
g. The church is here for this work.
Tt is possible by culture to produce some
striking results in trained animals,
but as soon as the superior intelligence
of man is withdrawn the animal goes
back to the scrub stock. This was COM
trasted with the education and growth Of
the child. growing from knowledge to
knowledge. IF God did not make man
to be educated for what did he create
him! God 5 purpose IN making the world
was that it might he used for the edlca-
tion of man. TO call forth his faculties.
Ii this is not so. the world must have
been created as a playhouse for no prac-
teal use. Everything was made for
it relates to the browsing beast. and in
all things but God did not make the
world that its physical life should exist.
merely TO furnish food for the beast or
bread for man. 1t isn't put up that way.
In the inediaeyal world the theory was
that man should cut himself off from
the world and shut himself in a monas
acry-getting away from the material
environment We haven't altogether
gotten rid of that conception. You are
not to deSpise what to eat and what to
wear. You must consider them. but there
are restrictions too and we must not be
Incorporate i'm their use.
The college with its curIrulum repre-
sents nothing but the thought of God in
the material universe. The physics and
metaphysics in your colleges comes from
the unavoidable contact with the mater
ial substance of the world that is about
it. We must abide at the foot-stool OF
the God of the universe. The man makes
a crop and maan is Gods crop. The
effort of man to transform the crude
product into the perfect tool has given
TO the man patience. steadfastness and
perseverance. The farmer waits to gar
ner his crop patiently; God waits until
the man has grown reauy to be garnered
for the skies.
1t cost God more TO make the little vic
let than it cost the United States to
build the battleship Maine. the cause
of a war. God does il because it makes
an impression ON the spirit that abides,
because there is a power iii the violet
that edncates and builds up character
In His infinite wisdom God put man
here and made the surroundings. not to
scope, but education His design was
for MS to stay here till our development
makes US better.
God put the church here to save sim
ners. For 1000 years that has been its
mission. and yet only one man in eight
has heard of Christ This shows that the
church has not known how to reach the
world. Our growth has been of going
forward and slipping back. Why? Be
cause we have forgotten the equal duty
OF education We have drawn men to-
gether without making human beings
akin i'm spirit and in education. The
church is to bring edncatiye forces 10
bear on the human mind and to train
the thinking power OF man. One of the
best ways to grow in grace is to grow
i'm knowledge
The object Of the human home is that
as the child learns to walk he learns
Righteousness. The church is designed
TO take up that life till it reaches such
perfection as is possible in this world.
The indwelling of the Spirit Of God Is
not to interfere with mans common
sense The highest honor man cam pay
to God is to use his best judgment.
Christ said: go into all the world" Civ
ing no CIT and dried forms. leaving it
TO His followers TO use n presbytely
episcopacy, itineIacy or what not to adj
vance His Kingdom God wants men
to act as His friends The greatest
thing God ever made was human judg
ment and human will. Like tree Il
man has his own life principle in Him.