The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-08

byterian Church many of the clergymen in
attendance at the convention gathered for
special pastors conference under the d.
Harrisburg. Pa. Among the clergymen who
took prominent part In the conferences were
Rev Dr. w II, Mcmillan. Of Pittsburg;
and President +. T.. Clark.
The afternoon feature of interest for En-
deavorers was conference Of district and
Secretary Baer. Many suggestions for
STRENGTHENING the unions and furthering the
out by the discussions. Other features were
conferences OF junior society workers OF the
Floattng Society and of the Travellers
Bishop w. w. Arnett CcoloreD. presided
over the Tent Endeavor meeting. Rev. Dr.
Quayie. OF indianapolis. one of the speakers
70 nave been called TO Kansas 10 the bed
Bde OF his dying father Silent prayer was
lional exercises were led by r. r. Patter-
son. Of San Francisco: the moments OF
meditation and prayer by Rev. George E.
Soper. Of ST. Paul.
The address OF the evening was by Presi-
dent John Henry Rarrows. of oberiin Col
lege. During its delivery the rain again
1oof nearly drowned the sound of DIR. Bar
rowss voice and he was compelled to de-
eist. Umbrellas were raised all over the
crowd stayed and sung song after song
overcoming all sounds Of the storm and all
IDEAS OF increasing discomfort.
DIR. BAROwS'S ADDRESS.
At length the rain ceased long enough TO
allow DR.. Barrows to proceed. He said In
part.
THE Christian college cannot be under
stood without understanding its purpose, to
mold the heart and character, to shape the
will and the life, as well as TO sharpen the
intellectual faculties of the students. 'Edu-
cation as Herbert Spencer has said, is TO
prepare US for complete living. Man, being
the kind Of person he Is, needs right ideals
and something better besides. He needs the
spirit and the heavenly forces which help
him 10 fasten his affections On tight ideals.
The purpose determines the G~ality Of an
OF IL II religion is something worth while
IN education. We ought 10 be willing to de-
clare 1T. TO announce it in every wise way.
Through the life which the student lives
there should ever run the golden thread
which leads TO God. The aim of the Chris
students who are merely believers in Chris
tianity, who consent calmly and indiffer
emily 10 its creed; 1t aims to fll its stu
dents with the spirit OF St. Paul. TO make
them alive I'm the service of Christ. and to
IRE them with the enthusiasm OF humanity.
II proposes to send them forth equipped
more than any other has kindled the mag
nation and the moral sentiment OF man.
lieves that the Bible is being slowly re-
revealed as mans textbook Is psychology,
dealing with him as a whole-his body, mind
and Will. And President Gilman affirms that
the ethics of the New Testament will be
accepted by the scientific, well as the
religious. faculties of man.. The president
OF d state university has affirmed from his
own experience the conviction that state
Institution cannot exist unless Ii is founded
upon a religious basis. Agencies to promote
religion among students I'm state colleges
are. however, no part of the education pro-
yided by the state. State universities which
began by requiring church and chapel at
[rE0anC<
state institutions cannot discharge teach
er who Is hostile to Christianity. Christian
There are special reasons to-day which
show that the part taken by the Christian
college In our national life is growing inn
portant and strategic America, already the
richest of nations. is to become far rich
er. The number of the wealthy will be in
creased. and millions will have most of the
rich now enjoy. The tendency of opulence
IS to enervate. Christian character needs to
be hardened and fortified against luxury
And a manhood that can stand money Is
what the Christian college aims to pro-
duce and what Oberlin College has pro-
duced III the few men Of her graduates who
have given their lives successfully to the
getting OF great fortunes. Education. re-
among the powerfulest forces of misery.
Testlessness and vicious discomfort that
exists in the world to-day. unless they are
penetrated and controlled by the religion
Of Christ. which gives peace. love. courage,
faith. hope and JOY. Our civilization rushes
TO vast and fatal plunge unless God Is
enthroned in the educated minds of our peo-
pie. Education without religion Is architec-
fure without foundation and roof.
"On every side of US we hear the loud
b demand for educated men who are fitted 10
the worlds present work Character comes
from character; and nothing in the way OF
the place of Christianized personality. The
households need them Our churches need
them. Oh. how badly! And sometimes two
or three devoted. well-trained. sensible men
and women will do far more for the life OF
church. for It's growth and prosperity, than
hundreds Of inefficient; poorly trained. even
AS character building institution the
Christian college holds an unrivaled place.
Some s stnd e as already intimated, are DIFF.
the most difficult and the most important
task given to the Christian teacher. II
" the most difficult. for 1T is a far harder
task to form a single moral virtue. than
to become a philosopher Virtue Is the
habit OF doing good: and habits grow with
knowledge OF the facts of science and his
Tory Germany does not think IL safe &c
N France the schools are proving a prodi-
g:cus ethical failure. because owing to a
not unnatural fear of despotic priest-craft
the highest truths and motives are omitted
from the school life Criminal statistics IN
France. as well as in America. indicate that
there Is horrible failure somewhere in the
educatl0n or the youth We are witnessing
a strong reaction in favor OF ethical train
ing; but II Is plain that the code OF morality
which ignores religion is both incomplete
and ineffective. Morality without religion
Frederick Harrison pronounced a rattiine
OF dry bones Those who have the admin
stretion of schools and colleges should give
heed not only to character. but to convic-
I tons. IN those who are called upon 10 teach
FOR 1t has been truly said that one man
can SOW more tares in a single day than a
dozen men can root up In a month"; What
men need Is not only truth, but an inclina-
lion TO obey the truth. And a code of mo-
rality. however pure and perfect, has nc
more motive power in II TO make a mar
obey II. than the knowledge of geography
has to make a man travel around the world