The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-27

the need of denominational institutions
of learning for the moral and religious
training of the young people and to
keep alive interest in the Bible was
daily becoming more apparent. Such
an institution the Methodist church is
trying TO maintain in Helena. DR.. Van
Scoy, referring to Chancellor lifts
work in behalf of the university, said
Or. Lift, like a flame of fire, was going
up and down the state raising finances
for this very important college of high
er education, and was meeting with
marvellous success
DR.. }. j. Albritton read another in
teresting paper on the subject OF de-
nominational schools 1t is worth per-
using, and is here published in full:
In presenting to this body paper
on the Importance of denominational
SCHOOLS, do not attack our public
schools, nor do l indorse the parochial
schools.
our public school system is the boast
OF every American citizen worthy the
name. 1t is here the child of the hEl-
honaire and the child of the poorest
man meet together upon a common lev
ell and upon the same basis, without
money to pay tuition or for books, I'M
der the guiding hand of educated in
structors, each one receives an edllca-
ton sufficient for him to go forth to
transact the ordinary affairs of life.
The public schools has it's place and
properly conducted, with the proper IN
fusion of Christian, undenominational
influence. with the politicians hands
off, and left free from tine sectarian in
t1uence of priest and preacher endeav-
orlng to secure the appointment OF
members of their particular church as
superintendent, principal or teacher,
for UNCONVENTIONAL sake only. it may
safely be left to prosecute it's lesiri-
mate work. and will continue to be one
of the boosted bulwarks of our unsur-
passed Christian civilization. Our pub
lie schools must not be touched.
But aside from the public schools,
we have seminaries and academies and
colleges and universities. Shall these
higher institutions of learning be left
entirely with the state or corporations
not religioue in themselves but purely
secular or may be inter denomination
al?
in answering this question. I plead
the Importance of UNCONVENTIONAL
schools from a truly catholic, but at
the same time, UNCONVENTIONAL stand
point
mo denomination can hope to accomp-
lsh the work of true church in this
secular age without that strong arm
of power, the Christian school. 1t is
ldtal MISTAKE TO suppose tnat state ulii-
versities, or private. secular institu-
tions make UNCONVENTIONAL schools I'M
necessary.
Experience demonstrates the fact
that state institutions have failed to
yield men for the ministry, and if the
UNCONVENTIONAL school be abandoned,
the church will soon be left without an
adequate supply of thoroughly trained
ministers to meet the difficult and ex-
acting demands of this critical age.
THE church must take care of the
thousands of its most promising young
people, or it will find itself deserted
soon by the educated men and women
that should constitute its strongest sup
port. .1f
The fact then stands out prominent
ly from this standpoint that denomi-
national schools are a necessity to the
church and these schools in order to
be efficient must have the moral, tinan-
cial and hearty support of the MEM
bership of the church to provide them
with money and students and with a
generous sympathy uphold them at all
times. o pr
1.-The morals of the students are more
sacredly guarded lin denominational
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