The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-15
HIGHER EDUCATION
TO RAISE EDUCATIONAL STANDARD
OF MINISTRY.
METHoDISTS ON THE SUBJECT
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY FAVOR
ED FOR METHODISTS.

Concentration of Vanderbilt Causes
Sharp Debate, HOwever-A COrre-
spondence school Urged for Those
Who Are Unable TO Attend Col
Ieges and Also for Post Graduate
WOrk-AlI Are Agreed as 10 Rails
ing of Standard-Lieut. Gov. Bates
Praises the Texaus-NebrnskaM Mes
senEer Expresses Hope of Union.
Dallas, Tex, May 14.-Educational
matters occupied the principal portion
of to-day's session of the Methodist
Episcopal conference. The chief points
of interest and discussion were the ele
walton of the educational standard of
the ministry, the incorporation of the
study of the Bible as a cardinal part
of the curriculum of Methodist insti-
buttons; the esta blishment of school
of correspondence at Nashville for the
purpose of enabling INDECENT students
to avail themselves of better educa-
tional facilities and the establishment
of preachers institutes in various sec
tions. A sharp debate was provoked
by the commentator of a course at
Vanderbilt University as the desidera-
tum of all such students as could pos
sibly attain such course; and an an
nual appropriation of $4,000 for send
ing students to that institution.
The point of chief argument lay in
the college course for prospective min
listers. A layman, Lucius P. Little,
made a fve-minute speech urging
higher education for the ministry
Bishop Joseph F. Key of Sherman,
Tex, presided to-day. The reports of
the various committees were read.
The fraternal delegates from the
Methodist Episcopal Church were in
troduced and made short farewell ad
dresses.
DR.. Huntington, the Nebraska mes
senger, stated that he looked forward
to the time when 100000 Methodists
would be joined in heart and action as
workers for the common cause.
A Tribute to the. Texans.
Lieut.. Gov. Bates the fraternal dele
gate from Massachusetts, paid a trib-
ute to the Texans. He declared he had
been deeply impressed with the mag
nifcent harvests and products of this
state, but above all, the men who made
them.
Bishop Hendrix, a fraternal delegate
to the British and Irish conference of
1900 spoke in terms of praise of his
reception in England and Ireland.
DR.. A. Coke Smith of Virginia re-
ported similarly on his mission to To-
ronto Canada.
The Educational Report.
DIR. Murray, president of the Millsaps
College, Jackson, Miss, and DR.. w. f.
1srkk l. ~
versity faculty of Nashville Tenn, ex-
planned in detail the provisions of the
report on education. looking to plans
for increasing the efficiency of the min
istry.
They asked that educators and pas
tors be instructed to urge young men
to attend Vanderbilt University. as it
is in closest touch with the spirit ira
ditions and aspirations of the church;
urging the establishment of a CORE
spondence school for such as are unable
to attend colleges, and also for those
seeking postgraduate work. a nominal
charge to be uusally made and in
worthy cases free tuition to be given;
that the secretary of this school shall
subject students to examination, pre-
serve and forward papers to proper
committees. said papers to be in their
Judgment, esta blishment of fitness for
the ministry.
DR. Hammond, secretary of the
Board of Education, Judge Little of
Arkansas, and ex-Lieut. Gov. Hindman
discussed the subject, after which a
general discussion was INDUCED in,
the trend of which was the raising of
the standard and the essential need of
Bible study. The report was adopted
as whole.
DR.. Parks, fraternal delegate from
the African NJ. E. Church, was here
and presented and delivered his mes
sage.
The convention adjourned until to-
morrow.