The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-09

OF money TO send the workers now
ready to 90. She emphasized the fact
that all CT the foreign missionaries
who have gone out from this conference
are engaged in the york in Brazil. HIT
address vas Interesting and earnest and
contained much helpful information.
PLEASANT OUTING.
Through the courtesy of c. c. Cow
ington and ". b. Cooper. OF the enter
tainment committee, the conference
and many visitors were given a most
pleasant complimentary trip 10
Wrightsvilie Beach. The outing was
thoroughly enjoyed by all who we--
privileged to enjoy the trip.
The educational anniversary was held
at night. Rev. A p Tyer presided
over this meeting and Rev. z. II.
S~hamburger led in the opening prayer.
The address was delivered by Rev.
j. d. Hammond.
Il hope that what | have shall have
TO say will not be uninteresting to all
present. l feel sometimes K bringing
coal to New Castle 20 come over here
and talk on any phase of education,
because of the reputation that you have
In this state for advancement along all
educational lines. The educational
awakening you have had in this state
ought to be held up n is being held
up to other states as an example
worthy of imitation.
w have problems to solve in the
south that no other people has ever had
to solve and the solving il will prob
ID mean more to us than the solving
of any other problem.
Our problem has come to US at a
time when We must think different and
act different from what We want at
4 anC other time In tho cnnth xra hoya
now 1900, 600 people: 10. 900. 600 of these
are white people and 1000. 900 colorad
people. OF these $500, 900 white chill
dren and $500. 600 colored children are
old enough TO be in school. This is the
problem we have to solve, and as A
great church we have the opportunity
of helping the national government 20
solve it. The question is for us to be
able to have at least an eight months
school within the reach of all. You
don't bring people up from the plane
of illiteracy when you EDUCATE a child
only enough to write and read the con-
stitution. No adequate education is
given to a child. as was said by a
statesman a half century ago, until we
educate the head, the heart. and the
will so that they will nov how to
think and act. a brother said, What
part is the church doing in this work.
The church haF answered his Ions ago,
- I'll - ~
church, and especially Methodism. has
always believed that it could not ac-
complish what it should without carry
ing the school with it. Many of our
leading ministers have thought it not
belittling to preside over educational
institutions. Our growth along this
line was slow at first. with now and
then a sporadic revival. Twelve years
ago we began asking ourselves wheth-
er we were pursuing the right method.
When we began to look closely at our
institutions we had to confess with
ham f~acedness that not one in twenty
of these was worthy of the name of
college. This was really the cause of
the organization Of the board Of educa-
tiop Of u church twelve years ago
Where we had before 20 male colleges
and universities, at least institutions
bearing these names were existing
within our church we now have II col
leges and one university. A like de-
crease has taken place in the number
of female colleges and universities. We
are now irving to strengthen those
worthy of the names. No
ton can show as many we'll equipped
Institutions of first and second grade
as are found in our church.
I'VE believe that the will of God re-
garding the children until we train the
mind the heart and the will, and the
emotion. Somehow it has come down
to us that when we have prayed re-
ligion into men and educated their
emotions we have lone our full duty.
This is but the beginning of our work
and if we stop here a great part Of our
duty is left undone. Every successive
advancement in the possession of truth
means the successive consciousness of
duty.
I'VE have a sort of inborn idea that
d~epravity is a kind of root Of evil and
that our children are under the ban.
I believe that when we learn what is
good for a child we will learn that
much Of evil is imitation rather than
Unborn. l do not mean by this that
education saves a man, but | mean that
you can educate a lot Of out
of the human heart. 1 believe that the
teaching of the child his responsibility
and his pronenesS to sin will do much
TO help the child to do right.
Many of our early statesmen aid
that if this nation is not an educated
nation it cannot stand. We might As
we'll recognize the fact that the state
alone by taxation can make it possible
that schools may be within the reach
of all children of school age. If this
were left to the iiberality of the church
it would never be done, but the church
has q great part to do in this work OF
| education.
There has been an idea advanced
that church schools tend to narrow
citizenship, but all people do not think
this way. The state has its work to do
and must have its schools. but if the
church does not keep along with the
state in educational work the result
must be disastrous to the church.. The
state must have schools. but right
along by the side Of the state the
church must do her level best. If this
is lot done our nation will be as badly
disappointed as We are.
This is the field that opens up 10
US. In our church as we'll as in other
denominations there are men and wo-
men enough who want their children
educated TO render it possible for the
church TO do what it should and meet
and discharge it's responsibility. The
question is not one of competition. We
look at our meagre sometimes
and get ashamed of ourselves. That IS
because we do not have faith enough.
1t is because we do not realize the i'm
p~ortance of doing the best we can with
our small until we can secure
the needed means to better equip our
institutions. We mean to carry on the
campaign begun in the Twentieth CEN