The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-15
THE CAUSE OF EDUCATION
Was Discussed by The Members Of
The Methodist Conference.
A COLLEGE TRAINING is A NECESSITY
According to the Ideas Of Many Of the
Speakers, Who Highly Commended
the Big Tennessee School.

Dallas. Texas, May 4.--There was N
factional friction in the deliberations of tn
general conference Of the Methodist Ennis
copal church, South, today. No public ref
erencc was made to the war claim" issu.
The majority Of tae book committee o
1888 was not ready TO submit a reply to tn
/ STROLLER paper, read on yesterday. IL fl
said the reply VIII be presented TO til,
! conference tomorrow. Friction Is looked fo
then.
This was the busiest day, viewed from tn,
standpoint OF general work, that the con
ference has yet put In.
| Educational matters occupied the major
| portion OF the time Of the seventh days
session,
sion were the elevation of the educational
standard of the ministry. the incorporation
OF the study of the Bible as n cardinal
part of the curriculum OF Methodist lnsti
tuuons; the establishment OF a school OF
correspondence at Nashville FOR the pur.
pose Of enabling INDECENT students to avail
themselves of better educational facilittNN.
the establishment " preachers Institutes
in various sections. and. what provoked tho
principal debate. the commentator of a
course at Vanderbilt unNersltI as the de.
slderatum OF all such students as could
possibly attain such course anS an annual
appropriation OF $1,000 for sending stu.
dents to that institution The polnt Of
chief argument lay in the college cour q
for prospective ministers. A layman. In.
cius +. Little. made fyc.minutc speech.
which caught the ear and commentator OF
the assembly. He believed in higher educa
ton for the ministry.
The Roman church never sends an IL.
literatc priest among iliteratc people. -
he said. and that is one OF their sources
of strength"
The Methodist does nor send m isno-
rant man to spread the gospel among he
Chinese. and vet does scud hundreds II II.
literate. uneducatcd ignorant man out t.
instruct our own people III the matters
spiritual Let us get on the same basis ac
the hcathcns. Let us be accorded ut ,ast
as good treatment as is given the Chinese"
Bishop Joseph F Key of sherman. Texas.
presided today. After scripture reading.
the singing OF 81 Love Thy Kingdom" aud
prayer the reports of the various commit
tees were read
Tho fyaternal delegates from the Motho-
dist Episcopal church were introduced aud
made farewell addresses
Dr. Huntington. the Nebraska messenger.
stated that he looked forward to the time
when G,00o0O0 Mcthodists would be Joined
In heart and action as workers for the
common cause.
Lieutenant Governor Rates. the Massa-
GhuScIiS messenger, paid tribute to
Texans and said that In his visit he was
reminded of the medal which was struck
IN Prku commemorative to those who
braved the Siege and which bore the IN
scllptlon: walls do not make city, hut
men He had been deeply Impressed with
the magnificent harvcsts aud fields and
products of this State, but above an tho
men who made them
Bishop Hendrix reported as fraternal
delegate to the British aud Irish confer
ence Of 1900 lie said the reception ac
corded him was. most cordial.
DR.. A. Coke Smith reported similarly on
his mission 10 Toronto. Canada
Dr. Mqrrah, president Of Mlils1p col
lett dean of tho Vanderbilt university fnc-
Uity of Nashville. Tenn explained I'm de-
tatl the provlsioiH of the report on educa-
lion, looking to plans for Increasing the
efficiency OF the ministry
They urged that the Bible be given
permanent aud prominent place IN the cur
riculum of Methodist institutions: that cdi.
tors and pastors nc instructed 90 urge
young men TO attend Vanderbilt university
ms II Is In closest touch with the shirt
traditions and aspirations Of the church;
urging the establishment Of correspond,
ence school for such as are unable TO per.
sonally attend colleges aud also for those
seeking post graduate work, nominal
charge to he usually made md In worthy
cnscS free tuition to be given: that the
secretary of this school shall subject stu
dents to examination, preserve and forward
papers to prayer committee said papers TO
be in their judgment establishment Of 1T
ness for the ministry; 10 establish preach
ers' institutes. recommending that when an
applicant shall present a certificate from
any recognized institution that he has cred.
itably passed in any study such certificate
shall be accredited him as anal in his can.
dldacy.
DR.. Hammond. secretary Of the board OF
education. Judge Little Of Arkansas and
TX Lieutenant Governor Hindman discussed
The subject, after which n general discus
sion was INDUCED In the trend of which
was the raising Of the standard and the
essential need Of Bible study,
The report was adopted rs n whole.
DR.. Parks fraternal delegate from the
African Methodist Episcopal church. was
here and presented and delivered his
message.
Adjourned until tomorrow,
The name OF Rev. Mark A. Chapman OF
Los Angeles Is being freely mentioned as !
successor to Or. Hoss NJ Nashville MS editor !
II the Christian Advocate in case the lat |
or is made Il bishop which seems prob /
ME. DR.. Chapman edited the st, Louis |
Advocate for four years. Is an author of .
toto and has Travelled extensively.
W. +. Hawkins member of the COM !
nlttcc on arrangements for the approach. !
ng reunion Of * students of tho South /
'apers OF the state Ia print that the com /
nittce met Yesterday afternoon and con. |
idcred the request ~ soma NJ the old stu
Tents for change of date from next Sat
lrday to Friday,
Tho committee unanimously and finally
eCidcd not to change the date believing
hat 10 do 50 would Inconvenience more
han II would accommodate.
The reunion will ho nj carnegie hall next
saturday evening Nav Il, from to 1880
'clock The proposed banquet has been
Eliminated from the programme. Literary
x,students and the faculty. curators, trus-
npE n1trOns and friends OF the uniyCIhitv /