The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-22
INTERESTING PAPERS READ
Some Excellent Papers We're Pre-
sented at the Convention on
Thursday Afternoon.

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Thursday Afternoon.
Thursday afternoon practically
brought the Methodist Educational
convention to a close. Some OF the
delegates had gone home in the morn
ing and Others took their departure
in the afternoon, so that the attend
ance was not very large.
The first address of the afternoon
was by DR.. Bigelow, the financial
agent of Dakota University, on
"What Should the Christian College
Expect from the Business World?"
Among many good things said were
these: ga Christian college should
expect a demand from the business
world that the college should meas
ure up to its profession. We
should expect the greatest interest
from, the Methodist world. We arc
seeking higher things than mere
commodities of wheat and cattle and
lands and money. Science or phil
osophy does not reach its highest ex-
cept as it is tinged by the light of
Christianity"
The subject, ''rhe Mutual Relation
Of our College to Each Pastoral
Charge vas discussed by Rev. j. W.
Taylor. Of Vermillion. He said in.
part "The college is the complement
of the church. The church begins
and the college carries forward the
training of the child. It rests with
the pastor to make his church school
popular. Too many Of US study how
to make ourselves popular. Brilliant
speeches are not the only things
needed"
Rev. Taylor's paper is worthy Of
wider circulation, but space forbids
our producing it entire. Rev. W. A..
Cave, Of Brookings, discussed "The
Relation the College Sustains to the
Solution of Social Problems" He
said: "The problem for religion to-
day is to find contents for empty
forms. Democracy is the rule of the
people, and, presumably, of people
fitted to rule. But who will main
tian that Will of the people is intel.
ligently and fairly expressed in Jul
elections. You have the forms fol
freedom says Herbert Spencer, but
there has been a loss of substance.
Those who framed our constitution
never dreamed that 10000 citizens
. would 60 to the polls led by a boss.
"Young people are in great haste
to begin the work of life, and ar
content to have a smattering O.
knowledge. Educators are striving
against this tendency. This genera
ton has great social problems thrus
upon it. 1t would appear that tn
men who are competent to lead ar
the very men for whom the peopl
have no use. Are we not educate'
) people and capable Of deciding Of
hand these great questions Of econ
omics? We need a popular intelli
IS gence, higher than has ever bee
(. called into exercise. Says Jane
Bryce: Compared with the theory
our government we are woefully de
%fcient.' Leadership belongs to Gu
d ture. Let college culture permeat
d society. No salvation for democrat
except in trained intelligence an
disciplined judgment of voters
Rev. J.. P. Jenkins, in his paper Q
h "Our Methodist Homes and Our Co
leges," created a good deal of anus
ment. He said that n Of the diff
culties in coming last was that yC
found all the things you wished t
say had been said. He had prepare
his paper some time before the col
v%ention, and he assured the CONVEX
ton there was no collision betWee
himself and the others. Laught'
broke out when he opened his pap
by speaking of Dakota University
the child born to Dakota Methodjsn
The paper. however, was excellen
and despite its authors modest il
PRODUCTION, brought out many ne
features.
After Rev. jenkins, DR.. G. ]
Clarke, of Deadwood, addressed tt
convention on educational work
the Black Hills.