Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-20
TRAINING Of YOUTH,
snLrsIos AND CULTURE CANNOT
BE sEpARArEn. SAYS On.
BoArwRIGnT.
TALKS TO BAPTIST MINISTER'S
go sustained chriatianity Apart
from Dsaominasionn1 SCHOOLS
rrse. Consolidation of Richmond
oo''efe-The naaeattona, COM
mission.
TALKS TO BAPTIST MINISTERS
mission.

UNCONVENTIONAL Education, wes Al.
ene5ec, OF vastly Interesting manor
resa by Professor Eoatw,;eht of 1,,s,
faoad College. before the Rap;sst r,s,,; ~
n Their conference this morning -
~. iooai"risat was hi~hiy COMPLIMENTS,
Npon ms treatment of the subject. and ,t
suggested that the paper shonId bo
printed. and ciccnlated The reading ~
me pa per was followed by a lively. though
irief1aiy discussion, in which Or. J. 3.
Iaa"taorne. Z. S. Gardner. W. r. T..
Smith ". f. Hatcher. and Rev ), Ash.
ty Jones, took part.
Mr.. Boatwright spoke of the largo In
feTesfs Baptists have in education. and
of lie work they are doing in vi,ein;,
ind the South. Mention was Incidentally
made TOO. Of the active part Eantist
governors in the South are taking in The
discussion OF educational problems. He
referred TO The large expenditures made
Tor eeucatlon by the national government.
oy states ano by denominations, and
acknowledged that many were cno,;irine
whether the results justified the expendi-
lures.
coming to the question of present de-
nomlnauonal problems In Virginia. the
question was asked whether the rea sons
Ger the existence CT Denominations
creets are as cogent and as powerful as
formerly. 1t was admitted that these
reasons were not SO numerous. but at the
tame time urged that strong and conclu-
siTe grounds for the maintenance Of de-
aoalinationai Institutions still exist and
viii always exist.
RELIGION AND CULTURE.
Denominations can never associate re-
Tgion and culture in the training OF
youth. It cannot hand over the training
Of its leaders to others: the United States
might as we'll give up West Point and
Annapolis. Denominaional life must not
anguish on the intellectual side
The teachers in denomina tional schools"
he said, "are also educational mission
aries. and we cannot dispense with their
services. 1t is worth while to maintain
der1on1iaational schools for the benefcent
influence they exert on other schools. So
far as experience teaches, we do not find
scLve sustained Christianity apart from
denomination; the only. school therefore,
that, in the nature of the case, can be
consistently and actively religious is the
schooi under denominationa1 control.
Not only do potent reasons still exist
Cor the maintenance Of denominationaI
schools, but the careful observer may
discern foregleams Of the better times
coming. It is true that competition is
strong. that denominational schools are
severely Handicapped By, free tuition in
other institutions and that in the face
OF modern educational demands our pow
erty is almost appalling. While these
things may make US anxious they should
by 40 means cause US to despair.
NO new colleges are being founded
The number Of properly prepared students
Is already growing. and with the great
attention now being paid to secondary
education. this number must rapidly In
crease If our higher schools are efficient
they must have their share of these stu
dents. The present strength Of our schools
n property, in honorable history. in
alumni in services rendered to the de-
nomination, are ell guarantees for the
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