The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-11

was able TO tell OF the things tho boy at
college would have TO contend with. Rev.
| Floyd w. Tompkins. II. D.. OF Holy Trim
| ity church. yPhilsdelphis, Pa.
A VERY BIO SUBJECT.
DR. Tompkins said that two OF the
pleasantest occasions of his life took place
| here the time he addressed the Church
mems club and the other time was when
he addressed tho Carpenters union. The
latter time was nearly the cause OF his
downfall, he stated. but he said he preach
ed the gospel to them straight
The evenings subject Is a big one, he
said, and does not rest to any great ex-
tent with you, 90 much N II does the coll
lege governors.
Some speakers who address college stu
dents on religious matters, feel that they
must 60 into all the grand flights Of learn
ed discourse. and use all their scientific
knowledge. They forget that the young
men have souls and their sermons have no
effect
The question 70; What are We goins 70
do to Improve upon the men In college
that they are bound to prepare them
selves for their battle with the world7
NO SYSTEM EFFECTIVE.
agree with Dr. Peabody. that you
can't get a system that will work along
this line
He relates g littls incident to illustrate
his point that had humorous tinge
that was very apt There is 40 earthly
use of talking Ia q collage man about
theology or about the nneness OF re-
ligfon.
PLAIN FACTS NEEDED.
What they want Is a simple categorical
statement OF religion, the same as any
other man.
The trouble lies in that there Is no one
to preach TO them. definitely assigned
No one.
The president is not In a position to act
| as n preacher. for the summons and SER
mons are too closely associated In their
minds 10 make the union an effective one.
II r. a pathetic feature that here are
many students I'm our college who are
tom with doubts and questionings brought
about by their studies OF psychology and
| philosophy taught by instructors who
| care little or nothing for religion, being
entirely absorbed In their narrow study.
and they have no one TO discuss the mat
| ter with or get advice from.
INVESTIGATE PERSONALLY
| / wish you would investigate the matter
| for yourselves In the colleges you know
OF. The religion not only wants TO be
brought out In a practical way, as In
| our own parishes, hut II must also be
The college man Is not irreligious; at
least he Is just as religious as any one
else.
Dry dogmss won't 60 down with him
at all.
We want to establish among them that
comradeship Of religion that Will make
them realize the brotherhood OF man as
wei as the Fatherlsnd OF God,
Religion in college wants to he made
an atmosphere, not merely name. sit
must be general to be effective. You
ought to be able to notice II when you
enter the campus
can't see why boys at college should
not be made to feel for his fellow men
as well as when they were in the school
or when they are put In personal contact
with the world.
No college can be said TO be alive unless
II has centre of social worship.
SOCIAL SERVICES.
thank God that Harvard college has
such place as Brooks house. I speak
OF Harvard for am more familiar with
II. having just spent three weeks there.
You say social service Is not religion.
st. James says II is pure religion and 1t
certainly is
wish had a whole lot of college pro-
fessors here 10 talk to I'm addition To YOU
II would be a daring thing for me to do,
so strongly on this subject that ] would
do II.
Now the practical thing II, what are
you going to do about 1t. How many OF
you have boys in college II you haven't
any you ought to have. Adopt one II you
haven't one. There are enough unfortu
nate orphans here.
WOMEN AND POODLE DOGS.
II our good women would only adopt
children instead OF poodle dogs.
saw one woman In New York as j
came through with poodle dog all fixed
up with furbeiows on the seat OF the
barouch beside her.
wonder II she ever thought of adopt
ing a poor child and dressing her up?
There certainly were more fixings than
some children had to cover their bodies.
Now colleges are your servants and
not your masters. IL Is because OF in
difference that the colleges have drifted
into this condition. You Insist on the
religious atmosphere and you will see
how they will alter things to meet the
requirements. =.
There Is also the holiday time TO on
set. When the student goes home for
the Christmas holidays, the parents seem
TO conspire. 20 kill all the ambition and
auger thoughts which have awakened, by
plunsing them into a whirl OF CAVITY and
recreation.
They say. poor boy. he needs rest,
after studying hard for many months
II don't believe that people who get so
much rest ON earth will ever get any
any place elee."
I have no patience with the minister
who. when he goes on his vacation has 40
much fishing To do that he can't 30 TO
church Sundays or preach a sermon as
ID would break their rests They say.
on leaving their churches. Goodbye.
I'm going on my vacation"
Brother ministers We should do moro
for the college men. here Inv our midst.
We are made on the subject OF educa-
tion here I'm America. II Is n magnificent
kind OF rabies though they are catching
IL over IN England now. and IT'S about
time. too.
But let Va find out ~ there T. some sort
OF n religious atmosphere In the schools
and then the chief danger OF our eiuca-
tional nfe will be over