The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-05
A Remarkable movement.

The year-old, Religious Hducation
association opened its. convention in
Philadelphia, Wednesday. The
Ledger in Introducing the association
to its readers said. Young but lusty,
this body seems to have taken a firm
hold on the highef ethical and reli-
gious thought. Of the country" The
speakers and the audience at the first
mass meeting in the Academy of
Music We're described as the most not
able In character ever held in the hall.
The convention is made up of leaders.
BY many the movement which it rep
resents is expected to be epoch
making. s.."- ~,
With this possibility. Christian peo-;
pie all over the country are as eager
as the Philadelphia audiences to know
it's accomplishments aims, and hopes.
This was expressed in a general way
by President Frank K. Sanders dean
of Yale Divinity school, in the follow
ing summary - 80. a-@-'l S.;,s,%
We wish to reach a wider and a saner
outlook and develop enthusiasm for an
Immediate and aggressive movement In
behalf of popular religious education. The
association has exactly fulfilled it's pledges
made a year ago-that Its policy would pc
conservative and helpful: constructive,
not destructive. It's work lis not 1cono-
elastic; its methods not polemic.. Its mis-
sion is to arouse available but latent in
terest. to educate 1t, and by specialized
channels to set it TO work in the WORLD.
Among the practical and tangible
results looked for from the standpoint
of various representatives are an
| awakening Of, greater interest IN the
study Of the Bible and of directing
that study in the best possible chan n.
nels and in, the best possible way. r.
Rev. Erastus Blakeslee, editor or the
Bible Study Union lesson said, "Fhe
broad discussion of educational prln-
cfples evoked will be helpful to the
general cause Of Sunday schools"
| Another added that the movement will
awaken a lively interest in the Sunday
schools. What the Sunday school has
needed for a. long time has been the
serious interest of the best thinking
people, the interest of scholarly men.
The Sunday school ought to be taken
more Seriously, 1855 - -,
One Of the papers that created
much discussion was by DIR. Luther
Halsey Gulick, a New York school ex-
! anainer on ':The Scientific Basis for
Religious and Moral Instruction" He
took the ground that the. foundation
of religious belief is something other
than Intellectual truth; but the
1.greatest: element in. = the, religious
! education of the child must al
! ways be, love. :; From. this he ar
+ gued for the character Of the teach
/ er being such as@it is desirable te
| duplicate in the child. DR.. 'Gulick at:
l tributes the return to a Christian life
Of many having Christian mothers te
the force Of religious convictions or
an emotional basis, Switch has created
condition that tends to respond ii
later life to certain religious and
: moral stimuli = =
! In reply to sharp attacks DR.. Gulicl
went further, and declared his belle
that the, world is ''fntellect mad"
There is no doubt but there is {
: growing number who share DR.. Gu
;. lick's views to some extent and arr
! turning away from an acceptance o
Christianity based largely upo1
treason. His stating. Of the case will
!, probably bring many more to give !
more careful thought than ever before