Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-03-03
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MISSION.
Annual Session of the Association at
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. March 2.-DiStinguished
prclates ana educators, prominent
writer's and speakers on religious and
educational subjects and a delegation
OF religious workers numbering nearly
1000 are in attendance at the annual
convention of the Religious Education
Association which begins here, today.
Nearly two score Of meetings will be
held during the three days of the con-
yentiCn.
The association has II departments,
namely. the council of religious educa-
ton. universities ard colleges, theo-
logical sCminaries, churches and pas
tors. Sunday schools, secondary public
schools, elementary public shoots.
teacher training, Christian associa-
tions. young peoples societies. the
home. libraries, the press. correspond
ence instruction, summer assemblies
ana religious art and music. Along all
of these lines the association endcaV-
ors to fulfil its purpose ito promote re-
ligious and moral education"
The general theme of the convention
THE Bible in Practical Life" Its Par
ticular Phrases 1.-The Bible in Reli-
gious EXepricnce,' THE Bible in Edu-
cation" and "The Bible in Social and
Civic Life" will be discussed in three
mass meetings in the Academy of Mu-
sic. the First Baptist church and the
BAPTIST Temple.
The general officers of the assoca-
tions are: President, Frank Knight
Sanders, Yale University; first vice
president Nicholas Murray Butler, Co.
In, Tl,iX-
Ira Landreth, Chicago; treasurer
James Heron Eckles, Chicago; chair
man executive board, VIM. Rayney
Harper, president University of Chica-
go: recording secretary. George Albert
C0c, Northwestern University, Evans
ton. ILL.,: editorial secretary, Clyde
Wcbber Votaw. University of Chicago:
financial secretary, Wallace Nelson
Stoarns. Chicago.
The departmental sessions of the con-
venticn opened at 10 o'clock in the First
Baptist church. The devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. f. N
Poloubet of Auburndalc. Mass.
What Would Constitute Il Scientific
BASIS for Religious and Moral Educa-
tion ana to What Extent Docs Such a
Basis Already EXist?" was the first
subject proposed for discussion. 1t was
considered first from the standpoint
of psychology by President C. Stanley
Hall. d. D., Clark University. Worces-
ter, Mass. Second, from the standpoint
of ethics by Frederick Tracey, PHI d..
University of Toronto. Canad: third,
from the standpoint Of theology by
Prof. Shailer Matthews, ID. D.. Uni
versity of Chicago: fourth, from the
STANDPOINT of educational practices by
Luther Halsey Gulick, NJ. D., New
York.
The subject was later openly discuss
ed by other delegates present
At the afternoon session, Judge W
Chambers of the Spanish war claim.
presided. Addresses were made by
ECv. DIR. Asa s. Fiske of Washington
on "Pe riodicity in Character Forming"
and by Rev. Or. James Atkins of Nash
vile. Tenn. on THE Field of Hope in
RELIGIOUS Education
Others who spoke were DR.. A. r.
TAYLOR of Decatur. H., and Rev. l.. T.
Nofbegar Of kokomo, Ind. Justice
John NJ. Harland of the United States
supreme court, presided at the night
meeting and addresses were made by
Senator Depew of New York. and II.
st. George Tucker of Columbian Ami
versity, Wa ashington their theme be-
ing The Bible and Civil Government.
Good roads advocates want New
York State to spend $5,000,00O on high