The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-21

DISCUSSES EDUCATION AND
DRAWS SOME LESSONS FOR
HIS PEOPLE.

hfcoo JtotcfuhF ~ iut itulEHl Cnri3s
tian Church was .our Educational In.
stitntions. He said In part: sThe
strength Of every great religious body
must find It's source in the spiritual
and educational equipment OF It's lead
ers. As It is in the world of bust.
ness. 50 It Is In the realm OF religion.
our great educational Institutions
seek to adequately culture and train
our workers. We number among
them the best educational plants in
our country. This we assert because
OF the position occupied by men who
have been trained in them. I believe
that we are the only religious body
that has the distinguished honor of
seeing a preacher and college prcsi-
dent OF our own communion grace
the chair as President OF the United
States. You know that I refer to
James A. Garfield. While we pride in
these things, God forbid that we
should boast because of them, for to-
day in the Senate and Congress our
graduates rate with the best Our
colleges and universities should be of
greatest interest and Of vital concern
to u.s.. AS a matter of interest let me
state the locations and names Of some
of these Institutions:
University Bible Chairs in Ann Ar.
Dor Mich; Calcutta, India: Char.
lottesvf1Ie, Va; Lawrence, Kansas;
Bible Colleges. Columbia. NO.; Lex.
ington, Ky: Nashville. Tenn; Beth
any College. Bethany, w. Va: Butler
College. Indianapolis, Ind; Eureka
College, Eureka, Ills: Austin College,
Dillingham;, Ills; Hiram College, HI
ram, Ohio; Campbell-Hagerman Col.
lege, Lexington, KY; Christian COL
lege; Columbia, Mo-; School of Evan
gelists. Kimberlin Heights. Tenn:
carr.Burdette College, Sherman, Tex:
Georgia Roberts College. Henderson.
Tenn; South Kentucky College, Hop.
kinsville, KY; West Kentucky Col
lege. Mayfield. KY: Milligan College,
Milligan. Tenn: Bible College, ST.
Thomas, Ontario, Canada.
Universities American Christian.
Hartman, Tenn: Christian, Canton,
Mo-; cotner. Bethany. Neb.; Drake,
DesMoines, Iowa; Kentucky, Licking.
ton, KY; Texas Christian, Waco, Tex:
Disciples Divinity House, Chicago,
H.; Eugene Divinity senool, Eugene.
Ore; Virginia Christian, Lynchourg.
Va; Atlantic Christian, Washington,
D. c.; Washington Christian, WASH
ington, D. c.; Dexter, Dexter, Mo-;
Hamilton College. Lexington, Ky;
Special schools at. Hazel Green, KY;
Moreheai, KY; Lum, Ala; Louisville,
KY; Southern Institute, Edwards,
Miss. Martlnsville Christian Institute,
Gfartinsville, Va.
What do these Institutions Of learn
ing mean to our brotherhood aside
from the great army of business and
professional men and women going out
into the world? I mean directly with
the workers in the church. We must
get our estimate of values. From 1890
to 1905, compared with the great re-
ligious bodies that have over one Mill
lion members, each shows a gain as
follows: Roman Catholics, rs per
cent; Lutherans, 81; M%ethodists, 40:
Baptists, 3S; Presbyterians, So; Dis.
ciples of Christ or Christians, "a per
cent. You will notice there is but
little difference in the per cent. Of
growth of the Methodists. Baptists
and Presbyterians. The Christian
Church shows a gain of more than
double either of these bodies; when
we remember that Lutheran Access
sions. and also the Catholic, come
from foreign immigration on the great
majority; we begin to comprehend
that oars is a mighty work. The very
atmosphere breeds the thought, aye
shall know the truth and the truth
shall make you free" Young men
and women attending III educational
institutions are taught that a man Is
free with an open Bible in his hand.
and is not bound by creed or creedlet;
but when God speaks heed the mes.
sage. Then let no father, encourage
and sustain these institutions that
develop and train character for the
highest service of humanity and the
glory of God.
mo man was ever prominent in
American life who was an inffdel."
says Lyman Abbott. or twenty.six
Presidents of the United States. sew.
enteen were college graduates; TWEEN.
ty-three had college anu academic
t. training. The Supreme Court judges
almost without exception have been
college men. sixty-four per cent. OF
the United States Senators and more
than half Of the Congressman are col.
lege graduates. The chances of n