Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-12

ISOLATION Is just now considering this
matter with great earnestness. II the
| appeal is mainly to the heart then
uniform system Of lessons will meet the
need. If. however. the appeal is mainly.
or largely. to the mind. then a graded
system of lessons is imperative.
AN interesting movement is success
fully under way for the teaching OF the
Bible out of school
The number of college students avail
| able for this purpose is every year being
greatly increased by the efforts Of the
Christian Association of young men and
of young women. These associations have
their own arrangements Of courses In the
study of the Bible.
THE most serious failure in the field
of religious education at this moment Is
the deere asing supply of religious lead
ers Our confusing ecclesiastical divi-
smaller towns with more ministers than
are needed, and on the other hand. by
reason of that fact, keep the salaries
o. the ministers at a level only just above
meanwhile. a constant detriment to men
who, while. willing to sacrifice thei- per-
sonal dignity and the comforts OF life
for the love Of Christ, do not feel a
strong call to sacrifice them for the love
Of religious denomination"
Discussion Of the Surveys.
Discussion of the surveys was conduct
ed by Rev. DR.. Frank Knight Sanders.
secretary of the Congregational Sunday
School and Publishing Society; Prof
George A. Coe Of the Northwestern Uni
versity; President L. L. Doggett Of the 7.
NJ. c. A. Training School, Springfield.
Mass. and Mr.. g. w. Judson, president
of the Local Guild, Winsted. Conn.
The delegates were received in the east
room at the White House at 2:3O o'clock
this afternoon by President Roosevelt.
Election Of Officers.
Officers for 1908 were elected today as
follows: President, Frances Greenwood
Peabody. Harvard. Mass; first vice presi-
dent. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Berkeley
| Cal; vice presidents: Elmer E. Brown
va shington, D: c.: James S: Cutler
Nashville. Tenn; Henry NJ. Beardsley
Kansas City. Kan: Carter Helm Jones
| bridge. Mass; VIM. r. Anderson Chicago
| H.; Arthur T. Hadley. New Haven. Conn.
VIM. N. Hartshorn. Boston. Mass; VIM
D. Murray. New York, n. Y; Charles B
Galloway, Jackson. Tenn; A. Fl. Mckay
Halifax. n: S.: Geo. R. Robinson. Chi
Ohio: Frank Strong. Lawrence. Kan, and
Woodrow Wilson. Princeton. n. j.
Board of directors: For hfe-Frank
Knight Sanders. Boston. Mass; Charles
Fraser Mcdowell. Chicago, H.: William
II. p. Faunce. Providence. r. l.: Henry
c. King. Oberlin, Ohio.
At large-Charles r. Henderson. Chi
cago, ILL.,; Charles F. Kent. New Haven.
Conn; Samuel A. Eliot, Boston. Mass
cal Narrower, New York city; Charles
r. Van Hise. Madison Wis: John F..
McFadyen. Toronto. Canada; Walter Mil
Ter. New Orleans. La: Samuel c. Mitch
Philadelphia, Pa; Wallace McMulen
New York city; Mrs. Andrew MacLeish
Glencoe. ILL.,: George B. Stewart. Auburn.
y. Y: Charles r. Brown. Oakland, Cal.
Henry H. Stebbins. Rochester. N. T.: j.
D. Hammond: Nashville. Tenn: Harring-
Landrith. Nashville. Tenn: Fred S. Good
man, New York city: William Douglas
Mackenzie, Hartford. Conn; Charles w.
Needham. Washington. D. c.
81 stateEWilliam H. Day; Los Angeles.
ie-bert w. Gates. Chicago. Ill; Calvin
Kendall. Indianapolis. Ind; Frank W.
1odgdon. Des Moines. Iowa: L. H. Muir
in. Baldwin. Kan: Alfred w. Anthony.
lewiston. Me-: Appleton Park Williams
City. Mo; Herman H. Horne. Hanover.
v. H.; William H. Boocock, Bayonne. N.
J.: Herbert WEIGH, Delaware. Ohio;
James Edmunds. McMinnville. Ore: Jo-
seph Swain, Swarthmore. Pa; Lester
Bradner. j. Providence, r. l.; B. L. Wig
gins, sewanee. Tenn; J. S. Barcus.
Georgetown, Texas: Harry L. Miles, Brat
tleboro. Vt: S. B. L. Penrose. Walla
Walla. Wash; Reginald H. Weller. Fond
du Lac, Wis; H. Douglas Fraser, Toron-
to- Ontario; Ismar J. PERTH, Syracuse,
n: Y; Fed Merrifield. Ann Herbor.
Mich: C. p. Rowland. st. Johnsbury.
Vt: Samuel H. Woodrow. Washington,
D. c.. and Mr.. James Mulch. Ripon. Wis
Social Conscience Discovery.
Prof. Francis G. Peabody of Harvard
University made the concluding address
If the evening on The Universities and
the Social Conscience
THE most characteristic and significa mt
discovery of the present age Prof. Pea
body said. us the discovery of the social
conscience-the recognition, In a degree
unprecedented in history. of social re-
sponsibility; the demand with an un-
precedented imperativeneSs Cor social JUS
lice; the substitution, on an unprecedented
scale. Of social moral lily for the creed OF
tndivlduaiiSm. Never in human history
were many people. wise and unwise
rich and poor, learned and ignorant. con-
corning themselves with social ameliora-
ton; defeating themselves to philan-
thrOpy, organizing for Industrial change
o. applying the motives of religion to the
of laisseZ-faire is displaced by the eco
| Monies of combination. the ethics of self.
culture is succeed ed by the ethics of social
service: and religion. instead of setting
itself to save the person out of the wreck
Of lost world, summons the person to
bring the world itself safe to port.
with the development OF social SEN
sitiveness there comes into modern life
many precious possessions. Compa ssion
fraternity, generosity. loyalty, the passion
for justice, the demand for conditions
consistent with the decency and self-re-
special these effects of thej social con-
science operating with Unprecedented
force. Never was there such generous
giving. such willing philanthropy. But
the time has come when this new move
ment of altruism needs special direction
and control. Is this social energy safe
guarded by social wisdom? Is the social
conscience trained conscience?
Direction and Disciplined Control.
This emotional power needs a new de-
gree of intellectual direction and disci-
plined control. This is the day of scientific
relief In charity: Of making the labor