The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13
UNIVERSITY NEEDS
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
President Jordan OF Stanford
Makes Strong Address to
Students at Chapel
English Club Rehearses Comedy,
1.-The Arms and the Man."
Which Will Be Presented

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. H.
What this university most needs is a
revival of religion" said President
David Starr Jordan of Stanford uni
versity last night before a big gather
ing of men held in the chapel under the
auspices of the local branch of the
Young Mems Christian association. He
continued: Not daily sermons or spe-
cial forms. but a revival of true re-
ligion Religion is akin to poetry"
This address of DR.. Jordan's. which
was delivered on the topic of "Ameri-
can Christianity" and was the first OF
series of monthly mass meetings
which have been planned by w. c..
shelton, the new president of the asso-
citation.
In conclusion DR.. Jordan took UP the
SUBJECT or science and religion. He
made the statement that these two
branches OF thought are not in opposi-
ton, as has many times been held by
the ministry. In this connection he
said:
Religion and science are different
ways of looking at the same thing and
are not in opposition to each other.
Every church has It's creeds, but creeds
are historical and written down. Let
them stand. While they may be wrong
they do not harm any one"
Active preparations are being made by the
members Of the English club who are to appear
In the comedy OF THE Arms and the Man.
6y Bernard Shaw. which is to be staged October
90 IN Assembly hall. The production will be
one OF the most elaborate staged here In some
time and will serve as revival of the old
custom OF annual shows by the English club.
Inc full set of costumes used by the Katherine
Grey company In San Francisco during the re-
cent production of the comedy in the metropolis
mas been secured by the undergraduates and will
effects are also being designed for the stage.
The coaching Of the play is under the direction
OF Prof. a. D. Gray.
A royal time is planned for the Columbia
park boys of San Francisco during their stay
on the campus Friday night and Saturday Of
thiS week They are to be the guests of Encina
club the organization of living in the big
dormitory of the campus, and c. II. Wondries
OS, president OF the club, recently appointed
two well known upper class men to serve a
reception committee. G. W. Mason Of San Fran
cisco viii take charge of the arrangements to
entertain the boys while II. 7. Hutchinson is
appointed to secure Assembly hall for the young
performers.
Members of the exclusive Nestorfa debating
society of Stanford university met about the
banquet board recently and responded to many
toasts OF undergraduate interest The members
OF this society are many of them prominent in
colege aHairs- Inose who spoke are: l.. Craven
90 of Bellingham, WASH, on Politics.; G. F..
Morgan 10 OF Los Angeles on 1.-The New
Corners W. S. Porter IL OF Santa Barbara
on The Sophomore and Instructor l. B. Cross
on Scraps"
"The writer's of the bible were good news
papermen," said Prof. Charles Moreau Harger,
the well known critic who holds the chair Of
Journalism at the University of Kansas in the
course of lecture given before the undergradu-
ates Of Stanford university this afternoon. He
continued a FRI hnfo m
papermen. He said: 1.-The newspaper business
is the business with soul good man
can write for democrat Or republican or
socialistie editor with the same facility