Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-12
RELATIONSHIP OF RE-
IIGION TO EDUCATION

OF Moral and Religious Education to
National Life" is the general theme Of
the first annual convention of the
Religious Education Society, which
was formally opened this morning
with a meeting of the members of the
council Hundreds OF distinguished
college presidents, professors, teach
ers, clergymen and laymen are here
for the convention, and will be given
a reception in the East room of the
White House tomorrow afternoon
when President Roosevelt will deliver
an address on the general subject Of
the meeting in it's relation to patriot
ism and piety
The executive board and the board
of directors Of the association will
hold sessions late this afternoon. The
will be held this evening in Cont
mental Hall OF the Daughters Of the
American Republic, and will be pre-
sided over by President Henry
Churchill King of Oberlin college,
commissioner Fl. B. F. Mcfarland Of
the District of Columbia, and Elmer
f. Brown, United States commissioner
of education will welcome the dele
gates. The special theme of the ses-
sion will be How Can the Educational
Agencies BE Made More Effective in
the Moral Life OF the Nation?"
There are ninetyseven speakers on
the program of the thirty-three meet
ing which will be held during the
three days of the convention.
Some of the important matters to
be considered are: MORAL Training
in the Public Schools" Moral Educa
ton Through Fraternalities,' THE
Relation of Social Service to Religious
Education The Problem of Religious
Instructions in State Colleges and Uni
yersities - Educating Our Youth Out
of Race Prejudice" Graded Studies
for Sunday Schools The Education
of the Conscience of the Nation" and
Making the Educational Agencies Ell
fective in the Moral Life of the Ma
ton" Some other topics and speakers
are: The Universities and the Social
Conscience" by Prof. Francis G. Pea
body. of Harvard; 'Enlarging Ideals in
Morals and Religion" by President
Henry Churchill King, of Oberlin;
Bringing the Moral and Religious
Forces Into Effective Educational
Unity by DR.. Washington GLADDEN.;
''Lincoln's Contribution to the Moral
Life of the Nation-the Lincoln Day
Address," by Rabbi Moses Cries; The
Significance of the Present Moral
Awakening in the Life of the Nation,
by DR. Lyman Abbott, and the De-
mands Of the Christian Ideal on the
Nation" by Bishop Charles B. Gallo
way.
Some reports will be presented of
investigations in the religious and
moral conditions of the universities
and colleges, in the fraternities. in the
public schols in Europe. OF the work
OF the Young Mems Christian Associa-
lions, and OF Sunday Schools.
A complete exhibit OF the modern
materials and methods for the Sunday
School will be shown at the conven-
ton.
The Religious Educational Associa-
ton was organized in 1903 under the
leadership of the late President VIM.
r. Harper IT now enrolls about 1000
members largely college presidents,
professors, pastors and teachers but
including laymen and others interested
in securing reverent, scientific and eff
fective character training through ex-
listing agencies for religious and moral
education. The organization is with
out sectarian lines or theological plat
form. 1t exists to arouse the public
mind to the need Of religious and
moral training, to study and promote
the right principles and methods and
to unite all the agencies and forces
for religious education. It's head
uuarters are in Chicago, where IL
brary and bureau Of information is |
maintained.