The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-05

sired ends.
No observer Of the types Of our intel
lectual and higher life can fail to have
noted the remarkable change which
has taken place IN the last two or three
yeare, II Is indicated IN such declara
lions AS that made at the recent con-
sentlon Of the National Education as
ISOLATION which placed itself on record
as recognizing the need of religious
and moral education, It Is seen IN the
awakened conscience Of q people which
no longer Judges men by their ability
to make money alone and which Is set
ting ur new standards Of life Tho
very painful publicity now being given
10 the heartless and lawless spirit of
modern mammon proves that mighty
moral and educational forces arc at
work We are no longer content with
tho money standard of manhood.
A closer examination shows signif-
cant changes al work In educational
institutions II Is getting to be diff
cult TO find a self-contained Sunday
school Hundreds Of inquiries como
into the offices Of the Religious Fduca-
I tion association from church workers
who present their problems relating to
their schools, claeses and societies Ev-
cry new book for the help of Sunday
school people Is received with avidity.
conferences and Institutes are crowd
ed; there never was SO great unrest
and so large promise of better things.
The Sunday school organized as an
educational institution In management.
I'm methods and In material ~ study
having no reason to fear comparison to
the public school Is to he found In al
most all Our large cities. What Is true
of the Sunday school IS true Of the
Young Peoples societies. still more
true of tho Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION. and Of every type of rellgI-
Ious organization engaged in formal or
informal educational work
i On tho other hand, there Is Just MS
much interest and unrest In the public
schools colleges and universities, Some
of the most earnest advocates of reli-
gious education are found amongst the
school men and women. This does not
mean that they are endoavoring TO Sc
cure the introduction of formal scrip
tural or sectarian teaching into the
schools hut that they desire most earn
estly that the school shall become
sufficient for the task of educating the
whole man and bringing him to the
fulncss Of his life, an ideal which they
recognize rs unfulhlled 80 long as the
schools neglect the spiritual.
In another direction there Is abund-
ant evidence Of some efficient forces at
work for the Improvement Of religious
education, that Is. In the remarkable
creation Of literature In this subject
In the past two or three years More
books Of standard worth, hooke Of light
and leading have hoen produced In the
past four wears IN the department Of
religious and moral education than IN
any twenty years preceding.
n IL Iot too much to believe that the
better day is dawning, II would be too
much TO ask any to believe that the
r, u. A. Is wholly responsible for the
anRmenting light Of this day hut II has
had No small share by its definite ac-
tivities in bringing about this change
from almost utter indifference to thf
clear consciousness Of need Of wide.
spread endeavor for Improvement. il
has published four large volumes, soy.
eral pamphlets, many newspaper arti
cles and issues bi-monthly magazine
entitled Religious Education" II ha,
held four great conventions, arg,
number Of conferences and Institutes II
oil parts Of the country and It's loader
deliver hundreds Of addresses on religi
/, Gus education IN tho course of the year
II maintains In Chicago an eyecutiy,
office, with n permanent exhibit q
methods and materials Of religious ed
ucation library Of reference works
text books and special material
bureau for promotion and Information
especially engaged In answering in
dures on practical problems and Il
aiding individuals and institutions AM
a secretarial staff engaged In the direc
, tion of this work. BY correspondence
; and conference II aids colleges. church
es Sunday schools and institutions Il
the solution Of their problems, securing
I the service Of many leaders and speci
alists In education. It superintend
the work of several local guilds Whic
conduct classes. lecture courses. inves
legations, conferences and exhibits. It
| special departments are engaged Il
Investigations and studies in facts
problems and practice Of religious an
moral education. It Is preparing an ex
| tensive photography which will conta
a select and comprehensive list d
, books on all practical aspects Of thi
= work. This photography Is classihe
! and annotated. It has secured the ar
Ipointment of representative commits
sion to thoroughly investigate the pre-
: bloms Of the religious education Of tn
Young. In the course Of carrying o
+, these activities 1t brings together near
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