The Washington times., 1908-02-13
DISCUSS RELIGION
IN THE COMMITTEES
Education Society Takes Va
rious Views on Proper
instruction.
Work in Colleges for Com
ing Year Outlined by
Delegates.

Meetings of the various committees
OF the Religious Education Society oc-
cupied the opening hours Of the final
. session Of the organization today. From
$3.50 a. N. until p. m. sixteen depart
mental sessions were held in the vaTi-
Gus churches and halls throughout the
town.
At these meetings the members
sought. on the eve of their separation
Tor another year 10 bring out the most
salient points incidental to the further
introduction of q scientific method of
religious education IN the schools and
colleges OF this country and Europe.
Report Submitted.
. Probably the most important meeting
was that Of the department OF universe
ties and colleges, held in room 3 Of the
. y. A x. building. At the session held
here Wallace n. Stearns. Of the UNI
Torolty OF North Dakota. read the re-
port Of the committee covering the
work done during the past year in the
p universities and colleges of America
and Canada along religious lines
Mr.. Stearns was followed by Prof.
FRANCIS w Kelsey, Of the University
OF Michigan, who spoke on THE Prob
! lem or Religious Education in the State
.
g the State university should be nom
partisan and nOn-seCtariaR. but should
o teach religion. as an intellectual and
ethical force in the world
Professor Ismar J. PERTH. who deliver
ed the next address, confined himself 10
the subject Of the influence Of the uni
, Yersity in the formation of moral ideals.
Others Speakers.
Wilbur P. ThirkieId. J. H. Holmes. OF
q n
son, president Of the Ohio State Univer-
sity, were among the other speakers.
At the meeting Of the Department OF
Young Peoples Societies in the West
ern Presbyterian Church. George W.
Coleman delivered a stirring address on
the value of thu social service Of young
men and women who are imbued with
proper religious spirit.
Mr.. Coleman severely Ceusured the
present-day society. declaring that while
the capitalist might be a Christian and
q his labOTer might also profess the same
creed, the relation between them was
not Christian.
Another address OF considerable i'm
pOrtance was delivered a [ the session Of
The Department Of Social and Fraternal
Service, held at 10 at Continental Hall,
by Rabbi David Phlllpsou, president or
the Central Conference Of American
Rabbis, on the Education OF our Youth
Away from Religious Prejudices." In
this speech Rabbi PhilipsoH decried the
differences and prejudiCes Of different Te-
ligious bodies toward each other.
He spoke OF the fact that Germans
were called Dutch Italians "dagOc,"
Irish ''Aicks." and Jews ''Sheenys."
Necessity of Training.
At this meeting the Rev. Frederick
Means, of Winchester, Mass, spoke OF
the 7,nrzssffv- Of r,r0r,erI,- training aDd
educating our new Americans-the i'm
migrants from Europe.
Three addresses bearing upon the pres
ent effort TO install into the schools Of
this country and European nations a
proper system of religious education,
We're read at the meeting OF the de-
paTtment OF elementary secondary
The first OF the addresses, by George
=. Myers, principal Of the Mckinley
Manual Training School, related 10 the
struggles of the French nation TO in
system of religious training in spite Of
the many obstacles.
Fully nifty speakers addressed the dig
ferent meetings Of the various COM
mittees,
Last Session Tonight.
The final session of the association
will be held at s o'clock tonight in the
First Congregational Church. Follow
ing the meeting a reception will be
given in the parlors OF the church by
the alumni and former students of
Oberlin College residing in Washington,
in honor OF President Henry c. King.
The President received the delegates
20 the convention yesterday afternoon
al the White House and made q brief
address in which he declared that re
LgiOus training was an essential part