The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-04-29
SCHOOL TAX LEVY
IS COMMENDED BY
THE METHODISTS
DISTRICT CONFERENCE AT CEDAR
GROVE ENDORSES LARGER
APPROPRIATIONS.
GOOD WORD FOR The c. N. A.
Howard Institute at Mt. Pleasant 10
Also Approved in Committees Re-
port-Martin College at Pulaski 10
Making Good Prosress.

Making Good Prosress.
In the report of the District Confer
ence OF the Methodist church at Co
dar Grove church last week, the COM
mittee on education strongly COM
mended the action of the County Court
Of Maury county in making increased
appropriations for the public schools.
Two Maury countians were on the
committee, Prof John p. Graham and
Edward P. Turner The report fol-
lows:
Strictly speaking all knowledge
should bring US to know more OF God
and as we gain more nearly clear
conception of Him, we are better ena-
bled to enjoy life more abundantly.
Since the State, with her vast re-
sources. her wise statesmen, and her
faith in education is wisely doing so
much for her children it behooves the
church, the exponent of the Truth
that truth which makes us free-to
recognize her opportunity in this great
movement.
The State is to be commended.
She hath dore what she could yet
in the very nature of the case, she
cannot do for her sons and daughters
what she feels that they need. There
fore, the organized forces of God must
come to the assistance of the State
and do what she has failed to accom-
plish.
The State with her public schools
colleges and university are training
the mind to think, the body to act;
yet, with her cosmopolitan population,
she must touch but lightly the moral
and spiritual Here is the opportuni-
ty for the church. The pastor may, by
advice, visitation, and pray
err yield an influence whose bounds
shall be eternity itself. But, beyond
and above all this, he may instill in
the minds of the young the desire for
that higher education which carries
the soul to God who gave it.
Therefore, we your committee on
beg to submit the following
'eport:
"First-We are gratifed to note Inn
along educational lines dur
ng the year.
"(a)-With few exceptions ev-
Try school is doing good work, and
he teaching force shows marked i'm
rovement
"(b)-The additional appropri-
ton for public school purposes in
iaury county is to be commended, and
Their counties are urged to do like
Use.
"(c)-Among the schools in the dis
let doing high grade of work we
esire to recommend, Howard Instf-
lite, Mt. Pleasant; Columbia Military
Columbia; Massey School.
ulaski; Mooresville Training School,
ooresville, and Martin College, Pu-
ski
Second Since the church through
e ministry, can mould public senti-
ent along all useful and uplifting
les, our pastors are urged to visit
e schools, encourage the teachers,
ID stir up the board of education to
their duty in providing good build
gs, longer terms and adequate saba
IS to hold the best teachers.
"Third-Besides, the pastor should
ge the parents to cooperate in ev-
? way with the teachers in secur-
, regular attendance.
W. T. WYNN, Chairman
JOHN p. GRAHAM, Secretary.
rhe work of Martin College at Pn-
XII was highly commended in an
er report by the same committee.
this report the very gratifying state
mt was made that 1873 students
re enrolled and that there was not