The Washington herald., 1911-04-16

worth leagues are still further suffering
in point OF membership from the organi-
cation of Bible classes, with presidents
and secretaries, and the breaking away
CT such classes from Sunday schools into
Independent bodies Not only are Metho-
dist, but also Presbyterian and Baptist
young peoples societies suffering from
this new movement in Bible classes.
There is just now loud complaint from
the older organizations about the multi
plication of new agencies. Officers of old
ones admit that new ones may work eff
fectively, perhaps do work not heretofore
performed by any one, yet they are max
ing complaint of what they charge to be
overorganization and the tearing down of
some things to build up others.
Christian Colleges vs.. Carnegie
Foundation.
In the Princeton Review for April, just
published, as noted in Mondays Wash
ington Herald exclusively. the Rev. DR..
William S. Plumer Bryan, pastor of the
Church Of the Covenant. Chicago. ar
raigns the Carnegie Foundation for its
attempt to regulate educational courses in
colleges whose professors its money as
sists; criticises the president Of the
foundation, DR.. Henry S. Pritchett. at one
time head of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, for unorthodoxy in regard
to prayer and for declarations that Prot
estant churches are failing: and calls for
the creation Of a new foundation by edu-
cational interests of all Protestant bodies,
making it possible to cut loose from the
Carnegie Foundation. The latter foun-
dalton pensions college professors upon
age or infirmity, or both. but lays down
stipulations as to courses of study, han
ding of funds, and especially control by
religious bodies. The Chicago pastor de-
clares in his article than many Presby-
terrain college trustee have gone tn the
limit in facing both ways-Presbyterian
in order to command Presbyterian sup
port and not Presbyterian in order to get
into the foundation benefits. He quotes
President Schurman. of Cornell, a foun-
dation trustee, as admitting the danger
GUS tendency involved. He recognizes
the right of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie to set
up any sort of foundation he pleases, but
appeals to Presbytel ian and other insti-
tutions to render themselves no longer
Influenced by it,
The statements concerning President
Pritchett, OF the foundation, amount to
an attack. The Chicago pastor quotes
from President Pritchett's writings to
show that in effect he denies the resur
rection of Christ and almost everything
else of a supernatural character in re-
ligion, and asks If he should dictate to
Christian colleges wherein are trained
candidates for the Christian ministry.
He also quotes the foundations head as
saying Professionalism is failing because
its ministry is not we'll educated, while
Catholics succeed for the opposite rea-
son. The Rev. DR.. Bryan replies that Prot
estantism is not failing. and he gives
government statistics to prove 1t is not.
Finally. he recites the small sums with
which Harvard. Yale. and Princeton uni
versities started and the large sums now
going to them and to ether educational
causes. He calls for a Christian college
fund of 100000. which he says can be
secured. and which will render the Car
nege fund needless for the Christian in
stitItions. Christian education. especi-
ally higher education, is attracting wide
discussion just now and the Rev. DR..
Bryan's article is therefore creating wide
discussion