Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-08-22

The conference OF the utah Meth
,J,.t mission was resumed shortly
after 40 o'clock saturday morning
tp the First Methodist Church at
Salt Lake CTS. The chief feature
of the session was AN address by
the Rev. James Z. Ferris Of Price.
superintendont OF the Price Metho-
dist academy. In which a strong ap-
neal was made for support In the
work of that institution. The re-
malnder OF the session was given to
the reports OF the various commit
tees. and TO other business affairs.
Rey. Mr.. Ferris emphasized the
need OF religious training in the
schools. declaring that II the spirit
ual natures Of children are neglect
ed at the period OF their lives when
they are at school. they can only
with the greatest difficulty. and
probably not at all. be later deyel-
oped In them. lie pictured the ped
OF spiritual training In the life VI
every citizen and said that at no
time in the development OF the char
acter could Il be "a efficiently In
splred az In the years OF youth. In
Indiana. my home state. the domin-
ating religion IL Methodism." nald
he. "and the majority OF the teach
ers In the schools are members OF
tho Methodist church Their influ-
ence on the lives OF the boys and
girls ~ remarkable Still We find
the church schools are the moldcrs
OF tho influences which dominate
religious affairs IN the state. The
leading men In the pulpits come
from our church schools. and the
leading occupants OF the pews get
their learning there.
Carbon county IL Just complet-
ing most excellent high school
building. at a cost OF 100000, and
every convenience IL to be afforded
for the education OF the children Of
tho county: but want to ask " ans
one here thinks for one moment
that out OF all the children who
finish the studies OF that high
school one can bc chosen who puld
work OF tho Methodist misifSi IN
that part OF the state n Il my
opinion that one could not. II 4,
during tho school period thar IN,
spirit OF the boy or tho Girl ~ aus.
ccptiblo to religious as vol a. other
training, and u the religious spirit
h not developed at that time. an,
other spirit Sill be- developed. This
IL a fllppant age. Life a. given
greatly TO fllppant and frivolous
pleasures. Il seems 10 me- that ouI
great duty here h to provide d
place for the religious training OF
our young people, One OF the groa'
eat things that can be- lnstlllcd into
tho lives OF the young. and AZ the
same time one OF the most diffl-
cult things 10 instlll into the pres.
ont generation. II a desire 10 take
serious View OF the problems OF
life.
The Methodlsts In America and
In Utah are making money. Il a.
right that they should make money
u II iudiclous and wise that they
should save H. And Il Is admirable
TO spend Il properly. One hundred
thousand dollars can b. raised "a
support this Institution easily and
IL should be done Price Is the best
place In Utah 10 have the instltu.
ton located. The eastern part oi
the state is now only beginning "a
grow and may become the greater
part OF the state, and n our instl,
tuition grows with a.. Il will ultlm,
ately become the weightlest influ,
enee In the forming OF the charac,
ters OF the people OF that part OF
Utah east OF the Wasatch noun,
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