The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-13
EDUCATION IN THE
CHURCH DISCUSSED
Several Prominent Leaders
Spoke Today at St. Louis
Conference.
(National News Associa tionl


(National News Association)
ST. LOUIS, March &c. NJ. Bishop,
d. D., president OF Southwestern uni
versity. was the first speaker at to-
days session OF the convention OF the
Religious Education association. In
the course of his address on 1.-THE
Responsibility OF Denominational In
stitutions for the Preparation Of Lead
ers," Professor Bishop said:
1.-THE UNCONVENTIONAL Institution has
special relation to It's own field and
through 1t to the whole field of re-
ligious need and endeavor. In this
double relation 1t finds its opportuni-
~; and out OF this opportunity grows
its responsibility. The worthiest vim
dication OF its very right to exist can
be made by q Christian denomination
only by service rendered to the Church
universal. The denomination which
trains a man for a service broader
than its own, a man whose sympath-
les and whose outlook reach out over
the whole wide field. has thus estab-
lished its own essential Catholicity.
Must Furnish Culture.
1T 10 therefore the prime duty rest
ing upon the college or university
which Ia connected In some vital way
with a Christian church to furnish in
its course OF study the means Of gen.
eral culture which will tend to develop
the strong personality necessary for
leadership. and also to give the spe-
chl training required for efficient
work in its own various positions Of in.
fluence and power"
DR.. Paul Caruso. whose books Of
philosophy have attracted considerable
attention in the world OF science. gave
short discourse on the evolution Of
religion In which he said:
THE religious needs OF mankind
remain the same. but our comprehen-
sion grows. Thus the religion Of the
future will In all ssentials remain the
same, 20 far a. the needs of our heart
are concerned, but must adapt itself
In externalities to the intellectual de-
mands of the times. otherwise our re-
ligion will become inefficient. Above
all we need the light Of truth. Of
genuine scientific truth. for science as
1t appears in the we'll assured results
Of scientific research 10 the true
light which lighteth every man that
cometh into the world"
Art and Religion.
In speaking Of the influence of art
upon religion. Dr. Frank G. Erb, Of
Chicago. suggested the following list
OF pictures a. appropriate and at the
same time beneficial decorations for
walls Of Sunday school room: "The
Sistine Madonna" Hoffman's Christ
Among the Doctors" or simply the
head of Christ from this picture. "Sir
Galahad." q noble Nature picture eth
or Of mountains. sunset or sea. a great
picture OF common life. such rs THE
xngelus'' or The Cleaners" and the
. portrait of some great and good man
with whose name Is linked the funda-
mental human virtues.
MIR. =. A. Crosby. Director Of the
Chicago Y. NJ. Ca. spoke Of the need
Of the introduction of some method or
system which will make more eff
Client the present church organizations
for boys work and suggested as a
possible remedy the Boy Scout Move
ment. which he said was force. scien-
tific and adaptable in its nature and
appeal. which. II rightly applied will
bring the older boy and the Sunday
school to better mutual understand.
ing"
That 1t was the duty Of choirmasters
and organists to be persons o. devout
conduct for the purpose Of being the
proper example to those committed
to their charge was one Of the strong
points. in the address Of MIR. Albert
Cottsworth. editor Of the Musical
News. on The Greed OF the Modern Or.
Eanist.