The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-05-22
CHURCH COLLEGES
GET HIGH PRAISE
Presbyterian Board Reports That
Bible is Being thoroughly
and Heartily Taught
PRESCRIBED CONDITIONS RIGID
Only Teachers Who Can Exert
Good Influence are Employed
Opinion Expressed That Church Col
Ieses Only Can Properly TOaoh
The Bible.

| Louisville Ky. May 22.--In its an
nual report TO the General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States,of America made today
the College Board answers In the az
frmativc The question. is the Bible
thoroughly and heartily taught in our
colleges
The board saws I'm part
So far as the colleges co-opera;ins
with the board OF this assembly arc
concerned. the board is able to give
definite and satisfactory reply. The
lpolicy of the board makes II conditions
Of cooperation with any college that
II requires all regular students to ,ake
systematic Bible study as Il part OF
the curriculum required for graduation
in accordance with the agreement be-
tween the College Board and the An
nual College Conferesce.
The board makes further condition
that the college has i'm It's faculty only
such teachers as can be regarded as
eXerting a positive Christian influence
over the students. once a year each
college president whose college receives
aid from the board gives a signed state
ment to the board that these condl-
tions have been complied with, II in
any college there is neglect or indif-
ference to such Bible teaching and
that will shortly become as popular as
temporary cause. which, under the
Irrcssure Of the general Christian spirit
of our colleges, soon passes away.
II has come to pass that there IS
no other place today but the Clristisn
college where a comprehensive know
ledge of the Bible as book is required
to be taught as a part of the curricu-
ium required for graduation. The
christian college has a freedom III the
matter of Bible study that Is denied
TO State schools. 1t has the greatest
opportunity i'm American educational
life today to give a working know
ledge of the Bible to it's students. The
time has come for the Christian col.
lcge TO take still greater advantage oi
that freedom and that opportunity.
! The board is thankful TO report con-
tributions from 500 churches, to the
amount OF StS9525.2G. From the board,
through the hoard and from individuals
directly. the colleges received last year
the sum of S1.3i2. .925S6. For this i'm
pressive sum the board most heartily
gives. and asks the Assembly TO give
due credit To the untiring and self
denying efforts of our college presi-
dents and to the benevolent friends In
and out of the church who so literally
responded To their appeals.
Sabbath School Work.
A year of earnest service filed with
educational. missionary and business
activity was reported by the Board OF
Publication and Sabbath school Work
before the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States Of America today.
OF the department of Sabbath school
and missionary work. the report sayg
in part
THE number of sabbath school mis-
sionaries in the field. for longer or
shorter periods was 139, besides % coll
portours whose attention was given on
tirely To the visitation Of foreign set
Elements. Following the missionary pol
icy Of their respective Prcsbyteries, our
missionaries have organized 651 new
schools and revived 2f2, making a total
of S9S, into which they have gathered
20, ,3O5 persons. of whom S.066 were Of
ficers and teachers and 27.239 were pu-
pills. Nor, than 800 mission schools
not yet self supporting. have been aid
cd during the year. Reports received
from our missionaries show 2,455 Sab
bath schools urdcr their care, with
membership Of 1924. During the year
g6. POI volumes and 9.636.6S5 pages of
religious tracts have been distributcd
besides 6.561 Eibles and Testaments, of
which 3.677 were in foreign languages.
Reports from the field show that 9S
new churches have grown out Of mis-
sion schools organized by our mis-
sionarles during previons years. or
these churches 7S are Presbyterian and
20 are Of other denominations. Our
missionaries have assisted in the ercc-
tion Of 81 Presbyterian chapels to
house their new organizations. The
value OF these buildings is S126S50.
About $500 Sabbath schools used
our Childrcn's Day supplies last year,
over 100000 copies of the program and
supplement having been distributed.
| OF the Rally lay program 100000 were
distributed among 1900 sabbath
schools. The total of offerings from
Sabbath schools last year is Ss79IS.
Contrary to our expectations, We are
Obliged to report a decrease of s4,i59.-
81 in the total contributions received
during the year. A gratifying increase
is noted in the congregational offerings
but a decrease Of s5.7sO.60 in the Sab
bath-school offerings on Childrens
Day and Rally Day more than Offset