The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-28
At S. S. Convention Last
Evening, Excellent Pro-
gram Was Offered.
AT EVANSVILLE IN 1913
Southern Indiana City Chos-
en- Over Logansport-Dr.
Mckinney Spoke.


kers before the convention of the In
diana Sunday School Association last
evening in East Main Street Friends
Church, the S. r. o. sign being out long
before the commencement of the pro-
gram.
Great applause greeted the state
ment from President Hall that Evans
vile had been selected for the conven-
ltion next year, it's claims having been
presented overwhelmingly before the
PICARD of Directors which met yester-
aaay afternoon at about five O'Clock.
gThe Logansport rooters. however,
isEowed their good sporting spirit by
announcing through a municipal yell
that they would keep after it until
1915 when they hoped 20 land the con-
'yeption prize.
Mr.. Roper again delighted his audi
hence with his piano improvisations on
. slymnal themes and Professor Excel
i fEith his direction of the congregation
Val chorus and his own solo numbers.
Dr. Woelfkin, pastor of New York,
acontinued his series of brilliant and
Iterudite addresses at eight O'Clock,
THE Dilemmas of Knowledge Mr..
4 Woefkin's subject, was treated with
|1scientific erudtion, but from the Or
thodox point of view, his conclusions
lbeing in accordance with the accepted
|3conventions of the Christian religion
Il THE mind will not rest with the
|tsimple-I don't know" said Dr.
Woelfkin.
II Science, said the speaker in effect
has it's scope but also it's limitations,
Hand has never answered the deeper
|lquestions of the soul. Philosophy has
tits contradictions and it's speculations
but which leave this question unan-
Iswered Formal religion has the
lsame limitations and the realities
Nof religious experience are only dis
recoverable by sincere experiments.
DR.. Woelfkins clear and logical pre-
isentation of his subject and his witty
lane apropos illustrative interpretations
lcalled out one of the most prolonged
testimonials of appreciation yet heard
from the convention audience
4 DR.. Mckinney resumed his popularity
put studies of boy and girl psychology
in the adolescent period in his address
on Fool HILL" an epigrammatic
Phrase overheard by him in a descrip-
ton of boy by his younger brother
The latter saying II wish Willie would
hurry and get over Fool HILL" Dr. Nc
j Kinney stating that, broadly, this in
lcluded the period from twelve to six
Eteen, although its confines were not en-
tiiely determinate
AT the very outset" stated DR.. Nc
kinney, II wish it understood that
We do not speak with absolute correct
mess when we put the period between
twelve and sixteen but are merely con-
sidering the average, healthy, normal
individual
THE majority of this GLASS;" contin-
ued the speaker. come up to the foot
lot this hill. get up on it and remain
there for three or four years, and this
! generalization is concurred in by secu-
lar educators.
Some boys, however. go round. 9th
ers misunderstanding up and some
] times down and this often causes that
] fallacious statement that the bad boy
Il makes the best man.
This is mistake. The bad boy does
|Anot make the best man and the sooner
I'VE get away from that confused esti-
mate the sooner will this difficult
problem be solved"
DR.. Mckinney then went on to point
out why this period in the boys life
was hard for everybody and hardest
for himself. That unknown and mys-
Rlterious forces were being brought into
lpiay at this stage of his development
with which he was frequently wholly
|9Tnable to cope.
II There are great battles being
thought in that boys mind" said the
ysneaker For this is the time of storm
,and stress in the boys life And it is
here that there are morasses, pitfalls
Gnd bypaths that lead him to perdi-
ticn.
And shame to us as nation" cried
1Dr, Mckinney scathingly, that there
are wicked men and wicked women
who are helping TO lead them astray,
deliberately Turing them to their ruin
while we sit alphabetically by, deplor-
ing a condition which We are making
nc vigorous effort to correct"
The speaker here referred to the in
vestigations of Anthony Comstock and
his anti-vice crusade and of the litera-
ture which is sent out with the delber-
rte intent of debauching boys and
girls.
At this period. declared the speaker.
more boys went astray through neg
lect of parents and teachers or through
naisdirected. if well intentioned effort,
eban any other time. That this was
abe formative period when at crucial
moment boys life might be made or
marred by the wise counsel and the
arendly helping hand
1 THE speaker also stated that too lit
q lie consideration was given the fact
RAhat a boys mind was in ferment at
Ibis time and that his ideals clashed
with his embryonic development.
I'VE must meet the boy on the plane
Of his day dreams" said DR.. Mckin-
Fney.
Afternoon Session.
That 1t pays to have practical bus
ness man at the head of an organiza-
lion was proved yesterday when w. c,
Hall president of the Indiana Sunday
school Association. raised $4,000 in