The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-09-12
Many Men Of State. and National
" Prominence In Church Work
Make Addresses at Chris
tian Church
WORLD CHRISTIANITY
Or. Mccash and Or. Ath.arn Are
Among the Speakers at the
Convention Yester-
day.

There were many speakers on the
program at the Iowa Christian con.
yention yesterday afternoon and even.
Ing, many Of whom are very promin-
ent in the Christian church work in
the state and nation.
In the afternoon Mr.. James H.
Mohotter of ST. Louis delivered an
address on The Work Of the Ma
tional BENEVOLENT Association" Mr..
Mohotter pointed out the great good
being done by this body, and inform
ed the convention that a municipal
orphanage in Omaha had been turned
over to the Christian church on con.
dition that the body carry on the
work Of the benevolent ideals estab-
lished by the orphanage.
James T. Nichols OF Des Moines fol.
lowed Mr.. Mohotter with talk on
How to Get the National Convention
at Des Moines,' asking for an ex-
preston OF support from the. conyen-
ton. A motion was made and car
ried, pledging the support of all Iowa
churches to the Des MONIES church In
entertaining the national convention
Ii 1914
George D. Roberts, superintendent
Of missions, N. E. district of Iowa.
spoke on Public Problems,
F. D. Farrall spoke on Rural
Churches in City Life Mr.. Farrall
is not rural minister, but having
started at the beginning, he was well
able to present to the convention as
sembled his views In a most practical
and clear manner
w. r. Clapp of Waterloo, Iowa. pre-
scented the laymans missionary move.
ment- Mr.. Clapp pointed out the
achievement of this movement and
asked for additional suppow.
Thursday Evening Session
Professor w. s. Athearn of Drake
University then delivered most in
teresting and instructive address on
the modern day question: "The Phil
osophy of Religious Education
Dr. Athearn used as the guiding
sentence in his speech, And /, if /
pc lifted up, will draw all men unto
me- He said, This sentence con-
tains the entire philosophy of chris
tan education. There is a sense in
winch We may say that education is
the introduction of control into ex-
per1ence. Any act from which we gain
control Is an educative act; any act
which does not give us increased now
81 OF control is a non-educative act"
we were once told that practice
makes perfect" In th..s day our
COPY books had the perfect copy
printed at the top OF the page. Our
hrst line was the most accurate. Each
AIDED line contained the mistakes OF
me line above. Practice did not
make perfect.
men our copy books were changed
anu the engraved copy was printed ON
narrow slip which could be moved
oown the page as we wrote. On these
pases' IN which the ideal copy was
alWays In the eyes OF the writer, the
jest writing was at the bottom of
the page. Practice under criticism;
practice under the direction of an
ideai makes perfect.
How Progress Comes.
we We're once told that progress
zones through accidental adjustment
through the survival of the fittest-
through natural selection. But forty
sears OF the psychological laboratory
nave taught us that mind and matter
evolve together and that mind de-
eiinlnes the direction of evolution.
ohe selects that which he will imi-
.aee' and comes to be that which he
uoes. Progress comes through con-
seientious adjustment to an ideal
NOT a rolling down to environment,
out pulling up to an ideal.
ne who determines the ideals of a
race determines the destiny of that
race. This is the mission of the
prophet and the teacher; one holds
AatiouS IuedlS, anu CUe OtuGT
.saches the youth to realize the ideals
through conduct.
but the ideal must be expressed In
terms of personality to have pulling
power
christian education is the introduc-
uon OF control into experience in
,erms OF great personal ideal. This
y salvation through love of an old
person-the pull OF the personal ideal.
~ Is the business Of christian edu-
eaton to so present the Christ ideal
70 children at every stage in their UNI
ioioing lives that they may grow up
christians and, to use Bushnelrs
thrase, never know themselves as
uaVlng been otherwise"
All this | think is involved in the
text Of the evening. "And !, If be
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