The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-26
CHRISTIAN WORKERS
NEED NEW VIEWPOINT
IT Sumo Would Get Drunk and Sleep
in Alley, Different Angle
Would Result.
sUNDAr-scHooL CONFERENCE
Speakers at Purity Conference In
dorse Need Of Teaching Sex Hy-
"ienc to Children as Substitute for
instruction i'm immortality.

Chicago. June 25-Society owes it's
existence to foreign missionary enter
prise. DR.. William ~ Brown, once n
missionary to the Philippines. said to-
night in AN address to delegates to
the convention OF the International
sunday School Association.
The need Of Il more Humanitarian
viewpoint of life was urged on some
Christian workers 10y Fred a. smith
OF New York. WHO addressed the adult
con fcrcuce
II think it would not be Il bad ide:,
II some OF YOU general secretaries and
some of the Y NJ. g. \. workers." lie
said should get drunk some night
AMI sleep in the alley. Mind YOU. I'm
not recommending that. but IL might
give some OF you II new viewpoint. II
different angle from which to work"
Speakers at II purity conference in
dor*ed the need Of teaching sex hygiene
In Sunday school. Or. !Ict;ic Schwcnd-
en"r. of st. Joseph. Mich. secretary OF
the Worlds Purity Conference, said
some pastors are too polite and
others too iSnorantly innocent to fight
openly the WAYS Of this sinful world.
II the question could be put 10 Il vote
of the children. il would be eagerly
accepted. for all children seize with
avidity the more easily obtained sub
stitutc instruction in immortality. At
least a. per cent Of children receive
tainted. incorrect and degrading knowl-
edge OF sex before the age Of ten"
Bible study Urged.
Incorporation by Protestant. Cath
Ollie AMI Jew in the matter Of
Eiblc reading in the public schools
spirit OF brotherly regard ana toicra-
ton said Marion Lawrence. secrc
tary of the international Sunday School
Association. IT the session OF the four
tecnth triennial convention here ycstcr-
day This is a great step forward
in the study and recognition OF the
t'iblc. encouragement of the reading
in public Of those portions Of the Bible
agreed upon bv all is the aim of such
co operation.
perhaps one Of the most significant
advances that have been made in sun
day school work is that OF rcco.niZinc
the church and the sunday school in
the regular work of tho day school"
said SIR. Lawrence. Tile different re
li2ious bodies have. apparently. been
taxing II FOR granted that there IS no
common Ground OF co-operation i'm the
matter Of iiibl. study but such is not
ne Tact. and We have found that our
fears that reconciliation and co-opcr;,-
ton in this work would be impossihlc
Wcr" SrouudleSS. surely the giving
of credits IA public schools for nihl.
study home in the churches is n new
mug 10 most uf us ind opens ND pos
sibilit'es "" had never dreamed of"
Problem n Crucial Ono.
y crucial problem before the present
conference is the method To be adopted
IN advancing the sunday school work
according TO Mr.. Lawrence The as
ISOLATION has had under consideration
Tor more than tw" Years u plan for :,
natioh-wide campaign. but while the
sunday school leaders are eager to
push the work. there is a fear that
the time is not opportunc for a cam
paign with Il body OF speakers and
organizers touring the country The
policy for the last two years has been
I" lay greater stress upon the rcyu-
lar activities OF the SUNDAY schools
Whether the association il prepared TO
enter upon an undertaking Of the cX-
pensc and magnitude OF Il nation,
covering campaign probably Will be de-
cidcd during the convention. il was
said.
one million new SUNDAY school mem
b"rs year l,o00.0OO total abstinence.
pledge signer2, i.p0C,6co pledged To
definite community service. .oOO. 600
new church. members a year recruited
from the sunday schools and | 900. 900
new members OF icacncr trtiuin:;
classes, these annual accrciions are Tn.
principal goals before the associations.
II was declared