The Washington herald., 1915-10-17
WHAT CHURCH PEOPLE
ARE SAYING AND DOING

American Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety.
Although the exact use to which the
money was to be applied was not desig-
mated in the will, it is understood that
it Is not to be used for current expenses
or endowment. but for buildings and
permanent material equipment.
A Martin Luther button has been put
on the market. to be worn on Reforma-
; ton Day, October 81 1t bears the fol-
lowing inscription: Martin Luther
born November 10, l4S3''
The method of combining religious and
secular instruction which has been en-
ploycd in the schools of Gary. Ind. un-
der the guidance of William Writ has
attracted much attention in all ps, of
the country. The idea is being followed
out in a number of Middle Western cities
this year. but the employment of Mr..
Writ to introduce the system into the
schools of New York City this fall should
give an adequate test to what is un-
doubtedly a revolutionary system of CO.
operation between church and State
New York. usually slow in its inno-
vations. leads all other cities in America
in the application of this religious edu-
cational plan to public school educa-
ton. In this instance. however. says
the Sun. New York was not impelled
so much by enterprise as by necessity.
New York's northern suburb. The
Bronx. had 100000 population only few
years ago. Now it has $4,000 Over
crowded schools have been the rule. Mr..
Writ. entering the field at this time.
proposed at small cost. say $780, as
against s4,ooo.ooO for the old plan. to pro-
vide additional accommodations. For
the pupils he provided libraries. play
grounds. tool shops. kitchens. and similar
outfits for teaching vocational trades and
for recreation Mr. Writ lays emphasis
on the Importance of allowing children
to have a good time while they study.
With these new facilities he lengthens
the school day and so gains in the
service he gets out of existing buildings.
The churches provide school rooms and
into them take some thousands of pupils.
Manifestly if the churches provide
school rooms the city is not compelled
to do so. The two elements of the plan
relieved the congestion. That was the
main reason why New York's school au-
thorities overcame some objections from
conservatives
The plan interests every educator.
every parent in all America. everybody
welfare. The idea is that specified
hours on all weekdays except Saturday
groups of children are permitted to leave
the public school building. They are put
on their honor as to where to go. and
are required to be back again al a speci
fed time. The usual time they are away
is an hour and twenty minutes. This
gives ten minutes to go. ten to return.
and an even hour to stay somewhere.
Some children are not to go to school
on the first hour in the morning on GER
tain DAYS. Others will leave public school
in the late afternoon and not return.
Children so quitting the public schools
go to churches and parish houses Which
ones they shall go to is determined in
each case by the parents Thus children
get such instruction when they go to
the church as their parents direct
Cathoic. Protestant. Jewish.
Churches have fitted up rooms that
look like those in the public school. Their
furnishings are such as facilitate in
struction in the Bible and in such re-
ligious facts and history as parents di-
rect and churches desire shall be taught.
instruction received in the church schools
does not count at any examinations in
public schools. There is complete separa-
tion of church and state. One does not
the children for certain periods and takes
from them educational tasks it has here
tofore required
1t is the judgment Of some bishops and
other leaders in religion that if the plan
can be worked out the children of the
future are to have a better chance than
any in the whole world ever and before.
Bishop E. D. Mouzon. who will pre-
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Annual Conference NJ E. Church South
has returned to this country from Brazil
He arrived in New York on October I,
and went at once to his home in Dallas
DIR. A. T. Robertson. leading author
ity. has recently accepted the theory
that Jesus Christ used the Greek Ian
guage as His medium of intercourse
with His hearers. He acknowledges that
doubtless the Lord used the Aramaic in
Galilee and with those with whom He
was intimate. also in some of His last
words on the cross. but holds that His
public teaching. His discussions with the
Pharisees, His conversation with Pontius
PLATE. were carried on in Greek.
The American Missionary Association.
providing educational and other help for
pendent peoples. maintained by Congre-
is readjusting its work. es-
pecially that for negroes. because It has
81 10000 coming to it within a few
weeks to back up that work. This money
was made in the development of alumni |
mum. c. NJ. Hall. who died not long
ago at Ma CARA Falls. made it. and be- |
sides the sl.000OoO to negro education. |
he gave sl.0co0oO to Berea College Ken
lucky, to help white people. and 5000. .ono |
to Oberlin University. whose work is |
we'll known. The association will make |
report on its new plans at the New
Haven. Conn. council this week
This New Haven meeting is the ma
tional council of all Congregationalists |
This council has changed its plans and |
low meets every second year instead Of |
very third. 1t seems to be agreed that |
he chief readjustment of Congregational |
to be made at New Haven /
will affect the Building Society. the |
Home Mission Society. and the State So
,ieties- The change will be in the ma
ure Of closer cooperation, the aim be-