Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1915-05-27
SESSIONS CLOSE
WITH ADDRESS
Madison District Conven-
ton Comes To End Rev.
B. E. Ray Elected
Moderator.

| The sessions of the Madison district
| Convention were brought to close
Thursday evening when Rev J. E. .Sar-
leg, Congregational Student Pastor at
/ Madison, gave an illustrated address in
which he showed the need of rellg-
ious work among the students
! There were many views which showed
the beauty Of Madison and the fine
equipment of the University which is
ready to do anything in the way of
instruction except care for and de-
velop the religious life.
The University as a state insti-
! tuition is unable to teach religion. There
fore the students must be religiously
trained by those not serving the Uni
versity in an official capacity. Student
pastors deserve the support of the
| churches in the splendid work they are
doing.
Earlier in the evening President Evans
of Ripon said that the greatest foe of
modern Christianity is indifference.
''There is no reasoned system of unbe-
lief today. 1t might be we'll if there
was; for then the church would be stir
red to strong defense. While one
man is led to agnosticism by thought,
ten men in our modern world are led to
a practical agnosticism by lack of
thought, There is a noble indifference.
To illustrate this point the speaker
mentioned an incident in the life of Pres
Wilson. He had had his thumb crushed
in door. A physician was called and
while he was dressing the wound Pres.
Wilson continued conversation as if he
was not being hurt in the least Such
Indifference to physical pain is noble
but Indifference to the claims of the
moral and religious life is paralysing to
man best life; that is the trouble with
many man. He is lukewarm, neither
hot nor cold. He needs something to
stir deeply the springs of his life. He
eeds to recognize that Christianity re-
quires man to think big thoughts, to
be true to the highest ideals and to do
great deeds.
One of the interesting speakers
of the convention was not down on the
convention program. Pres Dan Brownell
of Northland College at Ashland spoke
in behalf of that institution There are IL
colleges in the southern half of Wiscon-
sin but only one Northland for the
northern part of the state and for the
northern sectio of Minnesota and the
northern peninsula of Michigan. This
college has great opportunity to give
to the immigrants and settlers in north
ern Wis. a chance to prepare for usefu
living. Forty carloads Of immigrants have
been unloaded at Ladysmith during the
last four months. This section of the
state is witnessing marvellous de-
velopment. Northland seeks to do it's
part in shaping Alright this new life. It
recently met with the loss of one of its
principal buildings by fire. It is max
ing a brave effort to have new
building ready for use by fall.
A place for the next convention was
not selected; but Rev. B. E. Ray was
elected moderator. Mr.. Ray was also
chosen delegate to the National Council
whieh meets in New Haven, Conn. next
October.
Fifty-three delegates attended the
convention. Dinner and supper wer
served at the church by the ladies. At
the closing session, appreciation of the
generous hospitality of the Baraboo
people was expressed by Rev. E. l..
Benson, the moderator.