The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-21
TEXT OF EDUCATION
COMMISSIONS REPORT
Body Recommended Southern Baptist Convention the
Advisability of Creating Board of Education-New
Conditions Call for Change In Government

Report of the Education Commits
SION to the Southern Baptist Con-
Vehtion. Asheville. ". c., which was
presented by DR.. ]. w. Cammack:
~ the Southern Baptist Convention,
heid In ST. Louis in 1913. a resolution
was passed requesting the president of
.he convention to appoint a commit
zee or one from each State to con-
st9fr the advisability of organizing a
hoard OF education by the Southern
Faptist Convention. This committee
was requested to report at the next
meeting. During the year the commit
Tee corr esponded with other boards of
education and reported to the next
session held in Nashville In 1914 that
in the opinion of the committee il
was advisa BILE to esta blish a board of
education, but that the committee did
not have sufficient facts in hand TO
Justify final report to the convention,
and asked that the committee be con-
tinued for another year. At the ses-
sion held in Houston in 1915 the COM
mittee reported that they we're con
WINGED that Southern Baptists should
place more emphasis on Christian
education
They reported further that prac-
ucally all large Christian bodies have
this work. The committee recon-
mended that the president OF the con-
vention appoint committee of one
from each State In the territory Of
the convention. to be known as the
education commission of the Southern
baptist Convention. This commission
was instructed to make during the
year. the broadcast and most thorough
survey of the whole field of education.
and bring In it's report to the next
meeting of the convention the fullest
possible exhibit of all pertinent facts.
with such recommendation as seemed
justified by the facts and deemed wise
by the commission. The commission.
thus appointed. held preliminary
meeting In the Rice Hotel in Houston.
Preliminary steps were taken looking
70 the CARRYING out of the instructions
OF the convention. The commission
organized by electing DR.. A. J. Barton.
Texas, chairman. and DIR. j. w. Cam
mack, Virginia. secretary and treas
urer. A meeting of this commission
was held in Nashville. Tenn. January
IS and 81. During this meeting four
sessions OF the commission were held.
aud there was fun and free discussion
along various lines of interest 10 the
commission Six resolutions were
which the commission should report
10 the Southern Baptist Convention.
other sessions OF the commission were
held in Asheville. May Is and Il. and
we herewith submit the following re-
port:
Committee Named.
At the meeting IN Nashville IN
January. 1915 the commission APP
pointed committee consisting OF
Brethren Parton Of Texas Weaver.
Of Tennessee, and CammaCk. of Viz
E3nia. to communicate with the home
board at Atlanta and the Sunday
81 hool board of Nashville. and inquire
concerning the present work of these
boards in the field of education and
81 their future educational policy In
tho replies which we're promptly re-
rel%ed. The home board stated that
their educational work was confined
20 the mountain schools and work In
the lower gra des among foreigners
Tho sunday : hool board stated that
-t-ti.tr.++t f.,t4s44 work Vas in the
sphere OF SUNDAY school education,
They are doing sucCCSsfuf WORK
doug The line IF Introducing tett''ile4
i.ainine courses IN number o. our
schools OF various grades Bpth boards
replied that they had no future policy
,7sadv been undertaken. This being
fbe rase. IL Il evident that as an organ
,gattor the Southern IA pttsi Conven-
tton,is having little attention directly
- the great task of Christian educa
ton. -,
n. CHRISTIAN people in this country
" no have no general board represent
ing their educational institutions
There are fourteen such general ecu
eatiouat boards or commissions among
which is the education hoard OF tins
%otthern Baptist Convention. ANY one
desiring the facts concerning our edu-
,.attonaI institutions must secure the
fa,ts by a lahorious and unsatisfactory
,,rogress from each school year ny
yonr. or accept such general facts as
are gathered by ORGANIZATIONS from
outside our territory,
New Conditions.
II may not he generaiiy feahhea
-, in recent wears people who. be-
~. IN the Importance ~ denomina~
,t,n.l schools are called upon TO race
new situation. 1t was always true
,hat one OF the difficulties IN CARVING
an any kind of educational WORK ~
the securing of a sufficient amount OF
,,,n,ey The cost of maintaining
80
craase in cost in other lines. In al
alton to that IL Is necessary to main
t,in schools of higher standard tnan
as formerly required. Some rev
ears ago Mir Andrew Carnegie sci
aside fund of $4,000. 600 tor me
,nrpose of providing pensions lot GO,
,oye professors He explicitly eNciuo-
81 ali UNCONVENTIONAL colleges from
the benefits of that fund. Inc. t,uSeees
- ss,bc Carnegie fund regard any
school in which the trustees are u
,ectly or indirectly named oy re,
shoo, Tho effect of that flow to de-
schools can be success
fully met by cur people II we are
united. Unlike Mr.. Carnegie, TINS
commission believes in the ienohiina
t,onal school with all Its heart. by
q UNCONVENTIONAL school we nave u,
- sucb a school as the feilowines
,-as =, ie a college founded or adopt