The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-03-09

lne Work OF the future Ike LnaL OF
the past must be essentials the real
aim of the colleges leadership. Fifty
years ago the task was comparatively
easy, but now in her complex and
economic life new difficulties have
arisen and constant fight must be
waged against sordidness, prodigality
ad cynicism. More and more also
the college must lead in vital matters
respecting the race. The Negro race
must not always have to 90 outside
of itself for the support of its great
educational enterprises. Philanthropy
belittles and may even dictate what
shall be taught and thought. More
and more the Negroes must think
out for themselves the best means of
retaining their institutions in true
liberty and learning.
On Monday morning, Feb. 26th, oc-
CURED Conference on Moral and
Religious Training with President
Hope presiding. DR.. Charlie T.
Walker of Augusta, Ca, was sched-
uled for the first address of the
morning and President George Rice
Hovey of Virginia Union University
for the last one, but for one reason
Or another both of these men found
1t impossible to be present. Their
places on the program we're taken by
Drs. Gray and Laws. DR.. Gray's key
note was struck in the following SEN
fences: If you have any opportunity
tn in MI uyhn n,,f
look and intellect are greater, do not
neglect the opportunity. If you fail
to choose the highest when you see it
you make the greatest of all mistakes.
DR.. Laws in a brilliant, witty though
brief address forcefully drove home
the following points: that we must
magnify personal holiness, intensity
personal zeal and clarity personal
faith. President ]. A. Booker of Ar
kansas Baptist College dealt with
the question: what can students do
to promote religion in our schools?"
The fourth address of the morning
was delivered by Rev. M. W. Johnson,
graduate of Morehouse College, who
has also completed the course at the
Rochester Theological Seminary and
who is just now engaged in Y. NJ. G.
A. work. Mr.. johnson made a plea
for emphasis on spiritual training,
especially in cur state schools, and
showed the great possibility of an
institution that like the Y. M. c. A.
can in such a war as we now have
in Europe at short notice transfer a
Christian man to place of immedi-
ate need.
The meeting of Monday afternoon
with DR.. Purser presiding in some
ways marked the high water mark
of the Conference. Very soon in the
course of the services the feeling be-
came intense. The address of the
dedication of Robert Hall was de-
livered by DR.. Howard B. Crosse, who
dwelt upon the struggles that Presi-
dent Robert had, who paid a great
tribute to DR.. Morehouse as the
grand old man of the denomination
and who called upon the young men
in the college to play well their part
in American citizenship, telling them
| tnat tEe sprung or race must be
found within the race itself. DR..
Grose was followed by DR.. D. w.
Abercrombie, principal of Worcester
Academy and an old school teacher
of President Hope. Dr. Abercrombie
made plea for classical scholarship
and showed how more and more the
great responsibilities of the world
have drifted to men classically
trained. He reminded the boys OF
the college Of the quotation from
Bacon that the great duties of life
are greater than life itself. He
closed his address with a very fine
compliment from the boys of Wor.
cester Academy to Morehouse Col.
lege presenting to President Hope an
envelope containing a check for 500