Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-08-14
Shall We Impart
Goddess Kulture or
Christian Culture?
BY BISHOP W. r. GAMBLER.

BY BISHOP W. 4. GAMBLER
Since the war in Europe began in
1914, the United States has become, as
IL was never before, the teaching ma
ton OF the world. Before the war. Ger
many held this relation 20 mankind, and
students flocked to German Universe
ties from all parts of the earth. espe-
cially from the awakening nations of
the Orient. But now, German institu-
tons are no longer so accessible to the
students Of other lands, and the tide of
student-life is pouring into American
institutions OF learning.
In the colleges and universities of the
United States have studied during the
year IsI6-1sI7 over $4,000 foreign stu
dents. Of whom more than $4,000 were
from China
This is well; for. If German education
had continued 10 infect the world there
Is no saving how direfuI might have
been the consequences. German Kultur
in fact has already dangerously affected
the Orient
Ina recent magazine article. a ia
nous Japanese educator has explained
the prevalence Of prO-Germanism in ia
pan by reference to the influence of Ger
man education in Japan. This educator.
Prof. Anesaki, who i'm 1913 to 1915. was
the japanese exchange professor in Har-
ward University. declared that although
Japan is technically at war with Ger
many. a feeling OF admiration for Ger
many is quite general among the Japa-
nese people. and that this feeling pro-
duces a strong prO-German sentiment.
This. he says. is due TO the Germanizing
of the Imperial Japan University during
the years from 1890 TO 1900. He further
says that going abroad among stu
dents" in Japan has meant for many
years going TO Germany"
Prof Anesaki concludes his article as
follows: Therein lies the danger for
Japan I'm politics. education. and social
life- PrO-Germanism is a disease in
Japan. and the only remedy lies in con-
vincIng the japanese people of the fu-
tsl;ty OF the German methods. The only
way to do this is for the Allies 10 be
finally successful. not only in military
and naval engagements. but in socill.
moral. ami educational reconstruction.
to be achieved brilliantly after the war"
Prof. Anesaki points out most clearly
2 supreme obligation of education which
the allied nations owe mankind. and this
duty rests with great weight upon our
own country.
II the Oriental nations. especially
Japan. are not disinfected of German
Hultur speedily. there is before man.
kind a more awful war than that now
man education imparts power. but it
yields no moral forces to control and
direct to right ends the power which ii
produces: and. IL the pOpulous Oriental
nations acquire power. without con-
science they will Overrun the earth. and
bring back the Dark Ages" They must
have Christian Culture. If they are to
be safe powers in the world: they must
he evangeliZeG- as rapidly as they are
wefr~n~nnel nr they mill h.
powers 20 mankind. And whether they
are. or are not, evangelical is a mat
ter which will be determined largely by
the kind or education given in American
institutions TO the students whom they
send To our land.
From all these considera tions 1t is
manifest that If our country wishes TO
promote its domestic welfare. or extend
its foreign influence, we must make
strong our educational institutions That
nation which most enlightens its own
people will most surely influence oUher
peoples.
Ard our educ ational institutions must
bs thoroughly religious. or they will be
positively injurious. Education in
creases power, and when power is in
creased withot a proportionate growth
OF moral character, II becomes immoral
power and dangerous power
The German institutions of learning
have lacked the religious element. and
the ungOdly enlightenment of Germany
has brought on the present world-war
German rationalism has set the world
on fire. and the blaze has cost mankind
unreasonable treasure and the loss of
MULTIPLIED millions Of valuable lives
system OF education which leads men
to regard the most sacred treaties as
mere scraps OF paper" and to set at
uOught all the settled principles of hu-
manity and mercy. is such an education
as makes the world unsafe. The hope
Of the world a this time is in Christian
education
The ratiOnalists and the secuIarists in
education have had their way long
enough Their theories have been tried
out in the full and the result is the
most awful war i'm the history Of man
kind
The cry should now be: Back tc
Christian education,' The religious
element is the healing leaves by which
the waters of educational Marahs must
he sweetened and made wholesome
without the religious element they are
both bitter and bad.
The south is peculiarly qualified "a
render high service with reference to
this supremacy important matter. for
the south is the section of our country
In which evangelical christianity is
most prevalent But unfortunately our
institutions OF learning are financially
feeble in comparison with the bulky
universities of the north and west By
consequence the foreign students who
are coming to America for education
are attracted northward and westward
and comparatively few of them are ed,
Ucated / the more evangelical atmos.
phere of the south. This is very re-
grettabIe.