The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-08
Place Of Christian Education
Discussed by Prominent Leaders
In Norwegian Lutheran Church

+ tendencies in educational matters.
| We must have the true missionary
spirit so that the real object OF our
educational institutions is to produce
| christian gentlemen. After the wal
many things may be changed. The
| government may insist upon having
charge OF all education except relig-
ION. We must be prepared to show
that our whole educational system
must serve the church.
All our schools must have this
general object. The Christian ,edu-
cation must be the spirit of all the
institutions, even though in some
cases 1t may not pay IN dollars and
cents. II we make the necessary sac
flLlces our work will be blessed.
Prof. K. Lokensgaard, president of
madison Normal school, was the
next speaker.
he said in substance as follows:
To feed the lambs of God has been
and Is the work Of the church. II
must be carried on by the Christian
nome and the congregations, by re-
hglous schools. If we are to have
renslous schools we must have
schools for the education of teachers.
normal schools, or, as they might be
called, teachers seminaries,
Inc speaker then went on to pre-
sent the aim OF these schools and
now they try to carry out this work.
Their object is to educate teachers
for our religious schools and for the
state common schools. We need
Christian teachers even in the state
schools. Hence this work. They
must be prepared to teach both pub
lie schools and religious schools in
order that they may be occupied in
their work constantly. Religious
schools are of short duration.
The normal schools give these
young people a professional training,
giving them practical experience in
model school.
why not have a normal course in
connection with out of our colleges
or academies. Because we need to
instil, in a special way, the mission
airy spirit. We must have a special
school to instil a special spirit, just
as we have special school to edu-
cate ministers. Otherwise the spirit
will be divided. The Madison Nor
NAL school has been active for 26
years and 436 have been graduated
during that time.
Prof. Edw. Schmidt of Red Wing
seminary represented the unior edu-
cation. He stated that the relation
of our academies to, Christian educa-
ton is Identical to that OF the other
school. The object of these schools
Is to educate our own young people
under the spirit Of Christianity. III
1t were not for this we would not
have these institutions. Our educa-
ton is not really Christian unless It'll
takes into account the life and work
Of Christ.
Our educational system would not
be complete If it did not have the
academy. It forms the link between
the preliminary school and the COL
lege.
1t is important to have as teachers
at these institutions men who in
word and life profess and confess
Christ.
The educators Of the country are
finding that the training Of the in
tellect alone does not give them the
moral power to continue IN paths Of
righteousness. True education aims
to make a man right with his God
AMI with his country.
The lack of Christian education in
our country explains the, prevalence
Of divorce in our country, and a.
great many other, national sins and
shortcomings.
An education should not prepare
for this life alone. 1t is to prepare