Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-15
TELLS METHOD|STS
INDUSTRIAL UNREST
IS BUT TEMPORARY
DR.. w. p. Few, Head of Trim
ity College, Sees Bright
Future for Nation.
ASSERTS EDUCATION MUST
BUILD MEMS CHARACTERS
Norfolk Colored Minister SAYS
Religion Must Bring End to
Racial Animosities.
REPORT CENTENARY PROCEEDS
Total OF S3,5O5. .024 % Subscribed to
Fund by Virginia Conference
During Recent CamDuirn.
ASSERTS EDUCATION MUST
BUILD MEMS CHARACTERS
REPORT CENTENARY PROCEEDS
Total OF S3, ,5O5 .G24 % Subscribed to
Fund by Virginia Conference
During Recent Campaign.

That the present wave OF selfsAness,
which is at the bottom OF the wide
spread unrest throughout the country
IS only temporary. and that the future.
n which tie harvest OF the fruits
OF the late war will be reaped, is
iilled with hope. was the assurance
given By Dr.. W. p. Few. preside Mt
OF Trinity College, of Durham. y. c.,
IN his address before the Methodist
Conference last night.
TO realize tlls hope. Or. Few. who
spoke on Educaiion. told his hearers
education was OF Importance not Sec
ond TO that Of training the mind and
II was just this instruction in charac-
ter that was needed. He urged that
dren. for the younger generation
properly orouEth up in this respect,
Viii make anything possible in the
future betterment of the world.
Plan Educational Drive.
Launching of a Sl0,000.0o0 campaign
in the spring OF $40 for extending the
educational work of the Methodist
Clurch was feature announc cemen,
OF the meeting last night as made by
bishop James Cannon, Jr. Plans for
this campaign are going forward. ne
said, and would be perfected in every
detail in few weeks.
Bishop Cannon drew the attention
of his audience with A denial of
fumors which were afioat to the effect
that this educational campaign would
be started before the present conserva-
ton and evangelical campaigns Of the
church were completed, and, therefore,
mcnts.
He stated that the Importance Of the
present campaigns were we'll under
stood; that they would proceed with
fr NV h.. nfl ,,.xl
campaign, which would not he started
until the spring OF 1920. He empLa-
sized that there would be no conflict
in the operations of the working
bodies of the church.
DIR. II T.. Blackwell Presldes.
Dr. r. F. Blackwell, president Of
Randolph Macon College, presided at
the conference meeting last night,
Which was given over 20 the educa-
Speaking on Education" Or. Few
stated that it had transformed the
lives OF men and exercised power over
States. He pointed 10 the great
growths made by Japan and Germany,
the first overcoming in a single gen
Grafton customs and thought centuries
old. The lessons OF this were too APP
parent TO he overlooked, he declared
but in carrying out the programs for
education .le pointed out that material
and physical development were not
enough around which 10 build a civii!-
also paramount.
IF you omit the religious element
from education" stated DR.. Few, lit
will find no higher purpose than that
t.l!ng best worth living for. What
we want TO do is to find Il basis for
character in education, as that only
makes men worth while. You cannot
they are built with adequate back
ground with he sense of the infinite
possibilities OF the human life.
Character Essential.
There is something greater In man
is great thing, but there is some
thing greater, and those who deal with
educational things should know this in
particular. tla, there is that dynamic
and gives worth and dependence TO
the mind.
Truth should be learned through
moral institutions, and each man
should ,rave' a moral instinct that car
ness.
NO man can he .depnded on O.
think straight unless he VIII DO right.
Sence alone. but out OF fully devel-
opsed character and there is no great
quality. Education 10 result in, aeve!-
opng character must control hope.
ioys 9motion and inspiratio1ht dnta,h os,
-
cial attention should be centered on
training the children: ,.
the youth of the country IS a sure way
TO transform our human society" he
stated.
Much Hope for Future.
This L. time e. to be iillsd With hope hope
now is the time for everyone to pre-
pare to get results worth while in the the
those
The present difficulty is from,
time to reap the fruits OF the victory
from the war Just, ended. The heart
that some people have turned to self
ishness. but this IS only temporary
and 3D., one should not lose hope.
"and will show you an unwisc man.
Show me man who thinks every man
~ n"s nn goHS who ~f9ns hos onn and wi show 80"
DR.. Few told his hearers that the
men of the church were not live
ing at n dying rate. He asked them
10 rally to the spirit OF the day, which
called for men TO be alive"
Women Need Colleges.
ing, following DR.. Few. stated that
and young men. and young
women were being turned away from
throughout" the South. due to the fact
that there was not adequate facilities
for this instruction. He declared that
this was challenge to the men of
the church. and they should answer
the challenge immediately.
II. S. Southgatc. campaign manager
for the Virginia Conference, announced
at the morning session yesterday that
the conference raised q total OF So
The apportionmcnt Tor
Virginia was s2,500,GG0. but in eight
days to the hour from the time the
q { n nI tn ha inn, ,lf.
- total Of s2,5+7,7l9.O7 was raised
In addition to this amount the sun
day school pledges were for s2i7-
lIl.55. and other credits amounted TO
g. I.