The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-15
Methodist Conference.

tendTv 1htirPH OF tue podi y
Methodist Conference.
This conditions obtains no: only IN
iris state, be declared, but throoeh-
ont the South. aud is AL the more IN
fortunate because Of the great need
in these times Of reconstruct O
ideala and sound public sentiment
through the work 81 young people
who have been thoroughly grounded
IN -he principals taught az these
Christian Institutions
The colleges OF the country. he told
NE conference must meet this stu
alton Back from the fields Of Franc"
and the army and navy cantonmente
IN America. the young men, be saif.
are more Eager than ever to At them
selves to perform mere efficiently IN"
service 20 their nation the vision Of
which they got in the time of war
emergency
TO PROVIDE MEANS.
ptshor James Cannon, Jr- rnsfs p
statement - u itch h. announced tsat
III the great program outlined by m"
general conference ~ tire cn8reh ~
atlanta there iF provision fer = con-
~ertef comprehensive drive fer S}a -
Aca 900 tn ha used III the @fa11r attena
work, eut II hss heen deemed wise not
- ATTEMPT - put or the fArHS@i : II 10
fore the spring OF 1921.
The reason for the delay, tire bishop
saIa is the convection ~ the educa-
tjor co~n m fse}en. If which he rs chair
man that nothing should be placed in
the wav OF the centenary movement
and ehs ssnxs%Ssv 2t'e1s Of TsatArts3 ara
spiritua} resources secured IN tat
movement fer the missionary WORK ~
the church with the actual drive for
funds over. IRE leaders IT the church
have planned - carry on the mission
AIRY activities in tho FORM ~ conser~
walton and eVanEtiisftc campaigns.
He plead ed. however, that NJ slack
.rins of effort for educational rur-
POSES he allowed in the meantime
The regular WORT in this direction
will be carried on tUst a. before.
wi.h IhN. -, ergr.ai .n6F& s-ase~ zgVsF1. lFfe
ious years
DEVELOPMENT or CHARsCTt n,
Development 81 the dynamic power
that lies hacE ~ the mind the force
IT character which It's a greater hsn :
than mere brains. Is the prime object
Of Christian education, Dr W T
Few. president IT Trinity college. y
C. declared IN an address before the
board of education ot the Virri MIA
Methodist conference.
The essential thing. he said "is
~ find and control the motives that
are the basis NJ character great
race Of men must have the hack
ground Of eternity II is my earn
est belief that a man cannot think
unless he will Do right"
Or Few believes that education
Does not consist only in tho traintne
of the mind II goes deeper than
that The elemental principles must
Re sought out-~'the emotions, arec-
lions. will. admiration. faith an
hops Real wisdom, he believes does
MT come from the intellect alone.
Men who reIig1ously trained edu-
Gated along the lines which n" laid
down, are. the speaker thinks. the
men the church wants 10 send cut
tndav TO save the world from the
dangerous tendencies If the times
and TO give the world the teachings
and principles Of Jesus Christ.
Though the times are turhulous
pr. Few appealed for hone. saving
there is no place for pessimism in
the program TO iift 1t 70 a plane Of
higher ideals.
''Scattered throughout the length
and breadth OF America" he said
there are many Reds and radicals
hut II is my belief that the great
ma iority OF people IN this country
have hearts that beat true TO this
ideals to which we have always held
fast II is not a time for discour-
arement. hut It Is a time for work
and hone in the future.
The pressure of the last few
years has made the people OF the
United states moro alive than they
ever were before. But In spite al
the general tendency many OF US are
not alive Yet. A great, many OF US are
only honorary members or the
church We live at poor dFlnE
rate
6. s. Board Report
The Sunday school board OF thf
conference of which j. =. Jones Is
chairman. submitted yesterday th'
following report and recommends
tons, During the past year we have
hold FIVE district schools aud one
conference school for training lead
ers and fifty new training classes
have heen organized The total en-
rollment OF the schools and classes
amounted to 142i Seven hundred
and flve credits In the training work
were awarded. A conference fedora
tion Of Young Peoples Adult Wesley
classes was organized
Five hundred and ffty-one school,
made a definite pledge in the cen
tenary campaign. The total of tn.
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