The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01

man who made the money; that again is the evidence of training, which gives
 speed of action The half back or the
 quarter back on the foot ball team
 couldn't possibly fill the clerks place
 in the store or the desk mans place in the
 office, because he hasn't had that sort of
 training.
 The purpose of training-in other
 words s-service-determine the direction
 of the man." continued Dr. Daniel. For instance, if a man is intent upon making money nothing else in the world appeals
 to him except something which tends to
 that one object. Purpose of training or
 serlice-mny be illustrated by the case of Frances Willard who declined a salary
 of two hundred dollars month to be- come the leader of the Woman's Christ ian Temperance union without any re- muneration whatsoever, and carrying out
 her ideas of service in her own words,
 said thet one owes it to the world to live as healthily, as grandly and as nohly as one can.' With this great woman her ideal was service-not fame"
 Tn the matter of training the Birming- ham Southern college stands ready and eager to give it's all," Dr. Daniel said. During this first year since the consol- idat ton on May 30th. 1918, of the two col lages, we have enrolled three hundred and twenty-one young men, Many of | mind and heart, which brings me to the | subject of the denominational college, which is essential, not alone to the prog ress but to the very life of our Christ ! tian institution
 ''I believe it was Prof. Thompson of the | Ohio State university pr. Daniel con 1 tinued, "who said that the denomina- | tional college is necessary to the best life | of state Institutions The advantages of
 the denominational college are many-the Biblical course and other departments
 which point to the spiritual are amplified
 and offer unusual advantages.
 l "In the consolidation of the two great Methodist institutions. the Southern uni
 versity and the Birmingham college 1 Dr. Daniel said, many advantages have ! accrued: the endowment of each college means the amount doubled for the one 1 college This endowment, of course, IS l growing thus giving us the opportunity l for enlargement in all lines, augmentlnS
 the faculty; and generally increasing and enarging our various activities Plans are already under way for a new doNnitory and other improvements regarding the
 buildings"
 "Birmin gham- m-Southern college sent about 100 men into the service during the war" Dr. Daniel said, which of course depleted our ranks considerably. This mean included the number from both col 1 legeS and the consolidated colleges uurlHS 1 the period of the war Many of these boys | have returned and they look to the church and to the college for inspiration and l help now that the war is over. The war
 has brought the people today to keener appreciation of spiritual value than has | ey CT been known in any other generation l in the history of the world, and there ' fore the church and the church institu-
 ticns have now the greatest opportunity l to do real work that they have ever had
 to do, the work for which they exist | '"The great centenary movement in Methodism, just closed with such splendid results" Dr. Daniel said, lis a manifes- i tation of the awakening of the church to
 world needs. The centenary has taught people how to give, and this being ac- ccmplshed, all church institutions will now be supported as other institutions are supported Our colleges now will not lack for material"
 "The main trouble in the past with the church has been that people looked to the pastor as the church., said Dr. Daniel, land the centenary teaches every member of the church to look upon him. self as the church. Already laymen are preaching who never spoke a word in public before, and people are giving them selves to church work who were never interested before this great centenary movement
 To those in southern Methodism today