The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-10-11

those of who give money to assist in the education OF
future generations It will show them that we did something
to Justify existence on the earth
Christian Education Essential
But back of all this lies great Christian duty to assist IN
saving this country from the rising tide OF matefasm ana
from threatened anarchy
Lord Macaulay made wonderful record forecaster
coming Many decades ago. he said of America
Your republic will be plaged and ravaged in the TWEEN
eth century lust as the Roman empire by barbarans in
the eighth century with this difference that the devastator
the Roman empire the Huns and the Vandas from
abroad while your barbaans will be the people of your
country and the product of your own institution"
The Stae-susained schoosStae universities Colleges of
Agricultural and Mechanical Arts and Normal schoolsare
doing great and absolutely work but they do not
tend the promotion of religion all education left in their
hands We must have churches to have homes as
understand the term home We cannot have churches
unless we have preachers of the gospel Very preachers
from other than religious colleges Church membership
actually decreasing notwithstanding the increase of popua
on and thousands of churches closed because they
have no pastors
The increase of wealth. learning and power only cons-
utes progress make of this wealth. learning and power
a wiser nober and finer USE
Yet who doubt that modern civilization will end by
destroying itself with it's hands does not learn to use
its terrible powers with more Judgment than it is now
showing?
Men and ages alike when aiming at rapid and continual
fond of imagining themselves omnpoent and are
unwilling be hampered by definite ethical religious or logical
principles which, while rules of conduct definite mta
tons as imposed by the Christian religion
The intellectual upheava now following the indeed
far problem than the destruction of all of the
wealth and of many human lives which the hope and
the manstay of Europe Boshevsm the natural outcome OF
the decay of religious authority in European countries 1t has
ruined Russia is overwhelming all of Central Europe and is
now gravely threatening the United States.
This upheaval is probably the point of departure of the
great crisis of modern civilization of which the world war was
but the prooguea crisis which promises be universal eco
Inomic intellectual, moral and religious.
Washington warned in his Farewell Address to the
American People, that could not have morality separated
from religion If avoid conditions such Macauay
foresaw we allow Christian colleges to be suppaned
by materalstc education.
The call to you is clear; your duty is plain
Good Investment
But should not lose sight of the material value to East
Tennessee of this endowment fund would be like great
bank with million dollars of fluid capital to be loaned at
low rate of interest for the of homecoming and
building we'll to assist in the education of what
the most thoroughly American population that exists
where in the United States
! God has prospered the people of East Tennessee Let
them show their appreciation of His blessings by contributing
the of Christian educaonan education absolutely
essential if the church and the family and all that prize
present heritage of civilization to be maintained for
Men may and may CO. but the well-endoweC
college goes forever.
By the Tusculum College Endowment Committee: