Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-28

81, ePius ana Rochester, WIN cor I
o,a, support Of school authorities, were
giving 1t successful demonstration. |
sataVia' Ill, Cincinnati, Ohio. Hartford,
conn and other places have made be-
ginnings.
our country is an experiment in lib
erE' its founders had strong religious
oeheis and brought these principles in
W 'ne solution of the problems OF
tneir DAY Our problems are also. in
the last analysis religious and moral
issues. and to send forth our children
uhequipped to solve them along these
mes is to invite disaster. None felt
tnls more keenly than educators who,
IKE the speaker. who had as super
lntendent OF schools for nearly quar-
Ter or century been working on the
problem OF giving children through
the secular school program. moral
! character, had been compelled to ack-
nowledge that the school could not do
TINS alone. Here was the opportunity
! 10 INK UP Sunday and its opportunity
| Tor worship and instruction with the
| ch1Ids week day business at time
| when ~ would be considered as i'm
portant and which also gave him
! chance to express II In some sort of
| related personal service expression.
the problem was local problem. 1t
! mas been shown to be possible. The re-
| sponsibflity lay with the present gen
GRAFTON. IF the Christian ideals Of
| character are to be realized more time
| must be given to the children TO live
| them; and the best time is scho DOL time"
The Rev Remsen B. ogilvy. President
OF Trinity College. spoke on the subject
or religious instruction In the preparatory
schools. While he laude6 the schools
themselves and justified their existence
| by their record In producing leaders In
the last war. he said that their religious
instruction itself had failed. Two rea-
sons are given for this failure. First.
that the boys do not come for this Instruc-
| ton. but because Of the attraction of the
school and Furthermore are not from
church families. Secondly. that many of
the boys from the church families arrive
without even the rudiments of religious
instruction. Then, again. there comes UP
the problem, and 1t is probably the most
serious problem, that of the material
TO he taught, where II is. and who shall
| teach 1t. 1t has been found at many Of
| the schools that there is no adequate
| book to be used in this subject. the boys
| must be prepared against the irrational
ideas that they will get later In the COL
leges and which have tendency to make
| them forget whatever previous training
they must have had.
| The Rev. John Dallas. rector Of ST.
Thomas's Church. Hanover N. r.. took
ZIP the subject of The Church Has Re-
sponsibilities to the College Men and
Women" He spoke briefly Of the many
arguments that are advanced against the
Episcopal Church. These conditions do
not exist in all the churches of the coun-
try but are found In some scattered over
a wide area. The first question of i'm
portance to he considered is How is the
Episcopal Church to stimulate and keep
up the interest in the church? THE small
unrepalred churches and parish houses
| in many parishes of the country have q
deep psychological effect upon the MEM
bership and the interest exhibited by the
members. Another objection advanced is
that the Episcopal Church is snobbish
self-suff1cent. formal and heartless. This
the speaker endeavors to disapprove by
showing the world that they are doing In
many of the college towns where one
may find close cooperation between the
college. the students and the church. The
students are active In the affairs, and
especially the social organizations Of the
church, and the rector is closely allied to
their work at the college.
Another question to be considered is
whether the war is responsible for the
lax morals which have been observed
since It's close. The colleges are over
} crowded and that also creates a serious
J social condition which the church may
help to correct In some communities
there is much carelessness on the part
Of those who are entrusted with the NOR
} ais and the wholesomeness Of the town
The Girls Friendly societies may In some
part help to make these conditions bet
ter. In many parts Of the country II has
J been said that the faculties are openly
hostile to the work of the church. The
attitude seems to be expressed by the
dean of one of the Dartmouth colleges
that the faculty is not hostile: they
just don't care" However, in spite Of al
these objections, the church is working
! for the good OF the students at all times
During the last autumn the church
, magazine published a list of all the pas
tors in college towns who might be writ
, ten to and warned of the coming of youne
T people. However, the speaker told his
= hearers that they would be surprised and
ashamed II they knew how few letters
were received by these same pastors
He concluded by saying that the welfare
OF the church rests to a large extent up
on these institutions and their students
, and the church must now do its part
There will be a conference OF the
clergy of the diocese this morning at 9.3
, o'clock in the parish house.