Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-22

The dedication at the University u
Illinois. at rrgana. Illinois, II a
$4,000 unit of a t.5O0.Oo Wesley
Foundation. the headquarters Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church for social
una religious work among students has
brought forth some new viewpoints
concerning the relationship between
Church and the State. Thu representa-
tlves of the Church and the University
alike made utterances which inform
the lay mind. ~ Dr. \. W. Harris. u
New York. Corresponding Secretary u
the Board Of Education u the Metho
cist Episcopal Church put Il. that the
time when the Church regards thu
state University as Goddess and q
menace 20 religion n passed. The dedi
cation 81 a Social Center Building by
great denomination II the new symbol
Of cooperation In making the foun
dations Of the nation that quality which
sndures"
for ten years DR.. James e. Baker
pastor 81 Trinity Methodist Episcopal
church and director of IN. Wesley
foundation. has toilcd for what IL to
DAY realized. The Me,hodisis 81 illi
nols led first By Bishop william Frai
ser Mcdowell. and later by B!shoI
Thomas Nicholson. have responded &c
the challenge q the presence q 1899
Methodist young people a, the univer
atty and have interested tho Methods,
Episcopal Church nj large In the pro
position. The name Wesley Fuunda
tioh comes from the founder ~ Meiho
dism. and the architecture 81 the Social
Center IL copied from John Wesley,
Alma Mater. at oxford. England.
where he was an Undergraduate In
Christ Church College and fellow In
Lincoln College. oxford sent greetings
hy letter and cable Tor the dedication
ssercises
President David kinley. President @
the University 81 Illinois. Ia discuss
ing the reason why religion u no'
taught IN sate.supported institutions.
said: hut the fact tina, expressed pro
vision u not made for the teaching Of
rtllgion IN the public schools. lnclud
hls the State University. does not i'm
ply that the young men and wumcr
Who attend the University do not
have the benefits u religious ingruc
ton. sill less does II imply that tn,
importance u religious instruction a.
rart a the necessary training Of youth
h moi fully recoguizcd. indeed as fully
recognized by the STATS q publicity
supported institutions a. by thos Of
the socailed denoIninatlonal insiltu.
tlcna There In no complete education
without religious training. The mos,
inporfazt phase Of education IL the
DEVELOPMENT OF character which cannot
b. developed In the best sense without
belief in. faith Ia. God" His address
l. one of the fines, expositions of the
situation ever written.
There " grea, significance In these
two quotations For al the Unlyersity
a Illinois. a. ~ the cas- at all of oui
ercnt statf Universities there u an
increasingly large number Of students
from foreign lands Al the University
Of Illinois there are s3s representing .?
different countries. They gather their
impressions Of us as a people and as
O Christian nation from what John
Wesley caiied our practical divinity"
our practical dealings with each other.
And In college life AZ nowhere else Is
the contact ~ close and 50 thoroughly
stripped Of camaflauge. The setting
apart u two rooms Of the new Social
Center NJ international Rooms for the
use o. the different racial groups alone
a. a. an international body means a
better understanding II US by them
and Of them by US II means the de.
velopmsnt a. She international mind
and heart 20 soreiy needed by US as a
nation today and more 30 tomorrow.
In the good old days" the Church
would never have thought OF investlng
money IN an enterprise for social com.
fort Of college students Hut today
Il does. Why, Bishop W. =. Nc
Doweil. Of Washington. ID. C.. has
stated the reason when before the stu.
Gent body and their friends he said
The apologetics for Christianity Of
forty years ago do not answer the CUES
tons TO today. as Tor US personal life
and character are the primary cunsid
erations. not theology" Does thl.
Ia In a. Account for An Enrorth f..aa a.