Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-13
RALLY AT MOUNT VERNON
Professor A. Mason DuPre Spoke on
Christian Education.
HICKORY GROVE METHODIST HOSTS

| Bounteous Banquet Spread on Church
Lawn-CeTebratio is Result of Re-
cent Bible Class Membership Drive
To Build Sunday School Rooms
Sunday School Superintendent Has
Served Thirty Years.
(By Staff Correspondent.)
Hickory Grove, May 12.-Members Of
Mount Vernon Methodist church, the
church Sunday school and their friends
TO the number of more than 100 attend
ed u banquet on the church lawn held
Tuesday evening as an aftermath Of
Bible class membership campaign
recently concluded. Following the
/ bounteous spread prepared by the la
dies Of the congregation, the crowd
gathered in the church auditorium
where the principal address Of the oc-
casion was delivered by Prof. A. Mason
DuPre, dean of IVofford college, Spar
tanburg. Rev. NJ. T. Wharton, pastor
Of the church, presided, and the eXer-
cises included song service, feature
Of which was a vocal solo by Mr.. Sam
Wilkerson.
Reds Won Contest.
jas. D. Grist, Of Yorkville, made a
brief talk in which he congratulated
the Bible Class membership cari paign-
ers in bringing the class roll up from
q membership of about fifteen to a to-
tai of siXty-cight. The contest, he un-
derstood, for new members had been
staged between opposing teams known
as the ',Blues" and Reds and while
the Reds" had obtained the largest
number OF members he thought that
the "Blues" really deserved congratu-
lations despite the fact that they had
lost, because Of the unusually fine
showing that they had made. He un-
dcrstuod that the Sunday school had
plans for building q Sunday school an
mex to the church and he was sure that
those plans would ma atcrialize because
it was evident that there was in both
the church and Sunday school plenty
of spirit that accomplishcs things.
Speaking on the subject Of Chris
tian Education" Dean A. Mason Du-
Pre- Of Wofford college, Spartanburc,
entertained his audience for an hour,
holding their attention throughout. He
referred to the s33 100000 campaign
which the Methodist church OF the
South. is inaugurating and he felt that
the camna:gn would be most success
full. Judging from preliminary reports
that had come tn him. We denomina-
tiOnal folks arc It most liberal people,
he said. We not only pay our portion
uf the taxes To the support Of state Cd
ucational institutions checrfully as we
should do; but in addition to that when
our denominational. institutions call on
us wc 20 down in our pockets and pay
for them also.
Teachers Should Be Men of God.
1t is Il serious matter-this thing OF
education. There are different kinds of
education and unless one has the right
kind it is better that there is none at
all. Boys and girls should bc sent to
institutions of learning where the Word
uf God is believed and taught by those
in charge. If | do not know mathe-
nalics how can teach your boy math-
ematics. II do sot know biology how
can teach your boy biology? If do
not know Latin how can teach your
boy Latin? If do not believe in God
how can teach your boy the things Of
God and the Christian religion?
Dcporing the fact that little atten-
ton was given to the teaching OF God
and religion in the n-dcnominational
institutions of the country, Prof. Du-
Lrc sounded warming because OF the
tendency toward atheism and nfidelity
in the class rooms of many of these in
stitutions. | would not have you for IL
minute think, he said, that am antaE-
ouistic TO state institutions of learn
ing. But | have no hcsitancy in say
ing that there is IL vast difference IN
the teaching Of Christian religion in
denominational institutions of learning
and n-denominational. Ii you ask
me if there is Il difference between the
two, | must answer you-there is.
Some time ago. the faculty of Wol-
ford college had occasion to employ an
additional member Of the faculty, he
said. We found Il man who had all
the qualifications from an academic
standpoint. We put TO him certain
questions relative to certain religious
matters. He failed tn measure UP ana
WAS not employed by WOtford college
because hc didn't measure up.
Some time ago the president Of Ell
skinc college WAS tauntrd with mar
rowness because he required professors
| in the institution over which he pre-
! sided to subscribe To certain points OF
! that particular religious faith. Ills re-
! plv was, Call it narrowness II you
will brethren; hut | have noticed that
! the na,ruwcst streams cut the deepest.
say to YOU: II may hc narrowness
THAT surt of care; but would to God
that we had more of it!
Faith Shaken.
The speaker cited figures to show