The log cabin Democrat., 1921-03-15
REYNOLDS PLACES
 EDUCATION FIRST NATIONS PRIMARY NEED Hendrix President Heard in Masterly Address at Shreveport-Out-
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' of the great educational movement of the southern Methodist church, in a strong address at the First Methodist church Sunday morning. Dr. Rey- holds is a layman and president of Hendrix College. Conway, Ark, and his message to the people of Shreve- port made deep impression upon the large congregation present.
 The speaker did not use a Biblical text for his remarks, but used as a basis a recently reported conversation between the president of the Argen- tine republic and Roger W. Babson, famous American statistician and journalist. The American was asked for an explanation of the fact that North America had forged ahead so rapidly during the three hundred years since the landing of the Pilgrims, while South America remain undevel- oped, uneducated and unprogressive. The answer of the distinguished American was that the Spaniards, who settled the southern half of the conti- nent, came to the new world in search of gold, while those who founded the first colonies in North America came to this land in search of God
 What was the nature of the early foundations of the United States of America? One of the first acts of the pioneers was to build a house dedi- cated to God, for they had come look ing for religious liberty. The next institution to be established was the school house, and the function of the teacher was regarded by our fore fathers as just as religious and just as sacred as that of the man who stood in the pulpit. Many of the text books used in the early days in this land were founded upon the Bible-the psalms, the proverbs and the cate ehism having a place in the daily life of the school children Next in order came the establishment of the church colleges, patterned after those of Eng land their characters providing that they be for the purpose of training men for the pulpit and for the evan- gelization of the Indians-they were chartered to train the leaders of church and of state.
 Fifty years ago the German people were warned that the course they were pursuing in religious matters would lead to disaster. They refused to heed this warning and were plunged into the abyss where they now find themselves, Today America is receiv- ing it's own warning. General John J. Pershing recently declared that unless the world applies a higher standard to it's moral, business and social activ- ities, civilization will become self ! destructive The ethics which govern capital and labor are those of the jungle; the doctrine that might makes right can result in nothing but dis aster The same truth may be ac- cepted in international affairs, and unless there shall be 9 return to saner and more real religion, the world stands in peril of a greater disaster han the world war proved.
 Referring especially to the program of the Southern Methodist church, which is now engaged in a campaign 10 raise $33 ,000,000O for religious edu- catieu purposes, Dr. Reynolds declared the first proposal is to abolish this re- Hgious literacy with which the nation ', menaced The world cannot be safe for democracy when half the people are reigiously illiterate Bomb throwers, anarchists, reds and bolshe- vists cannot be cured by incarceration or deportation; they must be educated in the great fundamentals of life and of government.
 Speaking of the immediate work in hand-the raising of 9 vast fund for the church colleges and universities of the south-Dr Reynolds told of the work of the Rockefeller foundation, declaring t to be the intention of this 1 general board to use the millions at its disposal largely for the helping of church schools, colleges and universi- ties The program, once in operation, declared the speaker, will be the great stabiHzing force of which civilization stands in need today. In these times of trouble and unrest the one hope of the world is a return to the founda- tion principles grounded in the reli- gious education of all the people Dr, Reynolds, who came to Shreve- port to attend a meeting of the presid- ing elders of the Methodist conference of Louisiana, will remain in the city Iuntil Monday afternoon. He can be found at the First Methodist church by anyone interested in the great , movement which he has been called by the church to lead.
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