The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1921-05-06
METHODIST EDUCATIONAL
NOTES.
Edited by
Mrs. w. II. DenisOn

who once went wrong;
But fish-eyed suspician won't make
weak man strong.
Because a mans been crooked, an
maybe come to grief,
Amt any sort o. reason for calm
him a thief.
He may be worse or better than when
he went astray,
But what he was don't matter; it's
what he is today.
Take each man like you find him, for
get his awful past
There's lot of low-down cusses
what turned out good at last"
Josephus Daniels, former Secretary
of the Navy of the United States, re-
Gently said: "The best investment
that any man can make of his mon
ey is to invest it in an immortal mine.
1t brings a dividend that increases as
the years go by, to both church and
state. The crying need of the world
today is for educated Christian men;
men of vision, who understand that
with all their getting they must get
understanding. The South has en-
joyed rich years and trust that the
response to the educational campaign
will be generous, hearty and liberal"
In recent address in Memphis, in
the interest of the Methodist Chris
tian Educational program, the former
Secretary plead for recognition Of the
vital need of Christian education for
the benefit of the children of today,
for measures that will protect and
benefit Americas young people-the
leaders of tomorrow.
How America Got Across.
Mr.. Daniels prefaced his remarks
with the story of the anxiety with
which America embarked upon the
transportation of troops overseas
during the heighth of Germany's un-
restricted submarine warfare.
He illustrated the surprise of the
Germans at Americas accomplish
ment in getting so many soldiers
across the ocean by the story Of the
three allied officers and the German
captive, who said he understood the
Legion of Honor Cross, but couldn't
imagine how the Americans got
across"
"Our youth, is the strength of the
republic" he sadi: "few realize how
the world rested upon youth until the
war came. Then we saw age and ex-
peerence stand aside for the virility
Of youth.
"Other boys and girls are coming
on. There will be great problems for
them to solve, enormous responsible
tiles for them to assume. They must
be prepared. We must see to it that
they are trained.
We thought when war ended that
we would attack the problems of
peace with the same conservation
that had attended our military eff
forts. During the period of the war
we had forgotten business. The ma
tion stood at the mountain top. Men
approached problems with spirit Of
unselfishness.
America Has Failed.
1.-THE war has ended so far as ac-
tual fighting is concerned, for two
years. The troubles of peace are
proving more grave than those of
war. We have stumbled through
these years. We have dallied. We
have, gone down from the mountain
into the lowest place in the valley.
What's the matter with the south?
What's the matter with the world?
Only one thing. America has failed.
"Clemenceau was right. Two years
have gone by. The world is in chaos.
We are still suffering from shell
shock, Rulers, kings and statesmen
are moving about, unable to find the
light, Whittier we are drifting? When
will we reach solid rock?
Let us pray for a spirit of ideal
ism. There never lived a man whose
name was remembered for 100 years
who was not a dreamer-a man of
vision.
There is no salvation today or to-
morrow except through faith in the
Lord Jesus. The war was not caused
by the shooting of Hapsburg prince.
Rather it should be attributed to the
day when Germany repudiated Mar
tin Luther, when the schools became
material, when the state was placed
above God.
Southern Methodists have estab-
lished 80 colleges and schools. Most
of them are dwarfted because of lack
of teachers, lack of rooms and lack of
endowment. God will forgive any
thing in man except lack of faith. We
are walking in troublesome days. It
is no time for buyant expressions.
But neither is it a time for pessim-
ism.
Whatever of good theer is in US
has come out of religion. Too many
scott at religion and look to science
and the arts to solve our problems.
We must understand that there is no
salvation other than that obtained
through faith in the Lord.
South Has No Etching Palm"
There is a feeling over the coun-
try that a spirit Of fellowship pre-
walls throughout the South, that we
have never gone over to the worship
Of material things. There is not so
much difference, as a matter of fact,
but when we of the south are wrong.
we are "blacksliders.
THE South has never had an itch
ing palm in politics or in private
life. The old south didn't understand
either cooperation or corporation.
I'VE have learned now that the
man with 500 may Cooperate
through corporation with the man
who has 100000 and make the 500
count.
1T has been said that the Metho-