Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-06-03
TEACHING Was
CHIEF WORK OF
CHRIST'S LIFE
DR.. Geo. H. Tapy Talks Of
Achievements Of Naza-
rene-Spoke To Teachers
At Institute Today.

One OF the most beautifully paint
ed word-pictures of the life OF
Christ which it has ever been the
good fortune of Paragould audi
ence to hear was that presented
last night at the First Baptist
church by DR.. Geo. H. Tapy OF
Charlottesville, Ind DR.. Tapy is
here for a week as a lecturer in
connection with the institute being
held for Greene county teachers and
the public generally, and he kindly
consented to talk at the First Bap.
fist church Aast night in the alb
|sence of Rev. Bridges, the regular
pastor
DR.. Tapy referred to Christ as
the great teacher, and told of the
problems a man of Christs charac-
ter would have even today if he
should attempt to administer the
affairs of public education. His
illustrations were so pointed and sc
clearly expressed that those who
made up the audience hung on
every word of the more than forty
five-minute address, and went away
with a clearer conception of the
real purposes and achievements of
the Nazarene than they had ever
had before.
Dr. Tapy spoke this morning at
the institute, and this afternoon
again delivered an address. Here
are a few of the points brought
out by DR.. Tapy in the course of
his talks to the teachers:
when Washington became presi-
dent four per cent of the American
people lived in cities; the other
ninety-six per cent lived in the
country. Then as today country peo-
pie produced all that the whole pop
ulation consumed. Production was
a simple problem. Today sixty per
cent of our people live in cities; the
other forty per cent live in the
country. We are becoming ma
ton of city jewellers.
This movement from country TIC
city, brings with it two far-reach-
ing results. First, it means the
high cost of living. Second, ii
means the deterioration of the race
Why do boys go to town?
First, boys go to the city to sat
isfy the spirit of adventure. = Om
forefathers satisfied this spirit by
going West. Today there is no fur.
ther West. Never again will be
true that Westward the coursel o.
Empire takes it's way AS the pio
neers went west so today boys &c
to the city.
Second, business has gone to the
city. This is an age of invention
an age of machinery. The steam
|engine has made the city. 1t useC
to take tensmen to harvest crop o.
wheat. Now one man can do il
with a binder. The other nine hayt
gone to town and are making ant
selling the binder.
Third, boys go to town to escape
the isolation of the country. Mar
is a gregarious animal He likes
the feel of the crowd Most inven.
|tions for the farmer help him tt
work alone; inventions for the city
man aggregates labor. Man natur
|ally seeks the stimulus of the crowd
Fourth, boys are attracted by
the glamour of the city. They see
the city as it appears to man vi
La tree. They get the impression
that the rich, the successful, the
Icultured, all live in the city La
Dor that is evident is not manual
They hear about the one exception
|al boy who sent to the city and be-
came leader. The high lights
Iattract.
Fifth, the conveniences of tn,
lefty attract. Electric lights, hea