The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
BAPTISTS HOLD
 TENTH MIDWINTER
 CONFERENCE HERE
Standardization of Methods of Baptist Schools Feature of Meeting-MaSS Meet
 ing This Afternoon


 association held it's sessions yester- day at the First Baptist church. Dr. J. E. billiard opened the meeting with devotional services. Dr. W. l.. Po- teat, president of Wake Forest col elge, North Carolina, is president, and Dr. Albert R. Bond of the educa- tion board of Birmingham is sec retary.
 President Poteat delivered his an- nual address upon the subject of "The Standard Man" He presented certain fundamental traits that should enter standardize man. and as scientist indicated how vege- table and animal life illustrated the fact that nature may be changed and directed toward certain difinite ends. ity plays in life, Dr. Poteat said. Human nature has changed but lit- tie, for both President Harding and Pericles spoke funeral orations over the dead of their country.
 "There must be no conspiracy Of silence for the betterment of hu- manity by the. agencies of enlighten ment and control, which are the home, the school the press and the church. We should not dismiss matter simply because it Is not thought a nice thing to discuss'
 He indicated how heredity might be directed in human life by the re- striction legally of marriage on the
 
 We must recognize the peril of in- sanity and disease as it is inherited. We must see that innocence Is not violated by ignorant nurses, gossip of mclean companions, quacks and patent medicine wonders, sex books and personal adventure.
 "The best heredity is not good enough for the standard, as man must not only be well born, but he must be well conditioned, we'll trained and born again."
 President Charles B. Dicken, Qua chita college, Arkadplphia, Ark, de- liVered an address on "Standardiza- ton in Equipment Teaching and Curriculum as Related to Institu-. tional Autonomy" He presented the various systems of standards held by various states and agencies and made a strong plea for Individuality of ideal which at the same time should measure up to the high grade of college efficiency.
 President John E. White, Anderson college, South Carolina, spoke on Standardization as Related to tho Christian Ideal" he was followed by Dr.fHarry Clark, educational sec retary of the Tennessee Baptists, on Standardization as Related to Con- formlty."
 Forward Movement
 The most vital action of the con ference was the decision to provide for a commission on standardization, which shall outline methods of pro- cedure by which the Baptist schools of the south may cooperate in rais- ing the grade of their schools to tho desirable efficiency in equipment and curriculum. This commission will make an exhaustive study of the edu- cational problem in the south and present It's findings to the Southern Baptist convention.
 Other addresses of the day were delivered by Chancellor R. w. Weav- CT. Mercer university. Macon, Ga.. on Standardization las Related to So- ciety," which address was discussed by President E. w. Sikes, Coker col lege, South Carolina; President J. II. Foster on Loyalty to the Denomina- tion," being followed in discussion x. N c. C. ''''''S'''" ''""S0"' fA'e'sn'
 Night Session
 Devotional services were conducted by pr. A. J. Dickinson.
 Dr. J. B. -Tidwell. professor of the Bible, Baylor college, Waco, Tex, spoke on Science and Christianity" He called attention to the fact that science and the Bible occupy two distinct realms of truth and that there is no conflict between the two when rightly interpreted
 But one conclusion is possible, said the speaker,Y we need both the Bible and science. God gave us both and we must accept and use tboth, and as Christians we must promote the interests of both. Each must be accorded it's proper place. Each must nave place in the curriculum of our schools that Is comparable to the importance of the truth which it has to teach us. Each must be allowed to bring its own blessings and reve- lations. and that without objection or interference on the part of the other. While this is true no one must be allowed without protest to look to either for what can only be found in the other.''
 Dr. Tidwell made an earnest plea that truth, wherever found. should be accorded its proper place and function in life. Science has not pre- scented any accredited truth that Is irreconcilable to biblical truth.
 Cooperation of Forces
 President F. W. Boatwright. Uni versity of Richmond. Va, spoke on "Co-operation of Educational Ia ad rd; In ti of Baptist schools in the individual states. so that there might be whole some rivalry, and yet cooperation. Back of the schools should be placed the entire denominational agency in order to give adequate response to the educational program. The col leges do not stand alone for the de- nominational ideal, he said. Co-op- eration with the schools may be had on the part of the churches. Sunday schools and college alumni. President H. E. Walters, Union uni versity Jackson, Tenn, spoke on Loyalty to Christian Fundament- als."
 Mass Meeting A mass meeting to which the pub lie is invited will be held this after noon at 3 o'clock at the First Bap- tist church. Addresses will be de- livered by Dr. Robert l.. Kelley, ex- ecutive secretary of the council of church boards of education New York, and President w. l.. Poteat. | Wake Forest. N. c.
 Dr. w. l.. Poteat was reelected | president and Dr. Albert R. Bond | was reelected secretary and treas urer. Birmingham was selected for | the next annual meeting.
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