Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-04
mates Of enFinesrint.
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These eourses are provided not
alone for the students of Wesley COL
leEe, hut the university ssadents gem
orally Of whatever school up to the
limit Of their respective electives are
welcomed and invited to take these
courses in religion.
Wesley College does what is at
tempted by the different denomina-
items at the state universities through
their dormitories and guild hollis. 1t
furnishes a college home for the
young people of the church that gives
them the same home surroundings
as they would have at a strictly de-
nominational college.
Training for Church Work In a
University. :
May 1 suggest further what seems
to me a very marked advantage to
is going to do church work officially.
or ever be active as a lay member
of the church. The modern pastor.
as you men know full we'll, must be
a good mixer. His work, as a pastor
and in the community. Identifying
himself at times in many things only
indirectly connected with church
factor toward his hold on the COM
munity, as his sermons. nave a
strong feeling that a man training
for the ministry in a school like
Wesley College, ide.4tihed with a
general university, will get ar in
c~omparably better training as a mix
err than a man who attends an Ok.
elusive theological seminary. This,
you will understand, is no rejection
! on the Did style seminary. A man
in such a seminary. can get thorough
lyt we'll grounded In his theology.
The importance, however, of know
; ing men. the Importance OF knowing
all kinds of men with their varied
tastes and Interests Is so important
| to the pastor that I believe it should
! be taken definitely into account in his
training.
What the Home Pastor Can Do.
There is another topic which I
wish to touch on in speaking to you
men of the church, Some OF the
! churches in ccnnectR< with our uni
versity are doing important work in
organizing their students and getting
them all identified with the local
churches. The Lutheran pastors
have done this perhaps more sys-
tenatically than any other denomi-
nation. Among the items of infor-
NATION furnished by the student, on
entering, his church affiliation or
church preference is given. This in
formation is furnished local pastors
and church officials, with the sug-
gestion usually hat these lists be
used with discretion. If the lists are
used in toe bold a way, it would
! soon become more difficult to get the
information.
The home pastors ought to do
their part of this work in their home
communities. The home pastor ought
to report to the university pastor
the students coming to the universe
ty from his church or from II OF
his church families, with a letter
giving helpful and practical sugges-
tons based on the pastors acquaintr
ance with the individual student.
L have already expressed my be
lief that the work of the church IN
connection with education is one OF
its most creditable records OF service
/ believe further that the church can
do work in the state schools ana pun
lie schools with ever increasing re-
suits on the religious side. now tnat
the expense and work of academic
education is taken care OF by the
public and the state.
I have welcomed a conference
with you on this theme. have 1ul
confidence that the more churchmen
more we shall see. that our work Is
vitality related and that the result
will he more and more effective CO
operation. -
| To note in closing the theme giveF
on the program, 1.-THE State Univer'
sity and the Christian Common
; wealth, I may say hat the state uni
. wealth" 1 may say hat the state uni
full for giving students an intellectu'
al equipment for their life's work
, The university further is vltally IN
terested in the moral and religious
side of the students as essential ele
, ments of their equipment for livlnli
. and for life If church workers WI
supplant the efforts of the universit!
in these lines where the law X
:, limitations, the students will so iron
the university back to their nome
in the Christian commonweaitn meas
2 wiring IN we'll in equipment to tn
Il e~xpectations of that commonwealth