Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1922-01-18
CHRISTIANITY, SAYS
i REV. EDGAR E. HILL,
WORLDS ONLY HOPE

WOIh, INV - ~s'V f'N--~''~ $500
takes him all over tho country.
He keeps In constant touch with MI
OF tho educational institutions In
which sthe Presbyterians have an In
tcrest. and, incidentally, keeps limo
on all others. which qualities him TO
point out the deficiencies and needs
In religious education AS he sees thcN.
Tho nation II on precipice.' the
speaker declared, and In support Of
this statement quoted President Hard
ing. "The church." he continued,
must be looked to as a safeguard.
There is only one hope for the world.
and that Ia religion" In support OF
this declaration. he quoted the late
Henry Watterson OF Louisville. KY.
the famous editor, who. he declared,
though not particularly a religious
man, was one OF the greatest think
ers OF tho time. DIR. Hill also stated
that Roger W. Babson. (who II a
| regular contributor to Every Eve
ning), last April wrote an article In
which he said: The need Of the hour
is moro Christianity; tho safety OF
the nation depends on Christian edu-
cation" Mr.. Babson spoke moro In a
prophetic way than In any other, DR..
It'll said.
Education and Religious Education.
| DR.. Hill said there II a great Diff
| ference between education and Chris
tian education. He cited. for example,
one college where there are 500 young
men studying chemistry. another 500
studying mechanical engineering. and
80 on, but this Is not Christian edu-
cation. He cited instances where edu-
cation without Christian influence
had proved menace. Referring 20
Germany, he said that before the war
It WAS the most highly educated coun-
try IN the world. and it. proved tho
greatest monaco of the world
Nearly all colleges, he said, have
been started through religious influ-
ence. but I'm recent years there has
been great wave of sccularism which
has had countracting effect. 81
might tell you that we are endeavor.
ing to overcome this" he said. "W,
have student pastors in As universltie.
in which are enrolled 100000 students
a great number of these are in stat,
universities. The Presbyterian Church
has Is or 10 colleges, In which Their,
> are at least 500 students and mum
Der have upwards OF thousand" IL
gave a number OF instances TO sup
port his contention that etrictl.
Presbyterian colleges had demonstra
ted their superiority In various ways
He spoke particularly of Centre Col
lege, which has. among other things
demonstrated its prowess In football
humhling. for instance. Harvard. This
he admitted. did not prove the superi
: ton. but nevertheless that was a fac
Has 81 Colleges.
lie told how great men have bee
developed from many of these college,
, The denomination. he said. had 5
, | colleges, in which. are enrolled 250. 90
4 students. The business of each OF thes
colleges is 20 train the students [
: become Christian leaders. Two year
ago movement was inaugurated at
meeting in st. Louis 10 raise s35. 900
600 TO aid these colleges. the cam
: paign 10 continue over period {
five years. IL was arranged that eac
year s2,o00,000 was 10 be raised out
; side of the colleges. and the college
e were 10 raise the other s., 000. 900. La.
e year. the first OF this campaign. show
:. ed where the colleges had raised So
n 0s6, 600. He expressed the create.
' confidence in the success of the NOV,
6 ment and asked for the undivided SUI
port OF all Presbyterians.
Il Henry II. Welles, Jr. OF New Yor
l. a member of the Presbyterian Boar
= OF Home Missions. spoke on that sui
@ ject. He complimented the Presb,
l. terians OF Wilmington and Delawa
IS on the splendid home mission woI
they are doing, and told what is b.
! ing done along the same line all ov,
the country. He said. however. TIL
= the field is much greater. and r
a, quires aggressive work on the part
= the church all over the country. I
said that there are $4,000 home mi
- sion enterprises in the United Stat
In which 1900 men and women a
y engaged.
IL Prior TO adjournment, DR.. Chill:
ar announced the appointment OF the II
10 lowing committees for the Presb
n terrain Union:
Fraternal relations. Rev. Aaui
a Webb, ID. D.. Rev William Leishm
o. and V. c. Blackwell; social, w.
ne Stats. A. c. Davies and William
Mcknight; membership. Rev. Thorn
le Kerr, j. T. Deakyne and j. S. Ham
OF ton; superintendent, park SUNNI
r services, Rev. c. l.. Candee; evang
ne ism. John ]. Hayes. Emil j. Rieter
al and John Lindsey; church extensis
90 j. Chandler Pyle, ]. +. Mccoy a
do Hugh Smyth finance, j. V. NJ. /
N Rove, Lawrence Bliss and j.
. | Burns.
~ The officers OF the union. elected
= the last meeting, are: President, r.
Joel s. Gnfillan, ID. d.; vice-preside