South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-05

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serves % reveal 70 US the long pc
Rod OF time through which the Sc
curing Of an education has been
held the greatest Of opportunities
IT. the days Of the ancient writer .
kind OF education that led 20 trOu-
bic and destruction embarrassed the
world "a it does IN modern history.
Probably not ~ a century has col
lege cUrricula and systems or
education undergone such testing
ard trial as they have i'm the last 10
years. a once boosted kultur has
become synonym for barbarism
and brutality, and exposed its hol-
low mockery 10 the gaze Of an an
cry and outraged world Men have
come 70 know that unless wisdom
has the dynamic or the word Of
God back Of It. ii may tear down.
and burn and rape and destroy.
The Public schools.
The public schools came IN for the
first consideration IN the address.
The speaker aid. "One Of the chief
corner stones Of our beloved land
and nation is universal education
through the public schools. They
must be supported and upheld and
defended against every critic Here
In is the genius or American demo-
cracy and any institution that tends
10 segregate or detract from the
public school influence - not max
ing a real contribution 20 genuine
Americanism. The teaching force
must be kept UP 10 a high standard
and must be adequately paid for
their services"
Rev. Want made a plea for
teachers with firm religious
background in their education. II
they are 10 be teachers or the high
est grade
The second point Of emphasis
was concerning the type Of educa-
ton needed 10 meet the world de-
mands Attention was called TO the
tendency to vocational training,
with a note OF warning Of the dan
gers that confront the schools when
It is begun too cary or IS over en-
Dhasized Men are needed with
broad foundations in their educa-
ton. A man may ne a great sur
geon and know but little about law.
And unless both Of them have had
the proper touch Of the dynamic OF
faith they may know but little about
the religious life and its needs in the
world OF today. We are constantly
embarrassed by many specialties
who know their WORK we'll and be-
cause they do they assume unto
themselves the right 70 enter the
field OF religion as critic, only 10
expose their ignorance and inability
The modern proofem 20 meet is
practical atheism" The speaker
defined an etheist as "a goddess
person. One who lives as II there
were no God" and then said that
while the voices OF Ingersoll and
Paine were stilled the atheism OF
this day'is not spoken but lived. on
every hand are men and women
who live as II there were no God
and this practical atheism IS the
most formidable foe of modern
Christian advance.
Must Have Education.
Education minus the dynamic OF
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ will turn
the heart Of the world to stone and
trample down over the world sing
irsg. might makes right We must
have education Of the heart as vel
az OF the mind and hand. else the
world will soon again be pitted and
torn like Flanders Fields The hum
Of industry will cease. the joy OF
childhood and happy mothers songs
Will again he turned 10 weeping and
/ waiting and new-made graves viii
once more mutely testify 70 the folly
of leaving God out"
The last division Of the sermon
was a call 20 the youth for train
ing. The speaker said. The mighty
tasks OF reconstruction await the
trained youth. Go 20 school &c