Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-10
EDUCATION URGED
BY PRESBYTER|ANS
Visiting Ministers Occupy Lo-
cal Pulpits at Both
Services.
MANY PRESENT CAUSE
United Effort to Inform Mem
bcrs of Nature Of
Movement.
MANY PRESENT CATSE

In every PRESBYTERIAN Church in
Richmond yesterday Christian cdu.
cation was the subject stressed Wis
itihs ministers occupied several Of
the pulpits, al both morning and
evening services, and ia the other
churches the pastors had invited
others to present the cause. In many
instances 10 ovcr:iowing churches. 1t
wns an unusual and united c;rort to
INFORM every Presbyterian IA thc city
IN" natut" Of the present movement.
Among the Waiting speakers were
Rev. NJ T. Melvin. -. d. OF the com
uiltce on Christian education and
ministerial relief; itcv. : ". McGill,
of tho sam" committee. who has al
i"ctcd tn" work ia Richmond. Rev
" llIldin AcSsinsOu. Of the i'rcSbytc-
RAN Orphans Home Rev. a ). John
hi"H. -. D.. ~ Charlotte. VINO has
been conducting series 81 meetings
at the Second Church Paul Harris.
lr" ;. +. l!ollinruk" and others.
y, the First church, Rev W r
Thompson. -. H.. stressed tho fac,
that 10 carry out the ArT!pturHl IN
junction 10 love our God and our
neirhbor and carr that love 10 it's
!OSicu! consequences. we must have
trained minds and trained leaders
The Trimmed leaders could bc oh
;ain"d through The Christian col
ltgc.
Debt 10 Neat C~nrraiiun
AZ Ia. Second Church pr r.
Johnson spoke on the G,ht Ne owe 10
tho n"Nt generation "" owe II a.
,he tutufc ne said. 10 SEQ tina, com
ing generations are s"cur. Ia oh
iainins Christian education FOR
Christian leadership.
br Edward aIAcn at tn. Fulton
Pres bytcrian Church. advocated build
ing foT the future. The bulwark of
III" defense and attack Of the church
was education. Christina education.
and the responsibility .or thi- most
important phase OF the work ot the
church rcsted on cacn and every in
dividual.
Or 7 II Rice. Of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary. spoke at Hoge Me
mortal Church Or Rice urged n
deity aud application to the talents
I'VE possess and given W. by God
These talents can be developed. he
SAID. by Christian education and Only
~ education can these talents bc
made 10 Iiv- tho grcatest returns.
Christian Edurution Fundamental.
Al the Third church, pr 7. g. John
SON. in speaking ri the injunction 10
train up child In the way he should
cation was fundamental in the home
and church II WAS absolutely ncces-
sary In tho school and college.
Or. walter l.. l.inglc, president Of
the Assembly Training school for Lay
Workers. spoke at Wcstrpinster Pres
'hyt-rian Church. Dr. LinRl. placed
the responsibility for the training OF
youth on the parents. hut, aS they
were not alwayA prepared. We must
therefore depend on the Christian
college. He said the most kigniH-
cant feature OF church development
In recent years was the lHymen' =
movement and the woman's auxiliary.
:. II. tiollinrakc spoke at Roscncath
Church. MIR. Iolliurake stressed the
need TOR world vide evangelism.
which could come oriy through the
,Church For this work. trained lead J.
ers were needed. and trained leaders
could be had only through Chris =
tian education.
Nature OF Present Novrment.
Speaking nj the Overbrook Church.
At the morning service. Paul Harris.
Jr.. explained the peculiar nature OF
Tho present movement for Christian
education in the Synod 81 Virginia.
which makes IL Of commanding in
tcrest To the Presbytcrians here. The
part played by Richmond. he said
may be garged by the fact tina, all
lbf itNbN Act isiU ,huICNtS. ncr lcIt
inr men and women ana her finest
Young men and girls were engaged
in IT.
Dr. NJ r TurnbuM preached at tho
Monirnse Church. at the morning
service. He emphasized the neces-
sity for Christian education and
called attention To the local needs in
the present movement.
The Presbyterian Church and the
world situation dwell ny Raw
o. W. Buschsen. AT Mizpah Church.
in his sermon. Christian education
had opened up the world.
Urges Church 10 Go Forward.
W, II. Bitter, at Fairfield Church.
urged the church To 40 forward in
this great cause. Presbyterians must
either take their place as spiritual
leaders or go backward and lose
place.
u. G. Ralston told the congregation
at Fairmount Church what we owe TO
the future. There was q heritage
OF the past handed down to us. and
the part we play in the present will
shape our position on this cause in
the future.
At Grove Avenue Church, Or. w. w
Moore stressed the need for parents
teaching their children intellectually.
because Il increased their capacity
for enjoying the things worth while
il increased their earning capacity
and because the future ot the coun
try depended upon. rot education
alone. but Christian education.
AT the Granite church. Or. w. S.
Campbell. editor OF the Presbyterian
Of the South. pointed out the plans
OF the committee having in charge
of this branch Of church work and
emphasized it's Importance