Evening star., 1924-11-27
Special Dispa tch to The star.

NEW YORK. November 25.-There
Is to be established at once In New
York City a University of Applied
Christianity. In potential endow
ment. already secured. 1t will rank
with Yale, Pennsylvania. Princeton or
Johns Hopkins, If it does not event
ualTy equal even Columbia. Harvard
tional methods, because established
later and able to avoid mistakes made
by others. 1t aims to surpass all other
universities.
At least six colleges are contem-
plated. and some small colleges al
ready have been invited to serve as
the beginnings Of larger ones. Col
'eges are to be for both sexes ana
will afford instruction in the usual
subjects of liberal arts. health. law,
theology. science and applied Chris
tianity as basis for all of them. -
Charter From Queen.
Maj Lancaster Symes was one of
the great men of New York In colon
tal times. He was member of the
vestry of Trinity Church and of the
committee of that vestry through
which the grant of land on Manhat-
tan Island was obtained from Queen
Anne, which grant has made Trinity
one of the wealthy churches of the
world.
Later. and because of conspicuous
services in her service. Queen Anne
granted to Symes great tracts Of land
on Staten Island. including some
miles of shore front These lands.
1ar larger than the tract given to
Trinity now belong to the Symes
Foundation. and with titles cleared
and all legal matters, out Of the way
except some riparian rights still to
be adjusted. this foundation is Civ
ing all to the founding of the uni
rersity named and to philanthropic
purposes.
Concerning the Christianity which
IS to be applied, the Foundation
makes the following official state
ment:
The United States is fortunate in
having, at the time public announce
ment is made of the establishment of
this University Of Applied Christian
tty. a President who puts into burn
'ns words the supreme needs of the
american people; of all people of all
time, when he says:
Quotes Coolidge.
I'VE do not need more national
development, We need more spiritual
deVelopment; we do not need more
intellectual power, we need more
spiritual power: We do not need more
knowledge, We need more char
acter: we do not need more law, we
need more religion: we do not need
more of the things that are seen, we
need more Of the things that are
unseen
In these words is contained the
message OF Jesus Christ. That mes
sage, fully revealed in the word of
God. forms the spiritual basis Of this
university. How to attain spiritual
developm ent. more spiritual power,
and to employ those things that are
seen, which enable men and women
20 know and to grasp the things that
are unseen, and thereby develop
character and put religion behind
law, is taught in Christs acts-His
method which is to be employed to
make His message live in the hearts
of men and women.
ITO teach these the message and
the method Of Jesus Christ is the
aim and purpose OF all true educa-
ton. Upon the rock, Christ Jesus.
this university stands in its Symes
foundation, in its university stewards.
In all members Of its faculties. in all
of it's college trustees and in its in
struction in any and all forms"
Scattered Over City.
In at least three important partic-
ulars this new university Is expected
to surpass all others. There will not
be a large site of land. with groups
Of buildings upon 1t, requiring large
numbers Of professors and students
to live on or near 1t, many OF them
to travel daily on crowded transpor-
tation lines and buildings serving
the single purpose of the university.
Instead, the colleges and even differ
ent divisions of the same colleges,
will be scattered about the city.
Newark, Brooklyn. Staten Island, the
Bronx and Westchester County, let
ting professors do the travelling, be-
cause fewer of them. 1t is expected
that some buildings will be located
in the heart of business Manhattan
and by placing churches within them
help to solve the downtown church
problem. Other advantages will come
from this method of location OF build
ings, where they can be used at all
hours and where they can serve many
needs.
A second advance in education Is to
be the requirement of all students to
serve some form Of the public good,
doing so without pay and while un.
derKraduates. Moreover.A each stu
dent will enter upon q sentlemen's
agreement that so long as he lives.
and wherever he goes, he Will con-
tinue to serve.
Applied Christianity is to DE taught
by this university, not in theory but
in practice and such as will not gain
knowledge by actual service, and
agree as alumni to continue to serve.
will not be accepted as students.
The third advance in method is the
opportunity Of students to earn
money to pay their way and so take
burdens off parents. avoid waste OF
earning power and make 1t possible
for all students to gain the highest
training.
The foundation says in its an
nouncement: 80.
ITO withdraw a young man from
gainful occupation one year means a
loss of $1,000. II he attends a coll
lege he puts upon that college an ex-