The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-06-03

EDUCATION
NECESSARY
1t Is a Basic Requisite For
Any Living Church, Key
note Sounded at Presby-
terrain Assembly

Grando Rapids, June 3.-That |
Christian education is basic re-
Quisite for living church is one
OF the keynotes sounded in the
first annual report presented to
the Presbyterian General Assembly
in session here by the new Presby-
tcrian Board of Christian Education.
The report is to be made by DR..
William Chalmers Covert, general
secretary.
In the reorganization and consO-
fdation of Presbyterian agencies as
now represented in the Board of
Christian Education DR.. Covert finds
that the Presbyterian church is at
last undertaking to face the prob
lens of Christian education with gen
ulne educational earnestness, with
well-recognized educational stand
ards in mind, and with educational
ideals dominant. A comprehensive
program of Christian culture, making
its contacts with age groups from
the youngest children to university
students, is now under way through
we'll articulated organization of
al! resbyterian educational activi-
ties. The comprehensive plan of the
board carries its educational pur-
poses into adult life. 1t also in
cludes an educational approach to
the practical subjects in the realm
of temperance, moral welfare, and
Sabbath, observance, in the knowl
edge that Christian education holds
the key to an intelligent and loyal
church leadership and a truly pa
triotic citizenship.
DR.. Harold MICA. Robinson, secre-
tary of the division of Christian
education in the home, church and
community. says that only one child
| in four now receives any organized
| christian instruction. In a typical
| American Commonwealth, while Al
4 lr2 cents of every municipal dollar
gees into public education, only 2
80 cents of every church dollar
| gees into the Sabbath school.
| For the department of moral well
fare, DR.. Charles Scanlon, general
| director, stated that slowly but
| surely the nation was accepting pro-
| hibition as the permanent policy Of
our country. He charges that APP
petite, anarchy and vice were at the
| base of opposition to prohibition.
| The Presbyterian church has been
active in the prohibition movement
| from its beginning.
Discussing motion pictures, DR..
| Soanlon demanded that the ideals of
| cur young people concerning the
| family, social relations, religion,
! justice and honor must be safe
| guarded, and this, he said, could not
| safely be left to the discretion of
half dozen men who keep their
| eyes on the receipts Of the ticket
! window rather than on the morals
| of the young.
"The motion picture" continued
| DR. Scanlon, "is here to stay. 1t has
great possibilities for good or evil.
But when an enterprise as large and
| Influential as this business is, seeks
to dominate politics, dictate legis-
lation, control the press, influence
education, mock the Protestant min
! istry, ridicule the Sabbath, encour-
dSC ilibIioi diiLy, CHcdpeH MAI TIdSeJ
promote crime and often blaspheme
religion, it is time that the church
| of Jesus Christ awakens to it's re-
sponsibility and duty" He urged
that the Presbyterian General As
sembly again declare strongly in
favor of some measure which will
provide adequate local, state and
federal control in such manner that
each shall supplement the other.
Concerning divorce, DIR. Scanlon
said, that it was rapidly growing
social cancer seriously threatening
the country's moral foundation,
spiritual welfare and social integ-
rity. In one state there were more
divorces than marriages.
! DR.. Harry l.. Bowlby for the Chris
tian Education Boards Sabbath OBJ
servance department reviewed the
work accomplished throughout the
nation in fighting Sabbath desecra-
ton. Among the accomplishments
noted were the stopping of naval
manoeuvres at Galveston on Sunday,
the stopping of a government Sun
day air circus and army manoeuvres
or Long Island, the defeat of the
Sunday Business Bill in the New
York State Legislature, the Sunday
Sports Bill in New Hampshire, the