World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . Nine-tenths of the criminals werechildren. normal Nine-tenths of the children brought into courtare boys. Two-thirds of criminals were home-less, or worse, in childhood. One-fourth were deprived of a mothers carebecause their mothers had to earn a living. Here are some reasons why the school andchurch cannot do the work of the home: Lack of time—(See time schedule on oppositepage.) During three months of the year school doesnothing. Lack of experience—One-half the womenteachers and o
World survey by the Interchurch World Movement of North America : revised preliminary statement and budget .. . Nine-tenths of the criminals werechildren. normal Nine-tenths of the children brought into courtare boys. Two-thirds of criminals were home-less, or worse, in childhood. One-fourth were deprived of a mothers carebecause their mothers had to earn a living. Here are some reasons why the school andchurch cannot do the work of the home: Lack of time—(See time schedule on oppositepage.) During three months of the year school doesnothing. Lack of experience—One-half the womenteachers and one-third the men teachers areunder twenty-four years of age. One-half the teachers have four years teach-ing experience or less; one-fourth, less thanone years experience. Three-fifths of women and two-fifths of menteachers in rural schools have less than highschool education. More than three-fourths of all teachers aresons and daughters of small tradesmen andfarmers whose incomes average less than$800 a year. They must work under greateconomic handicaps. SUNDAY SCHOOL ENROLMENTAND HOURS OF INSTRUCTION. PROVIDED ANNUALLY BY PROTESTANT JEWISH AND CATHOLIC CHURCHES ^•-„ \ CRADLE? ROLL THE AMERICA OF TOMORROW ? JEW OR GENTILE CATHOLIC OR PROTESTANT : ATHEISTIC OR RELIGIOUS •> 200 HOURS 85 HOURSSUNDAYSCHOOLS 250 HOURSWEEKDAYSCHOOLS PROTESTANT CATHOLIC JEWISH THE PROTESTANT CHURCH MUST PROVIDE MORE TIMEFOR RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION 216 The Nations Light: RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Pressing Problems in Religious Education A STUDY of the facts revealed on the foregoing pages should startle the Chris-tian church and alarm the democratic state. An army of potentialspiritual illiterates may endanger the life of both church and state. Theinfluence of the spiritual life upon the social and economic life of the nation has longchallenged the attention of our most thoughtful observers and our leading educators. This study has not singled out for special attention the problems of religious e
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