Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan- June 1896) . he very heart of theproblem. A vital need of the church to-day is a clear understanding of the condi-tions that influence education in the newersections of the land. The most serious fea-ture in the problem of higher Christian edu- cation is the fact that these great Stateuniversites are not established for the dis-tinctive purpose of such education. It isimperative that the Christians of this landsee clearly that we must have somethingbesides the State university in the west, aswell as in the east, if we are to make any-thing like the same con
Church at Home and Abroad, The (Jan- June 1896) . he very heart of theproblem. A vital need of the church to-day is a clear understanding of the condi-tions that influence education in the newersections of the land. The most serious fea-ture in the problem of higher Christian edu- cation is the fact that these great Stateuniversites are not established for the dis-tinctive purpose of such education. It isimperative that the Christians of this landsee clearly that we must have somethingbesides the State university in the west, aswell as in the east, if we are to make any-thing like the same conquest for Christ. Wegladly concede to the State universities thatpraise which they deserve for their superiorwork in many lines of instruction ; but thefact remains that they do not emphasize, andcould not be expected to emphasize, thepositive phases of the Christian faith. Theymust be free from any denominational bias,in order to maintain that untrammeled relig-ious liberty for which our constitution may be Christians and may. exert a personal influence which may gofar, at times, to win a students allegianceto Jesus Christ ; but this indirect and inci-dental training will not suffice. WHAT IS THE TRUE AIM OF CHRISTIANEDUCATION ? We count it a fundamental postulate thatour youth must be carefully trained, first ofall, in that body of truth which builds upthe soul, into an intelligent Christian faithand life. As we would not be willing tohave them trained in mathematics or in theclassics by any indirect method, no morecan we be satisfied at the thought of any-thing short of making the supreme thing intheir life the supreme thing in their trainingfor life. Do we not touch the root of our 331 332 COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES. [April, failure just here ? Are we truly makingthe training of the soul the supreme thingin the lives of our youth ? Are we layingto heart with sufficient seriousness the truththat however splendid the achievementswhich our youth may realize from
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