Tárogató, 1943-1944 (6. évfolyam, 3-12. szám)
1944-02-01 / 8. szám
TÁROGATÓ 15 the elevation of souls and itellectual capacities far above the common passions of hate and degradation. He taught us to help our less fortunate fellow-beings, to work and strive for their betterment without ever deceiving ourselves and others by pretending that tragedy and ugliness do not exist. He taught us to hate the evil in men, but not men themselves.” THE MINISTRY OF TEACHING The life of Jesus is inseparably associated with “Teaching.” “And seeing the multitudes ... .Ke opened His mouth and taught them.” “He taught them as one having authority.” And so, today, His Church is commissioned both to Preach and to Teach— to dispense the Truth that sets men free. Study! Worship! Fellowship! Service! Personal Commitment! These are the educational watchwords of our Church. Through these means human life is enriched, boys and girls are brought into personal relationship to God and into the membership of the Christian Church, and from Youth groups many are recruited for the Christian ministry. Wherever there are children and youth, the United Church is under obligation to them, to their parents and to the community to provide conditions for spiritual growth, to direct them in Christian living and to train them in Christian worship. The Church School ministers to 47,419 members in the Nursery Department and 6,158 adults in the Home Department. In 5,476 Sunday Schools 379,702 scholars share with 51,433 leaders in study and worship, fellowship and service. Weekday activities, Church vacation schools and summer camps extend the time for education, and the Church is at work in the public schools, using released time for Bible instruction. Every year thousands of Church School leaders enroll in training classes to equip themselves for their high calling. In our three Arts Colleges and eight Theological Colleges, located at Halifax, Sackville, Montreal, Kingston, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Edmonton, and Vancouver, there are enrolled 329 young men and women studying for the Christian ministry among the total of 2,016 students. In Toronto, under the auspices of the United Church, is a specialized Training School for young women in all branches of Christian enterprise, such as missionary work, ministerial assistance, secretarial duties, religious instruction, personal counselling, social service, redemptive work, etc. Systematic education is constantly being undertaken with regard to social evils, so that these may be recognized, combated and eliminated from our national life. In connection with our work among the Indian population of Canada, for which the Federal Government and the Churches of Canada recognize a joint responsibility, the United Church Home Mission Board and the W.M.S. (in conjunction with the Government) operate 40 Day Schools and 10 Residential Schools in various Indian settlements, devoted to Christian education and the building of Christian character and citizenship, among some 2,700 Indian boys and girls. Closely affiliated with our Church, and located at all strategic points, are 10 Secondary Schools, with an enrolment of 4,041 students. These institutions seek to provide timely education, with particular emphasis on Christian ideals and to endeavour to make God a reality to the expanding mind and heart of youth. In North, West and South China we have Christian Schools and Colleges, two Union Universities, Secondary Schools and Primary Schools: also a Mission Press for the printing of Christian literature in the Chinese language and for industrial and agricultural work. In Honan and South China the Chinese Church is carrying on schools in the enforced absence of missionaries. In Angola, West Africa, we have village schools, a Secondary School with 200 students, institutes for training industrial workers, Boarding Schools and one Mission Press for Christian literature. In Central India the Union Theological College has an enrolment of 20 students. The Arts College has 300 students, and schools are to be found in many villages. In Trinidad the education of some 22,000 East Indian boys and girls is, by Government consent, in the hands of our Mission. There are 70 Day Schools and 2 High Schools—one for boys, the other for girls. Upwards of 400 teachers received their training in the Mission Normal School, a magnificent work of which the Government and the Mission are proud.
