| Show CHURCH V OR IS Low Standard of Spiritual Spiritual Literacy Alleged in Indiana NEW YORK YORI- Nov rov 24 fP UP Lon UP-Lon Lo standards ds of ot spiritual literacy ea- ea ex exist It am among on Protestants nil all over r the state stale of ot Indiana l to th the leport ot of o the Indians Indian Survey SunI of Religious Education II first vol- vol volume volume vol volume ume of or which led The Tho lie lie- Pe Education of ot ItH In inin inin In American Co has lu t been published the aus- aus nus of ot the tho In Institute of oC Social i r t J Research m fo merly the te Committe on and nd Religious Surveys eys of this city Many church buildings In rn- rn Indiana In Indiana diana subject their congregations weekly to fire tire hazards which the ch civil II authorities ought not to per per- permit permit mit the township or supervisors ot of local Protestant Sunday school are Inexperienced and untrained the supervisory machinery through- through out Ot th- th state is Iq 9 O aw mo t tot lout ot of Ilse lie rime the Sund Sunday y school s te 1 he e 9 ass as i 1 clas clag cia s are arc untrained the bie le marks ot of I mu 11 rio o e c vable b Cl- Cl sable able the repe report t bays avs But t It t Is 13 mainly Indicated tl dt atno no other state dare clare point the finger ot of scorn ni In Indiana ha on r recount ot of offie the Ill condItions i by the tho suno to exist elst there that blat h having In been chosen ai IU the lima field for foi this e study of ot moral mom and end I te- te e- e ic conditions ue bec ItIS It nas IS e bv by b port c In education as the most mot ty ie t American elate 1 E rs 1 I Th The lack cf c t cool Within the daunt and of ot the do- do de denomination nomination wish the tho fie inal g 1 al move move- Mon m n fer cr religious tion anys a I de I import port Is s the ho most t out 2nd ing outstanding revealed aled by hy the tJ rUl- rUl rUlley rm vey rui-vey ley of ot J b i tion i Not cot ot d a i ilion lion lien was nail fo and w ii Ju hail had d unified Its alous into a sin sin-le le lo religion I to Its o 01 ov n t And An 1 the ur denomination to mescal eat a tion which had I satisfactorily re re- re related itself to the general Sun Sun- Sunday pun i day school movement As a result of HI Mi failure of ot coordination lot there Is s overwhelming 0 er evidence of Inefficiency friction wastefulness and I The survey which was com com- com completed at a cost coot of ot shows shoes that of ot the 2 83 people in fn the I state are Catholics ire rc few rew n belong to other I non faiths gas are members of or Protestant churches I 61 per pcr cent cen of f the population population lation or 1 are not mem- mem mcm I memI bel beut of any church Of the children and youth under 1 25 5 years vears ars of ot age are Cath- Cath Cathi Cath i fire arc Jewish 2 2820 be- be belIon belong be belong long to families of oC o other non non- non Protestants friths are lIon Pro nt en and anil 40 O arc are alv aly aI Protestants but not identified an any ani chute church Thor Ther ate aie GIG GIG- 1150 In Sunday school I schools or other ous oils nits schools school and children Plot Protestant Mant who are tre not notI Ing mal inn or religious In- In I under the direction ot of and bOd body t ONLY OXLY FEW limn I The it t churches of In In 1 provide only 24 hours of re- re re annually for tor fortl tl cli 11 children and und the limo child I cn nho ho e enrolled are absent every Sunday Of every tou taut children enrolled In school t st 12 veils e of ot age ase three drop out e they reach the age of ot 18 years The professional training ot of the Indiana Sunday school teach teach- teachers teachers ers era foi tot religious education Is al- al almost al almost most says the report Th The Th rink and tile file of ot Sunday drool have halo had no cour G In the Bible religion or religious Institution education In n any Institution tion Lion of ot higher learning The The leading denominational col- col col It col-It ot of Indian IndianA de devale ate more thirteen fines as ns much energy to tho rho reparation r of teachers tor for the stat stat- as they d di ds to the tho p p ot of teachers for tor the church Counting 50 per pr cent for tor gener gener- al general education 34 per cent nt for tor pro pro- pro fl professional tr and 3 1 35 G 6 per cent tot to teaching leaching experience the typical Indiana Sunday I school teacher not id 1 glade giado 9 pOI pet cent and the lar largest est I group of ot would glade giado nad 25 5 per cent ent Com Com- Complied 1 plied peed 11 with the roll II public school of ot Indiana It may Ie be emir flit 87 7 per teat cent of ot all the school of ot Indiana fall blow the 10 qt arc are accepted b br by the state for tor I public school hool teachers lit In In ini soen se set en cents out nt of every ewry municipal l dOII 11 go eo for Cor lh II support of ot public schools but only duly tv o and lod three tenth cents of e every ry church dolla dollar r go for tor the support of ot the church hurch schools school r Tho The volume just Issued presents PI Iso ilso detailed recommendations by bythe the Limo survey cy taft staff for the betterment ot of conditions in ht the state slate The Thet t Tao 0 volumes that are to toll follow ow to complete the lh i report will Ill contaIn the standards and measurements Ie for the purpose of the stir and the he ho schedules and code codea that were nere used |
