The herald., 1895-06-24
IS THIS A FALLEN NATION {?
Rather a Strong Affirmative
Answer Given
YESTERDAY BY MR.. HENNING
State and National Governments, Public
and Private Works
and Convincing Figures, In the Friday
Morning Club Rooms

Rev. George w. Henning gave the sec
ond lecture of his course on Christian So
ciology yesterday afternoon in the Friday
Morning club assembly hall. The au-
dience was not large, but all seemed
deeply interested during the hour and a
quarter that Mr.. Henning took to explain
why and how this is fallen nation.
He said at the outset that it was sad
task to prove. but it was not wise nor pa
triotic to blink facts. He further stated
that the essential principles of this gov
ernment are. first, that it is a representa-
tive government; second, that all men are
born free and equal third, equality be-
fore the law and Just administration. and
fourth, its purpose is to secure life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness.
Mr.. Henning then took up his various
heads, one after another, and with per-
tinent questions, apt illustrations and
logical deductions showed in how many
and devious ways the result is failing of
reaching either the necessities of the
times or realizing the hope of the law
trainers.
AS illustrations of his first theme the
speaker introduced the Lexow OF New
Ork, San TTdDtlsCO VI SuDClNis-
ors, councils, police missioners, pub
lie school boards. public works. health.
all departments in justices courts, and
venal officials. Mr.. Henning then re-
ferred with considerable force to state
legislatures in general. ana the California
legislature In particular: the national
congress an the corporations and various
other interests that had been benefited
during the past thirty years. Sume
spt cial casrs were introduced as the rail-
road pooling bill, the Riley funding bill,
the Nicaragua canal, the tariff. income
tax and financial legislation.
Mr.. Hennlng then took up the decad-
ence of the home. The matter OF owner
ship first, ana quoting from the Ameri
can Magazine of Civics of January, 1885;
he read table of figures showing the
per cent of those owning homes, those
renting and those occupying mortgaged
homes in different states through the
middle west in June, 1890 showing q
debt of over hundred dollars per capita.
The cider states show worse condition
where there is mortgage on every
seventh person, or almost one to each
family.
The speaker then gave some figures in
dicative of intelligence and moral charac-
tel where money spent for bread WAS
the next higher than tobacco. where the
LIQUOR figure doubled that of the bread,
and public education was less than a
tenth Of what was spent on liquor.
Articles by Prof. Walker in Scribner's S
of Novem ber. 1887. and Prof. Hadley in
the Forum of October, 1894, were quoted
as bearing upon the subject, and Abra-
ham Lincoln's S we'll known last warning
to the American people was read. The
speaker gave place TO Rev. Bert Estes
Howard. who with promptness and dis
patch took the chair and in less thar hall
an nour the Los Angeles Institute OF
Applied Christianity was organized, had
been presented with secretary pro tenn
pore in the person of Mr.. L. K Webb
and a constitution consisting of elght
articles, each of which was first passed
upon seriatim.
A committee was appointed consisting
of A. NJ. Salyer, l.. X. Webb and Judge
Utley. for nominating officers and com
mittees. and the meeting was adjourned
until Tuesday evening at 1880 O'Clock
when, in the y. MICA. parlors the com
mittee will report and the election OF Off
GERS will take place.