The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-19
FOR A BETTER WORLD.
CcOntinusa tom Eighth PaEe.)

young people OF the church This. too.
he said. was "a great Improvement upon
old conditions. when the Young people
were frowned upon. but coidly welcomei
into the church ana given nothing to do
after being received there The Chris
tian Endcavor movement. and other elm.
liar movements in the various churches
by which the young people are activeiy
enlisted ana organized for church work.
were spoken OF with decided approval
and Mr.. sheldon gave an interesting de-
scription % his own methods OF work
with the young people Of his church. The
hope OF the church to-day he declared.
is IN training up the children aud che
young people in the sunday school. and
in these various Organizations.
II you wans 10 make better world
begin right IN the church OF God" he
said.
Another great thing the church should
do, he declared. Is to make a Christian
business world. Christianity In the bust
ness world. Mr.. Sheldon said Is some
thing that is conceded 20 be sadly lack
ing. Statements from business men. CIV
INK their estimates as to the amount OF
business conducted on strictly Christian
principles. vary all the way from 10 per
cent down TO less than ! per cent. II
the world Is TO be made better its bust
tftn1 UArN ~ conducted on AsfEArfthu
principles God held us. he said. ITO
have a Christian commercial life. This
will b. far better world
Another way to Improve tho world. Mr..
Sheldon said. Is TO bring about Chris
tian journalism. With Christian journal
ism. he declared. the church could trans
form the world. so great a. the power Of
the press. III we had only one great
Christian daily In the metropolis OF this
OF that city. II the Cd tor- Of the daily.
papers would take a bold stand against
every form OF vice and immortality n
revolution would soon be effected in pres
ent conditions. II Is possible that In the
next q years We will have In every city
\ distinctly Christian daily press"
one thing Air Sheldon declared. ell
church members could do. and that Is 10
help make Christian homes in Am rira.
He commented with deep regret upon he
dying-out OF the old custom o. family
prayer and the almost total disappearance
OF this form Of worship among the pep-
pie As an illustration OF the impor ant
part which this form Of worship played
in the old life. he told Of his own boy
hood home and the manner IN which Il
was conducted there. Incidentally. he
furnished an interesting picture OF the
hard conditions under which his own boy
hood Was spent upon a SCUM AbaAStA
prairie in the pioneer days.
Among other evils Mr. sheldon con-
demned club NE The clubs for the men
are bad enough ne declared but the clubs
for the women. II they take the mother
away from their children, were moro Sc
rious evil. The decadence OF the family
life Ia the cities was referred 10. II con-
custon Mr.. She don declared that pure
Christian church and pure and simple
home life would b. able 20 overcome ST
the evils TO which he has called attention.
First Of all the saloon must be wiped out.
rs the greatest enemy OF Christian civil
zation. Eighty per cent. Of al the crime.
pauperism, vice and insanity in one OF the
states had been shown to be timetable To
drink. he said. There are 70o.ooO drunk
ards ia the United states. and 5000 so
down 20 drunksrds grave annually. TIE
evll s. being met and gradually conquer
a. Kansas has had prohibition for TWEEN
" years. and all the hest men Of the state.
Including the politicians. are opposed TO
any repea, OF the law.
Mr. Sheldon received the closest atten-
ton throughout, and there Is no doubt
that practically all OF his large congrega-
ton agreed with him in his views After
the bcnediction many came forward to
press his hand and wish him godspeed. 4
collection was taken up after the sermon
10 defray Mr. Shedon's expenses and 10
aid In Christian Endeavor work.