The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-28
reliability that

gives US that sickly1- reliability that
is the curse Of socie # today
The solution of Z lronal problems, il
was declared, lay IN the Introduction
Of the personality. OF GOD into politics
the making of voting as sacred a thing
as praying, and IN the Christian forces
taking their Christianity to the polls
with them.
The evering session opened with a
song and praise service at 8 O'Clock
followed by devotional service con-
Quoted by Professor l.. M. Gillian
after the devotional exercises. the
choir of the Centrals Christian church
rendered a special anthem J. Hen
derson. superintendent of the Ame--
iSi1n Horn Finding association for the
tntermou1tain district made short
talk, in which he set forth the pur-
pose Rr1 needs of the association, es-
peciahv the Titan branch, and asked
the assistance of the E.ndeavorers and
EpwOrth Ieags.e>s.
The president-efect Ben Cor1Im. was
then introduced by Retiring President
Bigetow. and made asfew remarks To
the EndeaVOrers. ia which he Urged
that they make progress their watch
word in the work. of the coming year.
He proposed that the convention send
a message Of greeting 10 former PreN-
ident Harry TOIles or the Christian
Isndsavtr union. who is now in Colo
rado- The motion was carried and &
message was sent.
Mrs r. +. Shepard then made a
short talk 10 the convention, iii which
she set forth the project of the prison
workers. TO present a picture TO the
prison once a year, and closed her re-
marks by asking those present to con
tribute to the work. Her request was
Literally responded to-
Good Citizenship.
Rev P = simpsins OF the Plymouth
Congregaticlssii church delivered an
address on the topic Of the evening.
Good Citizenship " Sfter calling at
tention 70 the obligation resting Tupon
Endeavorers in the matter of good
citizenship. the speaker said that some
citizens seemed 10 have come to think
that they had no office in the matter
aside from the attendance upon their
church. They seemed to think that
they could not take their church into
their citizenship.
In our political domains said the
speaker. the church Of Christ, as
represented by its pastors and MEM
bers, has, in entering the a. ena Of ma
tiOnal matters, left the cross OF Christ
and -he 5eachings OF his religion behind
The entrance too much in the past
has lef- the cross behind the door too
often when they went to the polls to
vote. It is in correction or this evil
that there has come into consideration
this subject Of good citizenship. The
very 'Hcrds good citizenship mean TO
EndeaTOrers that We, believe that there
is a need for a new activity in civic
life. il is not what man can accom-
Diish. buC what God can do The time
must come when God win rule in po-
ltiCal life as he Jules in the church
1T has been said that tbs fntrcdnc-
-fiou OF the golden rule and me person.
ality Of God into politics Is an irridos-
cent dream. but waT.t to tell yOn that
IL such is true. tbeE a revolution such
70 shreds the institutions of this land
but il is not so We must have God
IN our public life and we can have
him there if we VIII take bina there
When the time comes that we re-
gard the act of voting as sacred as
that OF praying. then we viii find tiiat
God win lead sus, and when we as a
nation feel that God should be the
then via ~ take his place and xiii
lead the nation in truth and right.
Clhly the applied gospel of-Christ viii
redeem socie<y and Public life. and
solve the rational problems.
Zone trouble with out nation Of to-
day is that It has dyspepsia from swat
lowing streams of those from lafaf
who have become . weight upon the
government. They must be filed with
the principles Gf our government and
have the religion Of Christ instihed
INTO them 70 make them citizens. Many
people are afraid that William Nc
kinney viii become an imperial head
or an empire. buzz am not half so
ton day Christians viii seek their
dufet places Instead of going 20 the polls
and taking their religion with thine .
DR.. Beach's Address.
Mss EIidwsn then sang beautiful
solo. after which Dr.. Beach8made a
stirring address. in Which be showed
how the saloons ard gambling houses
MAJ been banishedt from cities By the
earnest efforts OF "a few Christians.
and showed the effects upon the city of
the abolition OF he saloon.
He spoke first of the gambling law
that WAS upon the statute books of
XEev0n1ing al the opening % ~ wear.
anu described how. by. the effa-is of
one I1inister. public sentiment had
been aroused until the legislature was
compelled 20 abolish the law
TT was done this way said DR.
5each. During the tight. tho chairman
OF the Republican Daftys witch was
in the majority in tic iesisiatpre,
came to the minister's tne OF the min
listers told me- and asited r we dom
get this law OF the books you won {
so back on the Barty, will xOu2
sfTnp rcr1iv Vas IF Won don't nof IL