Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-11

clan" we do not usually mean such a
man. and when we speak OF politics we
do not first think OF such work.
Must Change Ideas.
But II we mean by politics the trade Of
living or the taxpayers and getting rich
at their cost 1t is useless to consider how
cannot be purified at ali; one might as well
,sresn goods" business, 6lneo steering, Or
stood can never be pure" except as pure
and unadulterated rascality.
Between the good and bad men In politics
there is and should be a warfare without
truce or quarter, for whoever would now
DO good In any form to his fellowmnen
a hindrance in his task. IL he would pro-
tect the public health, wisely relieve want,
press vice or punish crime, he must deal
with "the boss" and ring" and, TO do
his allotted work well, must sooner or later
sweep them from his pain; he cannot
however, much as he would, let them alone,
for they will not. indeed they cannot, let
with him attain full success, their power
and prosperity were doomed, Tor II Wollu
then have no victims whereon to prey. BY
natural enemies OF every one who would
lead others to a higher, purer and healthier
dangerous, so odious, so noisome, that
against 1t every force in our midst that
makes for righteousness must be directed
tomorrow as 1t should Se today
Conference of Pastors.
A pastors conference was held at the
Central Presbyterian church. which was
led by Rev. William r. Biederwolf Of Mon
ticello, Ind, who delivered an address.
1t needs no superior insight to assert that
the demand of the hour is for an evangells-
tic church. The church of God mas been
victorious just in so far as it has been
evangelistiCi this has been ana always
% been &c cR IRIS Ss' IDEAL for FOR the church
church that is not evangeistic owes tho
world an apology for its existence.
The church to be evangelistic must be
pure in doctrine. 1t must be faithful IN
discipline, II must be democratic in splrlti
it must be philanthropic. But when all
be an aggressive, up-to-date church; There
are too many members in our churches
says, Lord make me to lie down. II is
very hard to get some members TO DO
y trX is tba IKE ta f 9yeg the CARPET
but there are whole hosts of them VINO
would willingly work II the WORK were
simply given them TO do.
Closing Session.
The closing sessions of the Christian En-
deavor convention was held tonight in
Armory hall, under the leadership Of the
treasurer, William Shaw Of Boston. Fully
IL, 900 people attended the meeting. The de-
votional exercises were conducted by Rev.
+. s. Hatch of India, after which Secretary
Voght read a letter from President Francis
E. Clark, thanking the members for their
sympathy in his Illness.
Rev. Howard b. Grose, D. D., of New
York, vice chairman of the United Society
Of Christian Endeavor, offered prayer for
President Clark's speedy and complete re-
covery. The anthem, Send Out Thy
Light" was rendered by the full convention
chorus, under the direction of R. A. Harris,
and then John Willis Baer, assistant secre-
tary of the Presbyterian Board Of Home
Missions and secretary of the World S
Christian Endeavor union, read the annual
address of the president, Rev. Francis E.
Clark, d. d.
The general resolutions, which were very
comprehensive, were adopted by rising
vote The roll call of states which fol-
lowed was responded to by personal repre-
sentatives of forty-two states and terri
tories OF the United States and twelve of
foreign countries, amid much waving OF
banners and cheering.
1.-The last word" was said by Rev. James
L. Hill, in substitution for President Clark.
Then, singing the hymn, God Be with You
Till We Meet Again." the vast audience
filed out of the arnpry and the twenty-sec-
ond International Christian Endeavor con-
anti xtyau ot ND