Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-22
MEETING A GOOD One
Judge +. ID. Nj. Davis Gave a Fine
Address.
Attendance I'm NJ T.. Chu ch Under
Auspices of the Good Citizenship
League was Very Large

The union meeting held in the M. E
church Sunday evening under the auspices
of the Good Citizenship league was at
tended by an audience estimated at fully
one thousand people, quite goody num-
Der of those present having driven in from
the country to hear F. D. M. Davis on In
dividual Responsibility.
w. D. Balou. president of the league
had charge of the meeting and the devo-
tional exercises we're by Rev. A. Secord
who read the scripture followed by prayer
oy Rev. j. c Meese The league choir,
composed of ! 6 male voices under drec-
ton of Mr.. Fred Cornell. furnished the
singing and it was rendered in a most ex-
celent manner, several appropriate songs
being sung with fine effect.
Mr. Ballou made few appropriate re-
marks before introducing Judge Davis.
saying he was gratified to see so large an
audience interested in the work of good
citizenship and good city government,
gathered to hear the subject of individual
responsibility discussed.
He spoke of the organization of the
league, its aims and objects. that Of bet
terment of the city and society in all its
phases.
Mr.. Ballou read the following letter from
T, Frank Ireland which was written from
his sick bed and addressed to the chair
man of the Good Citizenship league meet
ing at the Belding M E church March 8,
Belding, Mich, March s. '06.
Dear Sir:-One Of your invitation cards
for the lecture on Individual Responsibility
by Judge F. D. M Davis of lona. has been
kindly handed to me. We're it not for the
fact that am sick in bed should certain
ly be with you tonight, as ] am heartily in
favor of this work and have also signed
one of your membership cards. | am glad
a movement Of this kind has been started
in Belding, and when am able to be up
and around shall be very glad to assist
you in this new work in trying to better
the good morals Of Beding and further
the cause of the good citizenship league
of this city. Wishing you success in this
work, remain,
Yours very tru'y,
7. Frank Ireland
On being introduced Judge Davis said
he was grateful to see so large an audi
ence interested in the work Of good citI-
zenship many of whom he knew. He said
he was not an orator, be wished he pos
sessed the tongue of Demosthenes and
the logic of Bacon to discuss the many
questions concerning the SUBJECT out
must be content he said to do so in my
own homey way, and must beg your in
dulgence for an ability TO properly express
the sentiments so earnestly possess on
the question Of individual responsibility 1t
is one that covers a field that would take
several evenings to cover fully. What we
need today is men and women. We are
each in part responsible for what we are
and what others are As business men,
as teachers, as lawyers, physicians, cler-
gymen, as farmers. as parents we are
each and everyone charged with re-
sponsibility. BY our example and con-
duct, by our precept we are making for
good or bad the duty of citizenship does
not all belong to my neighbors it belongs to
me as we'll and am responsible for my
part OF the great work. We are social
beings dependent each upon the other, yet