Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-27
TOPICS OF THE DAY OF REST
Ten Thousand Olerg7uen Engaged in
Advocating Child Labor Laws,
IoVEMtNT NATIONAL IN IT'S SCOPE
Committee Takes This Means OF Ex-
tending Efforts 60 secure sRlu-
tary Laws Regulating This
Channel Of Industry.

Ten thousand representative clergymen,
selected from every state in the union
have been requested to unite January %
or q I'm a concerted movement through
the influence of their respective pulpits' 10
bring the question Of child labor promi-
nently to the attention Of their congrega-
tons and 70 request the members thereof
TO lend their influence 70 the national
movement now being made TO secure the
passage OF legislative enactments which
shall entirely remove or, at least miti-
gate the evil Of labor by immature persons
Circular letters have been sent out broad
cast by the chairman and members of the
National Child Labor committee, which has
permanent headquarters in New YORK CITY,
and of which President Roosevelt Is an
honorary member. The personnel or the
committee is composed of many prominent
men, such as Secretary Taft, Senator Till
man, Grover Cleveland, clifford Plnchot,
John Graham Brooks, Cardinal Gibbons
Hoke Smith, Ben b. Lindsey, judge of the
Chicago Juvenile court Felix Adler, Samuel
McCune Lindsay and others.
In the circular addressed to the clergy
OF the country It is earnestly requested
that particular stress be laid upon the
subject OF child labor as a national evil
and menace TO good citizenship, education
and normal industrial life.
Special attention is called to tie moral
dangers incident to the messenger service
for small boys at night, to many street
trades and other industries not adequately
reached at present through factory inspec-
ton.
The object Of the movement projected
for January 26 and q is to induce the
churches, and particularly the Sunday
schools of the country, to enroll, as such,
in the associate membership Of the National
Child Labor committee, whose roll OF as
sociates already includes Sunday schools
labor unions. women's clubs and various
miscellaneous societies, which, in this way,
receive through their appointed officers the
bulletins and papers of the national com
mittee, which give the latest information
concerning this noteworthy movement In
moral reform.
Beginning Sunday night. special revival
services will be held at the Seward Street
Methodist church, Twenty-second and
Seward streets and will be continued in
definitely. Rev. Il. e. Hosman of the Wal
nut Hill Methodist church will assist In
the meetings. The choir has promised its
support and song service will be held
regularly each evening beginning at 1880,
which will be followed by preaching at 8.
Music at First Baptist church. under the
direction Of Miss Margaret Boulter, organ
list:
MORNING, 1880.
Prelude ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hlstenholme
Authentic Deum. ....... ........''..''D BUCK
Quartet.
Organ offertory. .......................G uilmant
Duet-Love Divine. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Stainel
Mrs. l.. T. Sunderland, John McCresry.,
Postude ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. '''.'Dupols
EVENING, 7:30.
Prelude Neutrality-suspicious.. Faurt
Authentic 1t Is I;.;.;:;;t.....'''.'.'''sh Shelley
Organ ofrertory. .Lemaigr'
Anthem-A Little While. ...........,.....Aller
Quartet.
Postlude ................,..........M endeissohr
The series of Sunday evening sermons
given by the pastor. Rev. Frank l.. Love
land, at the First Methodist Episcopa
church, are attracting large congregations
The second OF the series will be given to
morrow night on the special topic. 9TH
Husband at the Head of the Home" Tn
special subjects to be touched on in thi
address are: What Is a marriage WOW
WORTH Some exploded theories concern
ing a mans lordship in the home. Wha
the home has a right to expect Of the hus
band and father. Do conditions justif
President Roosevelts plea recently mad
for revival Of the whipping post. oman
husbands with their religion in their wive'
names. The need today OF Christian hus
bands ard Christian fathers.
Music at the First Congregational church
Nineteenth and Davenport streets: