Arizona republican., 1907-11-25
THE GREATEST NEED.

At the First Presbyterian church the pastor, Rev. Henry Martyr Camp bell, preached one of the most com plete and convincing sermons ever heard anywhere, on the subject of Home Missions"
 Rev. Campbell said that an appropri- ate text for a Home Mission sermon is the 17th verse of the third chapter of Paul's epistle to the Philippians. What America needs more than railway extension and western irriga- ton. and a low tariff. and a bigger wheat crop. and a merchant marine. and new navy. Is a revival of piety. have-piety that counted it good busi- ness to stop for daily family prayers before breakfast, right in the middle of the harvest: that quit work a half hour earlier Thursday night. so as to get the chores done and go to prayer meeting; that borrowed money to pay the preachers salary and prayed fer vently in secret for the salvation of the rich man who looked with scorn on such unbusiness-li behavior.
 That is what we need now to clean this country of the filth of graft, and of greed, petty and big of the wor- ship of fine houses, big lands, high office and grand social functions.
 Great wealth never made a nation substantial or honorable There is nothing on earth that locks good that is so dangerous for a man or for a nation to handle as quick. easy, big money. If you do not resist it's deadly influence the chances are that it will get your son."
 These words" explained Mir Camp bell. ''are from an editorial of the Wall Street Journal, whose editorial man. agement has changed. The present ed- itor. glancing over them said the other day, they are sound doctrine and l am sorry that l cannot say that I wrote them
 'If the editor of a Wall Street jour nal sees the need and the importance of revival of piety in this nation and possesses the courage to print his con Victions. it is not time for the church to realize her responsibility?
 "The only remedy for sin and greed the GOspel-is being withheld for lack of gold to carry it to all the crowds and hordes of foreigners coming every day to our land. When twenty-five years ago foreigners were coming from Scotland. Holland. Ireland and Ger many at the rate of hundred thou sand year. now Russia, Austria Ar menia. Poland and such countries are sending to us a million people year. People -unusued to American ways. iu- stitutions and privileges. who will be- come leaders of other Haymarket riots ] a arl of perity unless we can leaven this whole great mass with the Gospel of Christ This alone will make them good and safe citizens.
 Americas one failure has been her failure to govern her cities" a noted writer has said
 one third of the population of the country is found in our cities. Tn 1si0. in New York City there was one church to 1900 people. in 1890 there was only one church to 11.3O0 people Men are beginning to be willing to sacrifice much to overturn the whole municipal fabric if necessary to govern the cities but the city cannot be lifted above its citizens and the Gospel alone can make conscientious citizens. With the coming in of our Cumberland brothers we have added responsibilities and multiplied opportunities
 The New South is d wonder Its resources almost beyond comprehen- sion. Its mines, factories and forests invite investors and the population of the South is going forward by leaps and bounds.
 If the Presbyterians do not do their part these people will come to love the gold and cotton more than the King Of Kings"
 NIT. Campbell paid a high tribute to the faithfulness of the missionaries on the home fields, saying that "by their heroism and devotion they remind one of that color bearer. who, when laid