University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1909-12-01
CHARITY AT HOME.

1t is now missionary week among
many of the religious organizations of
this country. in which Christian work
ers are expected to give all they can
for the conversion of the heather.
The constant plea of the missionary
society and the minister is give. give
for the heather. And we dig down in
our pockets with much pride in our
zeal and piety. Yet how many of us
give the matter serious Thought?
To Christianize the heather is a
noble work, and our pride is just:f-
able. but let us look about us. In a
recent Investigation OF the health of
the school children cf New York Civ
Il was discovered that 81 uer cent are
suffering from malnutrition. Even
Strlctost supervision cannot enforce
the child-labor laws in some OF the
more crowded states, for the children
must live. and To live they must work.
We are allowing these children to be
stunted physically. mentally and NOR
ally. while we send cur money to the
heather. SoCiologists have deter
mined that the main cause of crime is
poverty. And yet We do little or moth
ing TO a!lay this poverty. to save these
embryo criminals, while we send our
money to the heather. The loudest
call for charity is at our own door.
The student who puts off writing
his assignments until the morning of
his class is like the man who puts
off getting right with Cod" as the
evangelists say, until he is ready for
religion. He is very apt to wake I'D
just in time 10 hear the summons to
an accounting and to realization of
wasted opportunities.
1t speaks well for Columbia when
81 4S3 can be raised to bring an
orchtstra OF the St. Louis Symphony
standard here for a week.
The men OF the university will all
be in a particularly receptive mood |
from now until Christmas. The rea- |
son-each thinks he is one of the six |
marked by the affinity club.
1t is common knowledge that the |
salaries of the most important con-
suls OF this country are Inadequate |
to meet socia, demands. 1t requires |
a man independently rich to hold one .
of these highly honorable stations. !
Consul Ragsdale OF st. Petersburg.
who was promoted from the station
at Tientsin. is the latest to complain.
He entered the service more than ten
years ago as poor mana country
editor. He performed dis
service for his government
during the Boxer troubles. and was
rewarded by promotion to the position
at the Cars court But with the pro-
motion cane largely increased de
requirements. with the result that he
now is unable to make his salary pay
the monthly bills.
From the number OF banquets the
Tigers have received since Thanksgiv-
ing. it is reasonably certain most of
them are not continuing their training
rules.
Thirty per cent OF the university
girls wear diamonds Some are heir
looms. Some We're given them as
high school graduation presents.
Who can guess where the rest got
heir solitaires?
Butter now sells at IL cents
board bills are due today.
The expression Won for Missouri"
las been used in headlines so many
lines this fall that everybody takes
I as matter of course. Whether the
contest is stock-judging. cross country |
unning, football or Rhodes scholar
ship examinations the headlines
always read Won for Missouri" or .
Missouri Won" !