The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-17

day school or see the wife to church
| every Sunday evening and never at
! tempt 10 60 themselves? If the father
was goddess or n nonchurch goer, soon.
cr or later the BOYS would follow i'm
! the same footsteps; and il for no other
reason but for tho children 5 sake the
men should sauctify themselves, and
| by prayer, Bible reading, church AT.
tendance, and the teaching Of the chil-
drcn, bring religion into the home. The
father represented God in the family,
and he was responsible for the teach.
ing of the love and fear Of God, and II
tho fathers of the present day took
more interest in the children, il would
make great difference IN the religion
of the home life. both now and in the
years TO come. y
Do Away With Pew Rents.
There is a strong movement in The
Presbyterian church in this city 10 do
away with pew rents cnti1eiY. The ar
gument is that the renting OF pews
tends TO create n class distinction in
the church wbich keeps many people
away because they cannot afford 10
paw as much rs the pew holders and
believe they are therefore looked down |
upon. Several Of the churches have re-
Gently done away with pew rentals and
others are considering taking the step. |
Brotherhood OF Men.
Though the French church seems
chiefly occupied in conducting an az
gressive campaign against the state III
behalf OF the curial maxim that Chris.
stands or falls with state rccog.
milton and the ownership OF proncrty,
1t is clear that this kind of activity
does not appeal TO the whole body of
French churchmcn. a large number of
Young men, mostly belonging to the
church. started n movement cfght years
ago which under the name Sjllou has
become widely known because of its
real and earnest u"""a. '"
Its object is 10 gather together these
who believe in the brotherhood of men
moral basis for the public
good.
One of the best known leaders of the
movement is Marc Sangnier, a man of
great oratorlcal power. who has used 1t
o organize all over the country
branches of the Sillon movement. \
weekly newspaper is published, and
very year congress is held, where the
principles of trades, s,unionism and CO.
peration are proclaimed with great cf.
ectlveness
What Platform Contains
Az the last congress, held in Paris. I
nee of 10000 persons. The platform
f The Sillonists is to fix by legislation
living wage as 4 means of fighting I
he sweating system. TO secure working.
Zen S pensions, limitation of the hours
I labor, and, as the present end of so.
ial effort, the development Of trades
mons and cooperative societies. But :
hey held that social transformation can :
My be real if it has moral force be- 5
ind 1t. The enthusiasm Of the Sill y
'nists has drawn to them many outside
le Roman church; French Protestants, s
rec Thinkers and Anarchists are now L
the Sillonist meetings be-
luse of the practical character Of the :
rogramme. They are also attracted T
Y its nonpartisan appeal :
Democratic Revival. i
The title Of the Sillon newspaper, 6
le Democratic Revival, specially pro- t,
AIMS the fidelity Of the movement to t
le principles of modern France. The IL
Illonists are altogether ont of sym n
lthy with those members of the church /
no look back affectionately to the G.
1cient regime, Their own purpose is N
express in all social matters the spirit c.
the Christian religion. so that moth 81
E can be more appropriate than the v
tic they have selected for the move. II
ent. the French word silJon meaning h
a furrow.' This they use as the a.
-mbol of the sower sowing in the fur q
w the seed OF better things that is
cant to work its way into all sec q
ons of society and politics "
In his sermon on "True and False cl