The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-07-11
MEETING HELD
At EPW0RTH
Hon. H. w. Crist the
Principal Speaker.
TALKS ON CIVIC RIGHTEOUSNESS
Rev. F. E. Zechiel De-
livers an Address.
Assemblage Sends IA Message to Gov
ernor Harmon Asking Removal OF
Officials Negligent OF Duty at
Newark Friday Night.

Under the auspices of the Law and
order league, meeting OF citizens
was held in Epworth NJ. e. church,
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
attendance was not large but the men
In attendance were In hearty accord
with the speakers In all that they
/ stated.
Rev. S. G. Bates. president of the
Law and Order league, was In charge
OF the meeting and after few pre-
liminary remarks he introduced Hon.
III. w. Crist, of Delaware, the prin-
cipal speaker of the afternoon.
Mr.. Crist took "Civic Righteous.
ness as the basis for his remarks and
for almost an hour he held the closest
attention of his audience. In his op-
ening remarks he referred to the
time not long ago when politics was
tabooed from the churches and min
isters were presumed to let 1t alone,
out now the times have changed and
conditions have been altered. All
people are interested in civic right
eousness and ministers are presumed
TO speak upon those things which tend
No good citizenShip.
Mr.. Crist pointed out some of the
| great obstacles which arise in bring
Ing about the best conditions I'm our
government. He spoke of the lack
of interest In municipal elections say
ing that the voters cannot be inter
| ested as a whole when municlpal Of
fces are to be filled. It Is not diff
cult to stir up the people at the time
of a presidential election II is more
difficult to arouse them when a state
| election is to be held and very much
more difficult to create an interest
when local elections are to be held
Yet the municipal officer Is the ono
who comes nearest home and who
has the greatest bearing upon our ey
cry day life. Another obstacle as
pointed out, Is the difficulty In secur.
Ing good men to accept the minor Of
fces. Almost any man would be will.
ing to make the race for the presi-
dency but few are willing to nil the
minor offices.
The people were arraigned for be.
Ing too ready to make changes in
political machinery; for not paying
sufficient attention to the ballot, TO
for not welding public sentiment.
Public sentiment was pointed out as
the great weapon in the hands of the
people, before which every official
would bow because he is unable TO
Withstand II. No machine will run
itself and no government will run
without public sentiment back of the
ofiicials to make them do the right
thing The moral element is too tim
ID Too many men are apt to say
that politics Is too dirty for them and
IN this manner to try TO wash their
hands of all responsibility.
In closing his remarks. Mr.. Crist
arraigned the voters for not recog-
nizing their individual responsibility
In the affairs OF the government of
the city. state and nation.
u At the conclusion of the address
by Mr. Crist, collection was taken
Tor the furtherance of the work in
Marion.
Rev, #. e. Zechiel. of the First Re-
formed church, was next introduced
by Rev. Mr.. Bates and he spoke for
some time on the topic of Good Cit
izenship."
The burden of the address of Rev.
Mr.. zechiel was that America is look
ed upon as Christian nation and that
no man who is not a true Christian
can be a true citizen of this country,
In the highest sense of the term cit
zenship. When man becomes part
OF a government, he surrenders his
personal liberty and In its stead Is
vopchsafed the rights which are ac-
corded to a citizen OF that govern
ment. The citizen must not only be
willing to have part In the honor OF
the government. but he must be will
Ing TO assume his share Of the re-