The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-10
WORLDWIDE GOOD
bound TO FOLLOW
Judge Ritchie, Chairman of Ex-
ecutive Committee, Expresses
His Satisfaction.
ADVANCE ALONG LINES
THAT ARE WELL DEFINED
Succor for Submerged Millions
Comes With Spread of
Work.

Judge NJ, l.. Richie OF the Third judi
cnl district court was chairman of the
general executive committee which had
in charge the arrangements for the Lay
mems Missionary Movement convention,
Judge Richie is representative Of the
lay clement in the church-the average
church. He was asked for an express
sion OF his conclusions about the conven-
ton. In reply, he gave a few words on
his own account and referred to extracts
from the expressions of others MS meet
Ing his own thoughts, The views OF the
men referred to by Judge Richie ex-
press those entertained generally By the
laymen of this city regarding the great
movement. Judge RItchie said:
A Definite Goal.
Advance on lines we'll defined, def
mite goal reached. and conservation or
energy and resource In order to build
not for day, but for all time This
sums up what has been accomplished in
Salt Lake City by the convention OF the
Laymens Missionary Movement.
"a hard headed business man inquired
this afternoon, We'll, how's salvation to-
day?' The reply was. We are no; much
troubled today about eternal salyation
we may do more than we have done 10
lift the submerged millions now living In
hell on earth TO something better
After they are washed and clothed, the
clergy and the Church are abundantly
able TO direct their ethical and spiritual
culture
Christianity Will Endure.
"a few months ago, one gifted as
philosopher and brilliant I'm scientific at
tainment undertook to show that Chris
tianity In the struggle for existence to
use Darwln's phrase. would. according to
the laws OF scientific action laid down
by that eminent naturalist, endure as
the survival OF the flttcst,
Let us quote from him the following
significant words The fitness that sur
wives is not fitness for individual enjoy
future belongs TO that form which de-
velops its individual life in subordlnation
to the welfare OF the species, The hive,
the state. the church that possesses this
principle Of efficiency is assured Of su-
premacy over all associations based on
the principle of individual interest II
the principle be admitted rs sound, II
follows that individual likes and dlslikes,
or the opinions OF cultured persons. or
the pretensions Of illuminate. are all in
significant. The matter VIII be deter
mined by actual conditions.
In the struggle for existence organic
efficiency is pitted against Individual
suffdIency. In a brief time as history
r1nsEsay in a few centuries influences
whose operation is now plainly manifest
In vital statistics will have effected
great transtormauons
ponents OF literary culture Ignore the
signs Of the times, In their complacent
prognostications. Is nothing new, In all
ages. Just such obtuseness has character
lZed literary culture. pursued rs an art
of personal refinement. On this point
Renan has CLEANS OF critical discern
mcnL He remarks 1T is by no means
impossible that the world. tired out by
the constant bankruptcy Of liberalism.
will once more become Christian From
the mere standpoint OF natural science.
II may be confidently declared that MOTH
Ing is more certain. No creed or doc
trjne or system OF ethical culture has
mndo !s appea rance IN centuries of eX-
perimentation that can compete with the
Catholic faith, In embodylng the princt-
pie OF perpetuity, II alone satisfies the
conditions Of ascendency stated by
natural sclence-mutual dependence. cor
porate control. and success In leaving
progeny. Despite all present adversely.
the future belongs to it. Its experiences
certain. There are unmistakablc evil
dences that great social and political
changes are impending throughout the
world
New Era Dawning.
He concludes a new era is making
It's advent. The night is far spent. the
day is at hand" let us therefore cast
OFT the works OF darkness, and let us put
on the armor Of light
II the word Catholic in the above
quotation puzzles any one. perhaps Il
may mean more TO that one II he Will
substitute for it orthodox Christian.
and then read: No creed or doctrine has
made its appearance IN centuries that
can compete with the orthodox Christian
faith In embodying the principles OF per-
petuity.'
The author Of the extract is not one
OF our Catholic brethren in communion
with the holy see. He Is professor In
Princeton university the foremost Pres
bytertan institution OF higher learning IN
America-Henry Jones Ford"