Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-12

/ mited to serving the individual ia
his religious needs. 1t is his attitude
which has cause d the decline in the
influence of the church. The church
has failed to do it's duty TO struggling
humanity, it has stood by Indifferent
iy while the poor men was trodde1
gazel on while crime and disease and
Vice spread practically unconcernad
as If these things had nothing to d.
With its task on earth. 1t is for this
reason that the leadership has depart
cd from 1t and has fallen into the
hands of labor unions, philanthrOpic
and ameliorative associations. Why
$ oud not the leadership be theirs
seeing that the church had it so long
nd made such poor use of it?'
The speaker proceeded to point out
that instead of leading in improving
labor conditions and stamping out
disease and treating crime in q cor
itStlNe iHSltdu vi puGitifc tuduucl lhc
church had Jagged behind and has
been anticipated in these endeavros by
private org nizatious. Expressing HIM
self as i'll complete sympathy with the
general aims of the d. c. T. Z. though
differing with them in program and
method. he pointed out how after all
t,,rf,
or three reform measures. lie COZ
tended that people claiming 10 BE-
animated BY high ideals such as tenn
perance workers are. should also
take Il deep concern in fighting child
labor, sweat shops. occupational dis
eases. tuberculosis and other evils.
Rabbi Frisch maintained that in
etari wing oal the duty the church felt
il owed to society it should furnis.,
the inspiration rather than the opera
ton. The chulch being the repra-
sentative OF purity should not aligl
itself with any political parties be
cause that always involves bargain
x.
pledges. 1t should keep itself spot
IS aud whenever ii wanted to in
fluence legislation its members
should work as priyates or at least
Should organize themselves on private
organizat 'ons.
After Dr. Frisch's address. Rev. w
c. Davidson pastor of the First Metho-
dist Ghul CHI, asked the presiding OF
s-ficer for the permission OF the floor
Stating that he agreed with Rabn
; l'risch in most of his opinions he ye
wished to announce that he differed
with him on two matters. First, ne
objected to having the Bible barre
from the public schools, contendin!
!. that such procedure was contrary
to the constitution. Secondly. n
took this occasion to invite the Rabb
and his congregata III to cooperate
with him and his church to put az
end TO the curse of the liquor traffic
Rabbi Frisch did not make any reply
if being suggested by Mrs. Markwet
. that the discussion cease
After a we'll render ed baritone sol
. by Mr. Traweek. the second speake1
of tie evening, Mrs. Minnie U. Ruta
. erf1rd, chairman OF the depart
ment of Juvenile Courts and Anti
Child Labor, of the National w. c. L
H.. was Introduced Mrs. Rutherford
spoke on the theme for a Iitti
9 Child. She prefaced the Lantern
slides which she showed, by we.
told summary Of il symbolical poem
which she interpreted for the pu'
bose OF her aldie Among tn
slides she exhibited were picture
showing tie wretched conditions j
VIII ch children of tender age labo
, in the coal mines of West Virgins
the glass blowing industries OF Penn
sylvania. the cotton mills Of Sout
+ Caroline and canning pli nts :
Georgia. The pictures M de a pro
, found impression upon the audiene
. calling forth comments of protes
against such conditions.
After Mrs. Rutherford's addres
Mrs. Stevenson made an appeal TO
new members and liberal cortr
button There We're msny response
!, The meeting closed with prayer b
:, Rev. Davidson