The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-11

Speak This Evening.
I'VE believe in social service and the
Christianizing of our cities. There are
no Christian cities in the world. You
come nearer reaching Christian cities
in Kansas, perhaps. than any other
place, and you have not reached it
YET
Governor Stubbs Introduces Speaker.
Il am very much pleased, indeed .
said Governor w r. Stubs in intro
ducing tho speaker. Ito have little
part on this great movement that
means so much not only to individuals,
but to states and nations. Righteous
ness exalteth d nation, but sin is
reproach to any people, is just as true
today as it was thousand of years ago.
when spoken by a man with a divine
heart and mind
Men who have done great things
in this world have been men who be-
lieVed in God, and who were not
ashamed to say SO. The influence of
Jesus Christ on this world has been
greater than that of all the kings, po-
tentaties and rulers that have ever
lived. It has extended farther and
done more TO relieve human suffering
than any other influence. It has done
more to abolish slavery and to bring
1t has made this world a place where
we love to live
Cody Men Are Great.
The men who have done great
things for the nation men like
Washington Lincoln Mckinley and
Roosevelt. have been men that stood
out boldly and proclaimed a belief in
the Almighty God. Washington said
in substance that without national
morality this nation could not long
endure, and that this national moral
ity depended upon the Christian re-
Hgion."
mo great movement has ever been
launched without an adequate cam
ma q
Of the First Christian church, who made
some Introductory remarks. The cam
paign of the Men and Religion move
ment is more far reaching than many
of US have understood. It is simply
the opening gun for a great plan of
work that has been mapped out.
The men who are behind the move
ment in Topeka are those who are mem
f. S. Pettyjohn at their head. Through
this committee nearly 1,500 committee
chairnaen in the northeastern portion
of the state have been appointed and
organized for work. They will come
down here Tuesday and NVednes lay in
a record breaking crOWd-We believe
for Jesus Christ This work has been
of great advertising advantage to To-
peka- II is advertising the city posi-
bly, more than any one thing with the
possible exception of the state fair"
This noon Raymond Robins gave an
a ddress before the students at Wash
held a conference at the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. this morning to talk over the CAM
paign-
At First Presbyterian Church.
This evening the campaign proper will
open at the First Presbyterian church.
Seven minute talks will be given by the
specialists composing the team of ''ex-
perts'' headed by DR.. Clarence A. Bar |
bOur The talks Will be as follows:
The Bible" William A. Brown;
Evangelism Rev. David Russell;
Boys Work $ J. L. Alexander: Social
Service. Raymond Robins; Missions"
tension John NJ. Dean, James r. |
Smith.
J. l. Alexander, president of the Boy
Scouts of America. has arranged for an |
Older Boys Conference for next Sat
urday. At this time all the talks will !
relate to the work Of the boys and |
there will even be papers read by a |
number of boys Other speakers who /
will take part on the special program I
William A. Brown, two strong men of /
the team.
A banquet will be held for the boys |
Saturday evening in the First Presby-
terrain church at o'clock. and at this (
time the speakers viii be boys and |
those who have charge of boys work. /
Sunday afternoon there will be a mass
meeting for boys in the Grand opera /
house. Mr. Alexander will give an adj
the high school chorus. Large delega-
tons of boys are expected from nearby
towns to attend the meetings
The great object of the Men and Re
ligion is to give every man task. 1t