La Junta tribune., 1911-07-29
BOOSTING A CITY
A Sermon by Rev. Ous G. Dale

shortsishtsd policy OF cutting off
his bank account TO I'll his pocket
book Honesty. fair play. and com.
munlty loyalty will help all around
to adjust the cost OF living on a basis
of live aud let live. Most people
prefer To trade at home. with the
exception OF few snobs who think
their clothes. shoes. etc. are better
because from Chicago" or from
Denver" For righ, commercial con
ditions loyal citizens must play fair
pays In the long run.
The educational life Is also an i'm
poriant factor In making a city at.
tractiye The schools must be up
to-date. not good, but the best TO
be- had with competent Officers and
teachers In charge This cannot be
attained unless the citizens are per
sonauy interested In their schools and
are willing to support liberal appro-
prIations for buildings and salaries
And the city. large or small. that IS
willing 70 bid high for an institu-
tion OF higher learning will find II
a big boost with the best people al.
ways The provision OF libraries
aud reading rooms may not b. over.
looked Again every community
should Civ" attention 90 iis social
he tn city boosting; the general spir-
1t of hospitality Is vitality important.
Newcomers Rll soon learn II there
is the real American social drmocra.
~. or whether m. social life Is suob-
bIsh. srurk.up. exclusive Strangers
want 20 be- made az home az once.
People do not like 10 lly" in an
lcUb0N. II the best people of any
community ara not as huspitablr with
the most desirable people who move
On as th" more undDsirabl" classes
arr With the Jess desirable. they need
not blame others than themselves II
m" population gradually changes not
TO their liking.
The moral and spiritual conditions
or" too often neglected in city boost.
inE There is vast number Of
peopl. who arr moving into the cit-
les who care llttl. about these things
But II a city has pride aud selfre.
sprct and deslr's the best and most
permanent growth. it viii bid for the
people who do care THOSE who Vill
have an eye out for the conditions in
which they must raise their children
Aside. therefore. from purely rellg,
ious con alterations it is sitally i'm.
portaui 20 ask for the sake - the
general community lf.. are the
churches doing their utmost Are
they conducting their work siih self
respect aud dead rarnestnessr No
other institution or agency is in'rust
ID With the moral. uf place as are
the churches Nrr they reaching the
whole population with the leayen Of
righteousness and Christian helpful
ness. or are they foolishly Jealous.
viekedly Indifferent. or too stingy
and short sighted 20 grasp their prob.
lens and solve thsmT Ar, they
wBstrfully Overlapping iu effort and
weakly failing be- ause independent
and competitive. rather than united
and cooperative b'liey. that the
churches of any community, large ant
small owe lf 20 themselves. 20 the
spirit ~ their lord and 90 the pro.
pie. 20 fed,ra'o themselves FOR pur
poses uf fellowship and cooperation
Boz spiritual aork and social sar,ic.
we are too lar down thn Christian
utmi.s and TOO ar along loo tho
experiment ~ Christian civilization
fo by content With q divided waste.
iul rr Inadequate church lrs up Ia
m" men 90 every city that aaHt rial.
Dr. 90 bbps'.ia make thr churches ha'
they knua they ought 10 De-
Finally there ars %. political con
drInus these arc vital 20 every orh,
interest Does the oIy government
adequately support and protect al
. those other lutlrru- Are men Of
ability and vision willing 90 aerppI
office and vprk ou thr iohs DO clg
officials work flr the interest u all
the pslpl" er work all the pooplf
Tor their own interests Are N,
: people whom city government mos
y concerns themselves concerned abou
city government a. they ought Il
be- Are ordinances framed fof th'
; interests Of all. or for the protection
J Of the interests Are the laws on
! forced without fear or fayorf y,
: scltrespectinE American city cat
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