The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-26
If. BOWERS TALK
HEARD BY MANY
MILWAUKEE, MAN ADDRESSES
BIG AUDIENCE AT THE cAlu.
NET THEATER ON CHRIS.
TiAN SUBJECT.

J.. +. Bower, OF Milwaukee. vice
president Of the Allis- Chalmers com
pany, addressed one OF the larges
gatherings that has ever been held Il
Calumet, yesterday afternoon in IN,
Calumet theater. George ID. Wester.
man acted as chairman. and durinl
the afternoon concert program was
rendered by the c. & II. orchestra. vo-
cal solos by Mrs Charles Thomas, and
selections by male choir.
Mr.. Bower took for his object.
Christian Commercialism," and gave
a powerful address. He said that ev-
cry time he went on a public platform
to talk on this subject, he felt his re-
sponsibility because the subject hs
was trying TO set forth had so many
Ideals that his audience might try To
live up TO and which might be wrong
in their case. But want YOU to pick
out the best Of them. and live up to
them as best suited to YOU" said Mr.
Bower.
The speaker prefaced his subject
with applications of modern CONNER
cial efficiency and methods as applied
to Christianity.
Mr. Bower brought in the church in
the course of his talk and stated how
il helped men in LIES battle. Mr..
Bower said, rs the church paying out
to YOU as much as YOU pay into IT."
And he answered this by saying, Il
can definitely say, No But the church
is rapidly getting commercialized. and
Will get out OF IL dollar for dollar In
time. The one great thing that has
hindered Christian commercialism, is
its UNCONVENTIONAL status, which has
ruined many Christian communities
hguratively speaking, and kept them
from progressing"
Never mind denomina ionalism,"
said Mr.. Bower. Get together. The
churches must become active and do
things. big things that will show us |
what they are capable of accomplish |
ing. That's what we have them for The |
church should more than exist, IL |
should have some effective life behind |
so that things will be done.
DO YOU know that our country is |
going to face commercial crisis in a |!
few years? Things are going TO get |
closer To us economically than they |
ever We're before"
Mr.. Bower illustrated this by saying
that there We're practically no more |
free lands TO be given away by the |
country 10 farmers Copper cannot be |
picked up In big chunks on the sur /
face any more like You used to pick |
II up" said Mr.. Bower. You have
to dig deep for II now The same
with our numbering interests, said
Mr.. Bower Forests are fast disap- |
pearing, and we have TO go farther |
afleld for our lumber. This country
has got To get the saving habit lot
more than it has done. The chief trou-
BILE with us is we have been too pros
porous"
Mr.. Bower asked his audience what
are some OF the things that can be
done TO help save the country, and
stated that one of the most essential
things was to take care of the chill
dren. and see that they get the right
treatment and home SURROUNDINGS
Place them in the churches and make
them feel as much at home there as
anywhere else" said Mr. Bower.
Christ had some meaning when he
said, Suffer little children 10 come
unto Me-" Mr.. Bower said there
should not be walf or neglected child
in this community. or in any OF our
cities for that matter"
one of the speakers striking state
ments was, II don't think that criml-
nails and the insane should be allowed
to reproduce and the quicker this
country sees that the better for It,
Who pays the bills for children raised
under those conditions? Why we who
are raising our children in the right
and proper surroundings. That's the
business way to look at this matter"
From what have heard and from
my own personal observations" said