The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-14
LONG WORK HOURS
HURT CITIZENSHIP.
SAYS RALLYLEADER
Frederick Amy, at First
Congregational Church,
Scores Conditions.

There should be fewer widows in
this country. To bring this about there
should be no twclve-hour working
days, and no seven days of work to Il
week. Laws should be passed by the
State Legislatures and Congress to pre-
vent accidents and 10 preserve human
life," said Frederick Amy, Of Buffalo,
y. Y, In his address at the morning
session of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement today 1T the First
Congregational Church on The Spirit
ual Na'uc CT the Social Emphasis"
LAS long as men are forced to work
twelve hours n day under all kinds of
conditions and hardships to provide for
their families, so will their lives be
shortened. Such conditions make
widows and orphans. Men should not
work seven days a week, as l have
seen in hundreds of cases. They should
When | die l had rather have the word
Citizen inscribed on my tombstone
than any other word. But man CAN
not be good citizen when he is al
most prosecuted by having TO work
!OnS hours.
Causes of Poverty.
The causes of poverty in this coun-
try should be removed. Poverty-strick-
en- people should not be fed and clothed
regularly by charitable institutions, but
the conditions in the home should be
bothered. The bread winner should be
assisted TO get a bctter-paying posi-
ton. Constructive philanthropy is
costly. The churches should take the
lead in such matters. To stop poverty,
the churches, should, if necessary, set
man or family up in some small
business. So long as charity continues
to help poor people, so long will pow
erty conditions remain. The cause must
DR.. Arthur j; Smith, of New York.
spoke on individual Evangelism and
Community Extension" lie said that
in England there were 5000 laymen
preaching on the street corners, in fac
place where it is possible to get the
men to listen. Religion must be spread
to men in all walks of life. | am glad
to see a spread of Individual evangelism
in this country and of community eX-
tension. Religion is being carried to
man."
THE Cost of Christian leadership
was the subject of the address of DR..
told of the hardships that missionaries
in foreign countries, especially in
India, come in contact with.
Executive Committee Meeting.
The executive committee Of the
movement meets this afternoon at 5
o'clock at the Y. NJ. c. A. At this
meeting the resolutions passed by the
Methodist preachers of Chicago, call
ing upon the movement to ask the
aid of President Taft in abolishing
unlawful resorts in Washington, will
come up for discussion, and IL is
probable a favorable report on this
matter Will be made at the morning
session of the movement at the First
Congregation Church tomorrow.
UNCONVENTIONAL lunchcons were held
at Calvary Baptist Church at 1873
o'clock. The theme was The Applica,
ton of the Men and Religion Messa &c
of Each Church" The Presbyterlans
and Reformed Presbyterians were pre-.
| sided over by Dr. Arthur J. Brown; the
Baptists by DR.. Arthur n. Cotton; Luth-
Grams by William Knowles Cooper
| EpisCopalians by Eugene NJ. Camp anC
Robert NJ. Hopkins; Methodist Epis
Copal South, by DR.. Arthur j. Smith
the Congregationalists by Frederick
Almy.
A meeting was held at noon by the
| colored workers of the movement in
| Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church
Fourth and D streets southeast. The
Rev. $. II. Brown, pastor of the church
presided. At Lincoln Memorial Con
gregational Church Bible study was
| discussed.