The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-01
Topeka Writer and Preacher
Travels in Northwest.
Gives His Impressions of Won
derfuI New Country.
do NOT WANT SALOONS
People Don't Believe "Whisky
Is Good for Business"
Wonderful Possibilities in CUP
per Left Hand Corner"

! Charles NJ. Sheldon, famous writer
| lecturer, preacher and educator and
| until recently pastor of the Central
Congregational church in Topeka. has
been making an extensive tour Of the
northwest since leaving this city late
in the summer. He writes to the State
Journal, in his expressive manner, OF
the wonderful transformation of this
section of the United States, ana the
dazzling possibilities for the young man
in a country that few years ago was
considered undeVeloped and uncertain.
His letter reads:
Since leaving nome 7 have Travelled
through Idaho, Montana. British Col
umbia, Washington and Oregon and l
am everywhere impressed with the fact
that a new empire is "a idly growing
up here full of power and new ,1ossibil-
tiles.
The young men in business and poll
ties are accepting .1T idcls Of con-
duct One after another they arc
abandoning the old falsehopd thu
whiskey is good for business, and that
the best way to handle vice i to seq
gregate it.
At a meeting of the Portland Ad
club some two hundred young business
men were evidently faVora be 10 the
plan of humiliation proposed for re-
moving vice from the city. Everywhere
1 go / find a rising intelligent. hostility
to the saloon and all that goes with it.
The atmosphere is full. Of moral earn
estness.
The high schools in this empire are
growing faster than the people can
provide housing for the students. AT
Tacoma I spoke to 1,500 students in
the beautiful high school auditorium.
They all marched in within five min
utes' time. 1t was a very inspiring
sight. But in most towns the high
school buildings are overlooking and
seriously embarrassed with ever in
creasing crowds of new students.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
tons are doing a splendid work throuSh
this empire. At Vancouver, B. c.,
$500, 900 has recently been raised tic
build and equip a great structure. A!
Spokane, Bel1ingham, Seattle, Tacoma,
Portland, Eugene, Sacramento and SAL
Francisco, strong CARNATIONS are
working with great results. At Port
land the Y. NJ c. A. has a plant that
requires $250,000 a year and numbers
over 5000 membership with over 1G0
paid workers
The churches are beginning to get
together and in several places are
planning real brotherhoods based on
fraternaI councils. These. will lead IN
time. to real union Of Christian
forces.
Winter in Oregon Now.
1t is winter IN oregon now ana the
rainy season has begun. L am get
ting used to it. but do not yet get
used to the remark of the chairman on
arrangements He says: Il hope it
will rain today, so we will have u
crowd" 1 have learned that if the
weather happens to be clear, people
stay outside the buildings or go for d
walk Perhaps that was the reason
that at our Sunday afternoon gather
ing yesterday we had only 600 men
present. The chairman said if it had
only rained instead of being such a
fine day we should probably have had
500 in the house.
1 enjoying everything except my
absence from home, and having many
interesting experiences. May ex-
press through the State Journal my
kind regards to all my friends in GOOD
old Kansas.
CHARLES M SHELDON