Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-12
LECTURES LEAD
TO BETTER CITY
DR.. Riddell in Concluding Ad.
dress Points Out Civic
Problems.
AND SUGGESTS REMEDY
Ministerial Alliance to Promote Civic
Organization TO Bring About
Ideal Community.

Inspiration from the 10 lectures de-
livered by DIT. Newton n. Riddell at
the First Methodist church under the
auspices of the Rock Island Minister
ial alliance will most probably lead
into the organization of a body, the
purpose OF which will be the uplift OF
moral conditions in the city, and sub
sequently the making out Of It an
ideal city in social. Industrial, educa-
tional. commercial and religious
spheres, through cooperation morally.
of those who are back of these things.
The speaker suggested as a method
for the furtherance of this spirit the
correlation of the various bodies in
meetings which shall be held at regu-
lar intervals and at which speakers
from abroad and from the city shall
set forth conditions and methods OF
Improvement.
ALLIANCE TO BACK MOVE.
The Ministerial alliance will posi-
bly, give the first impetus to the move
ment as 1t was through the alliance
that the speaker ministered to thous.
ands of the citizens of Rock Island
through his strong addresses. Pro
fessor Riddell said that he, a stran-
ger in the city, could see that this re-
novation must begin by the cleaning
up of the things closest to earth and
gradually working upward till all OF
those things which work toward the
degradation of mankind be substituted
by things morally true and spiritual
and bearing the life Of Christ as a
guide.
CIVIC PROBLEMS.
The subject of his last address in
Rock Island, delivered yesterday aft
ernoon before hundreds who crowded
the church to its portals long before
the time for the service, was Christ
and Civic Problems" First the speaker
explained the nature OF the civic prob
lens and then proclaimed the method
for remedying existing conditions. He
explained that the motive of the man
whether ne be in the highest sphere
OF life in education, or whether he
be in any business no matter how I'm
important, would bring about love
should his motive be true. Using Phil
lips Brooks of Boston as an example
OF the pastor whose greatest success
was in his ministry to the poor as
well as in his comfortable church edi
flee, and the butcher who created the
best example through providing to hi!
customers the true return for thei
money, he said that the butcher b!
providing good cuts, could get tbs
trade and help toward harmoniou!
conditions as much as the lawyer ant
medical practitioner. In this wa.
there would be, not competition. Blu
cooperation toward the perfect. tn
ideal city.
COOPERATE WITH TEACHERS.
In the schools, he recommends tina
the parents cooperate with the teach
ers in the ethical and moral trainin
OF the children. He said that IL tn
parents would go to the teacher an
explain the child's temperament, tn
teacher would be better able 10 hal
die him And he further recommenI
cd that the educational and religion
life OF the child be combined.
UNITE BUSINESS WITH CHURCH.
Through the unity OF mems churc
clubs and mems business association
politics, he said. could be cleanse
and that instead of allowing II
crooks 10 pay the politicians for sc
vice and gain their ends. while II
better element was sitting at hon
and rapping the methods when the
were wrong. that the better elemel
get out and lend moral support ar
show their appreciation for best T
turns along best lines, the thus
would soon be crowded out Of powe
Quit kicking" over mistakes, was Il