The Detroit times., 1912-03-21
SAYS GENERATION OF
WElL-O|GGERS IS NEEDED
Thousand Forms of Human
Thirst Require Quenching,
Pastor Clark Says

The-ReY- George-clark- Peek-11s:
cussed The man of the hour" in his
Lenten address in the Detroit opera
house, Thursday noon, saying in part;
After the colonizer the well-diS'
ger. We have been hearing enough
/ perhaps about the man who opens
new territory and who fights his way
by main strength. A few words then
today, about the man who follows the
flag and digs wells under II. A vast
deal of the territory OF modern life IS
unwatered. For the reclamation.
then, OF vast areas OF human terri
tory; for the cleansing and sweeten-
ing OF life at many points; for the
quenching or thousand forms OF hu'
man thirst. We need generation OF
well.diggers.
III will be long time before the
kingdom of heaven comes in ushered
by warships and torpedo craft FLOR
ence Nightingale dug a well. Clara
Barton and that quiet Swiss VINO ae.
voted his fortune 10 the extension OF
the Red Cross movement. were dlg-
gers OF wells OF sympathy. Perhaps
the greatest achievement OF Andre"
Carnegle's life Is the peace-well ne
has helped TO dig in the Hague.
Apply this 10 the industrial situs'
ton. Labor is quarrelsome and irri
tatIng. Capital IS arrogant and super.
cilious. Punishment will work no hnal
cures. The starving-out process which
succeeded when each trade stood pS
itself will not avail at all against the
formidable modern coalition or trade
unions. We must learn 10 put hear
as we'll as brains into business. ne
man who gives hand-power must nno
himself full brother TO the man wnc
gives brain-power or dollar-power
I There is Just one argument agaihs'
which the enemy can never hold out
II Is the argument or dell-dlgBlhs
Those who, passing through the valley
! OF industrial dry bones, make IL q wei
will have the pleasure OF seeing tha'
other scripture fulfilled: The wilder
ness and the solitary place shall %
glad for them, and the desert shal
break forth and blossom as the rose.
BUT this ancient wefi-diggef, Isaac
was convinced and confirmed In MS
practice. You could not cure him OF
stop him. When the Philistines nllet
! in a particular we'll, he dug another
one. This is what any wise man vii
often do when he finds the world dis
putting possession OF the we'll he mas
dug. When Fred brought home from
school note 10 his parents, this II
what the note said: Fred hit anothc
boy and knocked him out. The othel
| fellow wanted TO fight, so Fred gave
him what he wanted The other fel
low frequently wants o fight. and We
commonly accommodate him. just al
Fred did There are realms ano
moods in which a fight to finish |:
the finest thing in the world, Blu
think Of quarreling over the possession
OF a well OF human goodness; OF Mi
Ing the springs of pity with the dus
OF our controversy. A wellknowI
protagonist for the rights OF labo
said recently: i would wreck my
country before would lose my
rights. This from a supposed digger
of the wells OF human advantage. VII
the kingdom of brotherhood evei
come after that fashion?
Explorers in ancient Jerusalem
have recently uncovered an OLE
! spsing-If we were4to- dig Inte-ff'
that is what we might ind: An OLE
prayer altar. an unused Bible, Tor
gotten Joy OF the Lord.