La Junta tribune., 1913-02-15
Christian Citizenship Conference

encc proved To be an interesting and
profitable occasion. The address on
Monday evening by DR.. J. p. Hutchi'
son a the Lords Day Alliance pre-
/ scented very important part OF the
presen, day battle for national right
,nusness. From physical point
of view IL is loss and not n gain
10 carry on seven days continuous
labor. This has so frequently been
demonstrated and In so many ways
that there Is no longer any ques-
,ion about 1t. Experiments conducted
By German scientists and others
have proved conclusiyely that men
and animals will do more aud bet
ter work In six days with one has ;
/ rest than in seven days consecutive
labor The Lord OF the Sabbath
has written the law OF rest In The
Z constitution OF material things II
has been demonstrated that mnchin'
cry will last longer and do better ser
vice with one days rest in seven.
That Dr. Hutchison's work has
very practical phase to II Is evident
from the fact that he has secured
the introduction OF a one day rest
In seven bill into the state legisla-
turcs Of Colorado. Kansas and Okla
homa. by insisting on the passage
OF this bill every friend Of the la
boring man has chance to do his
country a double service by defend
ing the men on whom its perpituity
depends and IN defending the day es-
scntial to It's welfare
The address by DR. Jas 5 McGaw
ON Tuesday night on Present Day
Battles and the New Recruits" was
worthy Of any platform or any occa-
sion II was n rare combination OF
oratory aud Wit with facts that
cannot be Fainsaid pr McGaV
maintains that the gospel Of Jesus
Christ is very much more than a
message Of individual salvation. II
is the gospel of the kingdom and
the kingdom includes every phase nf
human life He paid a glowing tri-
butte to the soldiers who had secur
cd our Independence aud who pre-
served it. and he warned his hear
ers that the occasions for patriot
ic action were not all past The bat
tie agains, political corruption Is on
and the very life of tn. nation II
at issue He characterized the home
as the citadel and the foundation
OF national greatness He wildly
pictured the forces that are assail-
ing II His description Of the dis
eases that are an inscparable part
OF the social evil entailing fear
ful heritage of disease on posteri-
ty was especially telling He lam
pooned numerically the mothers who
sell their daughters for fortunes or
titles lie gave utterance TO the
conviction. so often heard. tina, the
time was at hand when oertificat.
OF physical soundness would b. re-
quired for the Issuance oi mar.
riag. Etcnso.
Dr McGaw emphasized the fact
that great battle Is on agains, the
seculsrism that today Is demanding
the elimination Of the last vestise OF
Christianity from our national lif.
To stem this tide and Ia put our
selves right with the God who makes
and unmakes nations We need to de-
clare In unmis,akablc terms In our
fundamental Law that this In
Christian nation.
The address awakened new inter
.s, In the Portland conference where
all the great moral and religious
questions affecting the well being Of
national life will be discussed by
the leading thinkers OF the world. II,
will be the greatest assembly of
the Kind ever held No one who can
possibly 70 can afford to miss II.