The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-09-25

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East Chicago. Whiting and the Harbor
by motor to Gary and by special train
through the steel mills their minds will
be filled with the awe of II.
TIL. CONFLICTING FORCES.
1.-The spirit of modern industry as a
whole is the fighting spirit" said Rev.
Ward. 1T is the soul of the jungle and
the law of strife is the law of death.
Two factions are continually at war.
one cheapening humanity by its greed
and the other fighting to share in the
profits of it's labor. And it is the
church that must take out of industry
the hate and greed, bring men to-
gether as brothers and enthrown the
sacrificial love of Christ"
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
This evening as the theaters are
emptying and the cafes filling up coun-
/ try clergymen will see the evidences of
complex life as it exists in all cities
TT is the mad industrial struggle that
drives our people pleasure mad and
takes them from the church." said Rev.
Ward. .I do not fear the continental
Sunday. the pleasure day, as 1 do the
simplicity. conserve energies and re-
build our standards of sex If the west
ern world is to surge ahead"
| QUESTIONS OF SEX.
| Without gloves the clergyman dealt
with the social evil and the need of re-
form" Not since the days OF Roman
lpaganism." he cried, has destruction
Threatened a race as now in the TWEEN
tieth century. The cities of the Medi-
lterranean perish when they lost their
lvigor through lust. Christianity has
ALWAYS maintained pure sex relations
land 1t is the church that must teach
lpeople the sacredness of sexual life.
We must get our boys and girls to live
for the sake of humanity and not for
personal enjoyment.
| MINISTER'S As LOBBYISTS.
THE church has thrown itself into
a program of social service and indus
trial REFORM he stated. I'VE are GO
ling to help in labor legislature. 1t is
a new day in religion when groups of
preachers and religious laymen can be
found at the State house working for
the common good.
There are two things the church
must challenge in industry. First, the
motive and second. the spirit. In a
trade journal / find that the ideal place
to locate a factory Is where land
values are low, transportation good
land labor cheap. That is the pagan
motive of industry. 1 glory in its ac-
accomplishments. we need them, every
day / want to see the day when brother
can work with brother In the spirit OF
love"
WHAT DEACONESSES DO.
Those who were most enthusiastic n
recommending Rev. Ward for his utter
ance on matters seldom heard in Z
Methodist conference were the dea-
lconesses of the church. women whose
work takes them to every level of life
Little is known of them in the laity fol
they employ no press agents.
Deaconesses were present IN theil
black uniforms last night. They wer,
Miss Elizabeth Vinall Miss Schultz
Miss Ida A. Jordon Miss Mary Roger:
and Miss Alverta Simpson. superintend
ent of the Rensselaer, school for girl.
that is conducted by deaconnesses
: This latter. the educational feature, i!
: new. 1t originated three years ago IL
, the Northwest Conference
; Il agree heartily with everything
t that was said concerning the teachins
of eugenics," said Miss Simpson "W.
are teaching sex hygiene to our girls
There are thirty of them"
II too agree with Rev. Ward" sait
Miss Jordon, who is superintendent o
: the Deaconness home in % w. Fri
street. Chicago.
Miss Jordon explained that the dea
CONFESS is a woman trained for Chris
tian work who teaches. visits and as
sists pastors or does mission work
Miss Elizabeth Vinall is deaconnes