The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-14
hnts Frequenters and Those
Who Rent Property to Re-
sort-keepers Punished
by Publicity
DR. CHARLES M. SHELDON
GIVES STIRRING TALK
nkeg Fervent Plea for News
! baDem That Keep Advertising
and News Columns Clean

! papen That Keep Advertising
and News Columns Clean
4 \ set Of resolutions. commendinl
Polics Commissioner Gillespie for hi
eyusads against commercialized vice
'Was adopted In meeting VI the DE
1$odt PostoEx. union In the Y. M. G. A
auditorium. Monday morning. The pc
1tco Comrnissioner has promised L
1900 Nd every known disorderi
Anuse u the city by Oct. Is. tn
fe1clptfp1s follow:
MAo6uch as Police Commits
& eicnes John Gillespie has hero
1cally undertaken to eradicate GER
n tain forms Of vice from our city.
and tqnsmuch as be IL greatly
ha64te4pped by certain Interested
N &14ooeos we as . body of men rep
Il tooonetng the Protestant churches
e Dptroit. wish in the most pub
lio ard positive manner to express
our &pproval Of Mr.. Gillespie's ef-
1Qvt1s and We hereby promise him
h eur moral support. and commend
III action.
N the second place. we wish to
M pJneo ourselves on record as wish
lng ~ see even-handed justice in
f this Z m1tter and. therefore, We
would itke-t0 see the freQuenters
y o. thuoe Tep0rts suffer with those
\ "a whose life OF shame they con.
tribute, ~. some sort Of publicity
e there II no other way that they
" mlght BE-. coached.
Third. va are OF the opinion that
4 the ps1bllcation Of the names OF
those WIG rent property for i'm.
n moeaI purposes should be made
q ~ tho safety and protection OF
Y thu innocent,
tsTho Rev. c. w. Stephenson intro
<ucod the resolutions, and after be
~ adopted they were referred to tht
|&Gn1n1ttoe on civics and economies
" fourth provision In the resolutions
YGo1ooting against any plan to place
GUtcnoks from the tenderloiu districts
~ ~ homes Of respectable citisens
Woa stricken out. ii being the opinion
&knt this course. would be- obviously
1Wise.
~. Rev. Charles M. Sheldon. q
oka. Kas., author of In His
f666.~ and famous as a civic reform
UaB the speaker of the morning
- c1errymen listened attentively tc
Sheldon discuss variety OF sub
'f9nts. dealing with the church as an
institution and humanity as whole
n H5o talked religion on 'Rooseveltian
u r1mCluloe. and some of his remarks
Sfesil60ftny .xppiiudef- byth0 caer9y.
\ ,5oDi.; Who followed with approval bis
n l6Eoomeu4 - tho religious drama-a
'63,n:. Gi4 az No ,heet- usans. of spread
~ ~ gospel Of truth, his plan iof
( n biishme4t .of chain OF daiIy
Nv 6Spapers 70 print Christian news
honest SdV1ftiU6lnehts. and his
S7Ga rt6 reorkfMise city police depart
S6ont6 along reiigious and educational
III the daily newspapers would car
~ p 9 campaign .nf Temperance, they
1uRd wipe saloons and breweries o.
- nan IN q very short time" said
fT Sheldon. "If the newspapers
'Won1d not print any beer or whisky
e m Ana urge their columns OF al
- and Objectionable advertising
Rtf3r. We would make great step
a 81 ~; fsw papers in the country are
.SoW attempting TO carry out this poi
~ They attempt to print the news
~ = clean, wholesome way do mol
- vky W cannot got into the news
|nSIxr Held and publish the kind OF q
32x kBaper We would like TO see tn
- lands Of our friends and neigh
sI+have been working on .. plan 10
'o11nkolsh . chain sof newspaper. IN
n large cities. My plan 10 to print
n haily news---not the evil, sordid
80 that II upfit for the MINDFUL
~ Christian news, Certain wealthy
11nn With whom have talked on this
|Ircn6oition, are inclined to think II
a6lllo and any day now may see
- Kart OF this venture. We will
41ofdIt our YihAnciAi contributors
- Jditors. printers and pressmen
n,(Ae ranks q Christian me1.ss-.
& = ether topic fkA& ! want to dwell
- nEthe use Of the RELIGIOUS drama
~ Gkmrches. I. My parents were good
PURITAN people, and the very name
'H . ,theater made me shrink before
& mn1e . study Of the theater and iti
Ef1n(1GM 20. the great public. can1
r1eT myself believe that the draml
GvJ We are al dramatic to Ger
~ zHkteAt. r have used the drama
~ own church. not In the form
RI ~ entertainment, but rs a means
y1ooenttug Christian truth. The
ktotIon Wa made without seen
>6y1ntn, costumes or applause
6oODaod very we'll The younger
~ H1e4 II, and resolved Il
70 1ts1A institution In my church
~ - the church may be able
- hgoDk1nnise the theaters and make
U1ooeeume amusement for the
SIfAor ppoblem that confronts u,
6o1lcing Of our towns and cities
III dat We haye made blum
to1pcfjng a. our ideal Of Q
|coe. . man who II strong o.
GtQ11 ~ securing Intelligent
~ y5eo With charity Ia the,,
- p6Ijce forcs ought to 81
6oauo Women. We VIM
~ oft 16ne ako dAnghterg u
&1u&nfy service to iscl
o(o1St mnfs: Why no
r1Cu1onary work amodl
~ Crime. Vice m