The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-10-25
GETS REPORT ON
SOCIAL SERVICE
Rev. Reuben Crosby Hears From
M. (. Church Committee

Roy. Reuben Crosby has received the
report Of the Detroit Nj. f.. conference
The repor IS Of special interest here
as Rev. JOINS, Il former pastor of the
Hancock church, is chairman of the
committee, anu ROY. Crosby viii be
chairman Of the committee next year,
The commission aims to cooperate In
an reform movements.
The following extracts are taken
rom the report:
Liquor Traffic
There is our old enemy the liquor
traffic, still bold, brazen, brutal. For
half a century we have been lighting
him ana he has grown larger every
year But he is not as confdcnt as he
was In other days when he heard
the words Temperance" or "Prohibi-
ton" he would wink one eye and grin.
Vow he turns pale and reaches for his
sword. We have been driving him
back until nearly onc-half OF our ter
ritory is under temperance law We
have re-empted much land but like
the Israelites of old. There remainoth
Set much land To be possessed" We
i1yorj the effort being made for state
wide prohioition we also favor the
movement To add an amendment to our
national constitution making the man.
ufuCturc or sale Of Intoxicating H.
mors anywhere within our borders
crime punishable with severe penalty.
let us continue pledge signing and
educational campaigns.
Law and Enforcement.
Ncarly 5000 murders and homicides
voro committed in the United States
Iast year besides fifty lynchings. The
emitted States sins worse i'm this way
than any other civilized country. In
Germany % per cent of those accused !
G capital crimes are convicted; in |
the United States only Is per cent are
convicted, Trials are postponed and |
delayed; charges of insanity brough,
up. bribery ana intimidation used UNI !
rl Justice seems all but vanished. We |
need a new vision of the majesty %
the law.
Divorce.
Then thcrc is the growth of the iii |
Norce evil i'm our country. There is |
one divorce TO every twelve marriages; |
but iu Michigan there Is one divorce |
'o about every eight marriages. In +,
1867 there were il9 divorces i'm Mich
I2an IN 1905 there were 2s25i in 1910
there were 3,i16, From 1861 to 1910 |
there were only 81 divorces granted in |
Canada, but there were ZOO 600 grant
od in che United States. We storm |
aud sigh about the evils of Mormon !
Vulygamy, but the only difference IL /
that as another has said, they have |
iH.ir wives i'm teams and We ours i'm |
audems. We must cry out against |
mis- evil aud spare not.
Social Vice.
Social vice is an age long question. |
Investigation has clearly shown that !
iov wages is only partial reason for !
mpWity. Nearly all prostitutes are ,
sub-uormal intellectually. Experience |
ls proving that segregation is nos It
only method of eradication. The bible |
aHs The wicked llecth when no man /
But Dr. Parkhurst is re-
ported to nave once said. Tho wick |
ed lecth much more rapidly when |
aome one is after him" We wish TO |
cypress our appreciation of the an
romccd policy of the police commits
oner Of Detroit I'm driving out all |
restitution from the city and to urge !
other commissions I'm other towns and |
titles 10 adopt similar policy to- |
ards social impurity
What Shall the Church Do?
The review of conditions outlined |
above shows much yet to be done be-
Tore the will of God is done on earth ,