The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-07-07
Rev. Traum Deplores Dissi-
patton of the Young Men
of This Period.
HAYWOOD ON IDEALS
Should be Higher Plane for
Success, he Says-Other
Sunday Sermons.

today are to become the fathers of the
future generation" said the Rev. s..
w. Traum In his sermon on Bricks
Without Straws" yesterday morning
at the First Christian church. He
called attention to the types of young
manhood that might be seen any
time on the corner of Eighth and Main
streets, many blighted by disease and
dissipation.
He said that there is much work
that needs to be done, and the young
men are as bricklayers going forth
to do this work. But If dissipated
men, without training, are expected
to do this work. it is like asking labor
ers to make bricks without straw.
Few Attend Churches.
The tendency of the young people
is away from the church, he noted.
Ninty-five per cent of the young people
are not regular attendants, only three
per cent are members, and only one
per cent can be counted on for service.
The amusements and vices of the day,
he said, are tributary to this condi-
ton.
Teachers and preachers working on
a mere existence wage, and industries
dependent on child labor are instan-
ces of present Intellectual attempts to
do the worlds work-"m@king bricks
without straw"
Higher ideals Necessary.
Speaking on the art of a Success
full Life" at the Universalist church
last night, the Rev. II. L. Haywood,
said that success had almo5t become
the American religion.
Success itself, he said, is good, be-
cause failure destroys a mans self
respect, but it is the American ideal
of success that is inadequate, and
not on as high a plane as it should
be. People ignore the fact that a
person may be success in business,
and a miserable failure as a man.
We must have plan to build by,
an IDEAL" he said. But a person can
not choose his own plan, that is laid
out for him by the mental, moral and
physical qualities which he inherited
at birth.
ITO be success man should do
that which he was born to do and
hang on, never giving up
Rev. Huber on Patriotism.
That patriotism is often wrongly ap-
piled in this country, was the asser-
ton of Rev. Conrad Huber at the ST.
Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church
yesterday morning in his address,
America, The Gift of God"
! Rev. Huber stated that patriotism
was often displayed by the oldest
Biblical characters. America, the gift
of God, was discovered through the
patriotism which Columbus had for
his mission.
At the Sunday school services,
Charles E. Shiveley delivered an ad-
dress on "The American Boy" He
spoke especially of the manner in
which the boys of the country show
their patriotism in celebrating the
day on which the Declaration of In
dependence was signed.
Charles Shiveiey Speaks.
Mr.. Shiveley asserted that the dis
play of fireworks, carrying of danger
GUS weapons and noise, do not con-
stitute patriotism, but that patriotism
is really character and love of country.
There will be no church services
at the ST. PauPs church next Sunday
as Rev. Huber will attend the dedi-
cation of the Batesville Lutheran
church. His subject will be, 1.-The
Strength and Beauty of the Church. .
A Hot Weather Plan.
At the Bible School of the Central
Christian church yesterday a UNIQUE
"Hot Weather Campaign" plan was
adopted. On Labor Day a picnic will
be held at Jackson's park and at this
picnic all those whose attendance re-
cord at Bible school from last Sunday
until Labor Day has been perfect, will
be given blue ribbons to wear and
car ride in cars trimmed in blue Those
missing only one Sunday will be award
ed red ribbons. and those missing only
two Sundays will be awarded yellow
ribbons. 1t is hoped by this means to
hold the attendance during the hot
summer months.
In his sermon on After This Life
WHAT" Rev. Leonard spoke of the
necessity of seriously considering the
journey into the next world. He said
Eve spend much time in wondering
how we will spend our vacation OF
where we will live next year. but how
much more important than these is
an entire eternity, to which this life
is but drop in the great ocean OF
time"
Concerning just what will be the flu.
ture life, Rev. Leonard said that he
believed the English language unable
to express the glory and wonder OF
heaven. Neither do we know what
punishment is to be melted out to us,
whether actual torture. or utter ami
hilation." he said, but we know that
there's place of reward for the good
and place for punishment of the
wicked. described in the Bible as the
right and left hand of God" In speak
ing of the Importance of preparation
for eternity. Rev. Leonard condemned
the lodges on the grounds that the
individuals who were members got
the wrong impression that they were
offering something for the future life.