El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-27

/ IaDOElng men are answering the ap-
! peal Of the church more and more
} Inc tendency of the working man To-
| uay Is toward the church. The WORK
! ing men respect Jesus Christ and they
( DGIeEe that He was their flrst real
/ Lrlend- They have a natural reverence
! for the church.
But the vision of the church is too
narrow. The way to reach people IS
| TO go out where they are and there
preach the gospel of salvation. be-
ueVe that more than you people DO,
| or you would go out and preach the
gospel here for there is a great chance
right here
Working Men Often Cheated.
"The working man must find in the
cnurch absolute sincerity. He IS SuS-
plclous Of every movement Tor his
good, for he has been cheated so many
times that he is suspicious of the very
men within the church who have
cheated him in politics outside of the
church He is suspicious of every
movement for his own good. After all,
the church is only a means to an end,
Tor the people themselves should be
the end of our efforts. The working
men must find in the church a greater
tOcracy. There are snobs and snob-
bishness inside the labor field as well
as in other places.
If I was starting my work over
again, I would plan to devote it to the
wives of the working men They need
it more than anyone else, for they need
the best the church can give Right
here I would say a word to the women
of the audience. know of women
who have told me that they did not
go to church, even in a working mans
church, because they did not have any
clothes they thought We're suitable to
wear. j like to see a pretty dress and
a. pretty hat, but I would hate to see
them keep any good, working woman
out of the church."
Rev. Mr.. StelzIe was introduced by
Rev Perry J. Rice, of the First Chris
tian church. after Rev. J E. Abbott.
of the Westminster Presbyterian
church, had said prayer and Rev.
Henry Easter, Of the church of St.
Clement, had read a scripture lesson.
Music was also furnished by chorus
choir.
Announces Program
II B. Durkee announced the program
of meetings for the remainder of the
week. At ten o'clock Friday morning
Rev. Mir. Stelzle met with the ministers
ference. At noon he talked to the
shopmen at the G. H shops. At 1880
in the evening he will make second
address at the First Christian church.
Saturday he viii make a noon talk to
the men at the southwestern shops.
At $3.50 he win address the women OF
the various organizations, and at 1.SO
he will again preach at the First Chris
tian church. Sunday will be busy
day with the social religious worker.
At $50 he will meet the mems classes
Of the various churches; at $3.50 he will
address a mass meeting of men at the
First Christian church and in the eve
ming he will speak to two audiences.
One meeting will start at 1880 at the
Trinity Methodist church, and the sec
ond one will begin at $50 at the First
Presbyterian church.
Urges Efficiency.
Efficiency in church organization was ad-
-Ocated by Mr.. Stelzle at the meeting he
lad with the ministers of the city Friday
morning at the Y. NJ. c. A. The sociological
worker made an hours talk to the ministers
f the city. in which he urged them to COM
inc the religious and social problems by
citing the people into the church and TO
ring the church closer to the masses of the
eOple. The address was followed by a gen
raj discussion which is expected to lead
o a general survey being made OF the civic,
sligiOus and sociological situation in FL
asO.