The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-09
WORSE THAN ALL THE
Loss OF LIFE IN WAR
Social Evil Described by DIR. Kelly as
Greatest Menace Of Modern
Civilization.
SPEAKS AT ST. PAUL's CHURCH
Duty Of Christian Churches to Ex-
terminate EviI-BaItimore Spe-
cialist Says Segregation L. Not
Way to Handle Problem.

In an address poignant with direct
ness and lacking in all the elements
Of euphernism. DR.. Howard A. Kelly
of baltimore. speaking in st. Paurs
Episcopal Church last night, deliv-
churches as being chiefly responsible
for latter-day wrongs against the
laws Of God. and characterized the So
cial evil as the greatest menace to
modern civilization.
There lis going on within u.s." he
said. I'm all our larger cities. day in
and day out. week in and week out,
and, aye. year In and year out, that
which Is worse thnn all the loss Of
lives In war. And who Is tho GRIM
for did not Christ say that SHINING
women would enter tho Kingdom OF
heaven before publicans and sinners2
And tell you that the greatest crime
Of NIL is tho crime OF indifference on
THO part OF the Christian peoples"
Crime. poverty and the saloon. he
characterized as tho trinity OF evil
EMINENT SPECIALIST
SPEAKS At ST. PAUL's
Or. Kelly is one of the most emil
nent men in the medical profession.
and is specialist on radiothcrapy
in Johns Hopkins Hospital Though
he had spoken to a large crowd In the
y. N. c. A. yesterday afternoon. n still
larger audience heard him In St paurs
last night. Men OF all professions
were thore. and at least half the con-
gregation consisted of women. De-
livering himself In easy style. and
without mincing his words. DIR. Kelly
produced profound impression. and
his address was followed with marked
attention. He was introduced by
Rev. w. Russell Bowie. d. D.. rector.
AZ man who was AZ much Interested
In the spiritual welfare OF men as In
their bodies. and the familiarity of
the speaker with the Scriptures and
with the evils OF modern social life
impressed tho audience as bearing out
Dr. Bowfe's Characterization.
DR.. Kelly took az his subject THE
Obligation Resting Upon All Men to
Promote Civic Happiness" and In fol-
lowing out the theme he had set him
self. said that the duty OF reciniming
souls 20 the salvation offered by the
sacrifice OF Christ was IN obligation
resting upon every nnn and woman.
After reviewing the rise and downfall
OF the Jews as nation. DIR. Kelly
said that every nation has come Pc
culinr work to do, and that God Is
trying us out now.
DUTY AS 4 NATION
LIES PLAINLY BEFORE Us
EVERY nation" he said, "imagines
that II is to last forever. and how
often do we hear that we nre destined
to last forever, and that we are to
spread our power and influence all
over the world. But II is only neccs-
sary to point out to you the history
OF Assyria. Babylon, Rome and Greece
TO show you the futility OF that idea
We have our duty to perform. and
that duty is plainly before us.
God put us here. with all the oppor-
tunities OF what we call the Christian
religion. In order that we may discern
between good and evil. The Jews OF
old had the light OF Gods presence TO
guido them, but we live I'm the day In
which God hns spoken TO ua through
His Son. and how much more !mpor-
tnnt Is IT now to listen TO Him. But
our sins are Rrenter. as our light Is
greater. than In the time that Christ
died Of broken heart on the cross-
where lis our battlefield to-day?
There is q battlefield plainly before you.
1t Is In the segregated district. We
have such a district In Baltimore, but
we arc cleaning II up. and you can do
IL hero In Richmond"
TELLS WHAT CHURCHES
ARE DOING IN BALTIMORE
Or. Kelly exhibited maps OF certain
areas In Baltimore. showing how the
influences of certain churches had
spread out and wrought good where
before there Ind been nothing but tho
chaos OF poverty and crime. and said
that police chief had told him that
the work of cleaning out the disorder
~ districts would be easy If tho
churches and the Christian people
would get behind the movement and
press the work. "And that" said DR.
Kelly, Els an awful indictment of the
Christian churches. They say that you
can have these resorts without graft,
but tell you that You can't have them
without graft. Don't tell me, because
| il is manifest that graft Will exist
where you permit this evil. And there
lis nothing In the Idea that segregation
Is the way to handle the evil. Segre-
cation Is out OF date. The evil must
I be eXterminated, and that is the only,
method to pursue"
After describing how Baltimore
churches are relating themselves to
1civic problems and aiding I'm clearing
= out the bad places. Dr. Kelly said that
I tho Christian church could handle the
question, ard urged that ministers and I
: laymen go themselves into the Sc
{gregated district every night to win
: lover some unfortunate and that they
follow the cases In the Police Court
land care for them until some rcforma-
- ton was effected.
IF the police will stop their graft
@ ne said, "and the churches will do their
= duty, the district will begin to dry up.
What we lack Is aggressiveness. Our
2crimo is one. of Indifference. If Satan
used one man to start the confagra-
with one man, or one woman? WEI
can remedy the sorry scheme of things |
IF we have Christ with u.s."
rO TELL OF RED CROSS WORK