Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-22
Warns Against Mercenaries.

Rev. DR.. Wastl delivered a strong
warning against 'mercenaries who get
in charity work because they see in
it an easy living and multiply like spar
rows" He declared that social problems
are to be worked out in the hearts of
men.
The great fault with our modern So
cial service is that it practically leaves
God and religion out of account" con-
tiEued Rev. DIR. WaStl Social injustice
and personal vice are all caused by sin
and sin. in it's final analysis, is an
abandonment OF the law Of God"
DR.. Wasu pointed out many of the
failures of social service in hospitals,
saying that there are too many useless
operations amounting to hardly more
placed on immigrants, that sometimes
children are left in hospitals to con-
tract one disease after another and that
many cases in hospitals axe. not ''at-
tractive" and are therefore. let go.
DR.. Wastl's address caused lengthy
discussion. Among those who spoke
were Dr. Flick, Father Tierney, DR.
REILLY, Mrs. Mantel and Mrs. Hassard.
Final Cause of Sin.
God. declared DR.. REILLY, in discussing
the question, sis the final cause of sin.
Fifty-six millions of people in this
lation. are professed atheists or at least
agnostics. The shibboleth is that it is
not as we believe, but We do that
counts. But We do We believe. The
A2tecs. because of their belief in a war
god, sacrificed human lives. Because
two-thirds OF the population of the
United States have givea up their be-
lief in God, immortality has increased -
DR.. c. A. Wingerter presided over the
meeting.
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session in the main hall. Thomas w.
Hynes' presided. Papers on the scope
OF probation and on the work of pro-
baton were read by NJ. P. Mooney, Ber-
Boone- Those who discussed the papers
read included Mrs Margaret McGoorty
and B. A. Seymor.
Mr.; Pagan, probation officer in the
childrens court of New York, declared
that the last year 81 per cent of the
children who came before the court
were saved from further life of crime.
Last Nights Meeting.
At last nights general meeting Mgr.
Shahan of the Catholic University said,
in part:
The Catholic charity organizations
are attacked and viIified and maligned
and they suner from misrepresenta-
ton We should have a permanent edu-
catIonal committee in Washington to
winch can be referred those attacks
winch cannot be attended to personally
IN each locality, they can be prop
erly met
T. Bertrand Graham spoke on the So
ciai service of life insurance He
pointed out that life insurance and
organized charity are funda mentally
grounded on the same principle name
~, the distribution of the burdens of
the few among the many.
lie showed that about one-.fird Of
the population of the United States
were insured. amounting to nineteen
thousand millions Of insurance and
representing forty-five millions of in
vested assets. that these assets were
AGAIN IN 4 way returned to the aolicy.
hc4uers by the investments wade *.
tne lie Insui;L!.c- companies which in
their last analysis went into la bor-:u
the upbuildiag of RAILWAYS D,InIi,.
utilities of var Gus kinds institutious
OF learning; e.
This afternoon the 400 delegates are
taxing automobile rides around the
city as the guests of various business
establishments
The ST. Vincent de Paul Society the
Christ Child Society and other orsani-
Zation3 VIII meet later in the afternoon
IN 'ic1ia non Hall, if the automobile
tours are terminated in time There is
10 be general meeting of the confer
ehce tonight. \ meeting tomorrH- will
close the four-day convention. Elec-
tlon of national officers is set for to
morrow at noon