The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-10-08
CITIZENS MEETING AT CONGRE-
GATIONAL CHURCH VERY
LARGELY ATTENDED.
SEVERAL STRONG ADDRESSES
BOTH LAYMEN AND CLERGY
PARTICIPATE SPLENDID
SPECIAL MUSIC.

President Wilson's plan for q ma
ton wide peace service at which pray.
ers for universal peace Were to be Of,
fe-ed up, was fittingly observed by
the people Of Sank Centre at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening.
at union service of all the protes-
tant churches.
The comfortable edifce was packed
with patriotic citizens anxious to lend
their presence to worthy cause. Az
ter the devotionals, led by Rev. Brown
the meeting was turned over to Asa
M. Wallace as presiding officer. A
brief statement Of the conditi ons
which necessitated such step were
outlined, and the proclamation read.
Rev. Mrs. French, the new pastor
of the Baptist church was the first
speaker introduced. The lady is prac-
tically stranger to Sank Centre
folks, and she made a most favorable
impression upon her audience.
Rev. Phillip Schaub, retired, was
the next speaker. Mr.. Shaub stated
that war began back in the garden Of
Eden when one man killed his brother;
that there would continue to be dis
sentions in the world until the people
as whole were willing to accept the
teachings of the Master of Men at
their full value.
Rev. Brown, in his address, gave a
resume of the conditions that caused
the trouble in Europe, as well as the
terrible expense entailed, showing
that if the conflict continued for a
time it would bankrupt for genera
tons to come, all of the nations en-
volyed. He said that the people gen.
orally did not realize how near the
United States came to being partici-
pant in this awful war. Averting
trouble with Mexico kept us out of the
conflict.
DIR. j. A. Dubois was then intro
duced and made a brilliant address.
The clergy did not devote much of
their talks to the religious side of the
question. The doctor took UP this
phase early, and demonstrated two
things very conclusively-frst, his
thorough knowledge of the Scriptures;
and second, that he would have made
a most excellent preacher of the Word
had he taken up that line for his
life work. He claimed that the clergy
had great work to perform, and that
they must show by precept and action
that the Christian life was the one
that paid best.
Hon.. F. M. Eddy was the last
speaker, and one of his characteristic
addresses followed. He said that four
times in the history of the nation
previous to the present, the President
had felt the necessity Of assembling
the people of the nation in prayer for
some condition affecting the United
States as whole, but that this was
the first time in the history Of any
nation that the people had been called
upon to petition the Supreme ruler to
relieve a condition that did not exist
in or personally affect that country.
In all impending crisises the Ameri-
can people had produced the man Of
the hour. First, Washington, then JEFF
ferson, and Lincoln, and now Wilson.
These great men had come from all
the walks of life: the aristocrat, the
diplomatician, the commoner, and
lastly from the field Of education. He
said that he did not agree with Presi-
dent Wilson in governmental affairs,
but that his admiration for his forti-
tude and good sense. in connection
with the present situation was great.
Splendid special music was fur
nished by the Congregational church
choir, under the direction Of Al Fish.
and a male quintet consisting Of Ar
thur Thomas, o. E. Gibson, Fay Coop
er, Fay and Charlse Scott.