South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-09
OFFER SERVICES TO
HELP DOWN AND
CUTTERS IN COURT
Brotherhood Of First Methodist
Church Will Offer Their Ser
vices to Prisoners Before
They Are Arraigned.

That the Elks- lodge in many cities
is accom- plishing more good through
personal service than is being accom-
pHshed by all the churches and the
brotherhoods was the csndid opinion
expressed Friday night at a meeting
of the brotherhood Of the First Meth
odist church. The question of per-
sonal service came up for discussion
following an address on Brother
hood and Service" delivered by Rev.
Orville l.. Kiplinger. chaplain of the
states prison at Michigan City. The
occasion was the monthly dinner Of
the brotherhood at which there was
an attendance Of 80 men.
In reference 70 the work OF the
Elks' lodge generally the local Elks
came in for praise for the work
which they did during the last year
for the children of South Bend. The
speaker Of the evening in the course
of his address had made reference TO
what he termed as a magnificent
work being accomplished by the Elks
lodge OF Hammond, Ind. Following
the address a general discussion Of
the subject OF brotherhood and Ser
vice" was started. AS a result of this
discussion a resolution was passed
authorizing Pres't Laurence j. Har-
wood OF the brotherhood 10 APP
point a committee of % men whose
business IL shall be TO see that there
shall be one man each day IN attend
ance at the city court for the pur-
pose OF doing whatever they can to
encourage and aid prisoners.
The discussion was opened by Rev
NJ r. Appleby, who referred to
suggestion made by Rev Kiplinger
that a sort Of big brother move
q,
church could accomplish much good.
Rev. Appleby cited the case of a
local boy who would find il necessary
TO give up school and the education
that he was seeking If he were not
given aid in some manner He took
occasion also to praise the admins
tr~ ton of Mayor Keller. Samuel i.
Park then made reference TO the
islks and Rev. II. l.. Davis followed
by suggesting that the committee of
% be appointed. He said that what was
tending to kill the work of the church
was the fact that there was an inclin-
alton on the part Of the men of the
church TO do nothing
Proper Time For Aid.
Dan Pyle precipitated a lively tone
Co the discussion by declaring that al
though ne favored such a move as
had been suggested. yet he believed
that there was danger of smOthering
the enthusiasm OF the brotherhood if
they should be too hasty in appoint
ing committees and in passing resOlu-
tons After several men had taken
exception TO Pyle's attitude, Fred
Woodward made an excellent plea in
behalf OF the unfortunate ones who
could be started right by an encOur-
aging word at the proper time. He
upheld Pyle as "A man who was at all
times ready to do his utmost in the
aid OF any good work.
WOOdward's idea concerning the
good that might be accomplished at
the city court was that the prisoners
DE talked with and given encourage
ment before they were brought before
the Judge. He held that this was
much the better course than TO wait
until after the prisoner had been put
on the prisoners stand and had lost
control of himself through the excite
ment OF the trial
Liquor Blamed For Crime
Judge Warner of the city court also
spoke briefly saving that the larger
percent Of prisoners brought before
the court had been brought there di-
rectlv or indirectly on account of
drink. He believed that il would he a
good idea for representatives of the
religious organizations 10 bc present
in the court To- give whatever aid they
could TO those who were brought
there for trial. His experience he
said was that the church people had
usually had good intentions in refer
ence To what might be accomplished
for the unfortuuates brought into the
court. but that their enthusiasm had
ebbed away when il had come to
works.
Finally Mr.. Pyle stated that he
would be willing to be one OF six law
yers 20 attend the city court one day
each week free OF charge for the pur-
pose OF giving what aid that they
might give. other men who took
part in the discussion were Myron
Campbell and Rev. a. G.. Shafer
IN speaking OF she liquor traffic
Rev. kiphngcr said that ne would ad-
stock 20 sell that stock inaSmuCh as
10 would DE worthless within "a few
years. He declared that if the men
present at tho meeting knew what ne
knew concerning the effects of the
liquor business they would stand as
one man In the fight against IL
Causes So Per Cent OF Crime
The speaker said that of the men
who had been iu the states prison
during the time that ne had been am
official there. 1913 per cent of them
bad been brought there either direct
IL or indirectly as the result of the
saloon business. of ia men who are
now there ON the charge Of petit lar
ceny he declared that las of them had