South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-23
BIGELOW HEARD
BY BROTHERHOOD
More Love For Your Neighbor
Will Help Improve
Conditions.

Herbert s. Bigelow of Cincinnati.
o., VINO is we'll known in south Bend
through his activities here in the last
nayoralty campaign when he made
the principal campaign address FOR
Mayor Fred W. Keller, which is con-
ceded TO have been an important fac
tor in the election of the present city
executive, addressed $50 members of
the Brotherhood Of the Indiana Av.
Christian church last night on The
Politics OF Religion" Mayor Keller
presided over the meeting and intro
duced the speaker with a FEW remarks
in which he told of how MIR Bige,OW
headed the Ohio state constitutional
convention which framed new con-
stitutiOn for the Buckeye state. and
of the factor the speaker has been in
the movement for cleaner politics and
n better system OF municipal and city
government.
In his address, Mr. Bigelow dwelt
much on present industrial conditions
throughout the country and methods
Of remedying the social affairs of the
nation, and giving the poverty strick-
en- men and women or the under
dogs" a better opportunity and better
living conditions. He urged the mem
bers OF the Brotherhood 10 carry out
their spirit of fellowship in every
phase Of their work, both inside and
outside OF the church, and make their
religious activities practical and con-
1ormant to present circumstance.
Christians Can Clean Politics.
The Christian men of today can be
responsible for the cleansing of poll
tics I'm this country" declared Mr..
Bigelow during his address 1T
should be the purpose of every Chris
tan man TO tfs a deep interest in
the nations welfare and activities and
do his utmost TO keep the spirit OF
right-doing alive in the breasts of the
men VINO are leading the American
people The Christian men Of this
country can also be the most import
ant factor in alleviating the social
conditions and aiding in placing be-
fore the more unfortunate men and
women better opportunities for living
and better means OF acquiring subste-
nance"
During his address Mr.. Bigelow
tax, he being one of the mpst DrOmi-
nent advocates Of the System i'm the
country. He asserted this TO be one
of the best methods of bridging about
better conditions in this country and
puTt forward a number Of practical
arguments favOring the taxation
methods
Unemployment Loss Big.
The loss through unemployment is
costing this country more than the
European war is costing England"
declared Mr.. BigelOw i'm discussing the
unemployment problem in this CoUn-
try which re declared was a serious
question at this time.
He dwelt much upon the deed of
the good samaritan and declared the
Christian men should do likewise in
their operations, declaring il 10 be one
Of the most effective methods of puri-
Tying the world aud making its people
better.
That the concentration OF wealth
IL the greatest known in the history
of the world and that there should
be some means of relieving this condi-
ton was the contention of Mr.. Bige-
low. He asserted that inventions and
many valuable discoveries had
brought about this condition of con-
centrated wealth and made il a ser
iOus economical question.
we hear much talk these days of
national defense" declared Mr.. Bige-
low. but cur best means of national
defense would be TO better our own
people and build up the nation upon
the rock OF Christianity"