The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-21
Evening Chat


ME church census which was taken
erdsySand the more constant actiss
yftieS Or the Sunda School lunion was
the subject OF COW ersat ioni fnSa Fair:
mont Eofice this morning and one OF
the menEpresentY dug upE the GLOWING
clipping from the New York Times to
prove that great many new ideas are
brought to- bear in routine church and
SundayiBch ool work these days:
"a church on the upper west side
is seeking greater attendance at It's
aerVicesibys a novel form OF Gcirculari-
ling. Under the heading "The Mems
Club, West Ninety.ftth street.. q
circular sent through the mails says:
Dear sir-We trust you wilt take this
-fnYitation in the spirit in which II IS
meant spirit OF plain, eyerydad good
will from one man to another.
WeEwho send you this letter are bust
ness men, no better and no worse than
the average. We go to church pretty
nearly every Sunday, not because we
areSholier than thou, not because we
are. afraid of going to hell II we don't,
but Just for plain, everyday business
aud civic reasons. We go to church pc
caase4we think that II every one dtd
this the world would be better place
to- HIVE I'M and we believe IN DONG
we think, too, that as business men.
the change OF thought, the change OF
eTViTnni6eiif the change Of mind help
ussainE our work during the other SIX
day; u $50. NO q.
toRchurchito set the young ones good
example. In fact, none OF US go TO
church because we are scared into do.
ing 1T:
we Invite you in the same spirit.
And we do more. We promise you some.
thing. We think DR.. Watson, the min
ister3of this church, Is one Of the most
fntresting preachers in New ork. we
enjoy hearing him. He tells US some.
thing that makes us think about lie.
that gives us viewpoint that is good
for any man.
~ so. in ali heartiness, we invite you
10 come around for a service. You
|. viii find US at the door ready to say
E.IIowde.do' IL you want us to, ready 10
Il greet you as one man to another, anu
you will find us. we think, just ABOUT
Y the same sort as yourself.
II you like US, we want you TO come
(. and bowl some night. or play POOL OF
come into our Mems Club. for, ike nu-
man beings, we try to enjoy ourselves
and have a good time.
Come in Sunday. Give us q look over
anyway We have feeling tnat both OF
usIwill be the better for It,
with best wishes, we remain,
AZ THE COMMITTEE.
accompanying the typewritten lnVi'
tation is a return addressed postcard
which says:
1--WE are not proseIytings II you be.
long to another church Just sign your
name to this card and you will not
hear from us again.
Charles M Schwab, who was one OF
Mr.. Carnegie's young men" and later
the first preside lent Of the United states
steel corporation, but who is now,
thanks to the fact that he could not
Ahit it with Judge Gary and the bunch
\ Of {9bankers known as the Morgan
crowd, the principal competitor OF that
huge organization. has showed marked
reluctance to divide with the stockhold-; ;
3ers of the Bethlehem plant, but accord
ingsto aflittle address which he made
an Aldine club dinner in}New YORK
last week, 1t is the other way when IL
comes to the men who help him keep
%theWheels turning.
35"Brafns are a bigger asset than
4 money, he said to the b00 book anu
magazine publishers and literary peo-
pie present. They are essential 70
i tie success OF any business and should
beS paid for by the corporations who
prof1t by them"
! Mr.. schwab said that he had paid
yice.president Arch Johnson Of the
bethlehem Steel company 100000 IN
addition to his salary last year, and
that another assistant had received
lmore than 81 100000. his share of the
profits he had produced.
To allay fears of the timid, Mr..
+ Schwab sold them he had q plant at
Bethtehem that was at least 50 per cent
greater than the famous Krupp works
at Essen, Germany.