Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-14
1900 MEN PRESENT
AT MASS-MEET|NG
Governor Stuart Opens Virginia
Laymen's Convention at
City Auditorium.
STORM KEEPS FEW AWAY
DR.. Tippy, of New York, and DR..
Poteat, of Furman University,
Are Among Speakers.
STORM KEEPS FEW AWAY

The Virginia Convention OF tho Lay
mems Missionary Movement, cf the
national missionary campaign. which
will be in session here for four DAYS.
opened yesterday afternoon at $50
O'Clock in the City Auditorium. with
Governor Henry c. Stuart presiding.
Because of the rainy weather in the
and snowfall in the afternoon.
just about the time the convention was
called to order, the crowd was not a
large was expected. Nevertheless
more than l,5c0 men were present.
Governor Stuart told briefly Of The
work of the Laymen's Missionary Move
rnc,t. The business man. he said, real
izing the fact that he must have spirit
ual aspirations, as well as business
aspirations. The material benefits OF,
man were not now being submerged at
the expense of the spiritual, but rather
the tendency was the other way.
DIR. TIPpY DISCUSSES
SOCIAL SERVICE WORK
Rev. r. T. McFadcn. D. D., gave the
Invocation. after which Rev. Worth
NJ. Tippy. p. D., pastor OF the Madison
Avenue BAPTIST Church. New York
City. spoke on The Broad, ming Mean
ing Of Social Service" He told OF the
need OF united effort in social service.
Catholics. Protcstants and Jews
working in harmony" he said. "is an
irresistible force for the common good
The people of these faiths should be
united. rather than working as scpa-
rate units, for tho care OF neglected
children. for the relief OF poverty, and
the other social ills OF the body of hu-
manity.
Mind, YOU. do not mean that these
faiths should amalga!nate into one COM
posite religion. that is beside the ques-
ton. But what ! do say is, that such
:, union would work to tn. greatest
good OF the state. 1t IS only by such
concentration OF effort that we may
ever hope to better social conditions.
WORK IS INEFFECTIVE
WHEN IT IS DIVIDED
THAT such a union has worked to
advantage has been proved in the city
of Cleveland. There fifty-six different
and distinct charitable organizations
cared for the neglected children. The
organizations were founded or re-
lisious lines. The work was scattered,
and needless 70 say ineffective. Then.
great central body. which embraced
Catholic, Protestant and Jew The re-
suit was that. whereas before the neg
lectcd children OF Cleveland were given
insufficient care. now Cleveland is :,
model for other cities in the United
States in the care OF neglected. chill
dren."
DR.. Tippy was here loudly applauded.
Continuing, he told of the difference
between social service Of to-day and
social service Twenty-Five years ago
Then il was in {; chaotic state. Chari-
ties We're taken care Of in AN morgan
lied manner. Now all OF this is diff
ferent. Centralized bureaus. which
make study of poverty. and which do
no; merely stop their work after they
have fed hungry men. but go still fur
ther by going to the cause of the mems
hunEriness. and then make heroic eff
forts to remove the cause
"Organized charity to-day should ne
able to meet every difficulty 1t should
lift the whole community, and not a
certain group. TO a higher plane" de-
clared DR.. Tippy.
TELLS OF SUFFERERS
IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Just as the State OF Virginia is try
ing TO pass a compulsory education law
that Will take care OF every child from
one ond of the State to the other, so
must the social service work Of the
future plan. The poor and unfortun-
ate. according To our standards OF to-
day. must receive the full benefit from
those more fortunate. They must re-
ceivc the help OF "A united people. and
not OF the scattered energies of the
organizations Of different srcts"
DIR. Tippy then told OF the effect that
education has on the poor whites Of
South Carolina. who are suffering from
rellagra. He described the campaign
OF education in which these suffering
people are taught that diet and sani-
tary living conditions will do much TO
alleviate the disease. One of the
simplest remedies. he continued. was
the sprinkling Of salt in drinking
water. Such Il simple matter as u.is
was not known to the people until
science, which is organized knowIcdec
taught them its effectiveness This Is
an example. he said. OF an organized
and united effort TO make the living
conditions of whole section better.
HE URGES LAYMEN
TO FIGHT POVERTY
Dr. Tippy also told of Catholic
priest who attended "a meeting of
Protestant ministers at which the
question of caring for neglected chill
drcn was under discussion. The priest
told the assembly that his religion was
far behind the times in caring for chill
dren, and that he hoped for united ac-
ton. Dr. Tippy ended his talk by
urging the laymcn present to fight
poverty and social ills with n united
front rather than by scattering their
energies.
Rev. e. NJ. Poteat. ID. D., president of
Furman University. was the next
speaker. His subject was Spiritual
effectiveness of Business" The mean
ing of the word objective. he said. in
tho title Of his talk was best expressed
by the questions given by two men
when asked what was their objective
Continued on Second PaEc.)
TRAVEL by BOAT TO BALTIMORE.
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