El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-05
BAPTISTSS SAY
FL PASO FINE
Praise City Builders at XII
wants Luncheon; Say
Hotels Are Moral.

Hotels Are Moral.
Interesting talks were made at the
weekly luncheon OF the Kiwanis club
Friday at the Modern cafe by three
field workers of the Baptist church.
They were Rev. W. s. Wiley, I. p.
Leaveu and William P. Phillips Each
of the three orators paid tribute to FL
Paso as a city destined to become one
of the largest and most moral in the
west
L P. Leaveu. an official Of the
Baptist Sunday school board, said that
FL Paso has been made to blossom as
the rose because it has been built by
men who know. The men who know
are the men who make good today"
he said The most helpless citizen is
the man who says II wish 1 knew
how, but can't because / don't know
The man who knows is the man who
makes good in the walk of life
Trained Man Gets Money.
4 recently saw an advertisement
for a business college that impressed
ne. II was a picture Of one man
standing on a scale who balanced in
weight ten other men, He was the
trained man who was worth the
service of ten unframed men
Some time ago the mechanism OF
an industry became stopped and
clOgged. No one could adjust the
machinery to work An experienced
man was sent for and in few min
utes he had the wheels OF the indus
try revolving. He sent in bill for
5000. The manager asked him what
the so cents was for and he replied
that il was for what he had done
Then he was asked what the charge
Of $50 was for. and he replied that
nHaH
of men for a great task is what the
I United States is now striving for
in this cricis.'
Baptists Count the Votes.
Rev. ". s. Whey. a resident OF
Muskogee. Okla. said that since being
in FL PasO he has been often asked
the question as to how Oklahoma be
came in the dry column and passed
a law prohibiting the sale of liquor.
We Baptists got behind the cam
Z speaker said. IF you don't know
how 10 count the votes then give US
a chance.
4 want TO say this for FL Paso.
Z that 1 am stopping at one OF your
I largest hotels and the hotels of your
city are higher in morals than those
[ OF the eastern cities have been
[ here a week during this time have
never heard an oath uttered in the
hotel in which I am stopping
while here 7 have been looking
over a site for q home and have de-
cided to buy a lot and live here But
I when 1 started pricing lots in one Of
I your additions I was told that this
/ one was $4,000 and that one $4,000 So
I that let me out.
Homes Great Asset.
! Home building is q great asset to
3 4 city. In many eastern cities the
/ streets are muddy. The residents walk
D g b.. Fhar- they
I don't want TO burden their children
Z with bonded indebtedness. And their
] children will walk through the muddy
! streets as their fathers are doing
/ Money spent in improving cities en-
. hances the value Of property
Rules in City Building.
There are many states and many
! cities in the country today that are
l back numbers because some one says
] something about some one else There
are. L think. three rules in city build
/ ing First, work together for city
I building; second, comradesh1p, third
I following the leadership OF your lead
/ ers- We should all blend our interest
{ together. I think this is one Of the
/ purposes Of this club FL Paso IS dess-
tined to become the largest city IN
Praises This City.
William P. Phillips, Of Dallas sec
{ rotary of the Texas Baptist SundL!
y SCHOOLS EAlI LLAdL ne " a. ia ii 49,
I I6 years ago when president William
I Mckinley was here. He said he was
at that time impressed with large
I sign that was stretched across one
Z OF the principal streets which READ
Z The largest city. the largest county
/ the largest state and the greatest ma
Z ton
You have a wonderful city" the
: sneaker said. 1t is one that compares
l with Houston; city better built than
I Dallas"
J. E. Benton presided at the lunch
l con.
/ r. \. WhitIock Won the attendance
I prize, a silk American flag given by
! +. ". L. Polk
The club voted to increase its mem e
bership fee to SIS and its dues 10 81
I per year.
A motion made by L s Davis 20
[ make it a rule for the winner Of the
] attendance prize to contribute the
I prize at the following luncheon was
adopted.