Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-13

their value to the community as produc-
ers and as citizens shall not be destroy
ed in any measure by an unsocial att
tude on their own part.
Since industry is so large a part of
the community and since employer and
employees are mutually responsible for
community conditions, it is appropriate
to suggest to both industry and commu-
mites that they make full use of those
agencies which have common value,
which help to set right standards of re-
lationship and which develop personal
and community efficiency. Among these
agencies are the churches the schools,
hospitals, libraries and various RELIEF,
benefit and civic and fraternal organiza-
tons"
Henry Israel
Henry Israel, who passed considerable
time in prison camps in England and
France and was also member of the
Prisoners of War Conference at Genoa
related many of his experiences and de-
clared that no one who had passed
year in the war zone could help but draw
some comparisons and some lessons out
Of the great struggle. He said that It
would be necessary to reckon with mar
tial virtues versus insipid passivity' In
the future and that no effective progress
could be made without martial virtues
II have never discovered those qualities
of cohesion, sacrifice and courage" he
said. such as displayed in the campo.
on the bnttlefe'ds. in the hospitals, in
the settlements OF belgian refugees and
al through the war zone In Maine as
in every other state the message Of the
church must be shot through with some
r>or;ial virtues Vow Younger mon ~"
"o:l~ TO l,-ccthe into the Stote of Maine
the heat OF your owr life blood
Rev. Roy Guild
Late yesterday a telegram was receiv-
ed from Charles F.. NesDit Of Washing
ton that business had detained him. AMI
Rev. Roy Guild, secretary OF the FEEDER
ated Churches Of America, spoke in ~
stead Church unity has 4 splendid
prophecy for the future" he declared
"In the United States the averace COM
munity fierce that makes for unity is u.
church. Formerly the have gene int"
communities to hrild w churches, but
now communities are built up Of u
life Of the churches. Church unity is nut
a prophecy but a reality. 1t does 10.
matter to God what church :: man &c
longs to but whether that man is
Christian servant Of hie.''
Dr.. Alexander johnson
Or. johnson OF Philadelphia, amused
his hearers with few humorous Sto-
rics ard then briefly tricl to impress
upon item OF tl,e great necessity OF
caring properly for Inc weakest and
most wasted people in tho community.
"An waste Is opt 20 become poison.
he said. land we ought 70 realize the
horrible dreadful waste % humanity.
Every criminal. every Grunk}rd. every
(,op" iipnd is waste and We want TO
,edctr! that wasted humanity, It j.
possible to make them valuable 10 III"
ccnrnunit> and save thcln from pollt-
ing the stream OF humanity. It is I"t
their fault for tho ave constituted tf1At
way iut We ,2r t"i;c caro- o. tt'@ln.
Rev. Arthur Hewitt
Ny BIZ is 10 conrril!t@ u ,ittIe mt"
and make ii mighty Mtt,r." observed
Rev. Arthur Hewitt OF IialEiied, vt,
when presented as ;he leAt speaker.
one thing which: makes TINS confer
cnCC significant 10 ne i he hope that
hy an interch2rrC Of IDEAS we may
learn some rules fo. community eff
cheney gam. NO many thii.2S AZ. don"
by wisdom but by heart o. inspiration"
Mr.. Hewitt paid Il compliment 10 Gov
crnor MiilikCn Ivy sayins: ii yOu want
to make your Principles a. 'ofty ~
your Pines now is the tluic under liis
leadership
Raymond Robins
Wien Toastma ste- D1y presented
Mr.. Robins az OF Chicago and tho
world il was the signal for an outburst
of applaI2e.
Il count it gredc privilege to be III
this presence tonigi1t" he said, Il
never stood in Z company OF men
fraught with a passion for future good
for 2 commonwealth as this presence
tonight. One of the great moments Of
the life of this State happens to come
at the greatest moment of the life Of
the nation and the world No man
who stands in achievements of the past
should be over willing to continue. be-
cause the old orders have changed
conditions. This old commonwealth
is not without being leader. it is now
about to assume a position under new
conditions. The old and Individuals
tic life and control is passing and a
new social control is being born Some
of the conditions are most alarming"
Mr.. Robins told of the crowded ten
ement district of Chicago. where he
himself lived, and has conducted a !
great work for social betterment. He
urged the necessity for pure food laws
i nthe state and in the nation, declar-
ing that children who have unfit food
are narrow chested, because they are
not protected under the new condi-
tions. Children in that district have
the morals of the city streets, and not
the morals of Christian families. and |
they become burden to the Common !
wealth, because of the increased cost /
In taxes. for penal institutions, and iu-
venile homes for derelicts, but a great
change Is going on in a great social I
order or which we are part"
within 80 years over 80 per cent. /
OF the business interests have been
transformed from personal control to |
corporation control. Corporations are |
nation wide organizations, and must |
be met by new social control The |
government means more to every man. |