Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-15
Rv GEORGE A. WELSH

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seor''"'' -. ,..,,,, har,r.
The most hhpo''a"'
America and the world today Is the age-oIh
-, ,oasant and aristocracv, capital
WY ,ho ,rs,inctive tendency of one
anu ''''' l,, ,.,. g., r,so and az
portion OIL ""'''''' -. ,,.,.,.
the other portion 10 Keep 'he'' """"' '"''
., uroduced the present world war"
,,o,,o nr Russall n. Convell. pres
ih"' '' ,-. , -,
ident OF Tempe 'h'Ne'S''H' P"'''' "'
,,rer of word-wid renOwn, on his seventy
-. birtbday Seated in his favorite
iou" IT., n,,,,, as, <,r,h
chair IN the S'"'' Va '
Broad street late last hIBnt' AFTER ""N
roore than usually eNhausting. even in mis-
, ,,,.or r,n,eu with his head
\ pusS ,,t,,,r ~ >, sbo,v the iron-sray of
vD' s%a vsars spoke with the conviction Of a
NO, whose lifelong study and thought had
- ,,o valfare of his fellow man
oeem Wv ,.s,,.aI c,,,es" said he "is ranid,y
Inc Inc '.a n, [, sta,s NJ war Not bv any
u'n'xs ,,rs Lut simnIy because we have
81 ".s ,or the very principles upon which
~. So co,.ornnont was founded humanity
- tihertv And in this great crisis it is
u ~, 40. ~ .yerv uatriotic citiZen to stand
Il mn. ~, hy our president to support him
49,. n,,,,ars a nd our svnpathv I'm his
sa, 60 urb,ld the honor and dignity
1.,'i. n,aa, free nation vet advocating the
Vi ,'',s naonla ,ybo bote war hut
H. and human Justice more than
~. ha,a strifo cod ia guiding our ma =
@ @! 80, airortlrey II in tho nath Of national
( 49, nd righ,eousress
"o"o' " ~ ,u.
The American ldeas Oh n"'"a'I l'"ei'F
and justice can be nlalnta'ueu o,''N pN ou'
setting an eNanplt W tle "",'" VI se'
osity, ndelltN' rlghteousHeSS' 'ne pfo,e'' ''''
Of the weak ana the care OF 'he Suie'lne
poor. As UaNeI up anu uoWn 'he 'ou'',
try, meeting the masses ol 'he Peoplc'
ind that they advocate patience ana lor-
bearance, but win leellhs that ihete
comes time when patience ceases TO he
virtue. our people are ready for' war
n war should come. but they are cam
enough and peace-loring enough to wait
until there should be good reason for
resortng to force of arms
\ "Doctof Conwer. wha, Will be the per-
ranent effect on the cause Of religion and
u rbristian nitv and the cause of hIlmanit,
~ the United states should participate in
This great struggle? ?''
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Inc veteran soluler anu p'eacnel c,o9e. lbs. .
ms eyes anu nls 'a,e 'ooh o't an N eNp' e'',p' ~,
mere uaSneu peiorr ms Nisao" % Wv
scenes oI morris co'''p". "a, ma ne na"
nesse" i" 'u' sea- w" va ~ -
., al anu yes t"t iI a '1T ,Tn ,,,,,i
~ IN 'no so -, ". ~ a. n,, %" 80
me- opeu'.s eEeS 'ns't nSa"eu rt,' ,'e ,,,
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p.rI,nr,oo, 80 a. W,,.,d ',h - S',n,a,,,
Court % an ,,n ,,tio,'s so, ad t',st;n, r,oliti
court OF all the nations Tor adjusting poIti
sxannio In thasa "snrt,,Najoht Sta of In
Amaricar I.rion put 10 uor shouId con,
over matter invoIvinp national honor q
~ ih"tter iiNoN'ns '"t,on"i ',o''"l "
serve notice TO the world that sayagerv 'ha
its metes and bounds that innocent wome
and children are not lawful victims of wa,
that Gods oceans belong TO All His childre
and the rules of war as laid down by civil
lied nations in times of peace cannot h
violated without the offending nation meet
ing the organized force of the whole world.
DO you, az Christian minister an
q lover of peace. feel discouraged by recei
"A developments" Doctor Conwel was aske,
II was pleasure to see the smile tina
III up the face of the man who has preache
. Acres OF Diamonds" to more than a mi
lion OF people in the last thirty years.
# discouraged" said he: mo an. mor