The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-20
DIR. BEEBE'S
LECTURE VERY
INTERESTING

AAN 4Axt1<AJ u II w
The lecture of Dr. James A. Beebe
OF Denver. president Of the Iiin Schoo!
of Theology. at ths First Methodist
church Monday night on "The Chris
tianization OF Patriotism" was one
OF great interest 10 all who heard it
and highly Illuminating to those who
have no fixed ieonvictions as to the at
titude OF religious people In relation
to the war After declaring that the
war now raging in Europe was the
most stupendous in human history.
both In the number OF men engaged
In It and IN the amount Of blood and
treasure being exacted to carry II on,
he said that II was especially . great
war for the United States. because IL
had entered It for an ideal-to make
the world safe for democracy-and
that II had dlsvowed any desire or
expectation OF Indemnity, or OF terri
toriai expanaios. as the result of its
participation In the conflict II had,
he said. gone into the war for the
freedom Of nations and the liberty OF
mankind from despotism which
would fasten it's oppression on the
people OF America no less than upon
those Of the old world. Such q war.
continued DIR. Bebee. should enlist the
united and hearty support of the
church. for opposition TO such tyrrany
was Christian duty. The church. he
asserted. should be a leader in carry
ing on war benevolences and in min
tstering to the comfort and weii-teins
OF our sordl ,rs. Il should be no less
active in this humanitarian work
than the Red Cross society or the Y.
NJ. C. A, be said. and he expressed
the hope that church people would la
bor in season and ou- OF season to
bring a victory to the Allied cause.
which ras dedicated to all OF those
principals aud virtues tina. the Chris
t;an holds dear Or. Bebee. who was
himself a ,riva.e sol.,i~r for Unc,e
Sam in sha.< .spnnishr American wa
nineteen ytars asc. ezpressed himself
az being little disappointed that
ministers OF the gospel had been az
ciuded BY the government in the SCI
lective military draft Many OF them.
he declared. were more than willing
to render service for their country in
the trenches along the battle lines in
France and Belgium. il necessary.
Dr. Bebee said that the war In
which the great forces OF civilization
were now enlisted was holy one. SO
for az the people OF America were
concerned. and that il was a religious
as we'll os patriotic duty for them
TO support IL braveiy and manfuliy nn-
Ill triumph for right had been won.
He urged men and women to dedicate
themselves to the war and to the ser
vice OF The soldiers in the training
camps and on the battlefield No man
should aspire 10 profit by the war. he
said. as to do 90 was to beneft by the
misery and suffering OF It's victims.
The time is coming. he asserted when
To make money out of the enterprises
Of war will be regarded as REASONABLE
and such profiteers viii be placed by
patriotic people in the same category
as the traitor and the spy.
DR.. Bebee's lecture was free and
was one OF the numbers of the Ep-
worth leagues educational and enter
tainment series. II is a matter OF re-
gret that larger number of our peo-
pie did not avail themselves Of the
privilege of listening to il. DR.. Bebee
returned to Denver on an early train
this morning.