The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-06-21

The great union meeting at the
First Methodist church Sunday even
ing in behalf Of the Red Cross war
relief fund was one of the most mag
nificent, enthusiastic gatherings of a
patriotic character ever held in this
city. The meeting was an interde-
nomiatioaal and non-partisan one and
there were present people OF all shades
of religious and political belief. They
were present from patriotic motives
and were inspired with a greater love
of country and their fellowmen by
reason of their attendance and the
splendid things they saw and heard.
The meeting was presided over by
Rev. ]. Lloyd McCreight. pastor of the
United Presbyterian church. and there
sat on the platform with him. besides
Rev. DR.. W. S. Friedman of Denver,
speaker of the evening. Rev. Elmer W.
Harner, Rev. Chas. ]. Armentrout,
Rev. Floyd Van Keuren. Rev. d. ].
Elsea. Mayor d. n. Cooper. Arthur II.
McLain. chairman Of the Red Cross
war relief campaign for Fremont
county. and Governor Jas. H. Pea
body.
The meeting opened with the sing
ing by the audience of The Star
Spangied Banner" during which Sar-
geant Leslie Stevenson In the serv-
ice uniform OF the United States
army. waved -old Glory" from his
station in the choir loft of the church.
the audience standing in the mean
time aud applauding his action. Fol-
lowing an invocation by Rev. Harner
OF Trinity Lutheran church the con-
Eregation sang America" Mex
came a vocal aelection by quartet
consisting Of C. W. vsnz zPatten. Har-
old Sprinkle. Mrs z. B. woodford and
Miss Edith Allison Rev. san keu-
ren. chairman of the hospital supplies
committee of the local chapter OF the
Red Cross society. made a report OF
the Red Cross society in this county
There are at present. he said. 9o5 mem
bers of the organization in Fremont
are in this city. The total amour; of
money received by the local chapter
during the last six months was 81
546.as There is at present in the
treasury s442I2. The remainder has
been paid out for hospital supplies. a
large quantity of which is on hand
Mr.. MeI.ain made the campaign an
nouncements and closed by introduc-
ing Rev. Friedman. who delivered
one of the most mastery addresses
ever heard here Without trying 10
quote him in detail. il will be pernis-
sible to allude TO his remarks in a
fragmentary sort of way. He said.
among other excdlen. things:
Man is born with many instincts
and characteristics that are potential
within themselves for good or evil.
One OF the most commendable OF these
traits is ideality. which largely de
termines the life OF the individual and
nation of which he is a member. The
trend of events in the development
of the human race during the last
forty years. particularly in some sec
tons of Europe has not been towards
the ideal. but rather towards the ami
NAL nature. All idealism in Germany
and the Teutonic countries for more
than a generation has been ignored
and religion sneered at Everything
in the national creed that would make
for spirituality has been sacrificed TO
the Moloch of war. The Germans are
a wonderful people in many respects
and their 'kulture' has done much TO
advance science and art. but little TO
further the influence of the Savior
of men. The German nation is non
religious since 1870 and has exalted
Mars to the exclusion of the Chris
tian virtues.
They have brot upon the world the
greatest cataclysm, butchery and mis-
cry in the annals OF the human race.
Because OF their brutalism there is
hardly a home in Europe that is not
draped with mourning for the dead.
Since the awful war the Teutonic
peoples have brot upon Europe 1900
600 Of men. women and children have
been slain TO satisfy their ambition.
The great trouble across the sea is
due to the fact that inhumanity and
savagery has been unclaimed in Ger
many and in the lands q its allies.
We us America have been drawn In.
70 the vortex ua thiA uQgld-Wtde con.
n,ct and must nght Tor our own safssy