The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-23
DR. SPRACUE MAKES GREAT IMPRESSION
 IN SERMON HERE
Appeals to Employers to Make Men as Well as Things and Says Democ-
 racy Is Christianity

1 Democracy Is Christianity- | nothing more. nothing less. l Employers, won't you make men l as we'll as things.
 Begin now the tremendous pre- paredness for peace.
 When Germany repents, then. and not until then, will we for- give. The fOrerunner of all for siveness k repcntencc.
 With these and scores of other war thoughts the sermon of Dr. Leslie Will lis Sprague of the United States de- partment Of labor yesterday morning lat the regular morning service 6f the Highlands Methodist church was very impressive. The cengregation was |spell-bound under the eloquence of Dr. Sprague, noted divine and lecturer, whose governmental message is being delivered throughout the south on a hurried tour.A interpreting to the em- ployer and employe the functions of the employment service.
 During the course of his address, pr. Sprague praised the advanced step taken by the British labor party in the recent statement of war aims on their part. This document he characterized as truly great instrument
 PRAISES SAMUEL GOMPERS
 But it took Samuel Gompers to in- terpret and infuse into the labor party of Great Britain the exalted democratic ideals which form the rallying point of all~the allies" said Dr.. Sprague America will be a long time repaying MT. Gomners for the splendid service he has performed in this instance He took Mir Wilson's cnristian standard for adjusting the war aims as express ed by the labor party of Britain and carried it abroad By his influence he caused them to conform their statement of aifiie to Americas statement"
 Addressing himself to the American question of peace preparedness Dr. Sprague said that it is high time that we were giving the deepest study to the moral. social and economic recon struction of our nation after the war.
 Great and true are the dollar a year men who are giving their valuable time to the prosecution of the war In their tasks at Washington. These men will go back after the war a set of chang ed men. They will resume their places of prominence. in the mAnufacturink world. But oh! what different out look will they have. They will be in- SRA cu DS tiic oHt great lesson or SerV- ice to humanity. Adn that is wonder full to contemplate as one of the bless ings of war.
 RECONSTRUCTION PROBLEMS
 But unless we devote our prayerfu1 study at once to the reconstruction problems. fear we shall face | mighty yrapple for the control Of the nation between the socialists and the men of greed who will make dash for the reins of the government. am sorry to say, but it is true nevertheless, that there are profiteers in plenty in Wash ington who will try to appropriate the mighty machine of manpowcr which is being rapidly bulls And there are anarchists and socialists, lurking in hidden, silent corners of. the nation who, when the war ends, are ready to spring at the throat of our orderly system. ro avoid these two extremes, to interpret democYacy in terms of Christianity. to pray and re- pent of our own sins--for we have sinned in many ways as nation-this Is the hope of our social salvation"
 pr. Sprague condemned the material stic concept of democracy as enter- 1 tained by some of the labor parties before the revision of their platforms under the influence of President Will son's messages. He condemned the theory that the only creator of wealth 1 Is the laborer- by hand
 Tn my humble opinion" he said, 1 that great college head. the director