Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-03-08
hon SERVICE HERE
SUNDAY EVENING
be Held At First Christian Church
o Discuss Church Community
Welfare League and Aims

kfCH Suuudy niSut dt lou o CLOCK,
which the work and purposes of the
nrch Community Welfare League
D be discussed. DR.. R. L. Telford
given the Daily Register the fol-
King concerning its work and aims,
ich will explain much and be read
III interest:
TO Keep Children Out Of Heaven.
t is a new, and seemingly strange
ange crusade for the church to en-
upon-to keep the children out Of
hyN- But this is one of the objects
;he Church Community Welfare
ague ecently organized by the pas
o. fchmond and fellow-workers
0Ss knission of the church is GER
not to get children into heaven.
many Of them are going there
Statistics show that 100000 child
under a year Of age die annually
the United States from malnutri-
bn and preventible diseases.
Who is responsiblef
It has been well said that smallpox,
alaria, yellow fever, and typhoid are
longer diseases; they are crimes.
mo is responsible?
Church, school and state must each
bike share the responsibility.
The Church Community Welfare
eague has been organized to con-
srve both the physical and moral
ell-being of all people. Its object is
study and improve religious, social,
fl<ic and economical conditions in
ADDISON county. To achieve this end
seeks to unite all the moral and
biritual forces of the county in fed
Fation of common impulse and obi
etion for the social, civic and relig-
US betterment of our people.
It seeks to mobilize the progressive
rces residing in our churches and
hools and in the clubs and social or
lnizations of the county, in the fra
rnal and benevolent orders; in the
aris of health; in the city councils
ID in the county and city courts, and
nite these in a community league fol-
bunty betterment and civic improve
ent.
The program Of the league viii
bore fully outlined at mass meet
be- in the Christian church next S
ay night.
In the program Of the league,
arge place has been made for the re
krning soldier. We owe him a deb'
gratitude we can never repay.
A two days conference with an at
ractive program is being arranged
or the near future, with special ref
renee to the returned soldier. A
Banquet is also being arranged To-
the ladies of the league to be Civ
IA for our soldier boys on the las
light of the conference.
Study its plans and purposes ant
'repare to line up with this league
/ is non-denominational. It is com
hunity league-a get together league
n all human progress social con
ciousnesss must precede social con
cience, and social conscience is {
ecessary antecedent to reform.
This is a prime rhiect of the league
10 develop a social or community cou
ciousness, in order that a public con
eNece may be created wherever
tI not exist in regard to physics
md moral health and well-being. an
% quicken and enlighten it whereve
i does exist.
The surest way in America t
Eradicate an evil is to lay the facts !
an intelligent manner before the pee
Rle.
= This will be one of the fun .tiols 9
this league. It will seek to rally e'
erywhere in our county moral pnrpos
and Intelligence to the support OF a
physical, moral and spin tual healt
agencies
In seeking to become conserver
Bocial health, the league has lare
place in its program for the recre'
tional life Of the community It's pi'
for recreational activities will be s.
up in due time.
The one object of the league IS
promote the material, mental. uners
and spiritual weIl-being Of our peopl
its motto might well be-not inere.
something to live ON but I'M eth NJ
i've fr.
Old time missloaarics went foitn
each people how.to die
This league hopes to send out M
Pionaries to teach people how 10 nv
t hopes to inauz:rAse nrsvemen>s I
Pocial and civic betternrsnt hat =
make life for all who live in Madiso
Fafer, sweeter and more wholesome.
r. L TELF0RD.