The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-12-04

special dispatches herein are also re-
1ofved
REAL AMERICANlSN
There are many things taught by
the late war that we we'll can AFFORD
to forget. Standing out as one OF the
worth while contributions OF wal
times is the Americans Greed, writer
by William Tyler Page in competi
ton with the country's best authors
striving for the $1,000 prize Offered
by the city of Baltimore, and now pre-
scented in Calendar form to each
school room in Latah county by the
First National Bank of this city
Readers will recall that when the
creed was read before the house OF
representative on April 8, 1918, the
author called attention to the fact that
|it really was not new but combina-
ton of words and phrases from his
torice American documents such as
the Declaration of Independence and
the Constitution of the United States.
In these days of Bolshevist Attempts
to replace orderly constitutional gov
eminent by the majority with the an
archy that prevails in Russia, it is
well to take note of the principles
laid down in those documents OF
eighteenth century origin and of the
remarkable way in which those prin-
ciples have proved their soundness
after test of nearly a century and a
half.
Present conditions in our country
give no cause for SNUG complacency.
Strikes and disorders such as have
followed all wars give warning of
alien leadership that augurs i'll for
the principles of Americanism. The
rising generation must be used to
fight this menace through education
of what America stands for-and what
she will not stand for.
The Americans creed in the schools
is an important step in the right di-
rection and the essay contest being
conducted by the First National Bank
it commendable effort.
ID - IA
DOING A WORTHY WORK WE'LL
The Str-Mirror wants to commend
the work that is being done in Mos
COW and vicinity by the Rev. H. 0.
Perry, pastor Of the Methodist church,
and his able assistant, Rev. Paul
Green, in spreading the work of the
church to the surrounding districts.
Moscow is thus made the center of a
grand work that cannot but result in
good. The largest church in Moscow,
which has been built to it's present
proportions largely by the efforts of
Rev. Mr.. Perry, is thus made the
center for the work in surrounding
districts.
Services are held regularly at Joel,
Viola, Evergreen and Clinton grange
hall. Mr.. Perry and his assistants
go into these rural districts and take
the word to the people who cannot
,ome to Moscow. They are doing
work that has long been neglected,
0oking after the religious welfare of |
he people in the country districts.
A week ago last Sunday the Sunday
schools of these rural districts had |
10 present. This means that by the
mselfish work of these ministers who /
ire taking up the work done by the
Id sscircuit riders" the gospel is taken
o 119 persons who would be with
ut it had not this method been adopt
d. This makes a grand total of $50
n the Sunday schools of the Methodist
hurches of Moscow and neighboring
i1lages or country districts. Surely
is a worthy work and is being done
rell.
The splendid work done by Mr..
Jerry here has made the. Moscow ;
iethodist church power It was {
BILE to ask for many things at the
nnual conference and to have the re-
uests granted 1t asked for money $
,r student work and, although bitter (
Z opposed by many delegates, Mos
rvs request was granted. Rev. Mr..
cry asked that the next annual i
Getting of the Columbia River con- {
renee be held in Moscow and his
quest was granted. This will bring :
between 200 and 300 minis
RS and twice as many lay delegates S
ID visitors to Moscow next Septem- =
r and will be one Of the biggest :
ltherings that Moscow has ever en-