The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-03
Unrest Challenge
to Church, Says
DR.. Russell Bowie

The Industrial crisis in the United
States rendered particularly acute
as the country stands ca the
threshold OF coal strike that
threatens to hriaE untold hardship in
It's wake, is st once & peril and
challenge n the church Of Christ DR.
W. Rass@l Bowie told his con gre
Episcopal church
Christianity ne said. stands II the
bar Of world need and the e@ieacy
Of I.S principles and teachings VIII
have been subjected To no more acid
test than during the aavs when all
right--htnkIng peorle Will be calls4
upon TO assist In the adjustment o.
conditions that give rise TO the UNI
*erssl social AID economic unrest
Only tire love Of Chrtst ne declared
translated into Tire life and actions
Of the millions Of human beings who
make up the GIN total Of the coun-
trys citi.e nship wiz prove solu-
ton to the Ioublous problems which
present them selves 10 the mind Of
America
DR. Bowie thinks that public
opinion Will stand with drawn sword
70 oppose TIE coal strike bat he
ws--sf his hearers ~ the OUTSET thg,
there Is no ultimate safety along the
road 81 force He hel!e~es on thu
other hand that the most lasting go
intfor Hes in applying the teachings
OF Jesus 70 every dav relations be.
tween men 20 the ard that thev nay
Snally reach the ground OF u1utaal
understanding and confidence In tae
good motives OF each other
The clergyman dap1ored tnH try-
sstroGs ending CT the labor confer
sroe called BY the prasioent A. Wash
ing'tsn ans THINKS tnst . wcnfs~fat,
opportunity for Constructive read
justin eat was lost when the dele
ga.As brought re sas'ons 10 close
without srvthing dehnf.e to orr.r for
a-~~rtirE re industrial crises whtrN
were then looming. large a. a menace
70 the nation
Pleads Fer Comps. sion
Fe rf&sfed WITH tbs congregation
% - Faurs. which he addressed a.
a group Of men and women represent
ing thai strs tim OF society which i
identtAed N no Gav with organized
labor nut whose home ann business
lives are intimately touched hv tia
consequences - acute industrial die.
turhances to GO about their duty tn
helping 70 End solution rot rith
hardness ~ heart Or threat ~ force
hr+ with cornpa sstor ara sympathy
FOR men who Aave struggled hard
and have not experie ace3 all the lows
of ,tfe that have cors tire wav ~
others
ITO you he said. ''rnuch has been
given and from you much IS ex-
pected~
To iilur:rate re Spirit Which should
guide men and women n their deaI-
inEs ore with another he told ~
LAD who came to Base Hospital No
As, at TouL France. mcrta IL
wounded
IT think l, have told you this be-
fore DR.. Bowie said. "eut Il IS
beautiful story ard will FELL II
again This lad came 10 the hospital
with a ghastly wound in his spine
& wound from which he died later
He Fad led a patrol In no mans land
The others had come back TO their
lines unin fured He alone had SUI
fered tror' the eneny's fre
And as talked to him there in
the hospital his rsce ~ Nv and he
esid
AZ an very proud that the others
got back without getting hit
That Or Bowie said Is the sort OF
spirit the world needs and that Is
the spirit that Christianity must
show in helping TO solve the serious
problems that confront the country
today--the spirit that shows pride
only in the accomplishment Of some
thing for others