The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-06-05

"Stay thar until | need you," then
climbed over and proceeded to admin
lister sound thrashing to Zeb in his
usually thorough manner, climbed
back over the fence, picked up his ar
ticles Of faith and his milk pail and
proceeded TO finish his task.
This is not the kind of religion
mean when | speak of 1.-THE kind
that can be put off and on like gar
ment. When | speak of religion, ]
mean something whose ideals are
high we can only hope to attain them
but whose principles are practical
enough for daily application. The
religion of service, the kind that
Christ lived when he drove the money
changers from the temple, washed the
feet Of his disciples, healed the sick,
went down into the gutter to lift the
fallen, and then died on the cross be-
fore he would deny his God and his
principles. A religion that does not
meet these conditions cannot live be-
cause it cannot fill the spiritual need,
of humanity.
| am not denying you the privilege
of worshipping as you choose. | am
simply telling you that in my opinion
it makes no difference to our God
where you worship. All houses are
Gods houses and the Universe is His
creation. | am telling you that | do
not believe you are making the most
of the talents given you if you build
church in community where a rest
room is needed for the mothers who
come in long distances to do their
shopping and need place where they
can care for themselves and children;
that your money would do more for
the church and humanity by hiring a
trained christian nurse to supervise
the rest room and care for the babies
while the mother attended to her BUSH
ness in town; that the right woman
in charge could exert an influence on
hundreds of lives, as many or more
than the minister, by noticing defects
and advising the mothers and parents. |
| am trying to tell you that instead of |
another church and minister we need |
u gymnasium and athletic grounds for |
our boys, with a director who has the |
mind of a man and Christian, but the
heart of boy--the kind of man that
boys love and confide in and who can
give them wise counsel.
If you do this you need not worry
when your boy is absest that he is
around some pool hall listen
ng to foul stories or with the gang
IF unregenerates trying to smoke
,igarets. If these things become uni
sersal there won't be any unregener-
ites. Where will they get their train
ng? Instead of another church we
need library where young and old
AN go and read the wisdom of the
rges for the asking. The minister's
,alary would pay the librarian
,tead of another church we need a
,irl's hall with matron, a music
DOM, sewing room, a gymnasium, |
tea room and playground. We need /
swimming pool ofor the boys and ,
iris and grown-ups during the hot !
Weather. The city has an ideal site I,
md an old Hindu Proverb whose wis !,
Iom has made it live for ages says, 4.
Cleanliness Is akin to Goodness" !,
OF course TO carry out such pro-
ram, all sertarian teachings would
ave to be eliminated from these in
titutions to prevent jealousy and
ascension. But the child who has
cen brought TO manhood or woman S
God under christian influence has its l
ADllS llNtu anu nthSViOliu IL 10 HOiiH a
o consort with people of it's own
abit of thought There will be time
nough to lay your dogmas before it
fter it has grown up, and there will
e more material to recruit from than 1
yer before. ID
There is money enough invested in
he churches in this community and
nough being spent in maintaining
hem to accomplish all or a great part
T this program There would be
nough left over to have one big II,
oomv place of worship for all and n
ne big, inspiring leader to take /
barge of the work and teach us on |,
undays the beauties and practical n
ility of the philosophy of Christ. :
Whenever the churches of Emmett !
tart on such program, there is go
lg to be one business man who is GO
,g to be with them with all his might,