The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-22
keokuk Attorney Makes an Address
Showing Parallel Between the
League of Nations and
Christian Missions.
CHRISTIANITY rs SAFETY
Men with Honorary Membership In
Woman's Missionary Society
Have Charge Of Meeting
and Refreshments.

The Christian Woman's Missionary
society of the First Christian church
has an honorary membership MADE
I'm of a number of men who are reg
Mar contributors 10 the work OF the
organization. II is the plan eacn
year that the group OF men making
up this part of the membership nave
complete charge of one OF the regu-
lar monthly meetings.
This meeting for the current year
was held last evening al the parlors
of the church with good program
and with a large attendance In spite
of the very inclement weather.
Rev, HuelI Warren represented the
men as the leader for the evening
and e. L. Aldrich conducted Inc De
votions with G. Roy Whaley reading
the scripture. A duet was then rem
dered by ID. A Uhler and Dr.. Il. Il.
stafford accompanied By Robert VIII
lard at the piano.
The main feature OF the evenings
program was an address by }. y:
BOYD on the touic, "The League OF
Nations and Christian Missions MI.
BOYD In his opening remarks SAID
that he had linked himself with the
organization known as the League 10
Enfnrce Peace, because he felt that
its attitude toward the future OF
! world security and the development
az the greater relations among the
! nations was the most momentous
consideration In the worlds history.
.The same principles and basic
philosophy that underlie the program
If christian missions and the move
ment of democracy to world proper
lions have been the actuating insSru-
ments in the formation OF the coVen-
ant of the league OF nations, ne
said, This organization with It's
program of the worldwide pcopoga-
ton of the christian principle fno
righteous living becomes defntte'y
related to such a program as IS under
taken in the league OF nat-~ns en-
deayor. While not little ridicule
has been forthcoming from the mar
row nationalistic minds here and
there we are not a little encouraged
when we note that the great states
men of the world are conscious OF the
christian ramifcations- possible IN
new world order and are maSnani-
nous enough in their deliberations
to recognize the import of the higher
christian relationships that may east
between nations"
Mr.. Boyd concluded his remarks By
showing forth the attitude OF large
nations to nations that needed pro-
lection and tutorship. He said:
THE one high purpose OF the
league of nations is to protect and
preserve the political existence OF
every nation no matter how benight-
ed its condition. In so doing the
nation that is appointed TO act as a
guardian shows forth its response
bility in giving the backward nation
q chance to develop free citizen
ship and TO enjoy the heritage Of
nations that have been under the
sway OF christian influence and chris
tan privilege. Here it is that the
program of a league of nations coin
cides with the program OF christian
missions. The christian missionary
1s essentially world statesman"
Following Mr.. Boyd's address, the
men served refreshments Of ice
cream and cake The meeting was
pronounced one OF much interest,
and 1t was conceded that the men
were very capable in a missionary
program.