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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

duty to do so for the benefit we get
for the salvation of our sinful souls.
1T is as necessary to go to church
as it is necessary for us to have our
daily meals. A man who is not 60
ing to church is always hungry, yes,
starving soul. Do you realize the
Importance of church, the wonder
full help we get? Oh, friends, how
we become relaxed at once, how we
can get along better with other peo-
pie, how we learn to be patient!
How it gives us courage; how it
purifies our character; how it helps
US to the road of success, to the
road of happinessl 1t banishes fear
away from us. 1t strengthens US
with new powers. 1t teaches us
that worry never brings US lucky
moment, that jealousy or hate never
bring US back friend, that anger
never brings us cheerful friend or
a happy smile.
DO you realize all this, and the
most important, the salvation of our
souls? If not, why? And why do
good many of US who go to church
and are we'll educated, with all this,
fail during our life? Why, with all
the opportunities of today, but yet
to exist among us the word failure?
What is wrong?
Let me help and answer this
question. We start our career with
out any real object in our life. And
do you know the main object when
we first start out in life? 1t is a
home, worth living! Yes, a happy
home, and you never shall have a
happy home if you are not a true
Christian. A true Christian never
despairs, no matter what happens
to him. He is always trusting in
God and doing His will all the time
and prefers good in place of evil.
He is patient, always we'll prepared
for his work. If he fails once he
starts over and over until he wins.
Il do know. friends. that you are
far better educated than I am and
that you have better ideals than l
have. l do admire your country, its
ideals, its generous people, its pros
perity. Your willingness of CO.
operation, the main factor in success
in all matters, but the most impor-
tant of all is the systematic and eff
fective work done by the American
Christian mission, before now and
in the future in the far deserted
areas of Africa, China, Turkey and
Japan. .r
This means the salvation of thou
sands of souls. 1t will add golden
page in the United States history.
God bless you and your country.
And then say this: l will go to
church and support it and l will con-
quer my faults. | will be kind and
generous. I will lead a pure and
useful life. I will aim high and |
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

respect for God and His principles,
that are understandable or appeal to
the younger folks of today.
IF God were to drop into Omaha
today He would not want folks to
wait till Sunday to dress up, put on
sanctimonious look and stick a
nickel in their pocket to give Him
that they had beat some neighbor
out OF through crooked methods,
then after praying to Him and ask
ing fof every conceivable blessing,
whereas they have received a million
more during the week than they
were entitled to, and try to make
God believe he is a real Christian
because he played his part we'll.
What a real joke Christianity is, as
played by many people today! They
fool themselves into the belief that
they fool God, the same as they do
some of the people some of the
time. The facts are, God is with
each individual all the time in the
form Of His spiritual self, or, as we
say, our conscience.
From time we think, to the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
The Church Is Life More Abundant Minstered to
Mankind By Truth and Love In the Masters Name

word, given through conscience.
Let the disbeliever start to cross
the river Styx and he at once agrees.
There 10 the fellow who has faith.
He wants to square up with God for
trying to fool himself and the peo-
pie.
This is rather rambling: don't
cover, half, | mean; may give some
wrong impressions, etc, but it is a
big subject and takes far more space
than a short letter to discuss intel
ligently. / just want to hear the
other fellows views. Each contri-
button may help to stir things up.
and you are doing a greater work
than you may know by starting the
hall rolling. Every paper should
follow your example. Respectfully,
20. B. NJ, Norfolk, Neb."
"A church is a spiritua' hospital
which anyone may enter and
come out strengthened in mind,
soul and body, to live henceforth q
clean, straight and useful life.
SCHUYLER, NEB."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

in constitutional theory is there any
thing to prevent ministers to revert
ing at any moment to the old basis.
Public opinion is htful in its action,
and the league of nations as yet re-
mains paper covenant And, mean
while, the crowns prerogative has
in foreign affairs, as in much else,
become little better than a legal
friction behind which two. or at
most tiny group of ministers, are
free to take immensely important
decisions almost unobserved and
without any sustained or authorized
attempt to control their actions"
DR.. Seton-Watson remarks that
Lord Grey, now British ambassador
at Washington, actually had Great
Britain committed to the world war
before Parliament had been con-
suited. ..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

n ganrInterest in the discussion of the
~ question, What is church." has
VI spread throughout Nebraska and
81 Iowa to such an extent that letters
Il q. from ministers of the gospel, reli-
N " gious workers and many laymen
have poured into The Bee Office.
4 The general consensus of opinion
seems to be that the idea of a
! III church, held by the average citizen
today, is much too broad to be easily
defined in concrete terms.
Every writer, almost without ex-
ception, who has taken advantage
Of The Bees publicity to the opin-
ions OF the people of the middle west
an the subject admits the faults of
the modern church.
Most of them feel that the men
and women of greatest influence in
the church today should attempt to
keep the human element of the devo-
tional services and contributory or
\ Subsidiary meetings as nearly mod
erin as possible without losing the
j religious atmosphere.
aSome opinions appear rabid on
the amusement question, both ways,
| demanding that the church be kept
clear of all efforts at entertainment,
Or urging that modern methods be
Used to make the services attractive
to the modern young people"
But invariably, before the writer
Sfbfings his or her contribution to a
close, that feeling of reverence for
the ages to all manner of man, crops
out and is plainly evident through
the pages of manuscript.
4 few more contributions are pub
Y lished this week. The Bees col
un1ns will remain open for contribu-
tions on this question for several
weeks more. Any reader of The
Bee is privileged to send in an opin-
ion on the subject
A Minister'S Conception.
'The church is an organized So
Getty of people who believe on Jesus
I'M Christ as the savior of the world
and in His name worship and serve
God and humanity.
"The four walls within which this
society meets for worship and coun-
Gil is no more the church than the
house in which we live is the family
AS "a member of the church, con-
Il scious OF the favor of God through
II Jesus Christ, l find my greatest en-
joyment comes from services rend-
cred to humanity in His name.
| The motive that turns my steps
often to the house of God is a deep
desire to honor God in this world
and to encourage those who feel
similar desires. | am not scorner
yet | am not blind to the short-com-
q ings of the church But we must
be fair in our criticism.
Some churches have gone astray
from the proper standards and have
failed in their mission to their time
y and generation; others have been
blinded by human and selfish big
s@ntry so that they have lost the vision
saA that insnres to high and noble ideals
aud self-sacrifcing service after the
s0 pattern of the church's great head
I'M, and leader, Jesus Christ. But that
NV seems to be the disease of multi
- .tude of organizations, corporations,
~ and brotherhoods in our day.
VAN Leads All Organizations.
ssssfs SHY opinion of the church,
IsA gagged by my understanding of its
ssa commission and it's efforts to make
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

time OF death, let . man cross or
oppose the advice OF his conscience
and again what a joke he plays on
himself, and really knows it, but
won't admit, he must pay the bill,
his account is kept exact and bal
anced up frequently as God gets to
it, not telling just what day, but
pay he must.
"The agitator, like an l. w. w.,
is continually raising the wind about
short skirts, silk hose, picture re-
sorts, art exhibits and similar
things that God would not notice.
But the things that He would, such
as the crook in church and other
walks OF life, the CRATER, gossiper,
etc, He would not pass up, nor does
He want them in His church until
they clean up.
'As to the hereafter, that's some
thing to find out. What we are con-
cerned about is the present, and we
better live so the hereafter will not
be a worry. God has given us the
impression there is a hereafter and
l, at least, am satisfied to take His
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07

good under same, I am ready tc
say, it is head and shoulders above
every other organization in the
world as regards value of service tc
humanity.
"The ministry of the church is to
the whole man as was that of the
Master, and it is in the foot print.
of the church that all our charitable
and humanitarian institutions have
sprung ZIP.
ats power is not waning. 1t has
not lost its own soul. 1t still an
swers here to the call of the Mas
ter for service to the needs of the
masses, whom He loved and for
whom He died.
ut should be modern as to adap-
tation, yet unwaveringly true to its
great commission as given by the
Master in Mathew, 28:l9,20. Let the
entertainment agencies take care OF
the movies and the dances. 1t is
not the business of the church to
enter the field of entertainment in
competition with the theater and the
ball room.
ats business is that of retaining
and enlightening the children of
men, helping them back to such re-
lations with God as will enable them
to best solve the problems of their
relations with man.
I'VE do not apologize for the
church any more than we apologize
for our lifesaving stations or public
schools.
"The church is life more
abundant ministered to mankind by
truth and love in the Masters name.
"a. J. ANDREWSON,
$780,. Spencer, Neb.'
Study for Themselves.
\ Il am glad the question was asked
that way, what is a church, because
it will be more in keeping with the
general idea, which is very evident
from the answers so far printed.
George Blanchard says he is
pleased to submit what he believes is
complete answer and then cites
page 5S3 of Science and Health with
Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker
Eddy, discoverer and foander OF
Christian Science The answer is
eminently correct; Mary Baker
Eddy put forth her propaganda and
has followers, and those that fell for
that propaganda are a church, even
as Wesley put forth what is known
as the Methodist propaganda, and
Campbell, his, and the result is there
is that which we all know today as
the Methodist church and the
Campbellite, Christian; church each
of which is "a church and would as
truly be one even if there should
not be a single Christian in the en-
tire lot of adherents. ''
"Any propaganda that is put out,
that gathers followers regardless OF
whether it be Christian, inhdel,
heather, or even from the devil him.
self creates by so doing "a church.
The word church as given by Young
means that which is called out and
in harmony with that we read First
Pet, 2, 9, Who hath called you out
of darkness and in Rom. |, E,
Among which are Ye also the call
ed of Jesus Christ and in Second
Thes. 2, IA, 'Whereunto He called
You by Our gospel, to the obtaining
of the glory of Jesus Christ. This
also constitutes a church, but entire
iy. different from those mentioned
above in that they are called out by
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
Room "Too Warm" Drops
Four Stories to Death

Seattle, Wash.-Mrs. J. H. Pate,
81 years old, Charleston, Wash,
while waiting in doctors reception
room here crawled out on the win
dow ledge and let herself drop four
stories to the pavement below. She
was killed instantly. "The air is too
warm in this room," she remarked,
just before she went through the
window.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
ATTACKS SECRET
TREATIES MADE
,bY EN- CHS H men
Eminent Propaganda De.
cIares Lord Grey Had Brit
ain at War Before Con-
suIting Parliament.
BY FLOYD MacGRIFF.
International News Service Staff Core
spOndent

London, Dec. g. England's
method of conducting foreign af-
fairs whereby far-reaching decisions
and engagements may be made
without the knowledge Of either the
whole British cabinet or any refer
ence to Parliament is under attack
DR.. Robert w. Seton-Watson, au-
thority on international politics and
one of Britain's ardent propaganda
lists during the war, has called for
action to remedy this situation. in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
Should Be Modern AS To Adaptation,
Yet Unwaveringly True Fulfilling It's
Great Commission On This Earth

and Enghnng the Children of Men Help
ing Them With God AS Will Enable Them Best
Solve the Problems Relations With ManA Charitable
Humanitarian Institutions Spring Up From the Church
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-07
What Is a Church?

Is it Building, an Assemblage, Minister Ideal?
If you are a church member what most affects you
for good the that you take the money that you give
the worship in which you or the service that you
render?
If your steps turn often toward the house Of God
what motive drives them thence; old family CUSTOM
want of friends strong sense OF duty or an IN
nate love of God? - ......et ,-
If only seldom you darken the door, what fingers long
est after you gone the prayer from the altar the
song of the choir the discourse of the morning or the cor
diality of the congregation? .." .a..- .s.
If Of the scorners what at the bottom OF your
kick; the faults of the pulpit the sights from the pew
the shortcomings of sinners the saints docrna srfe
IT, in your eyes, it sick institution where then, lies
the it's time of the past is it's influence waning
has lost its soul does it still here to the
vision?
If you ask for an opinion, what gauge would you
to its worth would you stress its theology, its u
vene teaching, emphasized form of service or its week
day activities? ..>-
Should it be modern in method efficient in business,
have pleasant surroundings advertise in the papers, hold
stick to traditions?
What is church; four walls and roof gathering
of people, employees who minister is tLIFE? Tell
THE OMAHA BEE.
The Bee submits the above questions of the hour to
its readers believing that the religion of the future like
other factors which have to do with the humanizng and
vital things of daily existence, is to be democracy. It
socs full and frank questions Any reader is privileged
to give his opinion Answers will be printed in succeed
ing Sunday issues of The Bee. Your will be with
held from print desired but should be given as proof
of good faith Address all communications to Omaha Bee
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
ALL THIS TROUBLE
OVER AUTO PARKING

Judge Churchman. IN Municipal Court
this morning. referred the cast OF Zeke
Gabriel a rug dealer, charged with as
sault and battery on David Zutz, 10
Court officer Mcdaniel for investiga-
ton and continued 10 for one week.
The trouble is an ouigrowth Of the
defendants protest 10 Zuiz about park
ing his automobile in front 0f his place
Of business, No. 3i3 Delaware avenue,
on. Saturday. Zuiz has his place or
business at No. 3i5 Delaware avenue.
Zutz testified that Gabrial came into
his store and punched him and at
tempted TO cut him with a pair Of
scissors. When he tried TO prevent Tie
defendants using the scissors on him,
Zutz said Gabriel bit his thumb.
Gabriel maintained that when he went
into Zutzs store. Zutz Immediately set
upon him and threatened 10 hit him
with a brick. Il was while trying 10
get the brick from Zutz that he Ga
brlep bit the complainants thumb, IL
appeared
John ?. Malloy was attorney for
Gabriel.
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
EDEN LODGE WORK
BEST, CHIEFS SAY

The comforting OF the third degree by
the stan OF Eden Lodge. No. 81. I. o. o.
r.. before the Sovereign Grand Lodge
at Baltimore on last Wednesday night
has been declared by members OF tho
Sovereign Lodge 10 have been the best
work they ever saw. Much comment
has been heard on the manner In which
the work was put on.
Degree Master Philip J. Isaac. who
stayed In Baltimore after the comforting
Of The degree has returned home.
Rehearsals OF the degree work Will be
continued by the stan In preparation
Tor the comforting OF the degrees on the
next class Of candidates. The class will
be a large one.
Another feature OF Eden's visit 10 Bal
tlmore on last Wednesday which has
aroused much comment was the show
ing OF the Frank Morse Old Guard Band
or Philadelphia. The band drew ap-
plause along the entire route In the
parade. It's work was admirable. and
the four hundred Eden members who
paraded were highly pleased with a..
70 was, indeed, big day OF success for
Eden.
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
'IVER BANK WORK
IN LEGAL TANGLE
ontract Cancelled by Levy
6urt. Young Contractor
Talks Suit
MAY OR NAY NOT
SETIL QUESTION

Levy Court in a legal tangle in the
matter Of the river bank repair work
near the Narlin-ROckwell plant. done
under contract with the court by the
Delaware Dredging and Construction
Co. Last Tuesday afternoon the court
cancelled the contract on the ground
that the work along The river bank was
progressing too slowly and was poor
ly done.
This morning. Edwin o. Lewis, a
Philadelphia attorney, appeared before
the court on behalf OF William H..
Radf0rd. 10 whom the Delaware Dredg-
ing and Construction Company had
sublet the Job for the Levy Court
President Elliott said that the court had
not known that the contract had been
sub-let. Mr.. Lewis stated that his
client was a young man who had put
most of his small capital into this
work without receiving one cent in re-
turn lie had received no payments
whatever from the court and II was Ow-
ing 10 this fact that he could not meet
his payrOlls and continue rapidly with
the work The first part OF August he
stopped work but upon assurance that
payment would be made by the court
on the contract, he invested $1,000 more.
No such payment has been made.
Mr.. Lewis said further that HIS client
had not abandoned the work, his
dredge was still there, and he was liv-
ing up 90 his part OF the contract, still
working. lie thought the court should
make some compensation TO Mr.. Rad
ford, in view OF the capital he had put
into the job.
President Elliott and Commissioner
Buckson stated that Badfords name
had not appeared in the contract In
a meeting OF the committee Of the
whole, al o'clock this afternoon,
there will be a conference between the
Court Attorney Edward 6. Bradford,
lr. County Engineer Grubb, Mr. Lewis
and Mr.. Badford The problem is a
,cg3ly complicated one. The court
may reach an adjustment. or the Phil
sdelphia attorney hinted. that the mat
ter may result in a lawsuit brought
AGAINST the commissioners individually
since the court cannot be sued as
body
The Levy Court obtained no bond
rom The Delaware Dredging Company,
but hold their certified check for $500.
Levy Court last Tuesday declared this
Clcch iOrlclltu-
a the morning session Of court, Ed
ward Talley. who has returned from 70
months Of service in The army, was
again placed on the county payroll as
a clerk in The Office Of Clerk Of the
Peace John j. Wright.
The National Anlline and Chemical
Company was granted permission %
place pipes under the Ridgeley road,
near Naaman's. z. J. dupont de Ne
mnurs and Company was granted per-
mission 10 place ~ inch steam line
ind a ~ inch water line under the
road al New Bridge.
Hereafter Levy Court will pay bills (
for material within their discount per- /
.od instead OF by the month.
Appropriation Tor the fire companies /
was deferred until October, when more ]
money will be available.
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
DEFER VOTE ON THE
JOHNSON AMENDMENT

WASHINGTON. Sept. 30. United
Press).-A decision against The iinme-
diate calling up OF the Johnson amend
ment TO the peace treaty was reached
today, following conferences between
Senators Borah and Johnson and Borah
and Senator Lodge
Johnson returned TO Washington to-
day from his western speaking trip and
decided that he needed a rest before
plunging into the senate battle, it was
said
Lodge declared that the time for call
ing up the johnson amendment rests
entirely with Johnson himself, or until
some administration Senator calls 70 up.
Lodge predicted that during the reading
Of the treaty today. there would be
some observations" made 10 the Senate
on the amendment.
Both sides today presented practically
an unbroken lineup with Johnson and
Penrose back, and Vice-P President Mar
shall returning TO resume the chair.
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
consumers LEAGUE
OUTLINES PROGRAM
10 Consider Housing. Mini
mum Wage. Food and
Scholarships Subjects
ALSO MAY TAKE UP
LABOR PROBLEMS

A joint meeting O., the executive
council and the advisory committee o
the Consumers League was held in IA,
league oillcc yesterday Those present
included: Mrs. T. G.. dupont, pres.
ident; Miss Margaret Mckay. recording
secretary; Miss Helen Cranslon, treas
urer; Dean Winifred j. Robinson. and
Mrs. J.. NJ. Horn, v,ce-presldenis; Mrs
~. Montieih Jackson. chairmah Of
finance: DR.. G.. l.. Caudec. chairman Of
labor laws; Mrs A. ID. Warner chair
man OF pure food; Miss sarah Pyle
Mrs Charles l.. Wollaston and George
b. Miller OF the advisory committee,
Miss Anna Bird. Mrs. II. \. Jemison
ami John e.. Sayl0r
The secreiary's report called atten-
ton 10 the survey now being made un-
der The direction Of the Service Citizens
for the \. ". G.. A, and the Consumers
League. the object OF which is to
measure the need Of additional hou,-
ing facilities for independent women In
Wilmington Miss Truesdel. an eX-
pcricnced investigator, is making per-
sonal canvass TO discover THAT proper
ton Of The women employed In the city
are not living In their own homes aud
Of this number just how many are not
satisfied with their present manner Of
living and feel the need OF such accom-
modatiOns as either a home under the
direction Of the T. W. g.. A. or a busi-
ness girls hotel would offer.
The following tentative program
which had been sent TO each member
point and approved.
Food Cooperation with the Nation
al Consumers League in It's efforts TO
reduce the cost Of living through Fed
cral legislation.
Housing Promotion OF a business
girls hotel
Industrial Studles-Industria oppor-
lUnitles for minors from ii 10 2i years.
Cannery wages and conditions. The
cOlOred women I'm Industry
Minimum Wage-Educational cam
paign relative 10 the principle involved
and Delaware's need OF minimum wage
legislation. Further Investigation OF
wage conditions
SchOlsrships-Co OF schol-
arship payments TO children under "a
Efforts to keep In school children over
"a not forced by economic pressure 10
go 20 work Vocational guidance and
industrial placement OF children who
cannot be kept in school.
WAYS and Nleans-Campaign 10.
more 500 members; more money.
DR.. Candee outlined plans for a ser
les OF conferences 10 consider informal
ly such timely subjects as: Collective
bargaining. labor representation IL
management. industrial standards am
the principles Of the minimum wage.
Evening journal., 1919-09-23
TALL CEDARS TAKE In
CLASS OF SIXTY ONE

At the first fall meeting Of Brhndy-
wine Forest Tall Cedars OF Lebanon,
last night at the New Century Club. G6
candidates were initiated and a smoker
was enjoyed at the conclusion OF the
evening. Members Of the order had
been. at work all summer and Scribe
Frank II. Day was kept busy last night
receiving the contribuliins OF the sap
lings"
William J. Hlghneld and Candy C.
Mammele. past Grand Tall Cedars, re-
ceiver Past Ginnd Tall Cedar jewels
from the lodge. The jewels were pre-
senled by the Rev Thomas W. Win
gate, and the recipients both made
short speeches of acceptance.