The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-05-09
First Christian by Lack Of Water
Transportasien, Mesheaisss by
sacksli6inq and Say Pre-
ordination Mon
TROPHY Is PRESENTED
Coed Banquet With Sixty at the
Table Has a Fine Program OF
Post PrandIal Speeches by
Minister'S

The members OF the Teams anu tno
Representative of the churches VINO
were members Of the church INDOOR
baseball league concluded the season
last night with dinner at the I. M
.C. A with about sixty guests present.
Edward F. Carter presided as
'toastmaster and introduced the
speakers of the evening as compos-
ing large part of the keokuk MIN
isterial association.
The first number was a vocal SOLO
by Miss Carline Bode,
Among the speakers there were
frequent illusions TO professionalism,
backsliding and the water cure, each
falling back on his particular defense
as an excuse for not winning Inc
league trophy. But on the subject
assigned to the speakers there was
also some good thoughts brought
out
Rev. NJ. E. Nethercut in speaking
on the subject, The Value OF Social
Contests" said:
When you go up against Pres
byterian you are forordained to lose
as we were.
Aphorisms of Manhood.
These contests for one thing give
US a healthy respect for the other
fellow. Another thing we gain is
self control and that is the very
handspring of human life.
He is a gentleman who can take
the one who has defeated him by
the hand and congratulate him; it
shows a high type OF manhood"
Rev. DR.. E, B. Newcomb OF West
minister Presbyterian church, spoke
on the subject. THE Making of
Man"
Il don't think the Presbyterians
were foreordained TO win the trophy
he said. 1.-THE Methodists just lost
their grip and the Westminster boys
kept theirs and as result they now
have a grip on the cup.
The Triangle of Life.
81 think the triangle which is the
iembIem of the Y. NJ. c. A., is a suff1-
! Gent answer to the question. what
| does il take to make a MANI"
| He then cited John L. Sullivan as
an example of near physical pefec-
/ ton. but man who did not know
how TO take care Of his body until
II was too late to save himself and
then gave his time to encouraging
others to care for themselves.
The third side of the triangle
sfgnifying the spiritual is essential
to the making of complete man.,
he added,
Various Reasons for Defeat.
"The Presbyterians won this
trophy because they couldn't help It,
the Methodists did not win 1t be-
cause they backslid, and we did not
win it because the river traffic has
been stopped and we always come
by the water route" was the OPEN
ing thought Of Rev. Huell Warren
in speaking on the subject, The Re
ilation of the Church to Athletics"
II don't believe there is any place
where we can find life On as real
relations Is on the athletic field.
THE churches great mission Is TO
save life, all II life
ION the athletic field, what you
are speaks.
The Busines7 Of Religion.
| THE business of religion is to
keep a fellow Keen and if an ath-
iletic game coa,tiioutes to that, 1t
ought 10 be the business OF the
church" were sume of his pointed
assertions on the subject.
Rev. q. 3. McElree of the Unitc0
Presbyterian church, was then ca.:cd
upon for an impromptu speech by
( the POSTMASTER,
/ The trophy offered by the y. NJ.
iC. s. 10 the winner of the series was
then presented TO the Westminster
team by the POSTMASTER. Harold
Wyllie accepted it for the .eam.