The Alaska daily empire., 1919-11-06
NEW PRAYER FOR PRESIDENT SAID
 BY CHRISTIANS
Rev. Guy D. Christian Gives a Review of the Work Accomplished at De-
 troit, Michigan

Rev. Guy Dean Christian, who ha returned from attending General Con vention of Episcopal church of De troit, speaking of the convention said:
 'To show you that my ideas of :h, convention are not just my own only could hardly be better described thar as referred to in an editorial in tn, Detroit Free Press:
 The gathering was of large sig nificance. It is the central body O one of the greater historic parts O the Christian world, of a body tha stands in a peculiarly central posi- tion because, aside from it's tradi tions it includes in it's membershil people of almost all schools of reli gious thought. In consequence, i touches the outside world at a grea many points and from a great many angles, and its spirit may be fair ly described as cosmopolitan.
 Such a church as this ought t, be able to arrive at a singularly com prehensive view of the world condi tions and world needs, and it's gen eral assembly has within it the DOW CT to do a valuable work outside it's strict limits by acting to a large extent as cleoring-house of genera information for all Christian workers This year with the shadow of tn war scorcely lifted and with the que tion, What is to be the future O Christianity? particu'9rlv grave. it deliberations are eeneciallv importan and worth observing. and its deci sions significant
 Church and Social Justice
 "The Detroit Journals editoria estimate of the convention was espe cially significant:
 "'Somehow the mighty suffering and prolonged bitterness of the wal years, with the present stirring ot class hatreds in all classes, have reused men to realize more than evel that the mission of religious bodies is to communicate religion to a world which cannot live without it. And therefore. there is a great passion expressed for building of walls ol Jerusalem, for expressing religion through better lives, better schools better cities, and a better nationa spirit.
 Undoubtedly there is great place and a great need for every church in the work of social justice the great work of our time. The Church promulgates as it's creed z principle of social action far more profound than the central principle of socialism. The Church rests it' right to universal regard on ideals O life both deeper and higher thar have ever been pictured in a radica Utopia The Church is supposed b, it's very origin to represent the poor to expound the cause of the veal and humble, to be chosen champion of the broken-hearted and of those il prison.
  the task of social justice is restoring her antique glory, even more thlr any one who repairs broken altal or decks her priests in vestments o ineffable sacrifice. The Church i' social because it is in the social life of men. The Church can impart tC us all in market or monastery tht one chief treasure-the spirit of { better like of doing justly and lovins mercy and walking humbly in higf responsibilities.
 "The devout worshipper has hat his spiritual joy in the Episcopa church, in Hturgies of lofty reverence which seem to fill the sanctuary witt the presence of Heaven. The earnest lover of the evangelical emphasis has heard the words of life which make glad the heart. And though tht Church and outside the Church rise' the cry of great need for counsel ant strength, the demand for social jus tice which is really the demand fol the setting up of the eternal ordel in temporal affairs, and of establish ing all temporal order on foundations of the everlasting right
 On League of Nations
 "The proposal of the Episcopa convention on the League of Nations was expressed in the first of serie' of resolutions on that subject, whicf was as follows:
 Resolved, that perceiving God'' hand in the victory achieved by tho allied nations in the great war; w render unto Him our humble ant hearty thanks for the deliverance O the world from the peril that s' nightly threatened the liberty Of al free peoples and the progress O Christ's kingdom among men.
 RESOLVED, that in view of th' momentous changes in intcrnationa relations which have grown out O the great war, we desire at this tint to record our conviction that th'