The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-25
AMERICA SAFE
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to aid in meeting all these classes Of
cases, we would especially ask the
prayerful attention of all our mem
bers to the urgent necessity of a care.
full, sympathetic study of the indus
trial situation in our own and other
countries.
Undoubtedly the church will have
abundant opportunity within the next
year to give powerful aid in pointing
the way to the establishment of con-
ditions which will make more certain
social and Industrial peace.
But if this aid is given it will mean
on the part Of the individual members
of our local meetings, sacrifice of time,
sacrifice Of money, and without doubt
also a willingness to take the risk of
trying some new plans in social and
industrial reorganization.
THE only hope for finding a lasting
peaceful solution of the questions at
issue in this field lies in the applica-
ton Of intelligent Christian sympathy
and love when specific cases arise re-
curing action.
ut doesn't take much brains to do
as we want, but it takes a good deal
of self control to DO as we ought"
said Wayne B. Wheeler, general eoun-
sci of the National Anti-Saloon league.
Wednesday afternoon as he described
some of the leagues fights.
And if you think the fight is over.
you are mistaken. Listen. for the APP
peal from Europe and elsewhere in
the world where prohibition is not
yet known. Whether you like it or
not, We are part of a great Internal
iOnal movement for world peace, and
it is up to US as never before to look
to other nations and peoples"
The eighteenth amendment. the
speaker pointed out, is the greatest
document of influence ever drawn by
a self governing people. He added
however, that its enemies are multi
farious. and that the law of evil is
that it will spend its last dollar to
promote itself
Down in New York. you know
they didn't even know that a man
could get drunk on beer. Now we
| have it written into the law that a
| beverage containing one half of one
per cent by volume of alcohol is an
Intoxicating liquor. and against the
| law for anybody to use outside the
bonafide confines of his home, in any
part of the United States"
Tells of A. e. r. Work.
! AS he explained it to thousands Of
! soldiers in France, Edwood d. Per
| isho, a South Dakotian, told the meet
ing about the putting it over while
! the boys were in France" propaganda
spread, he alleged, by the vets.
Il found the American soldier :
most reasonable and broad minded
person when he had the facts-bu
until then it was not so well. l founc
over there in France, where I talked
to 100000 American lads that the
opinion prevailed that something
terrible had happened back in the
states; that some people back home
had gotten up, and taken advantage
of his absence by putting something
over" in the form Of prolsbiSon amend
ment. AS soon as they understood
that it was two-thirds of the congress
men who had voted the United State!
dry, they took the right attitude i'm
mediately."
The Rev. Andrew F. Mitchell reat
the report of the social service com
mittee Wednesday night, illustrating
by a chart, rural church attendance
at is surprising how nearly alik
all the quarterly meetings in Indian
Yearly Meeting are" said he.
The reports show: Whitewater, IS
members and an average morning a.
tendance Of one-third; East Mai
Street Friends, 437 members. los az
erage attendance; Westville, 10 men
bers and about one half average a
tendance; Orange. II members. az
erage attendance IS; CenteTyille, IL
memb ers. 81 average attendance
South Eighth Street, PA member:
90 average attendance; Greensboro,
members, average attendance of 80
Salem, 81 members and 40 average a
tendance.
This report was followed by an az
dress by Alexander c. Purdy of Ear
, ham College. DR.. Purdy said tina
social service is in no sense a subst
tuition for the gospel, but rather a
application of the gospel.