Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-13
FRIENDS FAVOR
DRY LEGISLATION
Election Of Congressman IN
Sympathy With voIstead
r Act Is Urged
NEGRO PROBLEM DISCUSSED
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Cane May. n. j.. July 13.--Resolu-
Aors ;ndorsing the League Of Nations.
,ho yolstead act and the anti-tobacco
s,usade were placed before the Friends
seneral conference at yesterday morn
inr's session.
The prohibition resolution demands
,bc election Of congressman who are
thoroughly in sympathy with the Vol
e,ead legislation and who can be relied
an to keep the country dry.
The three resolutions, which were re-
srred to the conference for action by.
,be central committee. brought out ami
mated discussion among the Friends.
SppciaI conferences on IA square deal
for the negro" and "our schools as
religious concern" were held before the
main session this morning. Anne Biddlc
Sterling led the discussion Of the negro
prcblem. and George II. Nutts-, of the
George School faculty. dealt with the
educational question. The main address
/, NJ the morning session was delivered
nv Wilbup>K. Thomas. executive secre-
tary Of the American Friends service
, committee who smoke on Living Our
Faith in Special Service"
The governor was expected to be
rresent yesterday and welcoming dele
rations met all the late afternoon trains.
George A. Walton. head Of the George
School. substituted for the governor In
tho main event of the evening.
Mr.. Walton good -humoredly rode"
ths states chief executive in the course
Of his speech by mentioning among Il
group Of other human relationships
''thc privilege Of waiting twenty min
utcs for an absentee governor.
"Thc nations recent taste for liquor
Is working itself off in silk stockings.
clothes.' he declared. "Washing
dishes is holier than preaching the
gospel" he said in emphasizing the i'm
portance of everyday routine of life.
I'VE are too apt to invest ministers
Of the gospel with special holiness and
an element of magic. when as a matter
OF fact IL requires more Christian
spirit to do back breaking dishwashing
than to dress up and preach in an
elaborate church.
AID it is fact that mechanical
dishwashers are more popular than ser
mons on photograph"
Race Problem Discussed
Education was emphasized as the
chief solution for the race problem, by
DR.. James Fl. billiard. "Wc are all.
colored and white. only fifty years out
Of slavery" said: Doctor billiard, who
Is president Of the John +. Slater fund
for establishing county training schools
throughout the South. '"The amount of
money the poor colored people them
selves contribute toward these schools
Is marvellous he told the Friends.
''and the self sacrifice and devotion of
the coored teachers. who are graduates
Of Tuskegee. Hampton, etc, make them
worthy to be spoken of with the saints
and martyrs" -..
The Slater Fund began by financing
four training schools in 1913; this
year. they will report having assisted
more than 100. The most hopeful sign
Is that the state boards of education in
the southern states and the local people
are now 20. operating with these cduca
tiOnal efforts.
"Deplorable as lynchings are" said
Doctor Dillard. I'VE must remember
that there are not many people engaged
IN them and there is some loodlumism
everywhere. The race problem will be
solved by educated religion. when all
believe and practice Christ's teach
ings.'
Isaiah used advertising methods. I"
assorted George A. Walton. principal
OF George School, in continuing his
course on the methods and quality OF
leadership as portrayed by Bible heroes.
HE put up "A tablet. or poster, when
he was trying to persuade his nation
against allying itself with the Assyr-
iians. The inscription meant swift
booty, speedy prey and then Isaiah
CAV" his newly born son the inscription
for name.'',
IA speaking of st. Paul. Doctor Wal
ton said his success in spreading Chris
uanity was due to his ability to make
the most of every opportunity. 'tThe
magncSc force of his personality was
the outcome of Gods power in his
heart. and this power can be acquired
by each one of us. said Doctor Walton
4, Two roundktable discussions preceded
The regular Sessions. George Ii. Mutt.
Of George School. in the conference on
Friends Principles, denounced the
.nnmitigated abuse Of people," citing
thc Nation, the New Republic and sim
lar publications. 1T is nothing short
Of blasphrmy. he said. ito think
every aT,!Cons one is wrong but OURSELVES" He
advocated compromise in efforts to
obtain unity and progress. though not
compromise of principle.
Daily Work Holy
Our ordinary daily work is also holy
ana essential to God, said George A.
Walton. principal. of George School. at
the evening session Of the Friends con
ference. The subject OF, his address
was, Living Our Faith, at Home, in
Social Mingling and ut Work"
There is always Il eau for special
SERVICE he continued. ''but it is also
NoIy work to keep up the physical side
OF our nature. without which the spir-
ltgal would never be enabled to de-
&The speaker emphasized how abso-
Iutely dependent we are on each other,
aud even for the simplest meal we call
or the labor of men of many countries.
brotherhood is. therefore. an essen
tlai fact in the economic world" he