The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-03-30
MEETING CLOSES CONFERENCE
Of NATIONAL REFORM ASSN,


IIc spoke Of the experience az Eng
! aud during the WAY when her workm"n
: were failing 10 turn sufficient munl-
tons in tNc time allotted them }"
! s,y,u-duy week. After an investigation
( L was decided to GlIc the men SuhdA!
: ~ and moro work was don" IN SIN
DAYS than had previously been accom-
rl,shcd IN Sven days. hr. DENIS" sa'd
, that the TWO things Fundamental :" the
proSrcss " the nation were the "bscrN-
q .,,,c ,r Gods Day and the use OF Gods
Book. Dr. McGaw spoke on Tn" kioi'
!, the Pur!ic Schools Or McCiaw
spoke in the same manner which has
! characterized all his Wheeling ad-
. dresses. like a human SatNug gun
I launching forth facts ana statistics az
! fast as ne could talk aud Vet express
. ing himself go clearly that no on" could
! misunderstood h'ul. N""nS "th''
! things he advocated for the pubic
( schools. a text book containing IN"
American common law side by side with
. The T.u Commandments given on SINAI
} showing how We have derived all that
= lasting Of our civil code from the
4 Mosaic law. lie traced the beginnings
81 the American nation saying that
! Americans have as their forcbeSrs the
most Cody people, not excepting the
ancient Hebrews. who ever founded
Z government.
The last speaker or tho afternoon was
D- John Royal Harris who spoke on
industrial Justice" Or. Harris j.
and has that gift Of huulor
and cloQuencc for which tn" southern
orators are noted. He said in part:
DR.. Harris on Industrial Justice.
IL Is not simply peace that we wa"'.
D. In
the ono hand we fight for the wrongs
OF labor in some sections Of this couu-
. try. and on the other against the
/ wrongs Of capital and organized soci-
ETY. in places like Russia and of at
'cmptrd revolution anywhere. There
must be no wrong anywhere, for right
/ and wrong are not altered by changes
/ their places. Tho world has suffered
! long and suffered much because men
have thought that what is wrong IN in
I Giv,dual affairs or in the much may bc
| pu, iUto society. business, or politics
! ard made right Germany is tho an
swcr 70 those who would thus iuCglc
! the labels God has placed on things.
In getting industrial! justice Ne must
! preach and apply the neglected half of
! the gospel. that which is for commun-
! ~ affairs. mass. public, institutional
! For the first time in hoy history the
church now has a definite social pro-
I gram. officially adopted by the Federal
| Council Of Churches and the aftiiiatlng
! denominations. In u the labels are
! placed on industrial sins and these
/ things are called wrong: Improper dis
J tribution Of wealth: wrong share in the
! profits Of industry: wrong wages hours
! and working conditions. wrong housing
| conditions: the employment OF children;
! the employment of wom"r AZ certain
! times, and the failure - XIV" :, .u.lu
! who puts his life into an Industry sem,
! kind OF voice in its mauag"m"m; -
| what is known as the characterization
! Of industry. This net only creates An
! atmosphere. 4 moral but Il gives q def
! mite program.
! The trend IN industry toward profit
and management sharing voluntarily
worked out in the respective institutions.
| is helping on satisfactory adjustment.
! The sentiment for the pervasion OF de
I moe raCy. SO that in church. society.
; business. and all. will help bring the
: desired contamination. Tho GROWING
sentiment In favor OF giving labor its
I propcrtionate share in all forms Of
our government is full Of promise.
! Things will be differCn; when lawyers
! politicians ard corporate Representa-.
! tivcs in Congress and lower places
I have mingled with them n moro pro
| portionatc lot az factory. farm. store.
I and church people.
! one day the cooperative cou0ciI III
: plants all over the country VIII gyt TO-
| gcther-and form Industrial unions l.rr
! labor Unions run on Ill the! naturally
merge into this better Cur'uStI"u
/ Other nations will initiate and grt clos
| er TO America. And oU" day the New
! Jerusalem will JON IT'S streets and
/; rivers and avenues to ours. aud thu ':'h-
| eraaclc OF God will indeed D. a-a,n
! with mea.
THAT Golden Day Wtl' r'"'c 4.
/ reached except as every tE'h ~ IL,
! way IS measured ana marked ia; IT,
! thc Golden Rule. The GoicH EIl"
will not work without the Golden EUI.
the Carpenters Son Of Nazareth NuJ
! all the way must bc sauct.i"d hl No
! blooddrops Of our CaINari"s'i