The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1920-12-24
URGES BETTER
COOPERATION
Keynote of the New Program is
Cooperation for Better
Ends in Every Line.
BISHOP BURNS IN GLASGOW
Church Leader Urges People of State
to Better Faith in Themselves. in
Their Communities, in the
State and Their Nation.

81 admire the spirit of co-operation,'
stated Bishop Charles Wesley Burns,
of the Helena Area of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, in a short address
at a business mems banquet held in
the Alsop Tea Room "Wednesday even
ing, (which is becoming more and
more manifest among our people in
general. 1t is inspiring to face
gathering of men from every walk in
life, from every church denomination,
and from every line Of business, vol
UNFAIRLY gathered together in a true
spirit of cooperation for the accom-
plishment of sound reconstruction"
Bishop Burns presided Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week at regional
conference or get-together meeting
held in this city of the ministers of
this part oi the state, as well as the
citizens at large: the meeting held
with view to explanation of the new
program of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The Bishop delivered two ad-
dresses during the sessions, as we'll as
q short informal talk u the business
men of the city who were called to-
gether in banquet in honor Of the
distinguished visitor
"My first 'ntroductior TO Montana
continued Bishop Burns, was a. Lew
iScown. Montana, Il few months ago,
WEan wos permitted to listen to an
address delivered by distinguished
gentleman from one of our coast cities
who made an assertion something like
this: Montana has more rivers with
less water more mountains with less
aud oSt ir-Ia
with less to see than any other state
in the Union My experience since
that time have led me to believe that
this man was either in error or grossly
misrepresenting the case. Montana is
wonderful, its possibilities are vast.
"Our people in Montana and in
America, are today, facing two of
the greatest events in the history Of
the nation. The first, and predomin-
ant, of course. is the Christmas Festi-
val time, when men and women, old
and Young forget their arduous tasks
of every day, and again become chill
dren-when the whole world bows in
reverence to "a Babe in Cradle" The
second is the commemoration of the
real foundation of Americanism-The
Landing Of the Pilgrim Fathers. Per-
haps no event of greater Importance
has come in recent years than the
tercentennary anniversary of the
stepping on American soil of those
noble fathers of so great common
wealth. The prevailing feature of it
all; the feature that has, when other
nations fell to ruin financially and
otherwise, has brought America forth
victor and leader in finance, is that
these men brought with them their
true religious faith: that this religious
faith has followed them down through
the decades of time; that it still is
bound to prevail if America continues
her path of glory in the eyes of the
world.
''The three greatest things in this
old world today are our public schools,
the open Bible, and the Press. The
greatest of these is the Bible of re-
ligion. | believe that the fact that the
United States now leads the nations
of the world, is borne out because of
this nations continued religious de-
votion. And, with all due respect
to those who hold the subject so dear
TO heart, | am convinced that the
League of Nations has to date failed
to materialize is due to the utter alb
Sence theretrom of any mention of
God and of the Christian religion.
"Of course pure and unadulterated
Amerlcanism should be the keynote
OF our lives as American citizens: and
am one who has faith in America.
would deem it a pleasure to kick from
the top of the highest mountain in
Montana those imposters who recently
m fit of treason tore the flag in
New York City. Such traitors have
no place in America. Americanism
should be our keynote, vet we cannot
none to continue along lines of indi-
'idual or national success if we neglect
our religious devotion.
81 believe that our uncertainty of
he present comes due to our utter
ack OF faith. AS people we are ap-
)roachlng an era when cooperation
hall be more dominant in mems
hearts than ever before. And, lust at
present is time which calls forth.
m our part as citizens, implicit
alth first in ourselves and our
elbow men; second in our commun-
ty; IN our state; absolute faith
our nation-faith in the old flag
nd lastly laith in our Creator-God."
At the closing session of the con.
erence held on Wednesday evening
the church, DR.. Macklenburg of Hell
ma delivered an illustrated lecture
xplanatory of the Centenary work.
bishop Burns delivered his address on
World topics, which dealt in a most
Bile manner with the uncertainty of
ne present times, and the citizenship
uty of MISUNDERSTANDING out the
ause and cure for our present econ
mic troubles.
More than twenty pastors and dele
ates from other communities in
lis part of the state were present at
avre, district Superintendent for
lie sessions. Rev. J. H. Durand of
MS district was present and assisted
the program.