Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-03
'CHURCH HAS BIC CHANCE
TO END INDUSTRIAL WAR
DIR. LingIe, at Intcrchurch Pastors
Conference, Says Labor and Cap
ital Need Christianization,

Until labor and capital is Chris
TANNED, there will DO no Industrial
| peace in America or the world, de-
ciared Dr.. w. T. Lingle. president of
Union Theological Seminary, Ginter
i.tin, IN IN audress on industrial re-
M NJ cement STATE Pastors conference,
DR.. Linsic laid most of tho blame
for present industrial unrest to failure
OF iair treatment OF employer to en-
ployee and empioyeo to employer, and
asserted that until Chrlstianitv and
the Golden Rule were observed In in
dustry disturbing, conditions would
never be eradicated.
Hence, amciioration OF tho difficp,.
Ties Which confront the industrial life
OF the nation depends upon tho steps
taken by the church, DIR. LinEIe said,
One of the features OF yssterdav:s
program at tho conference was Tho
i've group suppers. which were held at
men, between tho afternoon and night
sessions, at which more than 500 nas-
s .9rs divided yided into pvo departmental
On the night program Mrs. w. q.
WinSborough, OF st. Louis. leader oi
the interchurch World Movement team
addressing the state woman's confer
encc being held at Seventh Street
Christian church. told OF tho part the
women are taking in tho Interchur:h
World Movement va
The conference which opencd Mon
naS aii Hr,!,t Will close this after-
sionai meetings Will be held, at Which
oastors VIII DISCUSS from the denomi-
maciion Ssiandp9int their plans in con-
ncct!oh win the lntcrchurch Move
hent. Following the report of tho
innings committee, which will BIO Civ
en- TINS afternoon. ana sovcrui i.d-
dresses, the conference will come ~ :.
close. - 20 d
l"o More Pastors Register.
70 vi; man l2o additional pastors
resnStered 1T the conferences yesterday
III, morning. brin Sing the total attendance
Up to ABOVE the COO mark This nuni-
n me rGGii,rese th twelve denominations,
Methodist. Friends, Church Of Brethren.
rem rplsf Reforn nrSss9ytsrian United reth
M9nnonitex. Lutheran and Eaptist' .'''
Dir. Charles H. Pratt, sccrclary or
me me Tareign Mission Board OF the
a rreSnE &c Ian Church, who is presiding
and conduct of the Intcrchurch Worm
mi mo. ihs YESTERDAY afternoon. Trae-
Wien me in ,.'o TcrS, from its incep;ion.
the Presbyterian Church sent ou, :.
Gm.i TO al denomina tional mission
tna u s., shortly otter sthe signing OF
attempt to draw upon Il concerted pian
or o; action in COPING with the situation
how we tho Sfe igtsr nga, DR. nrat, told OF
developed. been indorscd by nanv nT
me supreme bodies OF the principal
financed. He denied that the moVc.
ment is financed by ono or two rich
rmoy and explained how tho
union in any sense.
These mission boards met to Frame
s;d eoh mon iinancial program and de-
as the basis for the carrying out of
.nls program. In closing his cXpIana-
uon. pr. Pratt stated:
al
Te iTr9ntcstLnts trust one another?
Jesus Jesus Christ Is saying lift Me up and
SHOW .',,e, the world you trust each other
ahp VIII save the world"
Ut Cralnm opened tho afternoon
session with discussion OF the great
simultaneous revival that is part Of
gram, IN which every cyunroltstir
church in America is expected In mar
;inclPate during the two weeks prcccI-
ing April. ttevivals urc to be condl,,i-
cd by local pastors operating on thc
OASIS OF the local surveys Of their tor
rIlory as promoted by the In.erchurch
Mny Establish Hospital.
american Protestant churches arc
spendins twice as much for jantor
SnlIdren according To the statement
oy w. w; Jamison, of the religioi,s
e enurah Wd., dep"rtment OF the Inter
urcss yesterday morning. The price ~
a. LEAD pencil is contributed ANNUALLY
nns cari ,mcmbcr for sunday schools.
ne SAID, IN urging that religions cdu.
cation OF children must be mad, :,
primo factor in tho program nf Tho
protestant Church ''e
EStaoiishmcnt OF Il Protestant hos-
p ,ho IN Virsinia Is one of the aims of
oae iimtctchuTch World Movement, ac-
SSoraiins TO- John y. bowman, Of the
hospitals and homes department. who
S Sd that the hospital survey OF Ills
, Soate had revealed only 24O hospitaI
nations. uchoin-
romote Thrift i'm County Schools.
Programs TO point out tho MINT
pies or thrift and their observauro
nave been distributed to the Iicn,i,.o