The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-08-16
EVERYDAY PER|LS
TOLD BY RABBI
Speaker at Hamilton Chautauqua sus-
gests Many Things Which are
Besetting Our Civilization
Today.
REMEDY Is WITH GOD
Program Yesterday Was First of the
chautauqua Sessions and These
Will Continue All Through
Week.
REMEDY IS WITH GOD
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| Especial to The Gate City.1
HAMILTON, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-The six
teenth annual meeting Of the Hamil
ton chautauqua opened auspiciously
Sunday morning at 1900 O'Clock.
There was a union service of all the
churches at which time the Rev. Eli
nor Gordon read the scriptures and
1.-THE Rev. Mr.. Schwab of the Chris
titan church offered the morning
prayer. The Rev. DR.. Dennis Mason
lof the Presbyterian church gave the
sermon based on the text Luke 81:
Launch out into the deep" He
said:
Christ did not help Peter by hav-
ing him change his chosen work or
alter his boat but gave only the help
full suggestion to launch out into the
deep. The three great factors for
unsuccessful christian work, or shall
low places are spiritual complacency,
Iprayerless lives and the common
place without God.
"In successful christian work the
consciousness of God is the greatest
need to the church and individual. In
the battle Gods truth will win out
if the christiansprinciples are applied
to the problems of the world"
The Bethel choir had charge of the
music, with Mrs. Ralph Fowler as
A solo by James Yeast
and duet by Miss Eulalie Thomas
and Mr.. Earl Pence were especially
enjoyed numbers.
The afternoon program opened
with prelude by Viossahn's Floren-
tine musicians. The first numbers
were selections on violin and accor-
IL:
a trio OF songs, Love Like the Dawn
Came Stealing" THE Star and
I"Daddy's Sweetheart"
II Trovatore and military march
on the accordion and two readings,
Home" with musical accompaniment
ended the very enjoyable prelude.
Rabbi sternheIm Speaks.
The speaker for the afternoon.
Rabbi Emanuel Sternheim, was
briefly introduced by the platform
manager, the Rev. Henry Parsons.
Rabbi Sternheim had as his subject,
Some of the Perils of Civilization"
He said in part:
"We are only scraping the surface
of life, in fact in the words of
Shakespeare it is much ado about
nothing and as text I will take
the words Of st. Paul, Every one
members one of another 1t applies
to the great world of life civilization
land all that civilization means.
Whether we do or do not have a
league of nations the world OF broth
erhood exists. America must lead
morally or else not lead at all. We
are not Independent in regard to food
or clothes; we are dependent on
each other in every condition in life
and every community as well as de-
pendent internationally.
zone of the greatest perils at this
time is Strikes" he said, and then
Rabbi Sternheim told of having at
tended great many conventions of
various kinds during the past year
and listened most carefully to the
thoughts presented, and it had seem
ed that every element had been guilty
of profiteering except the one which
the speaker represented. He deduct
ed from this, that in every group
there are profiteers and this coupled
with the high cost of living are under
mining our whole life. He quoted as
the opinion of banker that the pur
chasing power of dollar was now
but forty cents.
1.-THE great fallacy of our every day
life is lack of personal responsibility.
Am my brothers. Keeper The cry
of democracy should be, am nv
brothers keeper on that basis alone
can true civilization be constructed.
Not More Possession.
1.-THE second great peril is the
theory that happiness lies in mere
possessions. The marvel of Jewish
survival depends on the idealism OF
devotion to the home" He gave the
thought that great possessions do
not make the home. unless Amer
lea can build on home influence 1t
cannot build civilization that will
last. Not out of full pocketbook,
but out of full heart comes happr
ness.
"The common definition of democ-
racy seems to be the arrogant asser-
ton. / am as good as you are, or
really meaning, I am better than you
You are as good as | am, should he
the proper definition.
"Another peril is that Of racial pre-
judice-race riots, results of condi-
tions of war. We are deluding our
selves If we count this distant
peril America should grapple with
this problem, as evidenced by recent
racial troubles in Omaha and Chi.
cago. We need a new viewpoint Of
discipline, which means self respon-
sibility.
MIitarism is Peril.
another peril is militarism. War
is opposed to everything for which
religion stands"
Rabbi Sternheim told of personal
service during the war and of his
conscienciously speaking in the cause