Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1920-02-18


Mr.. kieS' remarkable career began
in the legal department of the Chic
a%o City Railways, followed by n
term us assistant city attorney of the
city of Chicago. Later he became
chief trial attorney for the city and
at the age Of 81 was made general At
torncy for the Chicago and North
western Railroads
kics later became general counsel
! fer Chicago and Western Indiana Belt
Railroad and special counsel for the
state treasurer and the West Chicago
Park board. During this period in
his career he came in contact with
/ Frank A. Nandcrlip Of the National
+ City Bank, New York. After serving
his connection in Chicago he entered
i the employ of the National City Bank
organizing the banks foreign trade
4 department.
! He assisted in the formation of the
american international Corporation.
! Last year, in the interests Of the AM
elican International Corporation, he
made IL five months trip to South
America, where he made an extensive
study of commercial and financial
conditions.
Mr.. Kic.S is now associated with ].
f. Aldrcd g. Company, bankers Of
New York, who have done much to
! develop the water power possibilities
in the state of Pennsylvania.
The committee in charge of the
! first gathering Of Connecticut Valley
interests feel fortunate in securing
Mr.. kics for the banquet which will
/ be held in Springfield, Feb. 23rd,
/ (Washington's birthday, at the Hotel
Kimball at 600 D. m.
1t is hoped that wide interest will
be shown in this effort to boost the
! valley and the best manner to do this
l.. to get in touch with the local sec
rotary of your Chamber Of Commerce
or Board of Trade and make applica-
ton for your place at the table Of
these enthusiastic Connecticut Valley
boosters. If you can not secure re-
scrvations locally, they may be made
by addressing Clifton y. Jackson,
Secretary of the Springfield Chamber
Of Commerce, Myr'iclt Building,
Springfield, Mass.
/ Laymcn from the y;.'ou, churches
con1uctcd the first part Of the union
meeting Monday night Edgar II.
Blown presided. Charles A. Shields
read the Scripture and Walter Rod
lili' led in prayer,
Two-minute talks on the subject
"What Jesus means to me" were
given by the following: Charles II.
Horton, "What Christ has done for
i civilization and the world He has
done for each individual. A good
statement of our theme would be
"climb up to the higher levels" As
4 boy thought MI. Washington the
highest of all mountains, but | have
/ since learned that it i, really but a
foot-hill to the 10 mountains which
. are twice as high, the five that arc
five times as high, topped by Mt.
Everest, which is nearly six times
higher. We may fix our eyes on
some man, and think him the noblcst
man we know, but when We look at
Christ VIC find him the supreme man
in all history. The ideal for every
man is daily to seek to climb upward,
and ever upward, towards his level"
George Chambcrlain: 1--WE laymcn
should let our light shine. The love
that Christ had for mellow wonder
full. Shall l accept it, or reject it?
This is the question which each of US
must answer, allow shall we escape
II We neglect so great salvation?"
When Christ prayed in the garden, it
was for me; when he died upon the
cross, it was for me. He paid the
debt and we are indebted to him for
eternal life. This campaign calls
upon u, to do something for Christ
| would keep him in my heart, and
lend u hand to others. Each of US
must at last stand before the judge
ment seat of God"
Charles Wright: "Christ ought to |
mean everything to Il Christian, for
he has said, without me We can do
nothing" Christ should mean for
each of us all that is good and pure
in thought; and act. A salcman
went into an Office Of Il business man
and started to sit down in Il certain
chair, when the man stopped him,
excuse nc, sir, please sit in another
chair. | keep that one for Jesus
Christ" Thus, whether by visible to-
ken or not Christ should have his
place in every office, every shop, every
homo. Let us all try to live the Chris
tian life and help others to do the
same"
Frank II. Brooks: at is clearly
impossible to answer this question in
two minutes, it is so vast, for Christ
is the quintcssencc of love, mercy,
forgiveness of all that we might de-
sire. rounded into one perfect life.
There was Il war poster used in Can
ada, on which was a. picture of Christ ,,
bearing the cross on his way to Cal
vary, with the question: Jesus
Christ died for you, can you do less ,.
for your country" Can we do less
Than give our best for him who has
lone all for him? In Staincrd's "Cru- L
fixiOn" there is the question, is it '