The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-14
BISHOP JOHNSON
MAKES STRONG TALK
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD
RARE TREAT AT IT'S WEEk-
LY LUNCHEON TODAY

| One of the strongest addresses
| heard in the chamber of commerce
rooms was delivered today by Bishop
| Johnson of Colorado who is touring
/ the west in the nationwide campaign
| for church extension. Rev. Bridge,
rector of st. Marks Episcopal church
at Moscow has asked the church ex-
tension fund for 100000 for hotel,
church and rectory to be built mere
for the accommodation of students OF
the University of Idaho, and Blshop
johnson came to inspect conditions
here and make his report. He an
nounced that he was we'll pleased with
what he had seen and general condl-
tions in the west. He was invited BY
the chamber of commerce to be Its
guest at luncheon and to deliver an
address. He was introduced by Rev
w. H. Bridge, rector of ST. Marks,
who outlined briefly what has been
asked for Moscow and why Bishop
johnson came here to look over the
town, the school and the people.
Bishop Johnson was given an ova-
tion by the crowd present which filled
the big dining room, occupying every
seat at the two long tables, the fuli
length of the room, and used some
side tables. Bishop Johnson said ne
envied the business of Moscow VINO
could get together once week. ana
discuss civic problems and spend their
evenings at home while he Travelled
over the country, a cross between
travelling salesman and fire insur-
ance adjuster. He urged the business
men to keep up this practice and
said there would be few acceptable
excuses for remaining away from the
weekly luncheon. eve are losing ca
pacity r,r friendship in America, be-
cause of our devotion to our busl-
ness" he said. He said he had spok-
en- to the Spokane chamber of com
merce where he was introduced as a
humorist. He could see nothing
humorous about his profession unless
it be that the people do not take
religion seriously. "You take busl-
ness seriously" he said: "You never
laugh when you go into bank, but
you always laugh or want to laugh
when you go into church. But that IS
probably because of the joyousness OF
religion If we seem funny to you,
you just ought to look at congrega
tion from the pulpit" he said. why,
in Colorado more shepherds go crazy
than any other class. The sheep drive
them crazy. If ministers are queer,
just remember that it is their flocks
that make them So"
Bishop Johnson spoke on the three
great American problems, Capital.
Labor and Education and told what
each really means. "Unless each of
these has a spiritual value its value
S trivial" he said He analysed
each subject to ascertain the spiritual
yalue of it and declared that never
n the history of the world has labor
'eceived such high pay and never IN
he history of the world has 1t given
10 little in exchange for the money 1t
S receiving. He charged that too
many laborers graded their service
With the wages they received and
aid:
Suppose | were to go into my
hurch on Sunday morning and take
he offering and would announce that
f l received $5 l would preach So
ermon; if l got $40 l would preach
$40 sermon and if l got $50 the
would get $50 ser
non? What kind of service would l
1--WE? The value of labor is the
mount of ones self put into the work
lot what on gets out of it." He COM
Jared our educational system with
he efforts to cram into person what
S outside of him rather than to draw
ut of a person what is inside and
ring out the very best of him.
Tonight banquet will be given the
bishop at Guild Hall of st. Marks
hurch where the citizens and all
hose interested in the church are IN
tied to meet him and lay before him
he need of the buildings asked for
nd to show him what support Mos
ow would give toward the project
Bishop johnson leaves here tomorrow
or Lewiston.
President Heckathorn, Of the cham
er of commerce, announced that
ext Wednesday Liberty H. Bailey,
Who will be one of the speakers at
'armers' and Housekeepers' week at
he University of Idaho, will be
uest of the chamber and deliver an
ddress. The chamber and deliver an
ddress. The chamber will give a
anuuet in Guild Hall on Friday night
anuary %, to those in attendance at
'armers and Housekeepers week,
yhen there will be number of speak
RS present to deliver brief addresses.
resident Heckathorn called upon the
usiness men of Moscow to attend the
assions at the University next week
nd make the farmers feed that Mos
ow welcomes them and is standing
ack of the university in it's efforts
, improve conditions in the rural
istricts."