Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-27
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administering the bencvolences OF the
church. and hereafter shall be admit
ted to membership in the board OF dea-
cons of her church. n.
Another resolution was adopted by the
assembly which will be presented to
Congress. asking that chaplains in the
army and navy be put on the same
plane. in the rate of their promotions,
as officers in the medical corps. The
complaint was made that chaplains now
suffer by the slowncss of promotions.
Tho Rev. Wallace Radcliffe, of Wash
ingtom. compIaiucd that in former ad-
ministrationS the Catholic chaplains in
the army. represented only a per. cent
of the whole. whereas at present. 'un-
der this so called Presbyterian admins
| tration." they come to- 80 per cent
of the total. 49,,
A resolution was offered that the
chapains be put under the care OF the
board of home missions and that each
be allowed n sum from the church an
| nually in addition to his pay. This
resolution failed to-. pass.
! Tho Rev. DR.. Maitland Alexander
! propoScd that each church take under
! its care an army or navy chaplain, sup
/ plying him with books and other
| nCCPsSaricS. 4.
The humanizing and Christianizing
Of industry were urged in the report OF
the BOARD of Home Missions on the
church in industry.
The report urged that men bc treated
always as an end and never as means
that. for every worker be obtained n
democratic status in industry. based on
! goodwill. 90 operation. a common in
ccntivc and the right and duty to work.
The report demanded worthy and
lust return To every man according to
| his contribution to the general welfare
and for social order lin which no man
shall live on the fruits of another man :
labor and no man shall be deprived ol
the fruits of his own labor.
Unless the Christian churches throw
the proftccrs out Of their ranks the
church will die and lose its influence.
This was the warning given by Will
liam Jennings Bryan. Democratic leader
and prohibition advocate. in an ad
dress in the Academy of Music last
night.
The silver tongucd tones which made
Mr.. Bryan famous were much in cvi
dcncc when he decided there was nc
more time for mincing matters on the
subject of prOfitcering.
Mr.. Bryan said:
"Arc you in your sessions plonning
to take any action against the prof
tccrs?" he asked the delegates to the
assembly. "Do You know that last fall
when there was serious coal famine
that 200 coal companies made excessive
profits ranging from 1000 to 1000 per
ccpt. and that while this country was
at war and all patriotic citizens were
straining every nerve to give every pos e
siblc cent to the cause that there were
some men who were making enormous
profits?
''How can we keep anarchy from
spreading over the nation as long as
wealth is permitted to flaunt itself he p
fore the poor? How will we keep the
boys down on the farm if these mid J.
dlcmcn glow rich on their efforts?
1T is the duty of the church to drive
! these profteCrS out of the church. Is it
necessary for thu Grand Jury to tax"
4 man from his pow in church and
/ brand him as prntitccr before YOU will
cast him out? Tho middlcnan has no
place in business unless he renders n
service, and then his compensation must
only be just"