The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-02-26
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET
ING MOST INTERESTING
Rev. Father Kahn Speaks on 'The
Tale of Three Cities"

One of the most interesting Cham
Der of Commerce meetings Of the
year was held Tuesday evening after
the regular Chamber of Commerce
Luncheon held in the Domestic
Science rooms of the Normal School
and served by the ladies of the Satur-
day Afternoon Club.
Mr.. Penney of the State Board of
Administration, was present and was
called upon by the Chairman for a
few remarks.
DR.. Snapp was called upon to re-
port the condition Of the rooms and
entertainment for the coming confer
ence which will be held here March
1921. He reported that everything
was going nicely but that in order to
properly entertain the large number
of delegates which have announced
their coming, it would be necessary
for every citizen of Hays to open his
home to the visitors.
Rev. Father Kahn Of Hutchinson,
w a. I4AC OpCdhCL VI LIE CfC111lSs 11C
spoke on "'The Tale of Three Cities"
Rev. Kahn was an orator in the high
est sense of the word and held his
audience in close attention from the
opening of his speech to its close.
The three cities of Rev. Kain's adj
dress were Babel, Babylon and Jeru-
salem.
Concerning the first, built by MINI
rod, he said: cit was city in which
every man was for himself There
was confusion of tongues. No man
understood the aspirations or
thoughts of his fellows. Each was for
himself. None were for the common
good. And God looked down upon
this city, and because it was an indi-
vidualistic city in which every man
thought only of himself, he cursed
the city and destroyed it."
"The second city was Babylon,
built on this same cite, three thousand
years later. Nebuchadnezzar attracted
by the same natural advantages, the
beautiful country, the flowers, the
trees, the birds, the river, the wonder
full natural resources, decided that
here was the place to build a city.
And so he set his conquered slaves
and subject peoples to work and they
builded a great city, surrounded by a
wall 185 feet high, seventy-fve feet
thick and carrying 1900 watch towers.
Within the city were stored provisions
for twenty-year seige And the
king died and his son ruled and he
gathered together his lords at a great
feast. They were served by the for
mer kings of subjected people. There
were piles of gold and silver on the
tables, and the kings son said, 'Be-
hold the wonderful city that 1 have
built" And God looked down upon
it and he cursed the city and DESTROY
ed the city because it was a one-man
city"
'The third city was the city of
Jerusalem. Nehemiah, the Jewish
Captive, who had risen from the
ranks of slave to that of cup-beare1
TO the King, and had gained the sin
cere friendship of the King, was per
mitted to go back to his people anG
given money and men with which to
rebuild Jerusalem. Nehemiah called
together his people and he said
Here we will build Jewish city TO.
our own people and build it with Jew
ish effort. The first thing he did was
to take survey of the city to find the
places that needed DEVELOPMENT and
strengthening. Then he said to his
people, we will all rebuild it. Ard
to the merchants he gave the recor
struction of one portion of the wall,
and to the ministers and priests az
other. And to the goldsmiths anothe-.
Each group left their own private
business to work for the common
good. Each group We'd with the othar
groups for better workmanship al
better construction and the result W.
city built by all of the people, =
which every one had contributed
something to the common veal. Aa5
God looked down upon this city and
ne saw city not made an individual
istlc city, not "a one-man city, but :
city built by all of the people, planned
for the common good, planned for fu-
ture growth, not only planned for he
good of the citizens of the time bu.
for those who would come after them.
And He blessed and protected T..
city"
Some of the highlights of Il,
speakers address were:
Progress of the world is du. :
the right kind of discomfort. A c.tv
must be disconnected with its present
IN order to have better future.
Individual to make the most of Nh
self must never be content with his