The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-04
rAE EAST DISTRESS BASIS OF
TALK VALUE OF A
BEING"
N EPEAUR At PaESBTTEH1AN
MEMS CLUB BANQUET.
DECLARES HE EXPECTS TO SEE
WORLD DISARMAMENT.

pGC1AhLS ILL Lar Twas
WORLD DIsARMAMENT.
Dr.. Charles NJ. Sheldon. OF Topeka,
Kan. editor Of the christian Herald
the largest circulating Christian puo-
lication In the world. last evening AT
the third Su~pper-meettnG OF the Men :
Club OF the First Presbyterian thrrSN,
made an urgent plea 20 the citizens OF
Wheeling in the interest OF the |h'heSc
relief campaign. and made a warning
that China Is in d;re distress. and Will
continue TO be unless 4 diSaFulahent
plan Is soon carried uCf.
DR.. sheldon - am interesting speak
or. and has had wide experience All
over the country. His career IS a marked
one. from country boy 10 the editor OF
q publication and q nationwide known
speaker His subject last evening was
"The Value Of a am Being"
Hon. George \. Iaughlin acted as
toastmaS,er. in the absenSe Of the pres
idcnt OF the club. Howard !iazlctt. who
is out OF the city. and introduced pr.
Sheldon.
Ths dinner last evening was one OF
tho best yet served. the ladies' Of tn"
church bsing in charge OF the cooking
and serving. More than $50 men w"r"
present. and the evening was an enjoy
able affair.
Opening the program. Dr.. jacob Brit
tingham. rector OF the 81. Luke's Church
asked the blessing. following which the
dinner was served. Upon its conclusion.
the guests present sang America fol-
lowing which Mr.. Laughlin. IN n few
well chosen words, presented the speak
or.
Or. Sheldon, in opening his address,
declared his pleasure at being present
and then introduced his subject. The
Value OF a Human Being lie said in
part:
Making OF Men.
The big business OF today is the
making Of man. and that Is what the
churches OF America are doing. They
are engaged In making heal men. who
can go on the world market liz TO live.
God aid Go into the world and make
all nations diciples.' and the churches
are e~ndeayoring 70 accomplish that COM
mand.'
NO one has ever as yet been able 10
value the life OF a human being. The in
surance companies pay us when we are
injured or die. or get killed, but they
do not place the real value upon the
human being"
DR.. Sheldon then quoted How Much
better Is a hurpan being than 4 sheep"
and told the story OF the value OF sheep
> In Palestine, where they arc considered
tho wealth OF the country.
Now how much more is a human be-
ing worth than the railroads. the coal
mines. the wheat fields or even New
York City" he asked. Let US find the
factors Of a human being. The personal
factor comes first.
There are no two persons alike in
the world. 30 each is rare In its class.
Every human being Is rare and differ
emit. and our personalities and our bodies
are ours. but only our personalities go
with US. after we leave this world"
The second factor in the human be-
Ing" declared Dr. Sheldon. "is the I'M
known value OF the human being. The
smallest urchin may be a great man IN
the making. No one call tell the value.
OF that child nifty years from now"
The third factor in the human being
was termed The known factor" by DR..
Sheldon. He declared there are no un-
important persons in the world as each
has his bit 10 do. He related thc career
OF Abraham Lincoln and declared there
are no selr-made men today.
Tho Dsvtns Factor
The fourth factor was termed tho
"DivIne Factor" He related the career
Of Harry Monroe. the noted evangelist
how he had been 4 drunkard twenty
Ave years ago. n how he entered a
mission intoxicated, but after being put
on his feet by an evangelist. he became
aosreat nan himself. He pointed out the
great change made when God entered
the mans life. and declared the same Is
true In all other persons lives.
w are moving in a remarkable
world" declared DR.. sheldon" as there
must soon be a chanE into the atti-
tude OF the entire world. We abolished
duellnR, slavery. and drinking, all
through Gods Work.
DR.. Sheldon told Of the internal rcve-
nue. report showing that in the state
OF Kansas alone S53, 900. 900 was spent
last year for non-necesslties OF life. as
candies. movies n other tribes In
zach PERSONS life. He pointed cut that
during 1890. $l7.0oo,00o was spent for
face powders, paints and perfumes,
and over 500. 900. 900 for theatres.
He then declared the missionaries Of
the cro6 OF today are the bravest peo-
plo in the world. barring none. HI
stated soldiers surely show bravery
when they 20 over the top. but the mis-
s~tonaries are greater heroes than any
Of these. going over tuo top all tho
time and sharing their very lives for
God.
He told OF existing conditions IN
China. as told not by propaganda for
tho campaign drive. but from actual
letters from the 100 missionaries now
working in that country. He pleaded
with the people to answer the call OF
the yellow people. who are starving by
tho tens OF thousands daily.
Discusses Disarmament.
DR.. Sheldon then spoke on the dis
armament discussions Of today. de-
clarinE hat no country would be at
tackled II it began dtsSrming at once.