South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-13
HISTORY MAKING"
THEME OF TALK BY
DAVID GOLDSTEIN
Four Worlds Greatest Heroes
Named by Noted Lecturer
in Intere sting Address.

Christopher Columbus, Francis OF
ASSIST, Lante and Marshal Ferdi-
nand Foch were named as the four
greatest heroes the world has even
known by David Goldste!n, puolicist
and knights OF Columbus lecturer
OF Boston, during his lecture. lis
tory II the Making, given last
night IN the high school auditorium
under the auspices of the South
Send council, Knights OF Columbus.
During the course OF his address,
Mr. Goldsteln told OF the achieve
ments Of these men and their in
fluence on present day lie. de
explained that he had chosen Co
lumbus for his idealLsm, Francis Of
Assist for his self-reformauOn,
Dante for his morality and Foch
for his adherence to duty. He said:
Following their example OF ideal
ism, sef-refOrmatiOn, morality and
duty, We may play a prominent part
in establishing a following Of
Christ"
When We, like Columbus. stand
by our Christian idealism, then
shall we play a great part in max
ing the history of our day
Not Made Good by Law.
In referring to Francis Of Assist.
Mr.. Goldstein laid great emphasis
on his teachings of self-reformation
as concerned with our life today.
The speaker flayed the idea of re-
form by legislation Men are not
made good by law" he said. as is
evidenced by conditions in our
country today. Consider the divorce
evil. We may well fear the stability
of our family life and the safety
or our country. The United States
is frs in disrupted family life as
evidenced oy divorce. This IS not
because we are too poor. We are
the wealthiest nation in all the
world and our workers the highest
paid laborers there are. It IS be-
cause we are trying TO reform the
morals Of the nation by laws. L9ws
Of course are necessary, but refOr-
nation of self is what is needed.
If nineteenth of the social service
workers, psycho-analysists and So
biologists would take the self-refor-
nation practice OF Francis, the
country would be better off. There
will be no betterment OF conditions
until we start in the work of self
reformation"
The speaker paid a glowing trib-
ute to Dante and his immortal "Di-
vine Comedy" for the lessons OF
morality it taught. He said, Dante
produced human nature as it is
at its best and at its worst"
Best Making of History.
THE best making OF history in
this country would be TO bring Co.
100000 unchurched Americans TO
affiliation with some church and
an open worship of God. The flu
ture of the world lies in the princi-
pies Dante set forth"
"Foch is a hero of duty" is the
way Mr.. GOldstein termed the great
French soldier "He is great be-
cause he loves God. His duty plac-
ed his whole talents at the service
Of his beloved France He worked
and prayed, prayed and worked,
content to remain in whatever po-
sition ne was placed. He IS a virile
denial Of the claim that the follow
/ ing of the law of Christ makes one
a paclfist. He is a fearless soldier
and a practical Christian; an abso-
/ Lutte denial of the claim that obedi-
ence TO the church makes a man
! false 10 country. He IS the en-
bodiment Of the principles Of Am
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what belongs to God, viii give 70
America what belongs to America.
Following his address Mr.. Cold
stein announced that he would an
swer any questions that might be
asked In reply TO the quetsiOn
What type Of leader ID you think
the world needs today?" he replied
! that in his opinion a man the type
of Francis of Assist was most de-
siderable at the present time.
In answering another Of the ques-
tions directed at him, Mr.. Goldstein
again referred TO the reform by
! legislation idea, and more particu-
larly 70 the Mary Pickford divorce
case and the Fatty" Arbuckle MUIR
der trial He said. They are look
ing for corrupt men and women for
the screen. Why should any normal
| person be so intensely interested in
Fatty" Arbuckle?"
David GuilfOyle, a prominent
/ knight OF Columbus and local bust
ness man, presided over the meet
ing.
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