Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-07-13
|DR. COPP EXPORTS
c. f. CONVENTION
People Trioked by Politicians
Into Not Asserting Them
selves, Says PhiIadeIphian
URGES ALL TO INVESTIGATE
Special Dispatch TO Erenino Public Lcdocr'
Reading, Pa. July 13.--"Thc peril

Special Dispatch TO Erenino Public Lcdorr'
Reading, Pa. July 13.-''Thc peril
of America is not in its foreign groups
ties" declared DR.. Zed II. Copp. oe
Philadelphia, today, speaking 10 dele.
gates of the tenth bi-annual conference
OF the Christian Endeavor League Of
Pennsylvania. held here.
There are six degrees in the life of
nation" he said. "Thc first Is dig.
covcry. then colonization, then cxpan-
sion, zenith, luxury and decay. We
must be careful that America handles
its expansion properly. then we viii!
never pass the zenith.
To-day Americas s expansion Is plan.
ned as no nations ever was. A pro-
gram. not perfect. but better than ever
before, is being followed. The foreign
but excellent methods. The peril Of
America is not in the slow but sure
Amcricanization of these groups. but in
the silent uncOnccrncd ma joritics tnu;
should watch the lifc Of this country,
guard its honor and live for its better
mcnt.
The better people of America today
hold the balance of power. But they
are being tricked by the politicians into
not asserting themselves. The term,
We. the people, has been changed
70 we. the politicians Americans
need have no fear Of the liquor traffic
or another evil if they wake up. Get
your societies into politics. The old
parties want nothing more than that
you keep out. Don't be lulled into u
state of coma by those who tell you
that politics is odiOus and not for thc
can keep you out by those statements,
and you will continue to pay for it,
Refers to Darrpw's Election
"As soon as the Christian Endenv,
orcrs Of this State enter into the poiiti-
cal life of the Commonwealth. that soon
will moral welfare as we'll as the
political life grow better. Let us adarv
the slogan of MY country right or
wrong If she be right. then may she
always be right. but if she be wrons.
may I help her to get in the right. But
always my country. 1t can be done.
This year in the Forty second War!
in Philadelphia the liquor traffic of
the entire nation united TO defeat George
Darrow. The independents. the true
Americans. united and George Darrow
was sent back to Congress with a IurSss
vote than ever before. Select men and
make them commit themselves. And
have no fear of anything. because one
man in the right and with God Is a ma
jority.
I'VE tried sometimes TO make this
world safe for democracy. Let's now
make the world safe for society. Let =
change things so that the child that Is
coming shall not find the conditions that
exist today.
Investigate yonr jails and prnitenti-
aries. Visit your schools and aims
houses. Inquire into conditions and
the officials will wake up and know
that you are living. And such inves-
tigntion will lead you back into social
welfare what goes to make up these
conditions. After that there will be 10
fear for any Christian man with Il
knowledge Of the things will keep on
Clark Urges Warlcss World
DR.. Fracis F.. Clark, aged founder of
the worlds Christian Endeavor League.
pleaded last night for more than nm
hour for warless world in 1923. lie
made n dramatic appeal for n better un :
derstanding Of nations and lauded Sec =
retary Hughes and President Harding
for their handling Of the Washington
Conference.
~ have just returned from five
months trip through Europe" he said.
Never have I witnessed such desire
for wider understanding of Christian
principles among the better people.
THE political life, however. Is de.
plorable; jealousy. hatred and envy
abound in the races. Armed guards
patrol every frontier. Regulations are
made in nearly every country to keep
strangers out and to promote hostility
The religion Of Jesus Christ alone can
calm the heaving political waters of
Europe and bring peace after these
awful years Of war. lying propaganda
and bloodshed.
The presentation of q pennant to the
Philadelphia intermediate delegates for
the greatest net gain in organizations
during the last two years featured yes
terday's session.
Philadelphia 200 delegates today
announced that the entire delegation
was being advised to turn In for Pitts
burgh as the next convention city. This
virtually assures the conference for AL
iegheny County against Scranton. which
is still fighting hard.
The Rev, q. NJ. Tress!er. of Philadel =
phia, reported for the Floating Commit =
tee at tho senior conference. He told
! OF the cooperation of the committee
with other organizations on the wharves
of Philadelphia. During the year they
reached 30, ,232 men.
Plans for the coming two years in
| Guide the erection of n building alonl
the waterfront to cost 100000. I,
viii be large enough to accommodate
1000 people.