The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-26
OPEN SHOP MOVEMENT
IlL-TIMED, DECLARES
PASTOR TO HIS CLASS
REV. W. Il. FIELDS DISCUSSES LA
Dor TROUBLE IN COURSE OF
SERMON ON LEADERSHIP.
Declares Men at Head Of Great indus
tries Are Accounta Bile to God For
Stewardship.
By W. s. STANTON.

unions have attained perfection. and
admit that there are radicals within the
ranks Of organized labor. | think that.
owing 10 the unsettled condition or our
land as an after-war sequence. the
heads Of several Ct our essential in
duStries have chosen most UntaNor-
able moment To launch their Open
shop drive" This declaration was made
ny the Rev w II. Fields in IN ccourse
Of his Sunday morning talk 20 his
class OF men at the First Christian
church.
The theme chosen by the pastor as
a composite suhjeC, for a talk dealing
with a review OF the history ot 1sreal
from its rise under able and Cody
rulers to it's fall under the guidance
Of kings who did not fear or reverence
God. was Leadership" In the lee
ture his remarks, in part, were:
TT thrills US to read OF the rise OF
q nation. but Il saddens us when we
read OF its fall. God chose David as
a king for lsreal and the nation pros
pCred and enlarged its borders. Tho
people had chosen Saul simply because
Of his commanding stature and he had
brought disaster 10 lHreal. The his
tory of this people shows that they
rose under Cody kints. only 10 sing
again under the unEodly ones We see
Isreal rent in twain and becoming
Isreal and Judah. We see these two
peoples gradually sinking until 1sreal
fell at Samaria and Judah at Jerusalem.
Our Own Nation.
From the landing OF the Mayflower
our nation has been constantly grow
iug. The recent world war has shown
that OR nation is 4 little taller than
any other in the world. However. this
IL no reason why we will not fall as
surely as did Ireal cnd Judah IT we
fail 10 do Gods will. The lessons we
have studied show us that the kings or
these nations that caused their fall were
men who did NOT want to know COD
will They point out 10 us the value
of having true leaders at the helm or
the nations. Never in our history was
there such lack OF leaders as Is ap-
parent in our land today. We have
no, man within our borders who can
measure up 20 Theodore Roosevelt. The
greatest character today is WillFm
Jennings Bryan. the grand old man or
America Here is one man about
whose life no asprrSion can be cast.
He SAYS that nc intends 70 give The rest
Of hill fie TO a defense OF Gods Holy
Holy Book.
open Shop" Drive III Timed.
"I.eadership is essential not only TO
a nation. but we as Christians should
be leaders In the community IN which
We reside Those at the head or our
great industries are accountable TO God
for their stewardship and while | do
not assert that albor unions have at
,ained perfection. and admit that there
are radicals within the ranks Of or
Ganlzed labor. | think that owing to III"
unsettled conditions Of our land. as m
after-war sequence. the heads OF sew
eral of our essential industries have
chosen a most Untavorahle time TO
launch their open shop drive. People
say that a preacher ought to stay out
Of politics and industrial squaObl's
There is right and a wrong side 10
every issue and think II is the preach
crs duty TO be on the right side no
matter whether i; pertains to the
church. the political or the Industrial
realm. How about our city leadership?
Is it true tina; in Illicit drinking places
may he found those who are chosen as
guardians Of the law?
Real Christian Successful
When Billy SUNDAY was to speak
here our council passed an ordinance
aimed at him. which would Impose
tine Of 500 for using slang IN public.
Under IN" spell Of the divine leadership
these men soon came over 10 his side.
II you're out and out for God, the
people will soon find it out and will
come across 10 your side. 1t Is tragic
to note how money viii cause men 10
fall away from God. l know Of n man
who was q leader in Christian work
until he fol- heir 10 $4,000. when he
lost his poisc and became a fool.
God was calling for leaders In the
days Of Ireal and Judah. and HI" is
calling for them today. Under tSris-
tan leaders these nations rose. When
they did evil and were genuinely re-
pentant God gave them another chance.
They did not simply turn over new
,eaft' and resolve to lead good moral
lives We today. have much fror
which we should he truly repcntant.
Some time ago | went to sec man.
and asked him II I could pray with
him He told me ne did not care for
that kind Of stuff. and | was grieved
because I had once baptized that man.
\ short time later he sent for me and
said: I meet YOU today on Il differ
rnt foundat alton and want your prayers
This made me a happy man. There Is
no JOY Ike that which comes when
YOU are able 10 lead soul back TO
God To-day we have evolutionists and
other defamers Of our Bible who seem
to be gaining power and influence with
our peopl" but / am sure God is going
to send us Il Moses who will lead us
to higher plane OF religious thought
anda ctIon. II God is still for us. who
can be against u.s."