Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-09
BATTLES OF PEACE
TO FIGHT NOW
PAPER BY MRS. LYON is
READ BEFORE
SOCIETY

At the monthly meeting of the Wom-
ems Foreign Missionary society of the
First Presbyterian church, held yes
| terday at the church parlors, Miss
Susan Underwood read a paper on
4 Community Leadership" for Mrs.
Russell Lyon, who had prepared it
and was absent because of illness.
Mrs. Lyon interestingly deals with
| problems of Christian character con-
! fronting the people of the United
! States today.
During the world war the slogan
| Keep the Home Fires Burning caused
everyone, with patriotic fervor to do
his bit at home and it put courage into
! the boys overseas" writes Mrs. Lyon
at is necessary for us to remind our
selves that there are battles to fight
in times of peace that are quite as
| important as any of the battles that
We're fought and won in the recent
world war. Just as the war was won
! by thoughtful, trained leaders, so must
these peace time battles be won and
| this subject of community leadership
is of great Importance; so great, that
find on looking into il that every
current magazine he's much to say
on the subject and recently Wausau
women were given the opportunity
of hearing Mrs. Marvin Rosenberg
speak on this very topic, so forceful
and eloquently that | wish all of you
might have heard her.
Church Concerned
1.-THE church is concerned in all
community problems" Mrs. Lyon con-
tinues quoting JOS T. Mahoney and
President Farrand of Cornell both of
whom force her to the conclusion that
"the vital point now is whether the
church. and that means all of us.
sees and grasps the opportunity for
applying the good news of Jesus
Christ. the gospel of goodwill, to COM
munity life. Our church has always
believed in the highest education sat
urated with religion. = 1t believes that
a fully developed and trained mind.
governed by love to God and love to
man, will make any individual or race
blessing"
Mrs. Lyon, in her paper. declares
that there are tens of thousands to-
day shut out from Christian educa-
ton and that to combat evil minds,
trained leadership is essential There
is at times strong demand for the
Bible in the public schools for such
training as shall make this youthful
mass reliable in business, in life, in
every purpose" she also declares.
Mrs Lyon quotes interesting remarks
from Gerritt verkuyi. Josephus DAN
iels aud others and also discusses.
problems of the county church.
Great Factor
In one paragraph Mrs. Lyon re fers
to newspapers. 1T goes without say
ing that the newspapers are among
the greatest factors in forming pub
lie opinion" she writes. ain de-
mocracy people have right to the
truth. In the last Atlantic Monthly
Frederick Allen writes that most
newspaper inaccuracy is not so much
the result of difficulty OF properly col
lecting and presenting the facts as
of the ignorance. carelessness and
thoughtless indifference to truth of a
considerable proportion of newspaper
men. Criticism by the outside public
must be. however. constant, watchful,
constructive. accompanied by an i'm
crtasing public appreciation of the
/ dignity of journalism
I'VE may wonder how women can
help in all these complex conditions"
Mrs. Lyon writes in conclusion. We'll
women are doing it and doing it sue
cesfully. You have. no doubt. all reud
( how the women Of kenosha have in
one short year. put out of the run
ming the political gang that has ruled
Kenosha for years and in their stead
introduced an entirely new form of
government; a thing that the men
of the city said could not be done.
The Christian life does not consist
alone in going to church and keep.
Ing the commandments; il means that
life is trust, stewardship-one
writes, We are not here TO dream. 10
drift: we have hard work to do and
loads TO lift. Shun not the struggle,
Face Il, tits Gods gift"
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