The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-05
AN ENCOURAGING TENDENCY

The return of DR.. H. o. Perry t.
Moscow for the sixth year as paste
of the Methodist Episcopal church
together with the fact that there ar
two other men in the conference en-
tering on their sixth year in the SAM
field, and one on his seventh year
shows wise tendency on the part O
the great Methodist organization t.
retain men on one field longer thar
was the custom some years ago. This
is as it should be. The ability ,!
many a good preacher is nullified by
limiting his tenure on one field, per-
haps making it necessary for him to
move while he is getting a hold on his
work, and has not yet been able tc
make the showing which his congrega-
ton expects. This tendency is true OF
all churches, and by casting an eye
about it can easily be seen that the
churches which have progressed. in
numbers and in working equipment,
are the churches which have retain
ed pastor long enough for him to
originate and work out a constructive
plan. M
While it is true that churches some
times secure men as pastors who are
inefficient, or who for one reason or
another are simply impossible, there
are numberless cases where a portion
of a congregation becomes dissatis-
fled before they know what man is
able to accomplish making it i'm
possible for him to remain
on the field, injuring their organize
ton and working hardship, greater,
perhaps, than they know, upon the
pastor and his family In other words,
1t is too often the case that a con-
gregation shows anything but Chris
tiaan spirit in dealing with it's pastors.
In the past Is months, according
to statistics just compiled, there have
died in the United States more than
twice as many Americans, as result
of automobile accidents, as were kill
ed in the great = war, Forty-eight
thousand American boys were killed
in the big conflict, but 81 900 Ameri-
cans died as result of motor car ac-
cidents in the past Is months. The |
automobile is here to stay and will |
increase instead of decrease in num- |
bers. 1t is, therefore, one of the |
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of accidents to the minimum.
The only way we know of to do this
is to adopt strict traffic regulations
and to enforce them to the letter,
which is perhaps the greatest source
Of automobile accidents. This can
only be remedied at a heavy expense
and both communities where there
are grade crossings and the railroad ]
object to standing this ex-
oense. In the meantime people con-
inue to try to beat the trains to the {
:rossing and the slaughter continues. !
n7as Pa IA "a - {
Senator LaFallotte is again testing !
lis strength in Wisconsin today, in
he primaries. In his early political 4
areer LaFollette did pretty good "a
OBJ of cleaning Wisconsin politics UP
nd getting the state out of the ).
clutches of the railroads. This made h
lumber of years he flourished like o
he green bay tree. He then became
more or less arrogant and persistent !,
y refused to aid in putting over any ]
ot originate with him and thus grad S
ally lost some of his popularity in =
he nation. When the war came on
e bitterly opposed the United States o
ntering the conflict and some of his s
tterances were so raw that for a time =
seemed likely that he would lose his T
eat in the senate. He has always a
ad strong hold on his home state,
owever, and it would not be surpris- =
lg If he would again emerge from
lie scrap as the successful contest
nt He is a real campaigner and a 9,
sal fighter, and it is unfortunate that >,
2, has impaired his usefulness by be- =,
,ming self conferred and by opposing T,
verything which did not originate q,
it'll himself. n
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SOME STARTLING STATEMENTS ~
The most important question before st
merican taxpayers today is enter ns
ingly discussed in small pamphlet rs
Startling Statements on a Vital &c
Ibject" illustrated by famous car in
onists, which has been distributed ir
all public and college libraries. st