The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-08-21

massacre occurred, are foreign. Their
sin is not in being foreign but con-
ditions in Herrin proved that America
is not properly training and American |
izing the emigrant."
THE second problem, he said is
the problem of the city Whether W.
like it or not, multitudes are leaving |
the farms and are moving to the city. |
Within the last decade Chicago gain
ed 100000 in population which is three
times the net gain of the whole state /
of Indiana for the same period
Farms are Depleted
THE forces of the rural districts
are being depleted and soon there viii
be no young blood left to till the soil
er boy to the farm and this program
has been partially successful
"As we face the new day" contin-
ued Rev Whitman, I'VE recognize the
tremendous power of public opinion
and while public opinion is rot al
ways right, it usually chrystallizes IN
a sane way the will of the people"
AS a big brother nation, America
! holds the worlds future and safety
In political economic, moral and re-
ligious leadership, and public opinion
will guide her conduct.
Musical Program
The musical program given at the
close of Rev. Whitman's address by
Cheeseman's orchestra is as follows:
| Overture "Orpheus," Offenbach;
Novelty number-"The Legend of
Pierrot"; Violin solo-"Z iguenecweis.
en-" meaning Gypsy Airs" Sarasatn,
| by Herman Marsh; Tone picture
/ Whispering Flowers" Blon; Vocal
solos 1.-TWO negro spirituals) my
Lord, What a Morning" and 81 Want
to be Ready, Burleigh, BY Guy
Booth; In a Canoe" Zamecnik: Ser
enade-Duet for flute and 'ceIlo-Title.
by Mr.. Havlicek and Mr. Hazlett;
| March-"Blue and Gray" Dalbey.
! Ward Opens Session.
The first session of the chautauoua
was opened Sunday afternoon when o.
F. Ward, president of the chautauqua
/ board of directors mounted the plat
form about $3.50 o'clock. Mr.. Ward
was accompanied by Mayor Handley
and Rev. Charles Whitman, platform
manager.
i Mr.. Ward briefly reviewed the chau
tauqua sessions held in past years and
expressed the wish that all of the
patrons of the assembly cooperate
with the management in making the
present session as memorable as those
of the past He presented Mayor
, Handley, who spoke for a few minutes
on the IA advantages of the city OF
Richmond. Mayor Handley yielded
the floor to Rev Whitman, who, after
expressing his appreciation at having
! been selected as platform manager
for this years chautauqua, presented
CHEESEMAN'S orchestra and later, tbs
speaker of the afternoon, Lieut.-Col
> Raymond Robins, who spoke on tbs
: subject, rs Christianity Essential Il
:, Democratic Civilization"
1 Mr. Robins began his lecture will
I several questions regarding the insti
! tuition of Christianity Is the church
: worth while, after all? What abou
: religion? 1t is it merely by-produc
/ of some philosophy, and has it beel
I displaced in the logical sequence o
> history by science, political economy
: economics an dedication? Would no
q these factors do the work?"
was Social Worker.
Mr.. Robbins began his work as
: social worker in the west side tene
ment districts of Chicago. where NOR
!, than rs, 600 people were living in tn
! space of one cquare mile
Mr.. Robins secured the cooperation
of all the different groups. Thes
agreed to program of work and helL
ed him put it over They realized tn
= Importance of the welfare at thei
. children. The first step was to Sc
that the children got food of qualit
as we'll as quantity. After some ag
: tation and the conviction of some pur
food inspectors, unadulterated mil
: and untainted meat was available 70
= the ward tenants Working cond
: tions were made better and wage
,, raised so that the workers could a
= ford to pay for the food for the chi
. dren, but it was afterwards disco
IL cred that the breadwinners spent tn
money selfishly and for wrong pu
- poses, and the children were thu
- cheated of their rightful chance. TIL
g workers removed the obstacle
- through laws, but something else We
- needed. The religion of Christianit
was the only solution to the problem
y Mr.. Robins said.
y Need Christianity
= Citing the case of Australia, /
~ said the get-rich-quick frame of mir
III and the gamblers urge were maste
" of the whole middle-class mind Of Il
-. people of Australia. In Australia
II found the lowest birth-rate of al
people in the world, but the high
illegitimate birth-rate of any natio
rv Labor conditions, he said, were of Il
% best, but extra wages and extra le
1d ure were bringing ruin to the countr
re Where the extra wages and ieisu