The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-16
MEN EAST
CEEDS WILD
NEST IN FILMS
Politics and Fights Unaer
3 go Attack- plea fer Hu-
nsnity IN Industry.

LII - National Reform association, |
~ the Central Illinois Methodist !
~,sfarcnce at joint session Of the |
.isrsy and laity yesterday after
- fhat "Will Hays could not re-
- tx. commercialized motion
SNrse business and make 1t clean,
- Il be would, and l doubt some
g,;m.s Il he would even II he could. /"
~ would have to get the con-
.ort d the 'Sanhedrin, who really
control he pictures. he continued.
sTneee ms been one recent change
:, N movies-they now feature
~ rotten east in preference to
no wild west
N. fleming said that "communi-
| Hes are becoming more and more
| hvless. We no longer have a de-
mocracy," he maintained, but we
| hayea condition of things in which
.yery person does as he pleases."
Hpo longer suffices for Christian
| reople to elect men to the Illinois
legislature just because they voted
n an. he said I'VE must have men
81 clean lives, he declared. I'VE
often elect dry men to the legisla-
ture and find that they will not
stand with the Christians who elect
| I'd them on any other but that one
| issue.
The conference applauded him
when he exclaimed, 1--WE must get
after this prize fighting business in
Illinois and make it forever impos-
sible." DR.. ]. l.. Anderson, repre-
senting the Wesley hospital, Chi
cago, told the conference that last
year the hospital had performed
$4,000 charity service, and asked
that the conference give its sup
port to the institution.
Bishop Nicholson welcomed mem
bers of the lay association to joint
session at the conference, saying
that in his opinion too many clergy
sometimes thought Of laymen prin-
cipally in connection with the pay
ment of bills and the handling Of
the financial affairs of the church.
@Tlat is but the smallest part of
their job" he said.
7 Aliens Conversion.
He told of the conversion of Hen
~ Allen, afterwards governor of
Kansas at a revival conducted by
Billy Sunday at Wichita, and re-
counted how Mr.. Allen after his
conversion had t,rgartzed prayer
groups and set that part Of Kansas
on fire for God.
J. E. Willard, president of the lay
mems association, spoke at the
opening Of the joint session. Soul
Winning as the Business of Chris
tian" was discussed by Rev. George
H. McClung, Kankakee, and Edward
Torley, layman, Monmouth.
There were minute talks on
What Methods Do You Follow to
Bring Men to Cod, in which sew
eral clergy participated. Stew
hardship in the Kingdom of Cod,
was discussed by DR.. w. E. Shaw
Of Peoria.
The commission on rural
churches recommended the rural
schools conducted by the board Of
home missions in high terms, say
ing they had been a source of help
and had provided inspiration. There
had been a distinct advance in rural
church work during the past four
years. said the report. The adop-
ton of a suitable program in every
rural church to care for recreation
al as well as spiritual needs was
recommended.
]. E. Bittinger of the Onarga
school for boys informed the con-
ference that rs students are on the
roster of the institution, which he
said is in a prosperous condition.
In July. 1919, there was only one
boy in the school he said. He out
lined the method by which the
school had attained to its present
strength
4Industry and HARMONY"
Industry and Harmony, the
subject of Rev. Alfred Edwin Craig
! Of, Evansville, Ind, last night was
likened to the gulf stream coming
up from the south and meeting the
cold waters from the north. 1.-THE
meeting of the two streams cause
mist in the region of Newfound-
land. The meeting Of the stream
q industry and current OF human
lty cause confusion in the world
today" he said.
We would that industry and
humanity go side by side up the
hill of progress" he continued, "but
instead we find them in conflict and
pitted against each other in oppo-
sltion. The great issue OF the hour
IS to harmonic these two great in
tefests. In the interest of human
ly and society at large we must
come to better understanding"
In speaking Of relationship OF
the church to this problem Rev. Mr..
Vraig said. The church must rec
ognize leisure as one of its great
est problems Of the day. The pro-
vision during the leisure moments
Of the people is very important. 1t
isa tremendous task for the church
70 perform and if it is not met
y 'nere will be social and political
peril ahead.
The church must put emphasis
On humanity. The human is the
neglected element in humanity.
PERSONAL contact is the greatest
soiut1on-a tie between the emf
ployer and the employee. In the
Jays OF the older industry these
ues were closer and everything
,roved in a much more machine
Me manner. Congestion is al
says removed where there is per-
'0mat contact and intimacy
he great need today is a social
usSnssaence which will reach to all
Me arteries Of humanity. Industry
Ssede to be reorganized, not for
ae profits that would be derived,
wi lot the interest Of humanity.
Must Work Together.