New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-25
Couples Optimistic Com
m ent On Industry
With Plea For Ma.
tons And individuals
To Turn To Chris
tianity For Relief.
Collapses From Fatigue
Near End of Address
and Schwab Has to
Complete Reading Of His
Article.

sy The Assoeiatsd Pssss.
New York, May 25.--Bresh from q
Mediterranean cruise which took him
among othsr places, TO the shr1nes OF
the Holy Land. Ebert IL Gary, CHAIR
man Of the U. s. Steel Corp, pleaded
for greater turning townNd thu
Christian religion al a cure for the
worlds Ills, In his address today opsn-
Ing the annual meeting OF the Amss1-
can Iron and Steel inAtitilte.
Disclaiming any intantion %
''preeca sermon" Mr.. Gary aouisr.
ed religion was simple. plain bvsi.
ness sense"
Pays to Be Good
"Gentlemsn." he said impresstveiy,
1T 10 IN accordance with our instincts
and Judgment az frequently proclaim
ed, to say that 1t pays = ma ton or any
individual to follow Christian
COURSE"
Mr.. Gary reserved his customary
analysis Of conditions in the steel IN.
dustry for the end OF his addross
when he asserted optinistically that
there is nothing In sight to indicate
that there will be substantial d1m-
mutton Of the demand Of Auiahed
steel in this country during the next
six months to say the least"
He warned steel manufacturers.
however, not TO permit prices to 20
above q level which Is fair and reae
sonable."
Advice on The Ruhr
Touching on the Ruhr situation. /.
which he declared was unsettling all
Europe. he suggested that Secretary
Hughes be named az an impartial ar
bitrator to settle the differences be-
tween France and Belgium and Ger
many
Mr.. Gary had scarcely started with
a description OF his foreign tour
when. mentioning the Holy Land, he
launched into vigorous defense of
the Bible against its modernist at
tackers.
Defends Holy Bible
The moral and religious principles
OF the Bible both the old and new
Testaments," he declared. have never
teen and can never be successfully
combatted. Since the preservation of
history commenced there has never
been anything approaching the Holy
Bible as literary production or a
code for proper and desirable human
conduct, or as a foundation for future
hopes
IL any here should believe this is
an exaggeration which is not prob
able. read again this book and you
will be surprised. Visit Palestine In
he light of and under the inspiration
,f the Bible The landmarks of Pal
astjne and as described in the Bible
rhe more we read and study the more
We must be convinced of the absolute
y reliability of the book of books.
Look to the Past
Who reads of or personally wit
lesses evidences of the rise, and fall
# great nations and communities and
ties is led to believe that an over
uling God determined their destinies.
'uch nations as the United States.
ven, or Great Britain. France. Italy,
apan, China, Germany, Austria. Rus
Ia, will do we'll to constantly bear in
nlnd the history OF the past and the
ossihilities of the future. Let him
hat thinketh he standeth take heed
est he fall
We should ii possible, avoid III
atnred controversies. international,
ational, state, municipal, public.
rivate. political, sectarian. economic
r otherwise. There are numerous
Dads at present He that Is without
in, let him first cast stone Let
s diligently search our hearts"
The Ruins of Athens
Touching on his visit to the ruins
Athens, he said:
why did an all merciful Proy-
ence permit such awful destruction
nd decadence? Read history and
scertain: read Paul's epistles. Per-
aps YOU will also discover some
easons why the Roman empire fell.
hy Babylon fell; why Jerusalem was
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