Milford chronicle., 1929-07-05
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LaboratOry Method i'm ReligiOn

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A very interesting experiment
along the lines of supplying modern
service in Protestant churches is
being watched with keen interest in
the National Capital. Reverend
Moses r. Lowell, an energetic young
preacher, leads the movement,
which he started in a leading Con-
gregational Church in Washington,
of which he is pastor, last winter.
He based the work on the theory
that confidential clinic, presided
over by a staff that includes physic-
ians, 9psychiatrists, social workers,
and various specialists capable of
giving advice, should be able to
.sSneet a modern need of Protestant
ism in supplying a service similar
to that which the Catholic confess
sional gives to members of the Ro-
man Catholic Church. Reverend
Lowell proceeded to prove that such
a clinic would be IAN extension Of
the arm of the ministry
Nearly 200 persons accepted the
invitation, and confided their COM
plexes," and difficulties, to the
specialists who volunteered their
services in aid of the new "labora-
tory method in religion"
The clinic produced a city-wide
discussion and there was unanimous
approval among Protestants of the
Lowell idea. A citizens committee
of twenty-five which includes the
names of nationally known public
officials, scientists, educators and
professional and business men and
women, has been organized this
month, and it will sponsor the move
ment which will henceforth be
known as the Washington Life Ad-
iustment Center.
The Washington newspapers have
all commented favorably upon the
movement, even to the extent of
publishing special Sunday feature
articles explaining what the Congre-
garional minister hopes to accom-
plish. The Literary Digest gave a
very prominent place to it in re-
cent issue, and the SNOWFALL of pub
licity is continuing to roll with the
result that correspondents and news
letter syndicates are calling atten-
ton to the modern experiment in be-
half of Professionalism service.
Cleaning Up in Real Estate
The skyscraper, most modern of
? architectural forms, has not yet
grown up. Like any small boy it
has to have its face and ears wash
ed. but its chances to squirm out of
the way are practically nil. True,
Saturday night may not come for
year at a time, but when 1t comes 1t
is inescapable.
Cash as we'll as pride is at stake.
A recent New York newspaper
points out, under the heading,
"Cleanliness Improves Reliability"
that Cleanliness is ever a personal
virtue. but in real estate it is plain
common sense"
Realtors with vision, who truly
appreciate the value OF advertising
in its many forms" the account |
proceeds, advise property owners to |
tidy up their holdings, whether they |
be improved or vacant, as an import
ant preliminary to their sale. A
study of numerous office buildings
indicate that rentability has been
improved by cleanliness"
"Many an apparently brownstone
front is being transformed into
white marble through the simple
alchemy of soap and water, often to
the great surprise of passers-by.
Most of the finer structures now
have a corps of cleaners continually
on the job, but in some quarters
the years pass without any effort to
keep up appearances or values.
Smoke and SCOT do their dirty work,
and the building looks delapidated
when all it needs is good scrub
bing.
That you can't clean up financial
ly unless you clean up physically is
a sound warning which applies not
only to real estate but to personal
life. When a man is freshly tubbed,
well dressed, neatly groomed, sure
of himself, nothing can stop him.
He takes the very stumbling blocks
in his way and paves the road to
financial success with them.
This VIII Be Some Trust
Active efforts are being made
within the industries themselves to
bring about understanding that
will create a monopoly in the use OF
wireless, cable, telephone and tele-
graph methods of communication.
Washington is being sounded out by
the heads of these great industries
regarding legislation already pend
ing in Congress to a commun1ca-
tions commission, which will super
wise the wireless and wire business
just as the railroads are now
watched over by the Interstate Com