The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-03-25

majority obviously favored such a
move, but at least two recalcitrants
INDUCED in spewing from their mouths
multiplicity of words with an alb
sence OF ideas against the movement
on the ground that the same would be
dominated by Jews just because it is
being sponsored by Jews. What Fool
lsh Mortals we sometimes be! Our
comment on the matter was that as
long as we Protestants sit on our
stools of absolute do-nothingness.
complain about Jews and Catholics
dominating every very much needed
and worthwhile movement, we cannot
hope to progress forward in any
marked degree. To say that Social
Settlement House is "Anti-Christian,
las one member of this meeting said,)
is absolutely absurd and foolish. What
are the churches doing in our com
munltieS to alleviate conditions of
Juvenile Delinquency, immortality and
prostitution, crime, and to see that
peoples leisure time is spent in a use
full way? They cry "Anti- Christian"
when the real pseudo or anti-C Christi
anity is most prevalent in their own
churches. Let US as Protestants.
awake from our lethargy, quit CRYING
about Jewish and Catholic Domination
and lend hand in trying to get rid
of the disgraceful joints, appalling
ignorance, and bring about better
housing conditions in our city. Let
the ministers give their unstinted sup
port to this very worthwhile move
ment
In regard to our Adult Education
Glasses, progress is still being made.
On last Tuesday evening we had
very lively and helpful discussion on
the subject: "Why are People Poor ?"i
The conclusions were that people are
poor because of: Concentration of
Wealth and Power in the hands of
few. Changes in Industry due to the
machine age. International and ma
tional policies Misplaced Trust, such
as Bank Failures. Stock Market
Crash. ETC., Physical Disability due to
illness, accident and old age. But the
greatest reason for people being poor,
especially in our own city of Chelsea
is instability" due to DRINK, DOWN
RIGHT LAZINESS, AND LOW DE-
GREE OF INTELLIGENCE. Every
body apparently enjoyed the discus
sion. The Class Schedule will be car
ried out each week at the regular
stated times of which our readers are
familiar This is all for this week.
Well Folks, here We are again, this
time pinch-hitting for Lead Pencil
Reddick, who, very obviously, is still
taking his so-called much needed
rest" mentioned in this column some
time ago. He is not so regular in his
attendance at the Adult Education
classes as was formerly the case, es-
pecially on Tuesday and Thursday
evenings. However, he is a regular
attendent at the Tuesday afternoon
class which has lately degenerated into
a regular card playing and smoking
party which is not on our regular
adult education schedule and we take
no responsibility for the same. We
always have our regular quota at our
regular classes and the presence or
absence of one or more members does
not materially affect the class one way
or the other. So both the class and
this column will be in evidence every
week until our colunnist has COM
pleted his "much needed rest"
Well, the gossip front and the digs
viii be conspicuous for their absence
this week and probably for sometime
to come, but we would like to say that
there are some people who seem to be
somewhat alarmed when "Truant
Officers" ring their doorbells, but no
one need fear such an officer or any
other officer when they live right and
above board and avoid the very ap-
pearance of evil. However. the guilty
feeth when no one pursueth. We
received a letter allegedly writted on
this subject which we returned to the
writer unopened with the comment;
mot wanted at said address" So this
is something for the gossip-mongers
of Chelsea to exercise their splendid
talents. So long folks!