The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-06-28

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given in honor of the city's bust
ness men by the Young Mems
Business Club of that city.
The banquet was ably prepar-
ed and served at the Community
House by the women's Civic
League.
Guest speaker for the occasion
was Dr.. A. Carl Adkins, pastor
of the Dauphin May Methodist
church, a nationally known speak
er, who delivered one of the fin
est addresses that has marked
these annual affairs given by the
YMBC.
Harold Monroe, president of the
club, presided and made a short
talk to open the program, and
concluded by introducing f. A.
Khayat, who introduced the
speaker.
In introducing Dr.. Adkins, Mr..
Khayat said that he has become
recognized as one of the nations
leading speakers, and is sched-
uled to make a speaking tour of
five of the nations leading cities
this summer. DR.. Adkins is a
graduate of Wesleyan College, at
tended George Washington Uni
versity, Presbyterian Seminary
at Louisville, Duke University
and University of Oxford in Eng
land.
DR.. Adkins told members and
guests that the average success
full business man looked upon
preachers as poor business men,
but added that business itself had
pile up a pretty sorry record over
the past years, and that rugged
indivioualism is often based on
's~elfishness.
What has to a large extent
been responsible for this, he said,
is the absence from business of
religion. and the basic truths Of
religion.
The world and civilization has
become complex to the point of
confusion. Anyone that reads the
newspapers of today and looks
on the bright side with an every
thing will come out alright" at
titude is either soft in the heart or
hard in the head, he said, for we
must attend to life here and now
or generations will perish.
Education and truth are largely
answers to our proclaims, he said,
but you can't educate masses as
masses, but only as individuals.
''The man who refuses to tear
down what truth exposes" he
said, lis a traitor to mar and
God"
We have just completed paying
a sacrifice of lost lives, broken
homes and turmoil as a result of
the recent war, he added, and we
will paw more in the years to
come unless we work for and dis
cover basic truths now.
Recently a group of pastors,
priests and rabbis were invited
to the University of Chicago to
confer with a group of scientists
who were largely responsible for
the technical discoveries that led
to the atomic bomb. DR.. Adkins
was among the group and the
scientists answered questions
about and discussed atomic en-
ergy with them.
Six scientists refused to have
anything to do with the perfec-
ton Of the atomic bomb, he said,
and first plans we're for the bomb
to be dropped on an isolated por-
tion of Japan, with leaders of the
Jap government and armed forces
invited to view the destructive
ness of the new weapon, and also
warned if surrender was not forth
coming il would be used on Jap
anese cities. However, he added,
the "army had it and were hell
bent on using it, and as a re-
suit $4,000 men, women and chill
dren died at hiroshima.
Scientists point out what atom
ic energy could do in the indus
trial world he said, but We are
continuing to build bigger and
better bombs.
Scientists have become preach
ers all creeds, colors and
races spring from the same faith
er, and all individuals must too
become preachers of truth, he
said, because of a basic belief in
truth and not in fear of the last of
an atomic bomb.
why not try the way of the
Prince of Peace once, Rev. Adj
kins said in conclusion, I'VE have
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