SOCIAL WORK OF THE CHURCH
By the Rev. Charles Stelzlc.
For years the evangelists of the
church have been telling -us that the
world is ready for 'another great re
vival. They have been prophesying
that soon we shall see a "great awak
ening." But these prophets of a for
mer period and exponents of a waning
method have seen only part of the
so-ealled evangelistic preaching but the
greatest emphasis will be placed upon
the social gospel, for which the church
has been so long preparing.
This gospel will have to do not so
much with a spectacular philanthropy
which is supposed to express the kind
ness of the well-favored toward the
poor, but it will also demand justice
an'd right dealing toward all men. Tt
will deal fearlessly with the questions
of the exploitation of little children,
of helpless women and of down trodden
men. It will demand that men's bodies
shall be saved ias well 'as their souls..
It will not say less about heaven and
its glory, but it will say more about
earth and its duty. It will seek to
convert men socially as well as spirit
ually. It will destroy forever that
miserably false conception that a (Chris
tian man . may practice unOhristian
principles in his business . life, simply
because hits unChristian competitors
find it more profitable to do so. It
Will insist that every community com
posed of Christian people" must also be
a Christian community.
Recent developments in the church
. jndicate that it has already taken its
place as a larger social force. ' this
- liaa V. A ATI 'TTi n ri l f nof ful in nnrf 1 T li i
'resolutions adopted at the various na
tional conventions of the leading de
nominations throughout America, in
which are presented clearly and force-
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xuuy nie prescub economic umi huciuj
conditions of the people, making cer
tain specific recommendations as to
' what the church should do in view of
this situation.
In every instance in which these de
nominations adopted such- resolutions
with regard to the social and economic
questions of the day, they always pre-
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merit with reference to the conditions
which called forth the actions sug
gested. Each of the above mentioned
denominations have appointed either
1 Commissions on Social iService or have
established Departments of Church and
Labor, or similar organizations, whose
object it is to lead their denominations
in social education and in a broader
social service.
It is sometimes asserted that the
churches are not doing anything in
the work of caring for the unfortunate
in our great cities who are outside of
the church. Dr. W. D. Bliss of the
American Institute for Social Service
recently sent a questionaire to a large
number of social workers throughout
the United States inquiring as to the
particular kinds of social service which
they were rendering: It was learned
that, out of about 1,000 responses which
came to Dr. Bliss, 401 were connected
with the work -of the Associated Char
ities, 339 were in settlements, 227 were
connected with various national social
reform agencies. . Inquiring 'as to the
. relationship of these workers to the
church,' it was discovered that out- of
876 who replied to this question, 753
were church members. Even though the
134 which did not rejly were counted
!is lion-commuuicants, it would still
leave 75 per cent church members. It
is altogether likely, however, that many
of tin? 134 were in some way identified
with churches. Of those engaged in
the work of the Charity Organization
Society, 02 er cent were found to be
church members; in the settlements 89
per cent were church members and in
the-other reform agencies, 71 per cent.
The church membership of this coun
try is only about one-third of the entire
population; but the Church furnishes
75 per cent of the social workers.
HE ASKED THE TIME.
A Question and Answer That Changed
a Clerk's Position.
How many clerks measure up to the
standard yf the young bookkeeper in
this story from Human Life? He was
employed in the passenger department
of a great railroad. It was just a little
before lunch. Some of the clerks were
putting on their coats, some leaving
for the washroom, some consulting the
clock; some were still busy. Suddenly
the "boss" entered. He glanced about
him and then approached the young
bookkeeper.
"What time is it?" he asked.
The young man kept on figuring, and
the boss put a hand on his desk and
repeated the question.
Instantly the other looked up. sur
prised to see the chief at his elbow.
. "I beg your pardon, were you speak
ing to me?" be asked. V ;
"Merely inquired the time that was
all," said the other.
"The bookkeeper glanced, about the
room, located the office clock and said.
"It's ten minutes to 12."
"Thank you," said the general man
ager and vice president, and strolled
out. .
That conversation cost the young
bookkeeper his place in the passenger
department and put him under a
higher officer "on the firing line." Nine
years later he was assistant general
manager, and while still in the thir
ties became a general manager, full
fledged.
RAPID STORY WRITING.
A Boast That Dumas Made, a Wager
, and the Result.
For rapidity of composition the prize
among novelists must be awarded to
Alexandre Dumas, who died with over
3,000 books to his credit, in all of which
he had some share. According to Mr.
Arthur F. Davidson, one of his biog
raphers, he often declared that when
once he had mapped out in his mind
the scheme of a novel or a play the
work was practically accomplished,
since the mere writing of it presented
no difficulty and could be performed as
fast as the pen could travel. Some one
disputed this; the result was a wager.
Dumas had in his head the plan of
the "Chevalier -de la Maison Rouge,"
of which he; had not yet written a
word, and he made a bet of 100 louis
that he would write the first volume of
the novel in seventy-two hours. The
volume was to be formed by seventy
five large foolscap pages, each page
containing forty-five lines and each
line fiftv letters. In sixty-six hours
Dumas had done the work in his fair.
flowing hand, disfigured by no erasions
and the bet was won with six hours
to spare. London Chronicle.
Challenge Sale of
Men's Wear
From Oct. 14th to 22nd we are going to
name prices DEFYING COMPETITION.
We are going to open the eyes of the men. Here's where
we challenge the high-priced, exclusive men's stores.
$1.50 and $1.75 Dress Shirts, all sorts of nice patterns and colors. AQ-L
Challenge Sale Price 2JOC
Broken Lines of Men's Dress Shirts, worth up to $1.00
at
Work Shirts, black and colors, full sizes, 75c and $1.00 kind, 49c
The best 50c Fleece Lined Underwear in town,
priced here at '
Men's Union Suits like other sell at $1.25, 7Q
- priced at ...............IOC
Odds and Ends of Men's 50c and 75c Underwear,
cut to.......
Extra Special Handkerchief values. Challenge Sale price
at !
43c
49c
43c
78c
39c
7c
Men, buy your shoss here this is good advice.
The Challenge Sale offers a big lot of $3.50 Shoes at $1.98.
There is a big lot of $4.00 Shoes priced for the sale d0 AO
at.. $.fO
The Work Shoes we have especially priced for the sale
at
$2.39
25c Suspenders , 15c
Black and Tan Hose... 8c
50c Suspenders 23c
25c Hose.. 13c
50c Neckwear 12c
Work Socks 7c
Good Cotton Flannel Mitts, a
dozen... .....50c
Gauntlet Gloves ...2 for 25c
Wool Shirts worth $1.50, at $1.09
$1.00 Wool Shirts, at ... 72c
Challenge Hat Sale
$1.50 and $2.50 Hats, in one big
lot, all priced alike 98c
Sweaters Reduced
The Challenge Sale offers great
values in Men's andBoy'sQ
Sweaters, priced at ."f 57C
Caps
Men's and Boy's 50c Caps,
MEN'S BIB OVERALLS, GOOD ONES, AT 49c.
$2.50 Duck Coats $1.78
These Coats are blanket lined,
have good corduroy d1 7fi
collars, only.. plfO
Corduroy Coats, sheep- dTf flft
skin lined, extra values..P f
Best Leather Corduroy Coats,
beaver collars, worth drr rA
$10.00, at P' -Otl
$4.00 Duck Coats $2 75
$5.o6"Cordurory Coats, fj
The Grand Dept. Store
Corner 10th & P Sts.,
Lincoln, Nebr.
First Trust and Savings Bank
Owned by Stockholders of First National Bank
The Bank for The Wage Earners
Interest Paid at Four Per Cent
139 South Eleventh . Lincoln, Nebraska