Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1919 — PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO WILSON [ARTICLE]

PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE TO WILSON

Coure ToUs Council “France Has Discovered Soul of America.’’ Chicago, March 11. Chaplin Daniel Coure of the French army, the afternoon speaker yesterday at the Reginal conference of the Interchurch World Movement of North America, brought a message from the churches of France which created a profound impression on several hundred clergymen of all Protestant denominations at the Hotel La Salle. He was repeatedly applauded. The chaplain told of the love of France for the American nation, and repeatedly urged upon his audience the fact that it was the American boys who saved the day for France. He paid a tribute to President Wilson and asserted that the people of France are not looking to the politicians, but to the people of America to indorse the League of Nations. “President Wilson was right when he told us America is\with us to the end/’ he said, “and the . cheers which greeted your president in our cities still ring in my 'ears. We have discovered the soul .of America. “If America does not stand by I us, we cannot solve our difficulties. 'lf you don’t accept your responsibility, you also will suffer. We , need your leadership. Democracy I penetrated with the spirit of Chris- ’ tianity is the only thing that can ; save us.’’

( Dr. J. Gampbell White, Wooster, jO., leader in the Inter-church movement, prefaced his address by stating that he hailed “President Wilson as the greatest disciple of rej ligibn since Paul.” j “The church is aroused as never before,” said Dr. White, “and the movement of co-operative effort to evangelize the world is bringing ( the churches together and obliterating denominational differences. But I we have not yet learned to give in I proportion to our income. “We gave $20,000,000,000 to war and only $20,000,000 to mis- ' sions. The Protestant churches l have an income of $-10,000,000,000. ■ The church must give proportionately in order to save the world in . spiritual and moral results.’’ Dr. S. Earl Taylor, executive secretary of the Methodist centenary campaign, outlined, the prospective work of the Inter-church conference and stated that next fall there will be launched the greatest religious inter-denominational campaign for world evangelization ever undertaken in modern history. * The Rev. Fred B. Smith, who presided, stated that “the big step to be taken is the internatlonaliza)tion of the church unity movement, a league of churches.” Dr. Frank W. Gunsaulus will speak before the conference this afternoon. Dr. John Timothy Stone of the Fourth Presbyterian church and L. Wilbur Messer, general sec-, retary of the Y. M. C. A. of Chicago will be the speakers this morning. The conference will adjourn tonight. ■'