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"mmnsters' ’Comet THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION UPON THE NORTH AMERâ€" I [CAN REPUBLIC gfin or commercial advantage but thnt they might here worship God in accordance with their own religious ideals unhampered b ythe interfer- ence of civil authorities. The Christian Religion must be acv credited with the educational en- lightenment of Americans which made possible a representative form of government. The first educational institutions, from elementary schools on up to colleges and universities. were established by the church to tos- The pioneers of American settle- ment and civilization were men with deep religious convictions and mo- tives. They came to our shores from Europe, not for the sake of material hr and promote n more intelligent; Christianity. But they also gave in-‘ ttruction in history. language and mthemutics, in the liberal arts and sciences. It is a significant fact that. with one exception, all the higher ochools, colleges end universities es- tablished in the American colonies prior to the doelnntion of indepen- deuce were founded by Christian de- notnlnltiona upon distinctively Chrix- tun principles. Even nincc the colo- nic: gained their independence more than three fourths of all the colleges and univenitiea of the United States have been founded and nupported bv Christi-n denomination): though very Ilbenl in their curriculum. Literacy and intelligence in nbuolutcly omn- Among the influences which have shared our national institutions and determined our national policies the Christian Religion must be given first place. In no country of the world his religion exerted greater influence in determining the character of citi- zens and the form of government than in the United States of Ameli- “II to I smalul npnunlalive government no me an mmly over- uflmu the Influence of religion up- Th1 influence of the Chduinn Ro- IW hul Ibo been profoundly {all in our dvk- Nh. TM oId Town Mn!- Iu m modded nflcr the daman with“ o! 0": New Bath-4 church. Th Map]: of 3 «Wu (arm m life's Howl. l. the Comm-mu! W89 P51" m ofered regularly. This body 9'1 June 12. 1778. u - holidny in m- in that it was : rrligims. no loss than I pntriotic duty to fight in W cause of freedom. nghont the struggle clay-gym" played a conspic- uous part. SMe by side with their prishoneers they fought um! dyed red the soil of freedom with their c! dvfl'gavcmmcnt which Thom: Jclcma onbodiml In an Declara- uoa of lntkprmlncc wen derived [m ”In damntk form a! [overw- m in an Baptist chum-h when M Md serving. Civic life. when b M: Infancy in ”to United Suns. m [may inflow-«d by "HM br- an! I" "no [mint «1mm verv- demmen were the most "den! od- voaten of the patriotic mun. Their comma sounded forth I clarion all to 3mm! resistance of the 099mm tad unfairness! of up English Purl!» nan. le people who (hm-rd flu- chunllea v":- insplnd with (he foolâ€" Bought for“ “may”: of ”no mo madam influence a! mum. When Int the colonies and"!!! ”tannins (no and knewâ€"kit under (all. the Attentlon! Suits and Top Coats are offered you at prices you cannot afford to miss, of the following materials: Urquhardt Suitings All Wool Herringbones Cheviots, Worsteds and Flannels Perfect Fit Guaranteed Every "NI through which n In" By The Rev. J. Alfred Nmsen Bert Moore the form 0! our [ovcmmcm ll ORDER NOW 0F 135 No. Main st. it .1. a religious. no less When a form of government had been adopted and Washington, the great Christian leader and father of our country, was made president he accepted the responsibility as a trust from God. For eight years he served his country well. In his farewell ad- dress he said, “0! all the dispositions and habits .which lead to political prosperity. religion and morality are indispensable supports. Vainly does that man claim to be a true patriot who seeks to destroy or pervert these great pillar: of human happiness, these 0mm props of the duties of men and o! citizens.” tuition of thc "Indispensable duty d1»? voutly acknowledged God‘s superin- tendinx providence." It also recom- mended tht the 20th day of July of the same year should be observed with mligious service as “A day of public humiliation. confession and prayer." we were most sensible to our danger, we had daily prayer in this room for Divine protection. Our prayers, sirs, were heard and they were graciously answered. To a kind providence we owe this happy opportunity of con- sulting in peace on the best means of establishing our future national felio city. Shall we forget this powerful Friend? Do we imagine that we no longer need his assistance? If a sparrow cannot fail to the ground without his notice, can an empire rise to greatness without his aid 2’” Chris- tianity is the greatest champion of national righteousness and virtue, es~ sential to national prosperity. Chris- tianity teaches men to look to God for his providential guidance and blessing. r The colonists gained their indepen? deuce and it became necessary to es- tablish a permanent form of govern- ment. When the Constitutional Con- vention convened in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin arose in the as- embly and said, “In the beginning of the contest with (heat Britain, when A- uttlemont moved vutwnnl, n- longdde o! the pioneer settler went the miutoury and the dmttqidcr. The little red “choolhom and tho spin of the country church marked the program of American ”moment and civilization. John Henry Bar- [0'- wnu, “Th «palm of indus- try ad the load"- of mutual u- mum have don far Ion a» mic our: (he (must ntion than have the Chink: pcomn who fluid the ml of Chm through tom! and over mama and palm 1mm; Illa. to Canton-h ud from lume- nou to m” ‘ WM: the exception of Jcflnm and Johnna, all the pmtdflml of {in United Rules have been mom or Inn active chunk ma. with denomina- tional conned”. Em then two. «MI. not mambo": of the than-h. new Owl-flan honours. An over- whelming Mr“! of the stamina mil politicians who In" duped our afloat! life hue hen mm of Chris- u.- fifth. H has been "low Influences which have M the Norm American I!» public out man» mum of I" M» puNic the [resort mum of I" his» tory. Amricn in the most Christian nation of the work! because Chris. tian principles lure entered most ful. 17 into her legislative. system. Her national life has been moulded utter the pattern of Christian idnln of brotherhood Ind eqndity. Then- Ms tiny: been a class at ritiuls who have overlooked the thin: which make for mum! ad- vancement in their greed for personal grin. Their MM“: conduct I!” brought upon as national evils which hare been rooted out only by the per- sistent meal of Christian spirited laâ€" Wmmfln-pm It's sonsytlm when you get mm 31': a mi mpt-tion to refinish everything. You can imitate hardwood. perfectly with the China‘LIc Graining' Toolâ€"Ask about it. It mines in transparent colon. solid rolon, aiso Gold and Aluminum. Come in for Color Cards. CHINA-LAC “ F INE!” nownnns Gnovn 1mm: : n9WNEns_ cm j, rumors den. These national nformera have been America's best friends and most patflotic citizens. ‘ The first members of the Anti- Slavery Society were clergyman. Pul- pit agitation against the liquor traf- fic led to the organization of the W0- man's Christian Temperance Union. The Anti-Saloon league was organi- Each succeeding age will have its new problems to solve. But I he- Iieve that we have discovered a suc- cessful method of their solution. It is by continuing to exert the influ~ ence of religionâ€"the Christian Re. ligionâ€"â€"upon our national life. May the Christian clergy of America, with the foresight and enthusiasm of their worthy predecessors, continue to cry aloud and spare not. “Righteousness exaltcth a nation but sin is a re- proach to any people." This is the greatest philosophical truth of uni- versal history. Christianity has pro- duced the world‘s highest standards of righteousness. May her influence continue to determine the character of our national institutions and poli- cies! zed, olficered and directed by cler- gymen. The Loni’s Day Alliance, now seeking to check the commercia- lization of the Christian’s Sunday by effective legislation, is ofl'icered by nationally known and trusted clergy" men. They are pitting their best ef- forts against the desecmtion o! the Christian's Sunday by the promoters of Commercializod Amusement. They are attacking an evil which is incom- patable with the religion of Christ. They are insisting upon economic fairness. These intelligent leaders should be followed as readily as sim- ilar leaders have been followed in the past. They are working to safeguard American ideals. ANNEXATION NEXT SUBJECT AT THE PEOPLE’S FORUM Mr. Darby wu inmduml and spoke on work (or the boys in I su- burban community. Harry Walker Phone 191- R 19 W. Railroad st. Manufacturer of SURGICAL and VETERINARY SPECIALTIES SCREW MACHINE and PUNCH PRESS WORK Repairing, Plating and SHOWN! Dies and Tools Office: 81 Benton Ave. Downers Grove Factory: 110 Blodgett Ave. Phone 248-J 114 SO. MAIN ST. (Continued from page I) Julius Severus The Home Restaurant ‘ F010000 Eats Buschmann Bros. Estimur' on all work cheerfully furnished GENERAL TEAMING AND TRUCKING MOVING AND STORAGE ICE CREAM CANDY CIGARS TOBACCO ORDERS TAKEN FOR BRICK CREAM WALKER DICKE P A I N T I N G Decorating Paper Hanging TRY OUR FOUNTAINETTE LUNCH Downers Grove, Illinois Experimental Work The next speaker was Mr. Matflaew Foley, managing editor of I great hospital magazine and now known throughout the country as the origi- nator of “Hospital Day.” Dr. Good- win referred to the letter from Presi- dent Harding to Mr. Foley and read another letter to him from General Pershing. Mr. Foley spoke eloquent ly on the meaning of Hospital Day and the great benefits that must come to the country from observance of the day on May 12th. The principal speaker of the eveng ing was Dr. Frank Smith and his sub- ject was “The Prevention of Disease." “Few people die of old age,” said Dr. Smith. “It is disease that kills and not old age.” "In the Stone Age man uSed remedies known at that distant time ,but new science has reâ€" vealed the causes of disease and the remedies are adapted'to the causes. Bacteria are riesponsible for most of our ills. It is against them that we must guanl. The common house fly is a carrier of germs and the rat and mosquito are responsible for some of our most terrible plagues. The greav ter number of germs enter the body through the mouth. Care of the mouth and teeth is of vital impor- tance. ' SPECIAL MOTHERS , DAY SERVICES AT LOCAL CHURCHES zatlon of the fact that this society} is made up almost entirely of young folks in the high school adds to the evidence of their great-interest] and while, especially when the fact that this in the busiest part of the school year is taken into conxideration. One of the pleasing features of the program will be the presentation of carnation»: to each mother pmwnt at the service. This act. coming from thou- who are nt on age which in generally comlcleml the thoughtlen on is a magnificent prophesy of the future. The young mm o! the Endeavor Society will also have I part In tho (Continued from page 1) Downers Grove, Ill. PHONE 36-W Henry Dicke Phone 123-}! Telephone 11 ject "The Three Grate-t Words," and special music will be tendered by the choir. The latter of itself meals much, for the music is a feature of all the services of this shun-ch. ngulu' morning devotional service. Seats will be reserved for aloha. The minister will preach on the sub: night and explained the non-appear- ance of the team and made profuse apologies. Playing good baseball on Tuesday evening at. Memorial Park, the Down- ers High School lost a close game to Elmhurst High by the score of 7 to 6. This was the first home game of the season and demonstrated that the boys are players. LA GRANGE HERE SUNDAY TO OPEN BASEBALL SEASON Order Your Suit Now For DECORATION DAY 27 So. Main St. ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE CLEANING, PRESSING, DYEING, ALTERING (Continued from page 1) The Old fashioned liom e Was Built At low Cost It": quite thl‘ cuntom thew clay» to tt-(M lo the time when home:- m-w Imnll at mull t-xpomw; when the purchasing power of the dollar was grenur than now even though a good clflll mnw nf rflon \un rrquirvd to m! a doll" than now tn gr! mo m thru- dollnn. “a. llw old time homr an Iuv in price but VIM! kind of n hnmr mu II rompmod to houses demnndnl "Ila year ul‘ W11, Tiwnv‘p a rut difl'rll‘m In the. type of homes and the coawnk-mn not and than. \\ hm nv bmlt a home Many or twenty-Me )‘nn no. (hr law primn unw‘. but? how wo (lid the job. first (If; I Mk- len (wt 01' so Iquan'. ull the sides with 5 mm of Mid. W0 rallnl "u! 3 «Mar and used it for "gt-tables. A brick wall are on lop of "to ground. or hm I for posts. and [Mn "11' hullv‘ hum thrmn. le banding was: plain. pan-h narrow. {Icon of six inch pine. pmb-bly no skating. just the siding. III] plnund insidt‘. No doubt» floors. an plumbing. no bathroom. no pa or r-kflrir light fiflum. and no belting plum. Just the barr hnmc. plain pine imidn finish. and built as cheapâ€" Iy as mnihlv Thi- old Qimo hmusr of our fathers or madlaflaers was heated with stovm, lighted with lumps, the floors covered with carp-We 'to hit! big cracks and rough places. The coal we carried I'mm a shed u the rat or! the lot. water we pumpod from .1 bark yard wvll. and that! m only an out- side “tram-v to (M «liar. Of toursr that kind of a ham cost but little my in the old days The family satisfied with that type of a house now can get it at low cost. It was a cheap house with few mnw‘nioncrv but would not fill the bill now no mat- te r Next work we will in“: about a motion home. In the meantime iumhor is much chrapor than a few months ago and the modern home costs less. Talk m us about lumber prices. We know and will to" you Bring your building probloms m u.~. We want to sorve you. intemsting to H‘flfi‘t a little on now Phone Day 20 Resident Member J. MAZZA (‘nn\1\ninnfl“~‘ but would not fill the bill now no mat- Iow Iho cost. What do you think about it? It's of the Lumbcrman's Publicity Bureau Phone after 6 P. M. 142 J ADVERTISEâ€"IT PAYS. Telephone 355