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...second column, page 17, of the Feb. 23 issue, you state that Dr. Mott's opening address was "broadcasted...
...Sunday Schools, Bible Classes, Universities, asking the question long ago put forward by Charles Sheldon, author of In His Steps?"What would happen if we took Christianity seriously?" Last week, in Des Moines, Iowa, this question was asked as never before by such efficient questioners as John R. Mott, potent Y. M. C. A. chief, and active George Sherwood Eddy, famed preacher. A campaign was organized, backed by the business men of Des Moines, to ask this question of every man, woman and child in the town; the week was called "Religious Life Emphasis Week...
...George W. Webber, Secretary of the Des Moines Y.M.C.A.?were in the habit of meeting in a quiet way, often at a certain camp which nestled in the wilderness outside the city, at which times they discussed ideals. Their little group grew rapidly. They determined to invite Dr. Mott. They invited also George Sherwood Eddy, preeminent among the exhorters of Americans and others, who speaks always with clenched fist, contracted brow, tight-drawn lips. He bullies men's consciences, he stirs their emotions. In almost every land, he has exhorted for peace, brotherhood, personal purity, "taking Christ seriously...
...Mott made the opening address. It was broadcasted from WHO, Des Moines. Forthwith Mr. Eddy, helped by Dr. A. Ray Petty, Manhattan social service worker, began to preach. In different parts of the city, 140 meetings were held during the week. Every day at noon, in the largest downtown theatre, services were held for officeworkers. Speakers addressed all the clubs in Des Moines, including the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, Cosmopolitan, Canopus, Gyro, Caravan, Women's Civic. Said Mr. Proper: "This movement is the beginning of a great crusade. . . . Science has shown us that what is true...
...accident that the Representative from Kansas is named Anthony, for he is a nephew of the famed Susan B. Anthony. Once more the name of Anthony serves feminism, although some are inclined to question the value of this service. Many women's organizations are opposed to the "Lucretia Mott" Amendmentment. The National League of Women Voters-the National Women's Trade Union League, for example. They argue that to adopt the Amendment would be to undo all the work they have done to secure legislative protection for women in industry. The argument of the National Woman...