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Show The Voice Of a Friend From the Silent Tomb. A good friend, who has passed on to the other side, was found to have left the following tribute to his humble friend, the editor of this paper, and we wery modestly give space to it today. There was published a s atement made by a rich man in the East that the only way to overcome war and depression was to accept Christianity and follow Christ. He was praised and his statement heralded to the world as though he were the only one to make such a statement. Why? Because he is a man of wealth but whose business could never be harmonized with Christianity. We have here in the city a man who for years, in season and out of season, consistently and reasonably and most ably has talked and written that there was only one way out of all our difficulties, following the Master who was the greatest economist econo-mist of the ages, who had plumbed all the depths of life and who actually lived and proved what he taught. I am speaking of C. N. Lund whose writings on this subject would make a volume. He has shown us that if we would save our civilization civilizat-ion we must begin to build our foundations on the teachings of the Man of Galilee. On this subject his writings have been very eloquent and inspiring. . If ever a man was dilligent in setting forth these beliefs, which to him are knowledge on which men may stake everything, every-thing, he has been dilligent. But C. N. Lund has fought from his humble place.fought under handicaps, without money, and therefore has not been given well-deserved recognition. But : he keeps on with his work and keeps his fires of truth and inspiration in-spiration kindled for the benefit of mankind. How much farther his influence might have reached had some one been a little kinder and more helpful with their wordly wealth. The late Amasa Aid rich. |