Show SOCIAL PROBLEM FACES CHURCH Leaders in Religion Must l Aid in ill Social Revolution Says Dr Da Davies vies Christianity and the church cannot hold aloof aloo from the social problems of or the da day declared Dr George Ewing EwIng Ew Ew- Ing Int Davies at the First Presbyterian church last night Though It is not the business of or tho the church to become a proponent of or any social scheme chemo or political part party it is its ita business s to declare the principles ot or righteousness righteous rIghteous- ness and regulate social duties The modern church and the date dato prophet must be able to interpret interpret inter inter- pret tho the signs of or tho the times said aid Dr Jr Davies and must tako u L stand tand on social problems having widespread ef effect effect ef- ef on mankind Social questions I ct-I hold first place In the nations nation's thought I Many institutions of ot a social character character character char char- acter have havo gone one the wa way of or the tho scrap- scrap heap Not a few tew social workers have havo acknowledged impotency and despair as tIle the they confront tho the social conditions of oC our oni day The social revolution about to oc occur occur occur oc- oc cur probably will parallel the tho political revolutions The Thc social revolution however howe will prove provo to be a a. social evolution Things ThinS's that have ha gone before o ma may be thought of or as the adequate ado ado- quate causes o of the present social unrest unrest un rest which is the main movement to toda to- to da day Even ven the Christian faith is not notto notto notto to be wholly dissociated from It H. Democracy Dc- Dc in tho the church Is not without its silent but puissant protest against feudalism paternalism and privilege in the social world The question arises as to the so social social social so- so cial movement will It become commercialized commercialized com corn or Christianized d Con- Con this crisis with ith candor and courage couras-c tho the church would capitalize the movement for or righteousness A conscienceless has failed ut utter ut- ut ter terly Socialism with its followers has hidden its Hs head in tho thoa day a of ot trail Never r was a greater g opportunity opportunity opportunity op op- op- op afforded the Christian church to sane leadership t ta ti 1 the tho thought of the thc social movement |