Show christian spirit carried into business hopeful sign of the times by ANGUS S HIBBARD chicago capitalist CA CANNOT WT amree narco that Aine american rican cities citi 03 are beco becoming K and that religion is dying out the contrary is true employers of labor are to a greater extent each year carrying christianity into their business in higher ways ways shorter hours and bettor better surround ings something over men and women in I 1 ll 11 ninny many kinds of e employment I 1 n throughout tho the country have had provided for their benefit pension funds medical service sick benefits bene its savings and investment clubs and opportunities for recreation corporation heads and boards of direct directors ori concerned ith millions million of employees are saying paying with increasing emphasis that their business endeavors endeavor are trusts not for tho the benefit of stockholders alone but for these whom they serve and employ hundreds of thousands are arc directly and indirectly sharing in profits and participating in management niana geniL nit consciously or subconsciously mankind i is s religious and instinctively has the christian spirit tho the growing communal desire to give evidence of christian convictions is found in inspiring leadership the building of great cathedrals new and enlarged churches and increased church attendance some who never go to church may doubt tin this s last statement but after inquiry of authoritative sources I 1 have found outstanding churches of many denominations and localities reporting greater attendance than ever before and active participation of clubs guilds and associations of old and young in christian Christ itin work of various kinds every day the multitudes may divide themselves into sects creeds and isiam isms in tho the desire for particular expression just as they divide in language and ways of living but underlying n it nil all is tho the wish to do good u unto nto all men this wish finds its most natural find inevitable expression in churches and in christian life and in these america is i s well grounded A contrary condition would speedily mean chaos |