The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1909-03-17

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adelphia, an educational crusade
against tuberculosis is being carried
into all of the parochial and other
schools in its control. AS a result,
over 1890, 900 school children in 49,
900 parishes are being reached. The
clergy Of the church have been asked
also to instruct their congregations
on the dangers and methods of pre-
venting tuberculosis. for the purpose
of bringing the simple doctrines of
the cure and prevention of this dis
ease to every one of the 100000
Catholics in the United States.
The Church Class.
The work of religious bodies in the
war against tuberculosis received a
great impetus in 1905, when Eman-
uel church of Boston, under the lead
ership of DR.. Joseph H. Pratt and
Reverend Elwood c. Worcester.
started movement for the treatment
of tuberculosis patients in their
homes under the supervision of the
church. AS the patients held weekly
meetings at the church for instruc-
ton and advice from the physicians
in charge, the organization was called
a class. So successful was the En-
anuel class's first years work that
many otner churches throughout the
country have followed this example
and tuberculosis classes have been
formed in a large number of cities,
in many cases independently of
church organizations. There are now
about so regular classes in existence,
over one-half of which are conducted
in connection with churches.
10000 Churches Engaged.
The activity of the church, how
ever. as a center of education in tu-
berculosis, is of much more recent
growth. In fact, almost all of the
preventive educational work of the
churches has been accomplished in
the last four months. The national
association for the study and proven
ton of tuberculosis estimates that
there are now over 10000 church or
congregations to whom the message
of the prevention and cure of tuber-
culosis has been preached. and the
number is increasing daily.
Campaign Undenominational.
The religious campaign is not only
undenominational, but it is also in
terdenominational. The Young
Mems Christian association, for in
stance, has started an active crusade
against tuberculosis. Through its
physical department instruction is be-
ing given concerning the nature and
dangers of consumption to all of the
men and boys who come under that
branch of the association. Educa-
tional lectures are also being held
in many of the associations, and, in
general, the campaign against tuber-
culosis is being linked with the gen.
eral crusade for sound body and a
sound mind
The United Society of Christian
Endeavor has also taken an active
interest in the tuberculosis propa-
ganda. At the international conven-
ton of that body, to be held In St.
Paul from July 7th to 18th, one of
the large tuberculosis exhibits of the
national association for the study
and prevention of tuberculosis will
be on display An active campaign
of education will be carried on among
the 10000 delegates. who will act
as missionaries in further spreading
the message. The tuberculosis ex-
hibit will be shown by the side of mis-
sionary and other social and civic
exhibits.
Was is Widespread
This campaign among the churches
and religious organizations is only a
special instance of the widespread in
terest in tuberculosis, which has en-
listed within the last year the efforts
of such organizations as schools, la
Dor unions, women's clubs, CONNER
cial clubs, state legislatures, the
press, and almost all of the organ
lied civic and social societies. By all
of these organizations one sermon is
being preached, namely, that con-
sumption is a communicab Bile disease,
that it can be prevented, and that it
can be cured by fresh air, rest and
wholesome food