The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-06-29

amount needed to erect and equip the
building will be raised is certain
of the success Of the campaign we
have not the least doubt. We have
intelligence of the people of Sumter.
They have never failed to respond to
any call when money was needed for
worthy cause, and as a rule they
have given even more than was ask
ed for at the outset.
For nearly twenty years the writer
has been In close touch with all
movements for the upbuilding Of the
community, and observation and ex-
perience has been so convincing that
there is no such word as failure in
Sumter's lexicon. when the under
taking is for the good Of the city
and all its people, that we have no
misgivings concerning the success of
any purely public enterprise, II 1t be
properly presented to the people OF
the town. 1t must not be understood,
however, that we underestimate the
difficulty or magnitude of the task
upon which we enter today. To raise
$4,000 for the Y. M. C. A. will tax
the resources and the public spirit
OF our people as never before, but
we believe they will realize that the
Y. M. c. A. is the most important
undertaking for the good Of the COM
munity toward which they have ever
been called upon to contribute, and
we feel assured that the response will
be all that Is desired. The guarantee
OF success lies in the willingness Of
every individual to do his full duty,
to give and give freely all that he
can. even though by so doing he
must make sacrifice. II each per-
son who claims Sumter as his home,
who sincerely desires the town to be
a better town and a bigger town. and
who has faith that the future has
In store better things than the past,
will take this thought to heart and
VIII give all he can without regard
for. or consideration of, what others
have given, or may give, the cam
paign will be a march of triumph for
the convassins committees, and not a
laborious task.
Ten days may seem a short time
In which to raise so great a sum as
$4,000, but, as we are going to give
the money, why let the campaign
last so long, why not give the money
In five days, or less, and go about
our other business?
There are few men in Sumter who
can give as much as a thousand dol
lars, without making great sacri-
fee, therefore we must not expect
many large contributions, nor look
tc the rich men to erect the building.
The Y. M. G. A. will be built largely
with the money given by men of
small means, and 1t Is in these men
who are poor in money, but rich
In public spirit. that our faith is
Without them back Of the
movement 1t would be pre-doomed to
failure; but they have never failed
to answer the call to work or give
for the good Of the town, and they
will not be less heedful to the call |
nor less generous on this occasion.
The committee of workers who |
have enlisted for the campaign have |
a great task before them and they
have assumed a great responsibility |
They are working for the Sumter of |
the future and for the men of years
to come. They are giving their time,
their energy and their money. for ev-
cry worker is a contributor also, for
they are doing what they are asking
others TO do. Help them on their
way, give them all or more than they
ask, and wish them God speed and
the triumphant success of the enter
prise for which they are laboring.