The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-25
To WAGE BATTLE
AGAINST DISEASE
Ministers Asked to Assist Ma
tiOnaI Association in Anti
tuberculosis Campaign.
SERMONS TO BE GIVEN
SPECIAL SERVICES LIKELY TO BE
HELD FEBRUARY "a.

The Co-Ope Grafton of the churches Of
Salt Lake ana Utah in the fight against
| tuberculosis is strongly recommended
and a National tuberculosis Sunday is
suggested in a letter from the National
Association for the Study and Prevention
of tuberculosis to the local health de-
partment and action will be taken on the
matter at once.
1t is proposed to have all of the cler-
symen in this state make Sunday, April
"A, day set apart for sermons on the
! dread disease and literature will be cir
culated showing the devastating waste
of the white plague. Facts regarding the
| crusade against the disease will be fur
| nished to ministers for their sermons
! and TeadN-made sermons viii also be at
! their call. The letter starting the move
| me mt, which is general throughout the
| United states, is as follows:
Il write on behalf of the National As
! ISOLATION for the Study and Prevention
/ OF tuberculosis to engage your cO-Opera-
| ton in a plan which is just being inau-
gurated for a National tuberculosis Sun
/ day on April "a, 1910.
The plan is to procure the cooperation
| Of as many churches of all denominations
/ in all parts of the United States as may
! be possible, to devote at least part of
some service on that day to the consider
alton Of the tuberculosis problem.
The emphasis should be laid upon the
educational phase through a sermon by
| the minister himself, or a talk by some
| layman esp eciallv invited for the purpose.
| n the great majority of cases, doubtless
The CleTgymen will prefer to deal with
the topic himself.
Where il is feasible it would. of course,
be highly desirable that a special collec-
/ ton for the benefit of local anti-tuber-
/ culOsis work should be taken, but in
many localities il will probably not be
wise to insist upon this feature. and in
any case the educational aspect should be
made the point Of first importance.
Ready Made Sermons.
A brief outline Of an anti-tuberculOsis
sermon or talk IS berg prepared in this
office for the use Of clergymen and 9TH
/ cTS. 1t is expected that this can be sup
/ piled TO associations OF others needing it,
/ at very low cost, and i'm small quanti-
/ ties possibly gratis. It is hoped, however.
| that literature especially ada pied TO local
needs can be furnished by associations
and boards of health.
The general publicity regarding the
| plan will be inaugurated by a press bull
| letln from the National association to be
released i'm all parts of the United States
| on Feb. a. This will be followed up at
! brief intervals by other press notices Un-
/ tit April a. Until February a public
mention Of the plan should not be made,
! but after that date the more publicity
| ter.
May we count upon the aid Of YOU and
| your organization in gaining the cooper
alton Of churches in your field of opera
| ton to furth ar the plan? 1t is obvious
! that the responsibility for bringing the
! plan to a successful issue must rest with
the various state and local societies, and
/ we hope you Will be willing to undertake
that responsibility for your locality.
Trusting that We may count upon
your aid, I am, very sincerely yours,
LIVINGSTON Earrald. executive secretarE.n