The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-10
April "a Has Been Chosen as
Tuberculosis Sunday"
Mayor Green Will Issue Procla-
nation to This Effect.
CHURCH SERMONS.
Ministers Will Preach of Cause,
Cure and Prevention.
Literature ON Subject Distrib-
uted at Church Door.

April "a win be Tuberculosis Sun
day."
| Some time about the first Of April
Mayor Green will issue a proclamation
or a request asking that all ministers
in the city set aside a part of the day
or all of the day for sermons concern
ing the study and prevention of tuber-
culosiS.
The mayor makes this announcement
following letter from the National
Association for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis in which they ask
that this course be taken. 1t is ex-
pected that all of the cities of sthe
United States will have the same day
set aside for instruction from the pull
pit.
Mayor Green stated this afternoon
that he would write a personal letter 10
all of the ministers in the city before he
issued the proclamation. If the matter
appeals to them and satisfactory ar
rangementS can be made the Sunday
will be set aside for this purpose.
Topeka is especially fortunate in the
study Of tuberculosis. The state head
quarters for the Kansas campaign is in
this city; there are a number of local
societies devoted to the work; the char
liable associations make extra efforts
to stamp out the disease in the poorer
sections Of the city and camps have
been arranged for. Now that April "a
has been set aside for the study of the
disease and an appeal from the pulpit
has been solicited there will be little
excuse for an unhealthy city this sum-
mer.
Distribute Literature.
The ministers will not only preach
sermons on the subject but after the
services there will be considerable
literature distributed to the church
goerS. This literature will contain val
liable information concerning the cause
and the cure of the disease that has
killed thousands in its ravages over the
country,
The following letter was received by
the mayor:
1.-The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
has inaugrated a movement for Ma
tional tuberculosis Sunday to be held
this year upon April "a. This plan is
to secure the cooperation OF as many
churches as possible in all parts of the
United States to devote a portion of
at least one service on that day to the
consideration OF tuberculosis and its
prevention.
I'VE are particularly DESTROYS of OBJ
tanning your aid in furthering this
movement in your city. If you can sea
your way clear to issue a proclamation
or otherwise to call the attention of
your citizens to- the fact that April "a
should be observed as Tuberculosis
Sunday it will do more than any other
agency to bring the plan to a success
full issue.
The following information was also
received by the mayor in connection
with the proposed Tuberculosis Sun
day:
1.-THE National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
announces that on April "a a national
Sunday will be held in all
the churches in the United States.
FOLLOWING campaigns against con-
that have been carried on in
the churches of hundreds of cities and
sermons on tuberculosis that have been
preached before thousands of congre-
cations during the past year move
ment has been started to establish a
tuberculosis Sunday on
which It is hoped that every one of the
81, 900. 900 church gcers in the United
States will hear the gospel of health.
1T is planned to enlist the active CO.
operation of nti-tuberculosis organIza-
tons, labor unions. fraternaI organiza-