The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-04-22
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And Min ter s.
Express Themselves as in
Deep Sympathy with the
Movement.

Statements Of opinion. approving
Tu5erculosis Day, which win be OBJ
served on or about April 90, from
prominent clerical. medical and lay.
authorities were issued today in the
form OF bulletin by the National as
ISOLATION for the study and Proven
ton of Tuberculosis. Among those
who have endorsed the movement are
His Hninence, Cardinal Gibbons and
several Roman Catholic bishops, many
prominent bishops OF the Protestant
Episcopal church. several denomina-
tiouai and nterdenominational socie-
:Ies. Doctors c. Adolphus Knopf and
Lawrence f. Flick, Hon. Champ
Clark. many prominent clerymen ana
others.
Champ Clark in a letter to the Ma
tional Association, says: Il am in
deep sympathy with the movement
which your association is doing so
much TO forward. We cannot learn
too much about the dread scourge.
for we cannot intelligently fight that
which We do not thoroughly under
stand. knowledge is power"
The Rev..Dr. S. ParlSes .cadman. OF
Brooklyn. says: II sincerely trust
that your war on tuberculosis will
prosper. It Is real war and should
have the support OF every right mind
ed citizen and OF all our churches, OF
every kind. We remember with great
pleasure and equal profit the tubercur.
losis day of $780," e 4
The Right Rev. John Scarborough.
Bishop Of New Jersey of the Protest
ant Episcopal church, commends the
movement and speaks Of the litera-
ture prepared for the use Of clergy
men in these words: II am greatly
interested m the cncrt to check the
spread OF tuberculosis by using the
ounce OF prevention in time. Your
circular OF information is so admire
BILE that / want every clergyman in
the diocese of New Jersey to receive
one"
The Right Rev. w. H. Moreland.
Protestant Episcopal Bishop of Sac
ramento, writes: II pledge my hearty
support and that Of the clergy OF this
diocese to the. movement for the pre-
ventlon of tuberculosis"
DR.. S. Adolphus Knopf, of New
York. the well known authority on
tuberculosis, in. a statement issued for
the occasion says: OF venture to say
that not in few instances. as a result
of tuberculosis sermons having been
preached by pastors. priests, rabbits, or
even only physicians, much good has
TesritsSL not. only because Of the ed
ucatlon OF congregations in the pre-
ventiye measures, but because Of the
interest aroused for the consumptiye /
poor. / lsnow that many an unfortu- /
nate sufferer is Indebted for the
amelioration of his condition or for
his cure to sermon preached on tu-
berculosis.@ /
DR.. Lawrence F. Flick, of Phlladel-
phia, the widely known Philadelphia,
expert on tuberculosis, says: THE
work of stamping out tuberculosis is
in such perfect harmony with the
spirit of religion that it is but natural
to ask the ministers of religion to CO.
operate by giving the use OF their
church organizations for the educa-
tional part Of the campaign. Not un-
til all the people have gotten clear
conception of what tuberculosis means
and CT what IS necessary for its ex-
termination will it be possible to in
augurate all the measures for proven
ton which science has demonstrated
as practicable and feasible. Knowl-
edge must come before action is pos
s'5ie and there is no agency on earth
through which knowledge can be so
quickly and so efficiently extended to
all the people as through the church,
cs."
The National Association for the
study and Prevention OF tuberculosis
will furnish free of charge material
for preaching on tuberculosis to any
clergyman applying at its office, 1O5
East 22nd street, New York.