Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-28
AID WAR ON PLAGUE
Ministers in Washington OBJ
serve Tuberculosis Sunday"
REMEDIES FOR PREVENTION
Arguments From the Pulpit for Cor
rect Living Methods and
Cleaner City.
REMEDIES FOR PREVENTION

Ministers in Washington churches, as
well as in churches throughout the
country, observed yesterday as 'Tubercu-
loss Sunday" preaching sermons and ex-
planning to their congregations rules for
preventing the spread of the dread white
plague. The ravages of the disease were
pointed out and thousands of persons
were told how it could be avoided.
Rev. John Van Schaick, jr.. at the Uni
versalist Church of Our Father. urged a
greater freedom Of action on the part of
the District health department. In the
course Of his address he declared that
Congress, or an element in Congress,
for years has attempted to harass, ham,
per, impede and, in every way possible.
limit the activities of the health depart
ment."
Congress, or rather an element of Con-
gress, has attempted to destroy the bac-
THEOLOGICAL department of the health OF
fice,'' he continued. In way 1t has
succeeded From $40 a day the pay of
the bacterologist was reduced to Sc at
the last session of Congress. apparently
hoping thereby to drive him out Of the
service. Happily scientists are not gov
erned entirely by financial considera-
tons. The bacteriologist was not driven
from the service.
Congress Without Facts.
81 haven't the slightest idea that any
considerable number of congressman
would stand for this action If they I'M
derstood the facts. Unhappily few zen,
under some circumstances, can WELD a
tremendous influence, especially when SO
small and irs.Snificant a matter comes
up as the District of Columbia. I as
sert that congressman openly boosted
during the last session. If we don't get
that fellow Uhe bacteriOlOgisD this ses-
sion, we will next >"
Health problems must be recognized
by the church. according to the belief
expressed by Rev J. J. Dimon at ST.
Andrews Episcopal Church. 1T is the
duty of the Christian to know Of this
great disease and how it operates. Then
they should use their influence for it's
eradication"
Rev. H. l.. Hout, pastor of Marvin
Methodist Episcopal Church South. urged
the cleaning up of alleys as step to-
ward the prevention of tuberculosis. He
referred to alleys as zone of the best
friends of the disease"
Miss Ruth RiZer, former secretary of
the Association for the Study of the
Prevention of Tuberculosis, spoke at Ep-
worth NJ. f. Church South, and Rev. X.
l.. Futz, the pastor, preached an appro-
pirate sermon. Secretary Walter s. uford
of the Associated Charities urged the con-
gregation of the Mount Pleasant Con-
greaatIonal Church 10 devote their Efforts
to the fight against the plague. This
disease he said, made a heavy drain
upon the charities of the city.
Methods of Living.
Clean methods of living were advo-
Gated as one of the best preventives by
Myron S. Jones, head of the educational
work of the Y. NJ. c. A, at the North
Carolina Avenue Methodist Protestant
Church. Rev. T. E. Davis conducted d
special educational service for children
. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The necessity of watching children was
urged by Rev. c. S. ABBOTT, pastor of
the Church of the Good Shepherd. He
said the conditions should be guarded
under which children worked, played
and slept, and that they should De proper
ly clothed and fed.
Rev j. d. Buhrer of the First Reform
ed Trinity German Lutheran Church de-
livered a sermon on the general methods
of combating the disease.
eRv. George A. Miller preached spe-
cial sermon on 1.-THE Survival of the I'm
fittest" at Ninth Street Christian Church
last night. and at the Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church Rev. Joseph H. Suther-
land, retired army chaplain, preached
on Religion and Haelth."
Rev. John T. Huddle, pastor of ST.
Paurs English Lutheran Church. preach
ed on The Great White Plague: Rev.
&c. r. Stetson of st. Marks Episcopal
Church, on Civic Responsibility and So
cial Service; Rev. Paul A. Mcneil. at
Concordia Lutheran Church. preached on
alley evils and distributed literature fur
nished by the national society; Rev. Mer-
rift Earl of Congress Heights Methodist
Episcopal Church preached on The
Great White Plague as Allegorical of the
Great Black Plague.
Advises Sobriety.