Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-10-09
THE CHRISTMAS SHIPS GREATER MISSION

I'e 'hr-rh the Christmas ship bearing
.r.t, from ldren Of peace. bIes, America 10
The child ar cursed Europe whose own
Their bring 10 them the token.
. oi cbnr" i3y has touched The hearts Of all
sorts O." nu, of people with is beauty
hi he Christmas Ship. and
".rk FL. gong 10 be greater and more last.
.ER 300 ..ci or ioc tY The children Of Americ,
han 10 thc children ~ Europe The stirring 10
deeds I'd Kindness 81 tac children Of America-ths
impulse DO lhou2ha and acts Of helpiulness they
iee 90 thIs ..use~iIl not end nor lose force when
The Ship na8 steamed away with its cargo
The Christmas Ship will leave behind n on
our shores greater cargo than II bears and a more
enduring The children and their elders. who
have helped 90 load il will be made by the effort
more thoughtful abou, the unfortunatc-more
sensitive 10 the cry Of dstress-all the ret Of their
lives
Ms, Jane Addams was mourning the other
day over ihe European war and expressed the fear
hat fs worst effect would be a world vide dulling
pl scnsbiy 10 human suffering through hs rnor
mous daily spectacle Of suffering She illustrated
what she meant under several heeads.
Child Labor--When a million men are
suffering % the trenches wet and cold and
wounded what are few children suffering
under hard conditions IN the lactouesp
Old Age PenHons-Whh widows and
iatheress children numbered by thousands.
what a few old people more or lcsq)
Infant Mortalty-Whal are half mil
lion new born children IN comparison with
the hdeous wholesale slaughter OF thous-
auds Of men each day}
i will be years before these things are
taken up again All organized social wei.
fare activities are put back We have to
work up public opinion anew
Such dung Of sensibilucs is precisely what
bought oi the Christmas Ship and work and sac
nice 10 load IT. are going TO counteract All vlr
tues grow by exercise and practice. Their growth
IS especially simulated when the Imagination Is
stirred 10y the suggestion Of some definite tangible
benefit 20 be conferred by their exercise II Is re-.
-ults that count, IN charity as in business And 1t
IS the assurance OF concrete results to be obtained
by their help that stIrs the minds and hearts II
men 10 action
Every worker for help for the poor and unlor
tunatc k-o' hot It Is not by talking about power
'"uc as conditions that help Is OBJ.
IN p Is obtained by presenting actual
oasrF ci suffering and distress and by pointing out
20 those addressed some personal material thing
hat th,y do 10 he that burden Miss Addams
knows ~ none better
And thu ls the power and the mission OF the
Christmas Ship
The a.. Of hclpiulncss-the idea OF human
s-rvlrc.. ''r 10 human klndness-to which
ihc Chr ought IS stirring the children .
ol Amer sowing Tor q harvest OF deeds
OF mcrr 'Nl will bear fruit a hundred .
fold 900 'h o.. come The conviction that
they can go. Pie knowledge that they have
hcpcd--'. ihr sorrowiul and comfort the
distress. rr.rd IN the plastic mind OF child
"A. 70 "A
bent .. D.. h. rc- inclined
The ql. Dr. OF mercy is not strained
II Is twice best d, b-s,eih HIM that gives and him
hat tokrs Iba, s The truth They that give are
even more ~s..d than they who receive That
s why 'he Christmas Ship thought about IT, work
.or o. p,.s,rH sacrifice for H. are certain TO buna
greater benefit 90 The chldrans children OF
\mru,a then even TO the bcreavcd children OF
lropc To- whom IT, cargo will give Christmas Joy
ho. s 'he Icatcr mission of the Christmas Ship
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