South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-08
BIC CROWDS HEAR
GOOD WILL GOSPEL
Speakers in Auto Truck EX-
pound Needs of City'S Char
liable Organizations.

Crowds on Michigan St, again
/ heard the gospel OF Good Will and the
brotherhood Of Man expounded sun
day night Whether the people stop
ped before the Good VIII gospel auto
or whether they merely caught in
passing the drift OF the discourses,
they were Impressed with the fact
that earnest business men were pre-
senting something real and vital
ne Good viii gospel auto. which
m .e its first trip Saturday night
ste ped sunday night at Michigan and
COlfEX, Michigan and Wayne and
Michigan and Jefferson. The speakers
were Atty. A. r Martin, Rabbi Cron-
bach and David l.. Guilfoyle. A. II.
Rice acted as chairman. Music was
rendered by Capt. Nehemiah Brooks
of the Salvation Army.
At the three stops \. +. Martin ex-
planned the purpose of the street cor
ner meetings as being to inform the
people as TO the work being done by
the , charities represented in the
South Bend Federation for Social Ser
vice. He explained also how on Good
Will week, Nov. 1927, solicitation will
be made for $4,000 10 support those
charities during the ensuing year and
how no further financial solicitation
viii be made after that week for the
benefit Of any Of those charities.
Tells OF Good Work Done.
The speaker told of the good work
being done by the Children's Dispen-
sary. the Playground association and
the Orphans home. At the former in
stitutiOn during the last year there
was 81, $40 expended for certified milk
for babies and of this there was $1,000
worth given to parents who were una
bic to pay one cent for it, Through
the work of this institution the lives
of many babies are saved; babies who
otherwise would have died through
lack of proper nourishment.
Mr. Martin compared the Opportun
ity for play given to the children of
the city through the work Of the Play
ground association with the unfortun-
ate conditions surrounding the chill
dren in the poor districts of many
cities. The work of this association
is such as to affect every family
whether rich or poor ari give all
children the healthful play that il is
their right to have. The speaker also
appealed for aid in maintaining the
Orphans home which is doing so
much to care for the little ones who
are left alone TO face the world.
Work Is Necessary.
Rabbi Cronbach and Mr.. Guilfoyle
spoke on the work OF the Anti-tuber-
culosis league, Associated charities.
Epworth and st. Joseph's hospitals,
Florence Crittenden circle, Humane
society, Salvation Army Visiting
Nurse association and Y. w. c. A. 1t
was pointed out how each of these or
CARNATIONS was doing a work that al
though it might not directly affect
many who would be asked for support
yet Il was such a work as to be neces-
sary to the welfare OF the city
Similar street meetings will be held
each night this week and various bust
ness and professional men will make
the appeal fOri the support of the fed
Grafton. No money is being asked at
these meetings but the speakers. all
busy men giving Of their time through
altrustic motives only. will confine
themselves TO explaining in detail lust
what the work is for which support is
being asked.