New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-17
Singer Sends Prepared
ness Letter TO Founder OF
Battleship Fund.
Uses SCRIPTURES
IN DEFENCE PLEA
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Kitty Cheatham. the singer, who was
unable to take part in the recent big
battleship benefit at the iiippodrome
because OF previous engagement
Yesterday wrote the following letter
on Preparedness" 20 the sponsor OF
the L. s. S. America Fund;
Dear Marjorie:
am sorry could not be at your
battleship party, and think you are
a true-blue American citizen in want
ing to speak out and tell the people
TO wake up and be prepared. You are
unselfsh. too, in giving up something
YOU would like, ana in using your 10
cents for the construction Of battle
ship. | agree with you that every
child. woman and man in TINS dear
country Of ours (you see, ! put child
GrsD needs to think Of preparedness
to-day.
"Let me tell you a true story that
concerns n little boy friend, who Is
six years old lie lost his temper the
other day--it was a mighty big loss,
too-and was in the midst Of big
battle. or perhaps you would call it a
big storm. Suddenly he stopped his
battleship and ceased firing his big
guns and shouted to his mother;
"'Now | know where the war IS.
It's my temper in me and your tenn
per in you and daddyS in him. When
I nut out this temper in me, when YOU
out out yours in you. and daddy puts
out his in him, and all the temper IN
the world gets out of everybody, there
won't be any more war
David Was Well Prepared.
"Of course. you know the story OF
the little shepherd bow David, and
how the huge PhilistIne giant Goliath
came before him armed in his helmet
of brass and coat Of mail weighing
five thousand shekels Of brass, and his
great spear whose head weighed SIX
hundred shekels Of iron; and how
Young David refused 10 wear hing
Sauls armor, and went before the
giant, saying: Thou earnest before
me with a sword and a spear and a
shield. but | come before thee IN the
name of the Lord of Hosts, the God
of the armies of Israel, whom thou
hast defed. All shall know
that the Lord saveth not with sword
and spear. for the battle is the Lords
81 think the giant represents all the
wicked thoughts of hatred, malice,
greed, envy, Jealousy, ambition, despot-
ism, fear-everything that evil stands
for, or the temper Of the world, as our
little boy calls il. Young David rep
resents good thoughts OF loyalty, sell,
lessness, moral courage, meekness ana
love. shepherds are always strong
and sturdy, but tender and gentle with
little lambs and Sheep
Now. which of those two would you
call prepared, Marjorie dear? | know
YOU will answer David, for he had on
the true armor. Daniel had on that
same kind Of armor (of lie and fear
lessness) when he went into the lions
den, and where most people would nave
seen only wild animals and been eaten
bv them, Daniel battlcd with the ami
nal thoughts OF cruelty and vicious
ness. and knew that the lions that God
created did not want 10 tear men 10
pieces: for God is love, and all that
he creates is good and made in His
own image (of love-. So Daniel stood
in the midst of them, wearing his
great armor Of love, and he was safe.
Daniel was prepared!
Says Love Would Stop War.
"Then there was a great prisoner in
Rome, nearly two thousand years ago,
who told men about the girdle OF
truth the breastplate Of righteousness,
the sandals Of peace; above all, the
shield of peace, the helmet of saliva
ton and the sword of the spirit
"Then the Great Shepherd came with
the most wonderful Of all messages
Of preparedness: Little children.
new commandment give unto you,
that you love one smother Marjorie,
dear, IL everybody in the world would
obey this new commandment, put their
tenpers out Of them there would be
no nations at war, for nations are
made up Of individual people, dear.
IL send my love, through you, to
all the little girls and boys who have
helped you 10 build your battleship;
and let US unite with them IN sending
our love 20 all the little children IN
the world who need it so much. These
lines from one Of my little lullabies,
by Mrs. Augusta Stetson, will carry
a real message 20 them:
IAil,hy. lullaby. mother love sings
Over the cradle ~ peasant and hng'.
Coed l. the Father ard Mother Of al"
Tn. Il Christs ulc-sage 20 great md 70 small.
Love clothes the lliy IN radiant white.
J0te feeds The lamodus All guards thro' no nigfi
Love hroode;h over cArh hamlet 49, hAl-
Love neTer faileih. lll canth f9f a.
"Let us also be active in building our
own battleships, mot made of hands,
which will bear US safely on the great
ocean Of universal love TO the port Of
peace, where man calls man his brother
and loves as himself another where
he wolf shsn also dwell with tho lamb.
And the Leopard shall DE dom With ne hi
AID TIE calf and tho yviig lion. and TIE 'a,lins
tT~her.
Ard !lrs chlld shall lead them.
Lovingly, your friend
KITTY CHEATHAA."
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