The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1917-11-15
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ih Sc two countries the money was
d for such work in their own ar
mics only, whereas in case of our
S}5,000,000 fund the armies of sew
eral of our allies are to be served and
also the 100000 prisoners of war,
as well as our own army and navy.
What has been done in lands which
have been paying the staggering
price Of war for over three years can
be done in America, with its far larg-
e. unspent resources.
Faith In the desirability and prac-
ticability of securing this fund of
$35,000,000 grows, as we'll as the
burning desire and quiet determine
ton to work with all our power to
get 1t, when each one lets his mind
and heart dwell on some one young
man who is to receive the benefits
thus made possible by the associated
gifts and sacrifices of rich and poor.
Let him think of that member Of his
own immediate family, or that rela-
tive, or that friend, or that neighbor,
or that member of the same society
or church or business or profession.
Then let him picture the monotony,
the hardships, and the moral and
physical dangers to be experienced.
Let him remind himself of reasons
and issues which have sent forth his
friend or associate or neighbor at the
call Of the nation.
Above all, let him remember vivid
ly the mans devotion even unto
death, as he thus lets his memory and
Imagination play, does he not come to
the conclusion that the very least he
can do is to do all in his power tow
ard providing the S35, 100000 need
ed?
1t is the Christ-like thing OF do.
Louder than the call of patriotism,
clearer than the dictates of strategy,
more appealing than the claims Of
our allies, more communicative and
compelling than tho sacrificial exam
pie of the lives of the men who 60
forth to fight for US and our cause
is the example and the sovereign
word Of our Lord and Master, he said
unto whomsoever much has been
given of him shall much be requir-
ed" Surely he has giyen us much
yes, all OF Himself he could say,
that "He came not to be ministered
unto, but to minister
May the spirit of the sacrif1cial
God who spared not His own Son
but freely delivered Him up for us
all" move upon our Associations and
the friends of the enlisted men every
where and impel them to great and
expansive sacrifice of money and life.
There is an element of urgency
about this great Undertaking which
should not be overlooked. Some tasks
can wait; not this one. Many good
causes will be with us year after
year, but thank God, not this one.
The coming autumn, winter and
spring months will be the most crit
ical period of the war for most of the
armies and for the prisoners of war,
owing to the prolonged strain (as 1t
has been for so many millions of the
mem and owing to conditions of
economic exhaustion social unrest,
and depression, of spirit which OBJ
tains in parts of the war zones.
This work, therefore, takes addi-
tional significance, and it becomes us
to do quickly and with prodigal hand
what we do. No true patriot, no true
Christian, this momentous year, has
anything more important to do for
all that makes life worth living for
himself and for those to come after
him than to insure the full success Of
this 35,000,000 campaign.