Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1917-07-06
Food Saving Is
Urged In Sermons

! + Ood Conservation" as urged by
Herbert Hoover, in charge of the cam.
paign for the saving Of food and in
creasing production in the United
States, was endorsed and advocated by
Lordsburg clergyman in their sermons
Sunday, which had been set apart by
! President Wilson as "Food Saving
| Day"
At the Methodist Church, Rev. Full
Ter emphasized the Importance of the
movement for food conservation by
dwelling on the magnitude of the CON
iiict itself. He said in part:
The present conflict has been a rev.
elation to us. Events of great magni-
tude have crowded upon each other
with such rapidity that we are no
! longer astonished at anything that
may happen. We have seen the great
ness and the littleness of the races of
men and we still believe in the great
ness.
The heart of the Anglo-Saxon beat;
! with the hope of an Allied victory. but
that victory is not yet won and it may
! DC many months before we can claim
the victory. We have not yet awak-
ened to the seriousness of the situa
(tion. An editor of an eastern paper
says he has correct information that a
state of war exists but that he has not
yet been able to get the news across
to his readers.
Some { our boys are already in
France, lonesome and perhaps home
sick, but, as yet, we haven't thought
much about the war. 1t may be that
"ere the snow flies" some of our bows
will have redeemed the soil of France
with their blood, and then when the
shades are drawn to hide our grief, the
war will come home to us.
These boys and million others
must be clothed and fed; they must
be cared for when they lie shattered
and torn on the field of battle. Thou
sands of women and children have died
of starvation and many thousands
more face the same fate, and these
look to US for food. They don't wa?t
sympathy! A noted Belgian said.
/ Don't talk of our suffering, talk of
our glory, for we have found our
selves.
Many thousanrs have given their all
for their country and the cause of de.
mocracy and human brotherhood. The
blood of these cries to us and she'll
1--WE not heed the cry and produce.
save, and give all we can for we are
I our brothers keeper. Increased
wealth has been ours for the past 3
years and we can we'll afford TO put
forth an extra effort that famine and
defeat may be averted.
Christian Church
A rousing patriotic service was held
Sunday evening, and the question of
food conservation was touched on by
the Rev. f. Gaylord Roberts. He en-
dorsed seartily the appeal of Herbert
Hoover for food conversation and
urged strongly on his hearers the need
of economy in food as we'll as other
things. A collection Of $16.10 was
taken up for the benefit of the Red
Cross. The crowd was quite large,
but would have been larger but for
the threatening weather. The sing
ing of patriotic songs was a feature
Of the service.
st. JOseph's Church
The letter of Herbert Hoover urging
food conservation on the people of the
United States, was read by Rev. Nor
bert Zudaire, rector, at the morning
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following remarks:
"My dear brethren: | have re.
ceived a very important letter from
Mr.. Herbert Hoover, which am going
to read to you, my people. / cannot
add very much to this letter, because
you understand very well the wishes
of the government. Mr.. Herbert Hooy-
er shows the great proportions Of the
present war. and as a consequence the
need Of uniting all our strength to win
the war, and as economy of waste IS
a very important factor in winning the
war. Mr.. Hoover calls the attention
Of all the people of the United States
especially the women, asking of them
all possible economies.
"This is why Mr.. Hoover asks me
TO read this letter before my people
on this Sunday These recOmmenda-
tions of the government are very pru-
dent, just and reasonable. In truth
there are many who do not understand
the excessive expenses Of this war.
The field of battle is very far from the
United States, while Germany is very
near TO the battlefelds. Soldiers, food,
implements of war must be carried a
great way, and for one dollar that
Germany spends, the United States
must spend many more.
"This is why the recommendation
of the government are very prudent,
and why we must all be careful and
avoid waste, otherwise our great cause
will be lost"
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