The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-11-16
ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS AND FACULTY
SHOW THEIR PATRIOTISM TO
-AMERlCA IN TANGIBLE WAY.
BY Mack 7. Williams.

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Today America stands looking over
her marshalled forces, harnessed
powers and battle array, for by IN
eXorable force of events, it has been
drawn thither, much against its will,
into the greatest of all wars.
That the students of Roger Will
liams realize that into sea or car
mage their country is, and that It's
not a time to discuss the feasibility
of martial activities, but a moment
when Columbia Calls" for co-opera-
ton, men, conservation and sacrl'
flee, in all things conducive to lie,
was evident when a few days ago,
Mr.. Arch Trawick, a prominent bust
ness man of Nashville, accompanied
by Judge ]. c. Napier and Prof. Car
ruthers of Fisk University, visited
our school in interest of the food
conservation campaign.
Having received a hearty welcome
by President Townsend, (who is
staunch advocate and supporter OF
any movement, local or national, Tor
the good of the people,, Mr. Ira
wick and company easily, without
persuasion succeeded in obtaining
the signed pledge of every student
and teacher, that not only would
they sacrifice the use of some things,
vitality needed by the government,
but in all things care would be tax
en- to waste nothing.
Mr.. Trawick and company took oc-
casion to express themselves as be-
ing greatly pleased at the admirable
spirit of patriotism manifested by
Roger Williams.
But this was just one instance OF
the true spirit which ever obtains
at Roger.
The trumpet shrill, was again
heard by the President and faculty
and students. This was the cry of
six million men in prison camps be-
reft of homes and families, pleading
for the necessities of life for the
coming winters cold, not to say the
least of the silent cry coming from
the realms of the heroic dead ask
! ing that mite be given to protect
their loved ones and homes; to de-
stroy despotism and autocracy, and
to establish a pure democracy.
The message brought by Mr.. To
bias who came in interest of the stu,
dents friendship war fund, mes
sage that angels fain would give an
attentive ear, was not relegated to
a consideration in the future, but
| Immediately the school was divided
/ into divisions, with captain of eacn
| division. The result was that the
| students of Roger Williams, most
of whom are self-supporting in the
main, poor, and many benefciaries
together with the Faculty gave ovel
| $4,000 to the fund that American
ism might take the place of imperial
ism, right might win the day ano
Christianity ablaze with glory raised
upon the ruins of the torn altar oil
human butchery.
The thirty-second anniversary ex
ercises Of the founding of the Mt
Zion Baptist Church and of the pas
| torate of Rev. Joseph Keil, was at
tended by ali of the students of Rog
er, in company with DR.. Townsend
who ably preached the sermon o
the occasion. Rich in truths, borr
of fertile mind, Astounding in spiri
tual fervor, impressive in delivery
retaining in effect, it was enjoyed
by all. The Roger Williams Univer
SHY chpir, under tbe direction b
Mrs. A. M. Townsend, furnished tn
music.