The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-12-20
SLACKERS DEFINED
DIR. Peatfeld Delivers Lecture Sermon
on This Undesirable Class of
Citizens on Sunday.
Appeals to All People to Continue
Contributions to the Red
Cross and Y. M. c.. A.

speaking upon the ABOVE SUBJECT
last Sunday, DR.. Peatfeld said, among
other things: In all that am going
to say I have in mind two principle
d types of individuals, first, on this side
of the ocean I refer to that disloyal,
anti-American, pro-German character
masquerading under the guise of
American citizenship, and on the other
side of the sea I have reference to the
type represented by the Prussian
junker.
Limiting and defining ourselves thus,
let us note, first, that in the great cam
paign of St. Paul and Barnabas the
conduct of John Mark, who was
Stacker and a gutter, and who turned
tail and went back home, is to be ex-
planned by the fact that the novelty of
the campaign had already worn off,
and this has modern significance in
this way. When we first found our
selves in this war, America expert
enced new sensation, a new thrill,
and at once there came the cry Of the
Red Cross and the Liberty bonds. We
have heard the appeal Of the Y. M C.
A. and from every quarter comes the
plea for help. The demand is made,
"Give, give, give.'' Ten million new
Red Cross members by Christmas eve
is the present slogan. But friends,
here is my point-that man or woman
is a Stacker who, after giving, then
quits. When the novelty Of giving for
Red Cross, for Y M. C. A. and other
forms of war relief has worn off, and
the appeal is repeated next month and
next and next and next, until it be-
comes a constant but positively neces-
sary pressure, he is a Stacker who then
says, 81 have already given, now I
quit"
AS the months go on our salaries will
go ON, our incomes will keep coming
in. Well, listen, our giving must go
on, and the nation will brand that per-
son miserable Stacker who ceases to
give because the newness has worn off.
And as for those who, being able, have
not given at all, they are worse than
slackers, they are 1ow-down traitors,
and all true patriots ought to boycott
them in business and shun them in So
ciety until they become conscious Of
their unspeakable meanness.
Further, we have seen that John
Mark excused his cowardice, very
likely, on account Of his relatives at
Jerusalem, possibly because he had
there a widowed mother. But if he
did SO, as I have said, it was worth
less excuse on account of the Jewish
law relating to the sustenance of
widows But how modern it sounds :?
How many slackers are excusing
themselves from answering the call of
their country by some argument from
the standpoint of family relations, but
which, when examined, is nothing more
than the plea of a traitor. Of course,
there are thousands whose family cir
cumstances make it truthfully impos-
sible for them to go, and in these
cases you will find that almost all of
them are doing everything they can
to help their government here at home.
But what about the miserable ours
who put up the plea that they have
aged parents to care for, whereas the
truth is that these same young frauds
have been living on the old folks for
many months and have not earned SIS
's,for many day. Or what about the
type Of married man with only wife
TO think of, and she within easy reach
of her parents, or in possession of a
paying trade or profession; where is
the word that will describe him who
puts up the plea under such circum-
stances, 81 am married and therefore
claim exemption" 1t is simply John
Marks excuse over again and brands
such as disloyal Stacker.
A third reason why John Mark quit
was because he was jealous Of the
growing ascendancy of Paul over his
cousin, Barnabas And the explana
ton of the pro-Germanism and disloy
atty Of many people living in America
today is found in the fact that they
don't like to see the growing ascen
dancy of the English-speaking PEG
pies over Germany.
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills of New
York recently truthfully said that one
of the sure signs of pro- Germanism i:
an attitude Of hostility towards Eng
land and all English-speaking nations
But, friends, the ascendancy Of Grea
Eritain and the English-speaking PEG
pies of the earth, far from being al
excuse for lack Of loyalty, ought to b.
a reason for the most profound graft
tude. Is it true that the British al