South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-02
URGES STRICT FOOD
ECONOMY IN SERMON
Rev. Parker Says We Must
Awake to Realization of
Present Situation.

save the waste and win the
war" is the slogan suggested by b.
Earle Parker. pastor Of the Metho-
dist Memorial church, in his food
conservation" sermon yesterday
morning. as a substitute for the
grow a garden" slogan OF recent
use
At the evening services the church
VAS specially decorated for the oc-
casion BY members OF the Epworth
league Instead OF the regular
scripture lesson the pastor read the
report OF the committee on morals
Of the state Council Of Defense.
Special music was furnished by the
Epworth choir.
In Rev. Parker's sermon in the
morning on the necessity OF food
conservation OF the nation, ne said
In part:
Again the anniversary OF our ma
tional Independence Is here. The
church OF Christ in America has al
ways seized upon this day as an OPP
perfume time 70 teach those basic
lessons OF patriotism OF which we
always stand In need. But never
was that need so great as at the
.'-esent hour. AS a forward looking
ton we have TO stand and look
b OK occasionally upon the men who
Il a the foundation Of our greatness
a con the lessons Of the past Not
s. &C that fateful July 1T, 81 years
Al ,. when the seasoned legions Of
r bert z. Lee turned their backs
ulon the smoking ruins Of Cham
bersburg. Pa. and their faces to-
ward the sequestered little village
OF Gettysburg. has the republic Of
washington. Franklin, Adams and
Hancock faced so menacing an hour.
We need as a nation TO be aroused
from the Iethargy Of the piping
times Of peace since then TO the
dangers and duties Of the hour
within the last 10 days there have
come 10 my desk nine requests from
men Ike Food Director Hoover,
Frank Mason North. president OF
the Federal Council OF Churches,
our state council OF defense. and our
own Col. Freyermuth, to observe
this dav BY the consideration Of
questions OF national interest II is
a far cry from the old time Fourth
OF July sermon in which we con-
graduated ourselves upon our ma
tionaI prospe and greatness to
the request that we preach upon
food conserva ton as a means of re-
tanning the liberties that We cele-
brate today. These are unusual
times and they call for unusual
themes AS a lover OF my country,
I gladly comply. with the avowed
hope that something may be said to
lead us TO & more adequate realiz-
alton OF the meaning Of the hour
Two things are involved in the
conservation OF food. First the slim
ulation OF production, and secondly,
the elimination OF waste. over
against the slogan OF a few weeks
since. Grow a war garden we
place the new slogan, Save the
waste and win the war Under the
stern pressure or war we shall come
70 a new valuation and Use OF our
national resources and acquire
habits of thrift that Will outlast the
war for generations to come This
Is not a call TO a week OF self denial
set In the midst Of self INDULGENCE,
such as we sometimes hear. but il
Is a call 20 a life OF self denial in
the national interests. The sacri-
fees we shall have 10 make IL our
liberties are retained are nothing
compared 20 the toll and sacrifice
that Will como # the German crown
price. as the head OF a cOnquering
army shS nd march our way. Ur-