The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-04

not be found waning now
The speaker pleaded with the men
to take with them their best selves
the best they had in them They
will need beside their physical and
intellectual equipment, the EQUIP
ment of real manhood which they
must supply out of their own sous.
Keep clean" was the watchword
given. The speaker told or the temp
tations that are a constant menace
TO camp life and how these tempta-
lions in the soldier camps OF other
countries had wrecked many me
lives. :,
1T is better for man to die IN
purity" he said, than 10 come oacA
ruined physically"
. Attention was called TO the work
the government, the y. NJ. c A, ana
other organizations are dong 10
keep the camp life clean ana ne
pleaded for the support OF sucn
movements.
The speaker then called attention
TO the greatness of the cause tne
men are embarking on.
1.-THE men should take the conVlc-
ton that they are going, not 10
great adventure, but to great oppor-
tunity in the greatest and honest
war in history. In the civil war the
men went TO save the democracy Oh
a single country, those OF the present
dav are going to save the democ-
racv of the entire world. They must
feel the dignity and honor OF thef
position .
that the men would never 1alter'
their courage never waiver IN the
stress of battle, when the command
came TO "go over the top, Dut thal
the dfscourageme nts would come dur
ing the monotonous months or camp
Iife Here was the time when they
would need all the sympathy, inter
est and prayer that those BACK nome
could gre. 49,.
soThe men should take with them,
above all probably, a great and IN
changing faith in God.
The speaker ended with words OF
comfort m those who Will remain al
nome. These, too, will be making
the supreme sacrifice, will have great
burdens 10 bear.
Peace is in Sight.
The Rev. George Giglinger opened
bv expressing the hope that the war
would not last much longer. He SAID
that by reading between the lines IL
could be seen that there was move
ment for peace on foot, and although
we should pray that IL Will come
soon, we should not stop preparing
The drafted men, in some respects
are making a greater sacrifice than
the volunteers, the Rev. FIR. Giglin-
ger said. They are of more advanced
age and are leaving good positions
and families.
Sacrifices are necessary, how
ever" he said. Nothing great is
ever accomplished without sacrl-
fees: this country has only pros
pered through the toll and sacrifices
OF its forefathers. Many today accuse
Almighty God for not stopping the
war: some ask, If we had God In
the heavens, why does he allow such
a terrible war; But the sad part
of II is that the modern world is
turning more and more from God
Science is against God, but it is
science that made the engines OF
war that are causing so much de-
struction."
The speaker said he thought the
war was a punishment, but he de-
clared that God Furnishes with mercy
and he believes that out of the con-
flict would come fine things and that
democracy will be advanced
He lauded the government for the
many fine things it is doing for the
soldiers and spoke especially OF the
cheap insurance TO be furnished.
"If employers were as considerate
of their employees as the government
is Of it's, there would not be SO much
complaint about low wages" He de-
clared that the employers should be
patriotic and look after the laborins
man who has his share of the bur
dens OF the war 10 bear.
He spoke of the good that is being
done by the Red Cross, the Y. NJ
C. A. the Knights OF Columbus and
other organizations, and said that
the men going across the seas will
be well taken care Of.
Only Agreeable News Wanted.
When you write to the soldiers"
the speaker warned, never write
anything disagreeable for it will