The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-11-29
SPEECHES ARE IMPRESSIVE
Congratulations Of Practitioners Prove
Popularity Of Idea Sermons Are In
spring Ministers Emphasize Con-
servation of Energy.

Local religion followed in the wake
of local labor ON Sunday when every
patriot in the city expressed
endorsement of the Kenosha Plan from
the pulpit of his church. The services
were literally perforated with martial
music and consequently developed
wealth of enthusiasm for the Patriots
Fund. In every church where the mes
sage was presented the ministers re-
ceived the warmest congratulation
from their hearers in words that
gave unmistakable evidence of adher-
ence to the Judd idea.
Rev. G. E. Mccoy of st. Matthew's
Episcopal Church and Rev. O. W. Tay-
lor of the Park Avenue Methodist
Church preached entire sermons urg-
ing the support of the world-war
and its prosecution in accordance
with the "Kenosha Plan.o
"National righteousness said Rev.
Mccoy, lis individual righteousness
writ large, because the nation is tina
individual and if truth to a man s
highest ideals exalts him, then truth
to a nation 8 ideals exalts the nation.
There is difference in scale. There
is no difference in principle. Just as
man loses not only his self-respect
but the respect and esteem of his fell
lows when he falls from that which he
knows to be right and true, so a ma
ton which fails to realize, in degree
at least, her God-given principles
comes to the reproach and shame of
other men and other nations"
With this basis for his remarks the
minister then showed that the United
States has retained it's self-respect and
its reputation among the nations by
declaring war and thereby subscribing
to its highest convictions regarding
international justice and national pro-
bity and that individuals in Kenosha
would accomplish the same end in
smaller way by contributing to a
Patriots Fund established in accord
ance with the 'tKenosha Plan
Rev. Taylor said in part: 'sWhen
| Mary broke the alabaster box of oint-
ment over the feet Of her Lord, she was
commended by the Master because
'she had done what she could. That
was all the Savior asked of her and
that is all any nation asks of its peo-
pie. The soldier accomplishes as much
when he charges over the top to victory
and the civilian can do the same thing
by supporting the fighting men at the
front. In Keno5ha the easiest and best
way of doing that is by subscribing to
the Patriots Fund now in the process
of collection. In so doing you will
have dome what you could, and more
than this leither your country nor
your God will ask of you
Other expressions were equally strong
as is shown by the following quota
tions from various ministers:
"We should thank Almighty God
for the man and the city that estab-
lfshed the Patriots Fund and Uncle
Sans half hour. The plan will
eliminate private solicitation and there
by protect the public against national
disappointment and personal graft.
It is a laborand- energy saving device
and is deserving of the support of every
patriot in Kenosha. ''v-Rev. J. J. Con-
way at st. James Catholic Church.
"There will be tremendous benefit
from the present war and it will come
most largely to those who have par
ticipated in its prosecution. The Ke-
nosha Plan makes possible some part
in the war for everybody in the city
and in that way gives everyone who
subscribes to it a mortgage on some
part Of the benefits of the struggle. -
Rev. /. w. Corey Of the First
Baptist Church.
"This is a war for democratic prin-
ciples of government now threatened
by despotism. Since this is true it is
deserving of democratic and univer-
sal support. Fortunately for us, Ke-
nosha has furnished an easy means to
the accomplishment of that end in the
form of the Patriots Fund. It will
settle once and for all every question
of war-relef and should consequently
be accepted at once by everyone in
the city who is charitable and patrio-
tic. Rev I. W. Gebhart, pastor of
the Grace Lutheran Church.
Other ministers approved the plan
with equal enthusiasm and accordingly