Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-04-16
CLERGYMAN SOUNDS
WARNING; SAYS j S.
FACESFOOD FAMINE
REV. G. W. CHEESEMAN'S SUNDAY
NIGHT SERMON DEALS WITH
WAR SiTUATION-lAND MUST
BE UTILIZE FOR CROP GROW
ING.

Rev. Chessmal speak on "Eoing Ones
Bit" at the Baptist church last night.
He said in second Kings, chapter six
we have a picture OF terrible famine.
Famine is frequently an attendant OF
war. In Europe today among the war
ring nations the pinch of hunger is
more acute than we may suspect. The
censors see to it that true conditions
are hidden from the world at large.
Food famine is facing us next win
ter, except we act on scale In food
preparedness magniticently enough to
ward it off. Volunteers tor our army
and navy by the thousands are pro-
ducers becoming consumers. We Will
be called upon to supply food stuffs to
our allies and can look for no aid
from them if a shortage ensues. A tire,
mendous call goes out for our popula'
ton not under arms to do their bit
in mills, factories, and on farms and
truck gardens. Mobolize for food pro-
duction; it is patriotism just as truly
as military preparedness. Great Brit
ain has demonstrated that the bit OF
the man. boy and woman at home Is
as necessary as the heroic bit OF the
man at the front. Lloyd George long
ago declared, Cultivate every avail
able acre.
The United States can feed itself
and the world if it will. II only the
population that stay at home do their
bit. We have the land II we can get
the labor. Gov. Lowden cries that
there is labor shortage Truck gard
eners OF Cook County can increase
production of foodstuffs thirty to flfty
per cent if they can get sufficient la
Dor. Jacob Loeb president Of the Chi
cago Board of Education wants to hell
supply that neew of workers He has
cut red tape and offered release OF si'
thousand high school boys under mill
tary age for farms and truck gardens
It is an act of patriotism. All over th'
! United States men are doing their DIT
/ Here in Ottawa there is unusual ac
tivity in planting gardens. People who
never had garden before are spad
ing their back yards. Even the preach
ers have caught the contagion. The
order of the hour is to cultivate every
available piece of ground. Put In the
staples
Women can do their bit in other
ways beside joining the Red Cross.
ccmmendable as that is. They can
put the American flag on the kitchen
and dining room table by practicing
household economy and eliminating all
waste. We are a frightfully wasteful
nation. Food experts tells US we waste
enough each year to feed the country
Big hotels throw into the garbage can
two.thirds OF the food they put on
their tables. Men sit down to dollar
and half meals at the high class
restaurants and see the walters carry
out the major portion Of the meal.
Some men are cutting out the big
spread and getting twenty cent din
ner. It is enough for most Of them
to live on. Many families are now oh.
serving two meatless days a week to
do their bit in the conservation OF the
meat supplies If this becomes gen
eral In the United States it will mean
great deal for the crisis hours next
fall and winter.
/ Our greatest danger Is that we will
not wake up to the absolute necessity
right now while it is yet time to make
adequate preparation. Our supreme
danger is that we will not heed the
warnings of food experts and act ac
cordingly. We can feed ourselves ant
the world we have the land and tn,
labor. The question is, will we?'
Presbyterian Church.
Yesterday brought out large at
ming services OF the Presbyterian
church
The pastor, Rev. J. Vonckx, spoke OF
"Our High Priest" ii was the thir(
sermon IN the series on the book o
Hebrews
"The High Priest is the mediator be
. ,,,no, I. ,J aud MAN ha p1nknu nt nnc
ment for sin accepting the tokens 0
confession and conservation IA
stands in the presence of God for man
The Priesthood of the Old Testamen
period was type of the priesthoo'
OF Christ, even as the sacrifices OF tn
Old Testament period were typical o
the sacrifice of Christ; and as the sac
rllres of the Old Testament foun
their fulGllment in the sacrifice OF on
Saviour and therefore the Observanc
of them passed away, even 30 IN
priesthood of the Old Testament ha'
ing found It's fulfllment in Oar Hig
=. Priest, Jesus Christ, there Is no furtl
. er need Of any other priesthood {
PRIEST for in addition the Bible tel
us "There is one God and one Mediate
,priest) between God and man
"'rhou (Jesus Christi art priest 70
ever after the order of Melchisedec
Jesus Christ, as our Priest, Is a
ways in the presence Of God for u