Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-18
Bishop QuayIe's Challenge

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Bishop QuayIe's Challenge
Bishop Quayle, a beloved man of
pleasing memoir in Augusta and other
Maine cities, has sent a reply to Mr..
Herbert Hoover that should be read
in every home in America 1t WILL
be read in government circles and the
people should know hat the govern
ment fully understands but ignores.
Bishop Quayle received a letter from
Mr.. Hoover urging cooperation OF the
Methodist church Of the nation with
the GOV ernment in food conservation.
Bishop Quayle, in stirring words.
pointed out that while there Is moth
ing to complain Of in the attitude OF
the food administration. and that while
the church is giving its last ounce
of devotion to the purposes Of the war.
the itself is a Stacker. In
part he wrote:
The Methodist Episcopal Church
NAY be depended upon TO do its duty
by the United States. whether in the
LdlLIeIlPlu VI III tIC
the Bishop. ut will be no Stacker.
But while the Methodist Episcopal
Church is cooperating in food con-
s~ervation with the government, the
administration should cooperate in
food conservation with the thodi
Episcopal Church. If the admins
tration will insist hat no grain be
used save for food, then that admins
tration can, with good grace. ask the
church to cooperate. Christian peo-
pie have a right to expect a different
attitude on the part Of the admins
tration. The President has not shown
himself averse to put pressure on the
legislative body Of the government in
behalf Of his cherished plans. some OF
which as compared to this matter
have been trivial.
THE conferences under my super
vision have passed resolutions de-
harding that no foodstuffs be used
by brewers and distillers so long as
this world danger is upon us. Beer
consCn. ption is a very Significant
form of pro-German friendship. The
unthinkable barbarism of h German
armies in this present war is. in all
reasonableness. to be accounted Tor
largely by their centuries of beer
drinking, which has deadened their
moral sense and coarsened their
moral fiber until barbaric tragedies
have become a delight and brutalities
have been reduced to a code, when
the rape Of women the herding OF
girls like sheep to be driven away to
lives of enforced infamy. the slavery
Of millions and the starvation Of mil
lions. the poisoning Of wells, are
thought Of as trifing incidents. OF
all forms Of drink, beer is the most
trutalizing.
"Appreciating yourself and your
eminent services to the Belgian peo-
PIE. I am cordially yours, a Metho-
dist American.
civilian A.. QUAYLE."
In June the editor Of the Kennebec
Journal received a letter from Mr.
Hoover pressing upon us our duty to
do that which we had been doing for
months previous Our reply was as
follows:
Editorial Rooms, Kennebec Journal,
Augusta. June IS. 1917.
Mr.. Herbert c. Hoover.
National Food Director,
Warrington. D. C.
Dear Sir
Your letter Of June 1s at hand.
In reply / wish to call your attention
to one cause of apathy in the church
es, toward the question OF food con-
servation.
For more than three months I have
been advocating food conservation and
urging for a central administrative de-
partment for control Of food produc-
ton and distribution. Perhaps u
position is made plain In EDITORIAL
Of April IL (enclosed).
But in the great number Of letters
from several states, I find expressions
fl ON members Of church and grange
in effect that the people will have more
faith in the governments sincerity,
when it makes the biggest saving Of
all food. by hating the food that is
When the government meets this
great and growing demand u%nequlv-
ocally, without dodge or makeshift or
pretense. then the Christian masses
will he ready to enter Fundamentally,
and to almost any degree. into any
food conservation methods that you
may recommend. But don't expect too
much OF the churches until the gov
eminent takes it's own medicine.
Yours Sincerely,
G. r. c..
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