Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-05-21

pushed this week BY committees from
the various churches, and at a joint
meeting to be held Friday night the
leaders Of the campaign are hopeful Of
making a creditable showing in con-
trbutions from the colored people.
- Rev. W. =. Grier. pastor Of Beth
any, Glover and Crowder's Creek
churches, occupied the pulpit Of the
Associate Reformed church last Sun
day night. and preached a wonderfully
striking sermon TO fairly large con-
gregation. He took his Scriptural les
SON from the first chapters Of the
prophecies Of Amos, in which the Is
raelites were warned OF the terrible
on them because of their sins Of omis-
sion. as we'll as sins OF commis-
sion. and he likened the conditions
prevailing then to those prev; ling now
and showed that this great world war
was due 10 exactly the same condi-
tions. He seemed to think that Of the
several great sins Of the United States
the worship Of mammon was the
greatest, and Of the sins OF Germany
the setting up Of the government as
greater than God was the worst. or
the sins attributed TO England one OF
the most prominent was the eNaltation
of the liquor traffic for the purpose Oh
revenue. But Notwithstanding the tact
that the war was due to sin. anc the
Allies also are subject to fearful chas-
tisrment. the preacher was able 10 see
in Americas participation sacreu
duty rs well as privilege and ne glorieu
IN tho mart that America is taking. The
sermon impressed those who beard II
ne b.inr wonderfully Scriptural, ana
also without fault IS to patriotism.
--Thcrc was an interesting """
hirhly crcditablc parade in conn''-
,ion with the Red Cross rallE Eas'
Friday evening. 1t was gotten up on
short notice under the management
and direction OF the local chapter pu'
,lI of its details carried evidence oi
mature planning rather than il-co''-
.iJor,d haste. II was an automohii'
para,lc that arose 10 the dlShit! VI q"
par,ant. There were nearly nun
,Irrd automobiles and trucks. all o'
,h,m carving the flags and colors o'
TN, I.ni,cd States and the Allies. win
the insignia and uniform OF the lieu
Cross. The lady members OF 'h' Or
rouizotion including the little Slris'
wcrr all dressed in white and wor"
r,, crossrs either on their forch"adS
or arms, and all the men ana hoES
wore. the insignia Of the Red cross. h'
nrnc,ssion started from the court
hons. led by the band on foot ana
followed by tastcfully decorated
loat filed with Campfire Girls in uni
form. Thc girls wore crosses, carried
flags and displayed the rcd, white anu
hluc. Next came the auto flr" truck
filled principally with the smaller
girls mostly in Red Cross UNIFORM
Following was an impressive hoat
showing n scene out in NO Man
Land" a soldier in khaki. his face ana
uniform stained with blood from re-
cent wound. and Il Red Cross nurse
administering to his comfort. What
our boys need" was the impressive
legend. 4 large white float, trimmed
in red. carried the surgical dressing
class. The ladies of the class were
all in uniform and busy at work. y
Red Cross ambulance filled with white
canned nurses in full uniform. sug-
gcstcd surgery work in the field. y
particularly striking float decorated
with white crepe rosettes and a big
tTycT Cross MT Int -ra.rr,- ~:aiPfru ifif tfhe
form Of a handsome, matronly looking
woman. holding n helpless soldier. n
splendid representation OF the univer-
sal conception of motherhood rs repre-
scented in the inspiring poster. "rhc
Greatest Mother in the World The
Church Home orphnnagc was repre-
scntcd i'm float filled with children
and carrying the invitation. "Scnd us
tho war orphans" Tho pageant pro-
ccrdcd up North Congress street into
| Kings Mountain street and thence
through Wright avenue into West
Madison street, down that street into
East Liberty and back to the court
house. There was close TO a mile OF
il in all and ii furnished interest and
instruction to everybody along the
line, including hundreds OF visitors
who came to town for the occasion.