Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-05-24
RED CROSS FUND.

the people of America have proted by 1900 years OF
Christian teaching The case of against Christianity as
old Christianity The the road perfection the other
the temporary expedency by which it is necessary too Often
ITO seek better things
War is occupation in which mankind necessarily ex-
hibits his destructive abilities With the brute he has the in
snc of self preservation strong within his brain There is this
to be said for the instinct presentations operates n
the long to keep what good and to destroy what evil
1t perpeuates give time enough what is best
hind what is worst.
But with the brute instinct preservation which
is the will to live has different and higher sort WILL the
will to die, if it becomes necessary preservation of
others, of an idea of belief of an institution.
The institution of brotherhood of democracy
ance, and America makes and Bridgeport her
splendid boys to war
Out of this higher instinct spirit from this purpose
of the soul keep the higher things alive the human
tartan side of the purpose which builds up what has
destroyed even to healing the wounded foe
The measure of the devotion of community upon the ply
ca side exhibited most largely in the numbers it equps
with implements of war The measure of devotion nnon
the spiritual side is best shown what is given what
done for the humanitarian and reconstructve activities
which generously displayed in this twentieth century
The Red Gross is the largest the most active the
useful of these institutional humane by which the
tan side of character is exhibited It is given to Bridgeport
to have of the largest and the strongest Red Cross
chapters in the United States Considering population of
Bridgeport and taking proportional and
relative perhaps the Bridgeport Chapter is the biggest
chapter in the country.
The call gone the second fund and the work of
gathering in the fund opens tomorrow
The quota for Bridgeport is $5OOOO this estimate is
founded upon the proposition that there collections
in the present year. will be better double the
amount and avoid the second collection as this en-
poys the energies of for definite space of
including the energies of who have decided definite
and unusual value in the ordinary occupations
For these well for other reasons Bridgeport
will deal promptly and sufficiently with the necessity that will
be presented
The last collection largely from the purses of the
weodo The present collection will be spread broadcast over
the city, and every worker captain of industry
American of every employment avocaon will give his
dafip to- TIN
The splendid patriotism of the workers of Bridgeport
clear vision and their calm determination has
great meetings in the High school auditorium nightly
hundreds of and have taken the pledge of one
81 which promises to the days pay
than per cent of the
monthly instalments of equal magnitude.
In each of these meetings the have
the SIMPLEST drum corps of school boys few pictures
and some persons of plain speech to tell of the plan
The response has been Immediate complete and enthusia
tic.
AS the fund reaches inc leaders of the city the giving will
be in larger proportion than to 81 figure expresses
the fundamental duty which laid upon those
with financial power The duty increases financial power
increases,
Workers the Red Cross who have had experience
that they have the people eager give