Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-29
GRIPPING TALKS ON
WAR WORK CAMP PA|CN
Protestant Clergy Told American
Soldier is Finest Warrior
in World.

soldiers ABROAD as men, and the need for
continuing the welfare work. that is
giving them the morale to win the war,
through the agencies, Of the \. Nj. 6. a,
v W G. A., knights of Columbus, Sal
walton Army, Jewish Welfare Council and
other kindred agencies, were voiced by
speakers at a luncheon al the Hotel du
Pont Yesterday afternoon. The guests at
the luncheon comprised Protestant clergy
men cE all denominations, and the pur
pose OF the luncheon was the booming of
the United War Work campaign. that Is
to begin on November IL, continuing one
week
stirred by the appeals made to them. by
such speakers as Bishop William +. Nc
Dowell OF Washington, Rev Ralph
Hickok, Of the y. NJ G. \, Washington
and Rev Dr. Ralph Jrmy, Of Newark.
y j.. who has just returned from years
stay with the boys IN the trenches, as
worker, there was generous response
from he clergmen to 20 INTO the cam
paigu and work whole heartcdly, to aid
Delaware raise its assessed portion which
is upwards Of $500. 600 When the
original budget was fixed, in which each
Of seven organizatIonS doing welfare work
abroad had been apportloncd. fixed
amounts that the units Will receive from
tho campaign for Sl70.50o.000 IN the
InIted States, there were not so MANY
soldiers abroad But with the increasing
number being sent each month, there is
now felt to hc need for more than the
original sum asked for. and for that rea-
son, Delaware share like all other States
Will be upwards OF the sum assessed.
Rev. l\ickok, presented the campaign
to the clergy, giving the reasons why the
drive ioT funds for hUtS and books, and
tobacco, and pies and doughnutS and
home comforts, dispensed by the seven
organizations. Is being made united and
not as divided organizations The econom-
ic saving in conducting seven separate
campaigns and the many additional en-
barrassments that would entail and CON
hictiors with other war campaigns. led
finally. after much discussion To President
wilson, fixing the date for the United
War Work drive, and that all should
cooperate.
Zach organization is TO receive not
only a certain percentage Of the gross
fund, but if il is oversubscribed. as il IS
hoped il will be. then each organization
will also receive its proportionate share Of
the oversubscriptio
Bishop Mcdowell at once gained the
sympathy of some present BY his an
nouncement. that when the idea was adj
Vancad ot a combined campaign for
funds that he opposed IL But now, since
II had been decided that it would be for
the best interests to wage 4 united cam
paign, lie was for i, and was putting
every ounce Of energy and influence he
had back OF 1t, 10 make it the success it
deserved to be
The bishop told many stories, all hav-
ing bearing on the issues Of the drive and
appealing 10 the clergy, 70 drop all feel
Ings of individuahsm, insofar as holding
back from the campaign, and to plunge
into it with enthusiasm and put 1t over.
Many times throughout bis address, his
gripping anecdotes Of the bravery and
morale Of the men over there brought
tears to the eyes Of even the men who are
used to seeing and talking about touch
ing sites and incidents.
The bishop declared that he had just
completed reading the greatest book on
homeletlcs. ne had ever seen This was
Marshall FOch's treatise on milItarlsm,
and IN it, the master strategIst Uf the
Allied armies. stated that 1t was the NOR
ale of the Allied armies that Was winning
the war. That without it, the cause
would be lost The bishop called atten-
ton to the fact, that this war was every
body's war, and that it would require the
direct support in every way, OF all Of the
Allies, if ii was to be won When the
bishop had finished, there were none in
Parlors A and b, apparently that had
doubts about the need for undivided
effort in the coming drive
DIR Urmy, who gave up a Methodist
pastorate in New Jersey, in order to 20
overseas and help the boys IN any way he
could and whose two sons, are in the
service, concluded the speaking with
wonderful account of the morale, morals
and character Of the soldiers that Uncle
Sam is sending abroad lie related many
incidents, showing the fine spirit Of the
men, their demand for the religion that is
making them such fighters when they
start over the top" and that they
would many times reject trivial amtlse-
ments for the sake Of learning more Of the
religion that in other times they had
paid little attention to.
The cl4rgymen, admitted that the boys
had some faults, which was but natural,
but that when considered in the aggre-
gate, they were the finest body of men
he had ever been privileged to meet He
says, that "over there" there were no
questions asked, whether man was
Hebrew, Protestant or Catholic, and that
if that was the attitude of them, it was up
to those at home TO manifest the same
kind Of a spirit