Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-01-11
David HinShawr Acting for
American Bible Society, Con-
graduates The Journal on
Success of Its Campaign
TTERE is reproduction ofs the
II receipt received by The Jour
- Il nal from William Foulke,

TTERE is a reproduction ofs the
II receipt received by The Jour-
- - nal from William Foulke,
treasurer Of the American B i b | e
society, Tor $4,4gO.69, the sum total OF
the contributions to The Journals Tes-
lament fund for southern soldiers.
The Journal is proud of it. So too,
should be proud every one of the thou
sands of readers of The Journal-men,
women and chlIdren-who are repre-
scented by that S4,49O.6y.
For il means that they have been
the direct means by which the soldiers
in every training camp in the southeast
will be supplied with a New Testament,
to bL with them in trench and camp, to
go with them overseas, to be their COM
fort and strength in danger, suffering
or death
on December last The Journal OPEN
ed its columns to subscriptions for the
Testament fund, at the request of the
American Bible society, which conducted
nationwide campaign to equip the
soldiers of America with a Testament
for every mans kit. The Journals cam
paign lasted only two weeks, but in that
short time the response from the en-
tire southeast was overwhelming.
All to Get Testamsnrs
So numerous were the subscriptions
in the closing hours of the campaign
that it took days to tabulate them
The count was finally completed and
the money forwarded to the American
Bible society. Now comes the official re-
ceipt for the check, and with it let
ter from David Hinshaw, executive sec
rotary of the fund, that should give the
deepest satisfaction to every contrlou-
tor. for in his letter Mr.. Hinshaw says
that because The Journals fund was
such a success, the society will see to
it that not a soldier In the southeastern
department lacks a Testament
THE Atlanta journal has secured for
thousands the great peace and strength
and comfort should death--the greatest
and most beautiful experience of life
be theirs" writes Mr.. Hinshaw. And
it has made possible stronger citizens
and better men if they are spared. The
opportunity for accepting and perform
ing such tremendous service is seldom
afforded any newspaper we are SIN
cerely and deeply grateful. The Ameri-
can Bible society sincerely congratulates
Atlanta that such a newspaper as The
Journal is located there"
Not only did The Journals campaign
and The Journals contributors mater
tally assist in supplying Testaments to
the soldiers, but, writes Mr.. Hinshaw,
1.-The use of the stories which appeared
in vour paper for the Testament fund
has been the greatest possible lever
idge in getting other newspapers to put
on special campaigns in their cities
such as YOU have made in Atlanta. No
tably among these are the Commercial
Appeal Memphis, Tenn: the Tennes-
sean. Nashville; and the Post, at Louis
Vile. Our representatives visiting these
cities took with them what we call The
Atlanta Journal Bible a full sheet of
the stories on the Testament fund which
The Journal ran"
Distribution Begins.
Mr.. Hinshaw states that the Amerl-
can Bible Society is going ahead with
the work of seeing that every man call
ed to service with the colors gets a
Testament, even if the other work of
the society has to suffer. He writes
TO The Journal that "Testaments will
be sent in sufficient quantities to the
camps in the southeastern department
to supply every man in these camps,
and he repeats this statement in let
ter to Henry King, of Atlanta, who Is
associate executive secretary OF the
war work council of the Young Mems
Christian association.
"As a result of The Atlanta Journal s
splendid collection, we will take it upon
ourselves 10 see that all of the men in
the camps III your u0PeI liii0A'' SAAS SHP
piled" he writes Mr.. King. whose de-
partment covers the entire southeast, in
Guiding not only Camp Gordon at Az
Ianta and Camp Wheeler at Macon, but
camps in Alabama, Florida, the Caro-
lnas and other southern states.
The Testaments are now being for
warded by the American Bible society
and distribution of them already has
been begun by Mr.. King and his assoc
ciates Soon, every soldier in the south
ern training camp will have one of the
compact khaki-bound, pocket-size vol
umeS