Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1918-05-23
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Cross is one Of the Relations which
will relieve you of the stigma. You
can't give anything to the government
OF the United States; 1t won't accept
it. There Is a law OF Congress
against accepting even services with
out, pay. The only thing that the gov
ernment will accept is a loan, and du-
ties performed: but 1t is great deal
better to give than to lend or to pay.
and your great channel for giving is
to the American Red Cross.
Down in your hearts you can take
very much satisfaction. in the last
analysis. in lending money to the
government Of the United States. be-
cause the interest which you draw
will burn in your pockets; It is cum-
mercial transaction, and some men
have even dared to cavil at the rate
Of interest, not knowing the inciden-
tai commentary that constitutes upon
their attitude.
"But when you give, something OF
your heart, something Of your soul,
something Of yourself goes with the
gift, particularly when it is given in
such form that it never can come back
by way of direct benefit to yourself.
You know there is the old cynical def
milton OF gratitude, as The lively ex.
pectation Of favors to come
We'll, there is no expectation OF
favors to come in th;s kind of giving.
These things are bestowed in order
that the world may be res, ored; that
suffering may be relieved; tina. the
face OF the earth may have the blight
OF destruction taken away from 1t and
that wherever force goes, there shall
go mercy and helpfulness.
Give to the Limit.
And when you give, give abso-
lutely all that you can spare, and
don't consider yourself liberal in the
giving. II you give with self-adula.
ton, you are not giving at all, you
are giving to your own vanity; but II
you give until 1t hurts then your
heart blood goes into it..
And think what we have here
We call it the American Red Cross.
but 1t is merely a branch Of a great
international organization, which is
not only recognized by the statutes of
each of the civilized governments of
the world, but it is recognized by in
ternational agreement and treaty as
the recognized and accepted instru-
mentality Of mercy and succor And
one OF the deepest stains that rests
upon the reputation OF the German
army is that they have not respected
the Red Cross.
That goes to the root of the mat
ter. They have not respected the In
strumentality they themselves partici-
pated In setting up as the thing
which no man was to touch, because
1t was the expession of common hui
manity.
we are members. by being mem
bers OF the American Red Cross, of q
great fraternity and comradeship
which extends all over the world, and
this cross which these lads bore to-
day is an emblem OF Christianity IT.
self.
1T fills my Imagination, ladies and
gentlemen, to think OF the women all
over this country who are busy to-
night and are busy every night and
every day doing the work Of the Red
Cross. busy with a great eagerness to
find out the most serviceable thing
to do. busy with a foregetfulness of
all the old frivolities of their social
relationships ready to curtail the du.
ties OF the household in order tsat.
they may contribute to this common
oil hot !,
in, and In doing which their hearts be-
come acquainted with each other.
And you have. then, this noble mic.
ture of justice and mercy as the two
servants OF liberty. or only where
men are free do they think the
thoughts Of comradeship; only where
they are free do they think the
thoughts of sympathy; only where
they are free are they mutually help.
fui; only where they are free do they
realize their dependence upon one an
other and their comradeship in a COM
mon interest and common necessity.
i heard story told the other day
that was ridiculous. but II is worth
repeating, because 1t contains the
ed In the army. He returned to the
reservation on a furlough. He was
asked what he thought OF It.
He said: No much good; too
much salute; not much shoot Then
ne was asked: Are you going back?'
yes Well, do you know what you
are lighting for?' Yes, me know.
night to make whole damn world demo.
cratic party.
He had evidently misunderstood
some inocent sense OF my own. But
after all. although there is no party
purpose in 1t. he got 1t right as far as
the word party; to make the whole
world democratic in the sense OF com.
munity OF interest and of purpose
and IL you ladies and gentlemen could
read some of the touching dispatches
which come through of .cial channels.
for even through these channels there
come voices OF humanity that are in.
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