Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-05-22
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have been requested by our gov
ernmcnt officials to publish articles
through our local papers regarding
the needs Of our country at this time;
and as we now have drive OH in the
interest Of the Red Cross work, |
thought it well enough for me to give
brief outline OF the work through
our county paper.
lst. The Red Cross is not mill
tary. fighting force, but an institution
Tor relief work. Every dollar donat-
ed to the Red Cross goes to help some
one who is in need.
I'd. 1t was recognized by all civil
lied nations long before the present
war was declared.
I'd. 1t does relief work in all kinds
of disasters. such as fires, floods,
storms, earthquakes, pestilence, fam
ines and wars; and has already rem
dcred much assistance in all the
abovc-named calamities.
18th. It's work is not confined to
any one country, but extends to all
nations Of the earth.
5th. Its work is work OF mercy
and not n work Of destruction; so we
arc obligated to support this work
regardless Of our position as to war.
6th. A careful record Is kept of
every dollar received and Of every
dollar spent, so that any man who
cares to be informed may know Just
how his money Is being used.
TIN. The institution is conducted
By people who are competent to do
the work. and everything is carried
on in systematic order.
Sth. The Red Cross is now giving
its chief attention to the needs Of the
sick and wounded on the battlefields
Of Europe.
The above is a brief outline Of the
scope of this great work, but Of
course does not seek to give an Idea
of the work in detail.
Our boys are now being sent to the
front, and they must be cared for by
some one If they get sick or are
wounded; and the Red Cross is the
only institution prepared to do this
work properly. The Bible says that
whatsoever We would that men
should do unto you. do We even so
unto them: for this Is the law and
the prOphets.' Therefore, when we
are confronted with calls of the Red
Cross for funds to carry on this work,
we need to obey the Divine injunc-
tiOn and put ourselves in the other
fellows shoes. If we as individuals
had to go to France, and we were to
get sick or be wounded while over
there. we would want some one to
give us the proper attention. This
being the case, we who are permitted
to remain at home ought to furnish
the means to give proper attention to
the man who does have to go.
If your boy or your brother Is sent
to the front and becomes a victim to
disease or wounds, you will want him
cared for. Then you ought to care
for the mans boy or brother who is
already there: and you are manifest
ing the spirit Of hide-bound selfish
ness II you refuse. Our boys are now
dying from disease and wounds every
day, and their number will increase
as our army in France increases In
numbers.
Some people are trying to excuse
themselves from contributing by say
ing that they did not want war, and
therefore they are not obligated to
support the Red Cross work. | did
not want war myself. but I>don't al
ways get what ] want, and many
tlllleS nave 10 take Wnat ! 40 not
want. ! suppose that most Of the
men who are now being rushed to the
front did not want war, but it is not
a question Of what they want, but a
question Of what they must do. did
not war because ] looked upon 1t as a
horrible thing. incurring much suf-
Tering, which humanity naturally
shrinks from; but war was forced on
our country, and now that we are in
1t. | sec nothing to do but to carry 1t
, through to successful conclusion.
For long time was slow to be-
iieVe the crimes accredited to Ger
many, but now her brutal record h"s
become too thoroughly established for
any sensible man to undertake to
deny. Her dastardly treatment of
Russia for the past few months shows
clearly what her object is when once
she gets a country under her iron
heel Of domination; and she Is now
looking with revengeful eyes toward
this side OF the Atlantic, and II she Is
not subdued we are likely to feel her
steel claws clutching at our vltals.