Oxford eagle., 1918-04-11

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Nnat - saving uae boys IA rance.
a-et Us contrast THESE statements OF
iacIS anu OF help Win the assistance
gwen Dy TINS man at Orr~ood.
Such incluenLs as the vne ln our own
county can do more ha-m 10 our grea.
cause than German cnaIge on tne
| battlefield There Is as much TO be
| uone ON thus side OF the Atlantic a. ON
me other,a ana speakers over the entire
nation who volunteer their services
without pay will thus have their lnflu-
ence Killed by a local citizen known
10 the community. 1 am working do
| uDle time, missing sieep, travelling
and trying TO do my mite in coopera-
In2 with the cause, and | ask for no
credit for attempting TO do my duty
out the cause Will suf1er by such stum-
bling blocks and opposition. Other
citizens are in the same attitude oil
mind, for | have been approached by
score Of them since this incident,
wanting TO know about it, and sug
gesting that steps should be taken to
remove such distractions.
| have travelled over a greater part
of our state in the interest of the war,
have been from the capitol TO remote
sections, have used stronger illustrat-
tions than the ones used at OrNSood,
but this man is the first one to indicate
his all-sufficiency of knowledge con-
trary TO acknowledged reliable sour
ees Of information.
Will the people allow a citizen TO
sacrifice the cause Of patriotism for
the purpose Of impresSing the flock
with the idea that he is Is well post
ed. well read, and in q position 10 pro
tect" them in their ignorance from the
impOSter who wants TO put something
over" on them Or will they see
that he himself i thus trying TO put
something over on them? Is j; pos
sible that such a one may be jealous
lest a visitor. though in good faith,
may inoiden;ly tell them something
he mad not told them or did not know ?
Dad this minister Of the gospel not
express doubt relative 10 the auth
Ority~ 81 some statement made upon
the recent visit Of the war savings
committee 10 the same community
Is this attitude characteristic Of the
gentleman Cannot our able minis
ter get sufficiently into the lirnelighi
in the pulpit. without having TO res
on 70 the spectacular IN personify-
ing doubling Thomases 20 the detri-
ment Of our national interests Al
the recent meeting last Saturday Al
Oxford 10 begin cur Liberty Loar
campaign in the county an excellent
speech was made by a minister Of
Memphis. Tenn, in which speecl
some OF the same illustrations hap
Dened to be used.
/ am not personally angry, and an
lot writing for this particular citi
sen's benefit, for / do not believe h
eeks information But | am rathe
writing for those who heard his re
marks and can vouch for my repro
uction Of those statements W,
1
ism; our one problem is 10 win IN
var against the greatest militar
Machine the world has ever known
do not know what ! said to often
his man. ] did say a man who woull
lOt fight To- what we are now fight
ng for has yellow blood in his veins
ather than red blood. The Kaise
hould be notified Of the incident whic
las thus furthered Germany's inter
ST that the agent might be decor
tied with the iron cross. A good sui
ect for text next Sunday might b
Ye cannot serve two masters"
ROSWELL w. ROGERS
Professor of Education. Universit,
Mississippi