The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-29
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MEETING On FOOD
,...ors, Association Takes Escep'
zion to Fact That Meeting 10
scheduled for Sunday
Evening Here.
GOVERNMENT SENDS MEN
This schedule is Arranged at Wash
inaton and Includes Sunday
Meetings All over
the State.
GOVERNMENT SENDS MEN

,,tboush the food conservation
a.ing scheduled for Keokuk, Feb
lu. 10. is under the auspices OF
United States government, and Is
s tha r,rpose OF enfSSfis fxfsidg tile
W. oans necessary for winning the war
o oud il was expected would be sup
norted by every patriotic person, the
ss;nisterial association. of keokuk Is
sanding a protest against the meet
irs The protest is based on the
ar ro that the meeting is scheduled
sor sunday night at an hour usually
cot anart for worship, and that none
81 the ministers were consulted IN
,ho matter. or gave their consent to
arrangements.
Their protest, which was received
this morning, is this:
KEOKUK, Iowa, January 2S,
191S-The Keokuk Industrial AS
ISOLATION. ]. M. Fulton, Secretary.
Dear Sir: Observing the an
nouncement of food conserva-
,ion" meeting promoted by your :
association and scheduled for
February 10, 1918, from to p.
|
kuk Ministers association, here
by respectfully enter our very
earnest protest against these ar
rangements, based upon the fol-
lowing grounds:
/. 1t is an encroachment upon
the time ordinarily set aside by
the community for religious wor'
ship, without the consent or even
the recognition of the commun-
itys religious leaders.
2. 1t places the matter of
food conservation in direct anti
pathy with the church while the
federal government is trying to
make the church it's chief ally.
8. 1t is definitely discounting
the value of our religious SER
vices by lightly setting them
. aside; whereas Ihe civilized
world over, these services are
regarded as high community
asset.
4 1t deprives loyal church
people of the opportunity to be =
faithful to their churches and at
the same time enthusiastic sup
porters of the community's pro-
gram for the advancement Of
great national issues.
We recognize the fact that the
meeting is a part of the schedule
arranged not by the local COM
mlttee but by the federal COM
mission But we also recognize
that the acceptance of these ar
rangements and the promotion of
the meeting without due regard
for the above facts belongs to the
local organization.
We cannot but feel that the
members of your body desire the
thing for which our protest is
offered. Especially when we
know that large part of your
constituency are among the
church's most loyal supporters.
Assuring you that we have not
only the religious but the gen.
eral welfare of the City at heart.
We remain,
THE KEoKUK MINISTER'S
ASSOCIATION.
Il. 3. McELREE, President.
II. w. BACON, Vice-president.
j. H. MATTHIAS, Secretary.
Per j. H. M.
Inc speakers at this meeting coin.
ifom the United States govern
Vit, nave been assigned to speak
inherent points in Iowa, on a reg
ai schedule, and Keokuk has been
sssnated for the evening meeting.
iaa Is why 1t was necessary for the
bat nlittee OF which J. f. Elder is
@t el' to schedule the meeting
,ni Suhuay night. The speakers are
nd out OF Chicago, February 10.
\, ~ speak at Fort Madison and Keo-
@ sunday. From here they go on
oash ehis part of the state. Other
eaAers VIII cover other sections of
e,, s,a,e' and Sunday meetings are
sa .uuea in the schedules of the