The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-09-18


President Wilson decided that the seven recognized soe
ties doing welfare work the American soldiers
overseas shall conduct Joint campaign for the 100000
say to carry their work during the coming year This
portcnd the PRONUNCIATION
gh living and virtue at least far the fighting
forces of America
In contributing to this joint fund this for
welfare work the PEOPLE will individually be giving their
money tor the propaganda of morality rather than dogma Reg
son rather than creed In contributing general sup
of the work of all determinations whose underlying
faith the supreme God will carry out in part
the great basic principle of freedom religion which gov
eminent is founded.
The NJ C. A. in the training camps representative of all
protestant churches The Knights Columbus the representa-
tive OF the Catholic church The Hebrew Welfare Board is the rep
esenave OF Judaism The Y W. G. A. Salvation army
are other representatives of the Christian faith The Ii
brary Association and the War Camp Service
ana serve all alike hse are the recognized welfare societies
When contribute nony joint November you
will be contributing all proportion quota of each
agreed upon jointly.
This campaign funds is appropriately ANALOGOUS 70 the
great war which makes necessary Catholic Italy and France
Protestant England and regousy America are eno This
war Tor right When all chercd the hwared the
ustrans at the Pave cared that thev were
Catholics When cheered Marine and Verdun
we cared not that they Catholics They
IN arms we love Them honor them When goes
to the aid OF wounded American Chateau Therry or an
other OF the American fields of honor his RELIGIOUS
creed Be he Protestant Catholic Jew he comrade What
would we think OF the renchman he passed UNDECIDED
one OF our boys because he did accept creed? What then
should think of himself bgoed as to object to civ
ing his for the religious of the soldiers who
are ghtg tor him simply because he knows that mo-
ney VIII go to an institution to whose doctrine he does
scribe If such there be- that he was born after
his
The time when the different denominations
followers of the Gentle Master whose teachings all
thery love- should their contentious Of minor details creed
and all work in harmony for the big thing the only thing really
the teaching OF real Christianity according principles
laid down by the Master himself his parallels
1t these principles that all religious teaching
Welfare work whether they call themselves Catholics Protest
Jews All religions demand morality in all phases
esty and right living humility and all
high ideals and place the minds of respect
clear conscience than approving world What else really
matters religion? What else will make better soldier
Whether dies under the of Bethlehem under
of David, he dies for the country just the
This joint drive for funds decided upon
its expedency rather than dealc 1t will expense
to the different organizations and will for those who
tribute From practical point good 1t should
immediate approval from all Every patriot
bring boys of the trenches just good
than they went in.
This great plan that Pres Wilson upon, great
1t greater of the
people Lines of section have long abolished grand
cd United States this will help great abhng lines
All religious orders all societies that purpose
te great of exatng morally spiritually
tFng make Americans soldiers
citizens after the war; all will this mutual
support
1t the seectve draft law great which puts
plane equality for patriotic the
administration laws which coordinate all regions
country and make all each and each all for