Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-12-26
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to have been on the part OF the army.
quartermaster who had sold the goods
TO the y M. &C. A. not knowing ii was
gifts and the y. NJ. c. A. people had
mo way OF knowing. The Y NJ. G. "A.
huts, etc, tried, in part at least, to be
self supporting, but beyond that there
was no bought of revenue
I once met John r. Mott. heard him
talk. looked into his eyes, and I believe
he would not Intentionally mistake. And
as far as my experience ard knowledge
of the Y. NJ. G. A. goes I feel that as a
body the organization would fully and
quickly discountenance anything like
over there Or over here.
But, would DR.. Mott or any sane and
thoughtful man expect any mar o.
woman, or body of men or women to
do the most clean handed and pure
hearted work of charity or helpfulness
in war or in peace without meeting some
4 ~disgruntled folk, or being subject to
adverse criticism. A Company of an
gels from heaven coming in contact
with humanity would never escape it
Man have held a sort of adverse
spirit some of the time coward the Red
Cross organization and work. If one
believes in the justice and merit of the
late war he must believe in the work
Of the Red Cross I append herewith
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a little printed statement from a Meth.
| odist bishop, Rev. Edwin e. Hughes;
The bishop is in Y. NJ. c. A. work in
France.
The words of this editorial are writ
ten in France. However great the en-.
thusiasm we may feel in America for
the work of the Red Cross, that enthu-
siasm is quickened amazingly by the
near view of its work in the war zone
II see its gracious signs everywhere
al the railroad stations where our sol
| der boys gather in great numbers as
they travel: over the hospitals where the
wounded and i'll among the defenders
of freedom find refuge and healing; on
the places where h poor French re-
lfugees are sent, old men, ONE and
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placed elsewhere, or else returned to
begin life again along the lines of the
devastating rtreat of the German army.
81 meet its strong men and wonen on
ali our streets, hurrying hither and
thither on their good errands. and help
ing to make this wonderful organization
still more effective. If the people of
the United States could see what 1 have
seen in these weeks, they would not only
join the Red Cross themselves, but they
would even invent persons and pay real
fees for imaginary numbers"
MAY | say also, that these words are
written by one who is himself in the
war work overseas of the Young Mems
Christian Association, and who, being
related TO a splendid cooperative organi-
cation. does not write as a mere parti-
san.
Friends and patriots in America, no
words can express a full estimate of
Cross. Seize eagerly for every chance
to advance that work!
You know I sometimes wonder If the
United States, and we're all a part of it
ought to spend millions of money Just
now in as dangerous, hazardous and
service. However, during the Civil
war Cyrus Field raised nine millions Of
dollars to lay the famed Atlantic cable.
BY a host of folks it was considered
cash thrown away. History tells a
different tale. Aerial mail service may
peat itself. Nine millions dollars during
the Civil War times was a much vaster
sum, too, than nine millions is to day.
Dear editor and reader, this week is
the blessed Christmas time and allow
Jour friend and correspondent to sin
cerely. yes sincerely. wish you each and
every n a right happy, a merry Christ
ma time.
All for a New Years resolution, let us
pledge to live 1919 pure hearted. clean
handed, in love with our fellows, in
tune with the blessed Infinite. Let us
pledge love to our dear ons, fidelity To
our friends, and earnest loyalty to this
our great government in this the hour
of her need.
And to the nations of the world, those
torn by war, and political unrest, let us
pledge OUR sincere desire and purpose
to help them all in our power, in mercy,
~brotherly love, and justice, to attain the
very best that is possible in the years
to be. May the love of justice, of a
square deal, Of true liberty, of our fel
lowmen, Of God Almighty, enshroud the
globe,
All. to one in ignorance and supersti
ton. lin sin and pollution. God pity
them. To every home where gaun1
want resides betimes. to every sick one
to every crippled me-, to every sorrow
ing one, to every human heart where
Christ is may there come som
I. sense, orn thought and feeling q
] this blessed and Joyous season.
To one and all I say a merry Christ
mas and a happy New Year.
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