The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-01-26
SALVATION ARMY FUND
TO help IN WAR WORK
Organization Has Spent One Mtiiioii
Dollars in War Work, And is Try
inc to Raise More to Continue The
Work.

With so many and diversified de-
mands being made upon the patriot
citizen these days, it is not surprising
that inquiries are being made as to
lust why the Salvation Army, IN
such trying hour, seeks to organize
a war fund.
Until now, the popular conception
in America of the Salvation Army
and its work and sphere, has been
limited to somewhat INDEFINITE
knowledge of its protection and care
of the poor. 1t has required a great
war like the present one to enable
us to reach that point in evolution,
when the real extent of the Salvation
Army's activities and power for good,
might be widely heralded. Many
people even today are unaware that
we have colleges for officers with l.
500 students therein; that we have
$4,000 trained officers in Sc coun-
tries on this earth, working unset
fishly day and night for the practical
aleviation of human suffering; that
we have 10000 corps at work prea-
ching honesty, cleanliness and faith
in Christ; that we have industrial
full citizens and making them as
sets, instead of liabilities to the pub
lie: that we have maternity homes,
social centers, and lodging houses
run at cost, where tens of thousands
of homeless men find clean and de-
cent quarters every night. These
are but a few of the facts.
The Salvation Army is performing
the same work of mercy and serving
the same elements for God and man
kind in times of war, as in times OF
peace.
Khaki does not change the inner
man.
No one organization on earth can
adequately serve the interests OF all
soldiers, sailors and prisoners.
When Europe was first plunged in
to war, the Salvation Army of Eng
land instantly established itself at
the camps and behind the firing line,
and has been there ever since, with
it's responsibilities mounting higher
and higher as time has progressed.
When America finally entered the
war, the Salvation Army here, shlrk-
ing no duty, entered with flag, the
men and the nation.
The battle on the front line is ter
rible; the battle that RACES behind
those lines is scarcely less terrible.
There, temptation, depravity, disease,
dependency, hopelessness and de-
spair are entrenched. There the
Salvation Army is fighting the battle
for better morale.
The Salvation Army of England
has placed 153 recreation, comfort
and refreshment huts at the front in
Europe with the Allies.
The Salvation Army of the United
States has, since Uncle Sam declared
war upon Germany, established
such huts for recreation, rest and re-
freshment, close to the lines in Elan
ders, and must put At more there at
once to meet the existing need.
- The Salvation Army is today
maintaining at the front n hostels
and Naval and Military homes, and
is handling, all told, 100000 men a
week. Thousands are being turned
away, because we are short of ia
cilities.
Thirty-five ambulances manned
and Offered by Salvationists, are in
France and Russia today, while II
ambulances have been sent over and
presented to the government by the
Salvation Army of the United States.
There are $4,000 members of the
Salvation Army under arms, and
fighting for the Allies today. and
the number grows constantly.
There are over 700 Salvationists,
men and women, devoting their en-
ergies, their lives, to war work now,
at the trenches and in the camps,
sustaining morale and helping the
men. Thousands upon thousands of
our women are knitting constantly
for the Red Cross.
The Salvation Army, at home and
abroad, has spent thus far one mil
lion dollars on its war work, and
has had no drives for funds" This
one million dollars is made up from
nickels, dimes and quarters of the
small givers everywhere. The task
brought to us by the war and the
needs of humanity is prodigious; we
must have more money to keep up
the work. We ask for little COM
pared to other organizations. We
seek nothing for local work. We ask
not for ourselves, we ask for hu-
mainly.
We do not even handle the mo-
ney raised. Local treasurers forward
it to the General Treasurer. Half of
it goes for the maintenance of huts
and Salvation Army War Service
among the American troops in
France, and half of it for the main
tenance of huts, refreshment booths
and Salvation Army war services
generally in the vicinity of training
camps in this country, and also for
the purchase of materials with which
thousands of our women may con-
tinue to knit and sew garments for
the American Red Cross
The average citizen does not know
how disease and depravity are al
ready attacking our forces. Ask him
if he understands what camp fol-