Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1919-06-27
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE NEXT
Nation Wide Home Service
Fund Campaign June 29
to July 5
Risk COUNTY ASKED
TO CONTRIBUTE SHARE
WiscOnsin's Quota Placed at 6O.OOO.--
People Should Back Up
This Organization

With the approaching of the opening
day of the nationwide Home Service
Fund campaign of the Salvation Army,
during which 100000 will be raised in
Wisconsin as the states quota, more
than an ordinary amount of interest is
being manifested in the future OF the
organization. which during the dark
days of the war won for itself an envi-
able place in ther hearts of all Amer
leans.
The campaign for Home Service
Fund is scheduled to be opened on June
30 and will close on July D.
This county will be asked to contrib
ute it's share to the states allotment
and those in charge of the campaign
here are optimistic over its outcome.
Early indications are that people of
the county will gladly do more than the
small amount that is asked of them for
the organization, which did so much
to bring comfort to the cOunty's sons
who have served in the army and navy.
The fields in which the Salvation
kindness, aid and mercy, associated
with it for many years and made al
most q bywOrd in this country since
the war, are many.
A glimpse at the future of the organ
izatiOn may be had through the read
ing Of an article recently written by
Eyangeline Booth, commander of the
A Unit Sfntn
MI. Booths article follows:
"The Salvation Army emerges from
the great war-as years ago the organ
ization came out of the BOer war are
loyal and devoted friend of the fight
ing man This was our first expert
ence on a battlefield. Today khaki
clad men all over this country know
they can count on us in hours of great
human need. think the whole world
understands this now.
important changes are coming to
the Salvation Army and they will be
changes for the better. The passing of
the old-fashiOned, casual method OF
soliciting money on the street corners
and the substitution of more modern
ways of collecting funds is good in
nOvation The broadening and deep
ening of our work is good. The future,
however. will see no changes in the
mighty foundation rocks upon which
the movement stands.
mo different methods of gaining
financial support will ever pull us
away from the poor, for we are poor
Our calling and our service is that OF
the poor and for the poor.
"And this is the past and all of the
future as far as the great understand
ing principles of the Salvation Army
are concerned. Always we hav e
worked with a three o'clock in the
morning courage. BOnaparte one
called it the way to test courage. To
us it has meant simply hOmely service
to men and women twentyfOur hours
of the day.
'Destitution, neglect, disappoint-
ment, pain, these are the things that
it takes high courage to meet. 1t is
right here and now that men and
women need help. This is the zero
hour of human agony, that God has
called upon us to mitigate and relieve.
BY His help, in His name and for His
sake, we accept the great responsible
ity"
"In planning the program of work
for the year ahead for expansion lies
in the service we offer rather than in
the machinery of the organization it,
self. rendering an account of our stew
ardship. we have only one thought in
mind-'the man who is down but never
out. After all he is the one who
counts, first.
1--WE have tried to solve the problem
of living by a formula less complicated
than the problem itself. What does il
profit a man to investigate his back
ground and judge his case accordingly
if he is in the gutter and hungry? Il
man is hungry on Wednesday, the
Army has discovered that is is better
for body and soul to feed him or
Wednesday rather than wait for the
proper committee to meet on Friday
and give the case consideration.
1.-The war is over and the stage is sci
for new play based on a theme as ole
as the eternal hills. 1t is theme thai
has to do with the happiness of man
with the things that go to make life {
tragedy or a long path of contentment
The setting and the characters are tht
same only the stage is bigger, the cas-
is larger.
"In the orchestra you will hear th
same old horns and drums and the lit
tie tambOurines. The players viii
wear the familiar blue uniform will
it's dash of red like a leaping flame
The message of hope and love whicl