The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-07-17
LIKE ANGELS or.
MERCY THEY HAVE
SERVED IHE POOR
PLAN 10 EXPAND woak


The war haa hronaht about . most
pronounced svplvstg4 ,0w<ifare wors
Old orxanissttrAa 61tk In the years
gone by were 6o0ynUAf factors have
been swept asida and other vtSile
fosces which knew how to reach the
hearts of the poor and morally weak
have come TO the front
OF these the most prominent Ia the
salvation Army. for II Was the oas
beet prepared to take orsr the heavy
burden OF bringing TO the boys 10
France the comforts Of homo spd bird
ing them TO those snchorsses Of faith
which the brutality OF blood had bro
ken This was done quietly snd unos
tentatiolsly. for.ths SAivationists han.
dled the problem as they have hsndled
problems Of the slums.
New Quarters Needed
Now comes peace. and this crgsni.
and develop its servies work here In
the United Statcs on q scale far larger
than its most eut husfastic advocate
ever dreamed possible Before assum-
ing this task the Salvation Army muss
reorganixe on broader scale and en-.
large its fscilities 30 that it csn enter
.unhandicapped into It's new neld oi
cndeavors In years gone By its meth
DDS OF collectips money were prtmi-
tive. although adequate 10 meet IT.
needs and permit q conservative ex.
pansion. Its buildings were rented
most OF them old. many Of them In
districts not suited to the work. Its
officers found the majority OF reel e..
tate owners did not care to lease sale
able property 10 an organization that
tho public believed consisted Of zeal.
OTIS and spectacular street evanRsiists.
Today II IL a recognized force. and Il
muat have new quarters that are com.
modious, centrally located aud. well
furnished.
Tambeurines Must Go.
To secure the means 70 build them
money must be raised aloog difrereat
lines from those pursued n the past
This Is particularly true IN the large
cities. This urgent need has brought
about the abandoning Of the old tam
BOURNE method and the substitutius
Of a. drive 10 last one week . year.
While evangelising IL the most In
portant branch of the Salvation Army
work. for the organization was found.
81 on that basis, In reality il does
far more, for II maintains working
mems hotels, industrial, rescue, ma
ternfty and chiidren's homes.
II maintsins the mcst effective ,bu-
reau for the redemption OF men just
released from prison. IL furnishes
Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners
10 hundreds OF Thousands. Il elves
outings to the women ana
In the slums. Ii finds en-
ployment for thousands. Ii IL rettfns
work for the soldiers who have -
turned from France. II maintains he
els for them In all the large cftfse
and railroad centers: these rfrhtIv
house from nve to ten thousand Iadr
n khaki.
Operates On Low BASIS
New buildings must be erecta1 =
,ncs II the Salvation Army Il to sues
,essfully cope with its nav Inbors.
These are TO be OF standard deSlrp
Ind constructed along lines which loaa
experience has demonstrated 70 81 corr
'ect They will be built not for styIs
'ut to give results. No money viii b
wasted In construction. for the reve.
ine received In so small that expen.
i've structures would mean too heavv
IN overhead, The Salvation Arms
operates on lower basis than AM
'ther relief organization and intea1s
Q maintain this standard regardless
u its growth and widencd held. The
'ampaign Ia bcing nation wide. but
arried on in different sections At az
erent times 80 an 10 prevent wasting
ncrgy and running up expense.