The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-05-20
Funds Will Be Used to Carry
On an Elaborate Home
Service Work.
GREAT WORK DURING WAR
Organization Rendered Valu-
able Aid, Going Down Into
the Trenches and Sharing
Every Danger.

| Atlanta, Ca, May 19.-Edward
Young Clarke, campaign director of
the southern division Of the Saliva
tion army home service fund, issued
the following statement:
Upon our entrance into the great
world war, the Salvation army sent
Its army across the seas with our
American soldiers. These earnest
workers went with them down into
the trenches, sharing every danger.
and by their everyday example of
putting into practice the religion
taught by our Savior while on earth.
rendered a most valuable aid. They
administered to the physical. as well
as the spiritual, comfort of our boys;
they spent the dollars ungrudgingly
that IT had taken years to collect in
small change, and. upon their re-
turn to the homeland to continue
this work among the discharged SOL
diers and helping the helpless at
ho.le, they found their treasury
empty: and, at a glance. saw that it
was necessary to come before the
public and ask for funds to carry on
their rescue work Therefore, be-
| ginning Monday, May 10, and CON
tinuing one week, the American peo-
pie will be given an opportunity to
contribute to the home service fund
and express their appreciation for
the work of the Salvation army on
behalf OF the nations sailors and
soldiers in the great war and assist
them to prosecute their warfare in
America against sorrow, poverty and
vice
| II have no question but that the
American people will give more than
the amount asked for by the Saliva.
tion army, and l am sure that the
south will measure up to it's full
share OF this fund.
'In taking the direction of the
Salvation army campaign in the
south. l was compelled to delay
most important business plans and
personally sacrifice several thou
sand dollars. But, for many years.
have known the Salvation army.
and to know them is to love them.
and to be asked to serve them was
an honor that l could not resist.
For 40 years the Salvation army
has been fighting battles against sin
and poverty in the big cities, but
they have worked so humbly and
quietly that the people had not been
aware OF it's magnitude and eff
cheney. Unfortunately many have
looked upon the Salvation army
simply as a street preaching organ
ization, when, as a matter of fact,
the smallest part OF its work has
been its meetings on the streets.
THE Salvation army has never
turned down a call for help from
any human being anywhere. at any
time, and to know OF the real work
of the army II is only necessary to
inquire at the big city hospitals and
at police stations, to have them tel.
you of the vast number of men and
women that are rescued each year,
many of whom come from the small
towns and country and find them.
selves unequal to the struggle for
existence in the big cities.
THE Salvation army will spend
the fund to which you contribute in
this campaign to save thousands of
just such people who have fallen in
to the paths OF sorrow, poverty and
vice. They will place them on the
road that leads to hope and respecta-
bilitv to which every human being is
entitled. II you should contribute
to this fund. many a shivering child
and poorly clad mother, this coming
winter, will have fire, food and
clothing. I am sure there is not an
American citizen or a loyal southern
patriot who will not go the limit
when he is asked to subscribe"
The Salvation army home service
fund has the hearty approval of
President Wilson When approach
! - by representatives OF The Saliva
| ton army and asked for a state
ment OF commentator, he simply
| lifted his hat and said: The love.