El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-25

American people gave before the var
S415.00o. 600 q year 20 maintain their
churches, and got the amount IN drib-
lets. Nov the amount IS increasing
over night. and fabulous sums are
given Think Of Baptists OF the south
giving s75,o0o.ooo IN a single month
as they propose 70 do THIS 1all- IN
heard OF before the war. Moro cam
Dalgns are ahead where viii i end.
don't know. DO your
A Catholic editor OF national note
tells Of changes brought about by the
war. ana already set IN motion
eThe KNIGHTS Of Columbus got their
f0othold in the church. not BY asking
for II, but By doing things 20 deserve
it. They commanded confidence. First
their action In helping the Catholic
university. Next. the war and its op-
portunity. Thousands Of Americans
came into contact for the first time
with the Catholic church through
knights serving them en- France. Their
return 20 their homes. ard what they
say-iiterally the position Of the Cath
ole church in the eyes OF much OF
America has been wholly changed.
Then came official action BY the
church itself, looking 10 more help for
the uoue. because ne ls likely 20 get
less help from Europe and che organi-
zation Of the church in America on
business lines II We don't say much
about 10. the time VIII come soon when
priests and l1ymen viii sit IN a legiz-
latlve house together and make plans
Tor the kingdom OF God through the
church II Is impossible to think IN
the new terms, they are so changed 1T
the war, and for the better. ] speak
Of administration Anericanization,
fraternity, cooperation
Jews Take Hopeful View.
A foremost Jew OF New York, q
member OF the American Jewish CON-
mittee. speaking OF the Jewish out
look fbecause Of the war, observed
that "Zionisrn entered the war period
a weakIinE. ard came out q stalwarE
Everybody turned Zionist And Palea-
tine AZ last IN Jewish c0ntroli Who
would have thought i only q 1eW
years ago when we were going hat
in hand for political favors from the
sublime porte. And then the amouhts
Of r1onev given bv the Jews for re-
lief Il Is astonishing There seems
no end OF money they have ready 10
give. Iswrv fs so changed by the war
that IL q Jew had gone to sleep IN
1914 and walked up only today he
would need an iutroductcn- he
wouldn't know It. There are stil bat
ties for liberty and equality to be
found, but nobody doubts they VIII
be won. The war Jaw to that II s.
most amazing I an glad. IN common
with most Jews, 70 have lived 20 see
this day
The war both did and did not DO
things TO religious music and lterl-
ture.7 said q man familiar for years
with both. HAn o. Us got ready 70
publish books relating 20 the eEue-
riences OF the war and songs relzt-
ing wars stories. Yet never was 9
war so unprollflc as this one. There
Is tremendous demand for religious
literature, but e IS for books OF writ
ers whose fame was established be-
fore the Huns showed their hand.
Gas for music, the old has not been
zupplauted. but the old method Of its
distribution has been changed Amer
lea has absorbed much Of the South
Africa. Australia. New Zealand. South
American end even United States mar
kets formerly held By British publish
erss and we are now even sending
music 70 France and England Amer
lean authors are gaining regulations
In Europe. IT is ali very queer. And
the war brought 70 about"