The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-07
ONE DRIVE THAT WE
DO NOT ENDORSE

to finance everything that seemed
worthy in connection with the war
when we have been informed that tn,
seven united war drives of last fal
would suffice to finish UP the grea
task considered to be our duty, after
1t has been agreed that our govern
ment shall make the final drive mex,
month to finance its needs for fin.
ishing the governments part in the
war work, when the orthodox
churches Of the land are so generally
discredited by the view in retro
spect of what feeble and inadequate
and insincere work they have been
doing all these years before the war,
when q new pace is being set for
everything to prove it's right to live
and administer or get of of the field
OF activity with the peoples money,
the Presbyterian church OF America
announces a special drive to raise
forty-million dollars to put their
church on its feet and to look after
the needy in Europe. -
Let Them Finance
1t Themselves ~,
We regard this move as a laudable
thing IL they would do it with their
own resources. But to set up tile
claim that they want the American
people at large to finance them to
step In and finish UP what is Just be-
ing finished under the, tried and ex-
perienced organizations now in the
work of looking after the Hisband-
ing armies and finding employment
for them, has the look of assump-
ton unwarranted. -
Nearly a million to be given to
disabled preachers" and another
million to be used in raising the sal
aries of Presbyterian preachers still
in the work." raises the question as
to why Presbyterians are any more
entitled to gifts and raises in salaries
than any or all other denominations.
straightforward dollars to be
used for prohibition work in foreign
lands leaves the inference that peo-
pie are NOT satisfied with present
world w. G. T. U. work and that the
Presbyterians have been elected to
succeed them.
-Four million dollars for church
extension in foreign lands, and for
doing charitable work among the ma
tives, and three million for use
among lumberjacks, Mexicans and
other depressed peoples and in
sparcely settled regions" opens the
door wide to send the money about
as they like. We suggest that they
come to Blackfoot and relieve the
embarrassments of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar company of their Mexican
problem by way of proof that they
know how to administer relief.
Half million to be used for
building new churches" reminds us
that the Mormons and Episcopals
need new buildings at Blackfoot, but
have not asked the nation at large
to put up the money. !
A million and half is to be spent |
for general religious training, edu-
cation, literature and special mems
work, whatever that is. twenty-five
million to be spent for general COM
munity work, which probably means /
that is understood well
enough by those who will expend
the money.
j. Frank Smith, moderator of the
Presbyterian church of the United
States in proclamation dated March
,, 1919, proclaims that these things
shall be done land in printed cir
cular sent to the Republican office
asks for $500 worth of advertising
space free in this issue to tell the
people of Bingham county to be
'eady to furnish so much of the funds
or this work as they will.
We are under the necessity of dis
the honorable moderator,
md wish to state that when their
representative drops in at the Repub-
lean office to receive payment of our
hare Of the assessment he will be
eceived courteously and will again
re disappointed when he states what ,
S wanted of US.
This is one drive we do not en- t
lorse; and it is not due to the fact t
hat it is put on of the Presbyterians G
or the Presbyterians and by the G
'resbyterians. 1t would be the same I
q our estimation If it were put on by c