The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-04-03


l:aa-r 70 A--,>cTn.. tie natioIGl q /. ruaD :
fa- The Salvation arrays am ai a.
-rsl ,or funds in l.-N 70 * al-,-.dy
OF his sob. s'rhcU-h Vsr Street dogs
pcr gre ti.a - 50 oil well Czt~u-i..
FOR another roHT-A.
III < . re-E'uH vr'v@'ecc = NOc ~
ror-..-.I tyr clscoUr.-iF.; work - d.
re- and pr.C, cai sr6 - valuable - =
The masses O. rhe J,eo2'e - - wn-k
n ;te Salvation Army" So NJ. Lane 4
q. his Office IN Washington The Usher
DAY. When CoI.niof6er Miss li'H-h
aSsr5 me - takp ths reSi'nE<hi'ir.t
~ nsvirua' ChairrrlC- for The iHec @i-
peal 81 that Organization" c0GritGNd P
inc secretary, 'the FIRST tNcncEI ;r.A' .
flashed scrrsS nv mind WAS How a." /,
I snare time for such work when !
ain entering upon comDeTTiai taSS q
o. great responsibility
And then rhrre flashed 7c7cSS ~
r,ird vision o. -',e things the SH'.a-
rior Array aoeS-,he helH il gives -
men sad wnI,,,r and little cHl'drcr IS
when and where tiIey n-eG i rluSt-
and | thought 10 ni~~elt that aF',r al
rhe-, could he no more Important
;h.n- than his. So 5C--aTtr,i-a'o1c
( with he other job-acl IRA JCtis.iuc
n the generosity or n.y new employers
&c irtnrSe nv aritrl n ths matter
! 81 believe every riCHt thinking c.an
! sI,G woman N AIacriCs oN~s jsS S.lv2-
+ no, Army sor'P - lis or her i..i'n
every ye.-. And syn going 10 pay
suy share. am Going 10 set ny shout
Ter squHrr!y behind he movement for
hannah rhnt can WIN fAe hearts and
,he rrrhdencs y. the common people
Ike his Salvation Army has ~cn them
/ n recent years ! am gong 10 pli
OF nv cpsI and do some real wors
Tint viii ssluw where / stand WREN Z
-pnes "a weighing the holneiy. uros-
,rn;stjoUs end highly practical relief
! methods Of this amazing hand 81 WORK
) .r. heard the can. The problems ~
the ponr are there 10 he solved, ana
they can use ny rnor efforts perhaps
80 have answered the call.
Il won't do much talking in the CON-
: ing drive. will De real work. and
Z ! j
snyahe but actual workers There WI
|. be 10 speech making by me 70 those
. who might Re curious 70 hear former
, rshinet officer in action. but who ar
NOT interested in the work OF the Sal
! vsticn Army. ] shall talk TO worker
knd only 10 workers. The day for ora
IS ,ory in such matters has gone. We ar
II down 10 hrRss lacks
J. 81 think ! owe II as q citizen o
e America TO show my Understandable
and appreciation Of the helpful wor
the Salvation Army IL doing in its res
cue homes. maternity hospitals, IRE
rlihhs. Industrial homes. fresh a.
farms and tenement house relief wofi
n. -My testimony In not needed, how
to ever. In this matter. There are -"'l
600 or 3OooOoO of young American
IL vho went into the recent var eiih'
unaware that the salvation Army e
listed or having no use for tn Detho'
IN NJ they did know Of IL So far as q
he iearp these men csuse out Of that VI
tn unanimous on one Euhtecf-and IN
sh WAS that the Salvation Army unde
IdS stood tne NNclsSe mas. hAe
DEAL with him and simply deliver
L ts- goods on tAe 100 per cent basis
.SThere As no division Of opinion
ny .ha, one subject There could ha
eo- hern ne greater test for the Salvsu
as Army than the test II received IN I
.-- xar. 60 nfrer all am merely, adcl
riu INV voice 70 the mighty chorus ! Ia
., teferred 70 when say that the SAL
ton Army has long since won me RS
IN make an appeal to the rest OF
for ,,s maintenance. and l am sure
viii not make that appeal in vain
ca1 The Salvation Army one year
rec. abandoned It's old custom OF besg
IN the streets the year around SO Z
IFS workers could devote all OF III
- time ana attention TO the poor.
makes an annual appeal each NJ
~ Personally ] know ct no greater
wark ,hst could he raised against
rising tide Of human unrest than
strengthen the hands of this band
self sacrificing Christian toilers
70 have the confidence OF all men and
~ mon. regardless Of race. creed. colo
no.it,on in life. think IL Is I'M
tsut for the interests Of our edvan'
. civilization that such a practical
J. wholesome work be stimulated
maintained to the utmost
They say there are no down
cutters any more. Personally 90
Nv believe il, or IL ] did believe II W
know that the abnormal times
swung the pendulum back too Ia
one side-and that IL will swing
: 70 the other side directly. There
always be a bottom to society:
49,. moor win always he with us We
lIt II 10 our fellow men 70 know our n
bor ana share his troubles ana
lens. and only by that method cal
IN ali fairness and righteousness.
IN. scales even in this l:fe.
' ON am proud to face the proeiei
: - the moor with the salvation AriI
such a irving hour, and hope
D far American men and women VIII
loved with me In the work ahead of US