Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-04-09


the confidence CT the common people
like this Salvation Army has won them
In recent years. | am going to pull
off my coat and do some real work
comes to weighing the hemely, unos-
tentatious and highly practical relief
methods of this amazing band Of work
eTs. l heard the call. The problems Of
the poor are there to 10 solved, and
they can use my poor Efforts perhaps.
so have answered the call.
81 won't do much talking In the csras
ing drive. will do real work, and
when do talk don't want to talk to
anyone but actual workers There will
be no speech making by me to those
who might be curious to hear q former
cabinet officer in action, but who are
not interested in the work of the Sal
walton Army. shall talk to workers
and only to workers. The day for ora
tory in such matters has gone. We are
down to brass tacks.
II think l owe it as a citizen Of
and appreciation of the helpful work
the Salvation Army is doing in its res
cue homes, maternity hospitals, free
clinics, industrial homes, fresh air
farms and tenement house relief work.
my testimony Is not needed, how
ever, in this matter There are 2,00o,-
600 OF 100000 Of young Americans
who went into the recent war either
unaware that the Salvation Army sx-
listed or having no use fer its mstheds
If they did know Of it. Sc far as can
learn these men came skzAcA that war
unanimous on enc s6a taad that
was that the Salvation sISfRy under
stood the average man, knew how to
deal with him and simply delivered
the goods on the 100 per cent basis.
There is no division Of opinion IN
that one subject There could have
been no greater test fer the Salvation
Army than the test 1t received In the
war. So after all am merely adding
my voice to the mighty chorus l have
referred to when say that the Saliva.
ton Army has long since won the right
to make an appeal to the rest OF ua
for its maintenance. and / am sure II
will not make that appeal In vain.
1.-THE Salvation Army one year age
abandoned Its cid custom Of begging
In the streets the year around So that
its workers could devote all Of theis
time and attention to the poor. II
makes an annual appeal each May
Personally l know Of ne greater bull
rising tide of human unrest than to
strengthen the hands of this band OF
self sacrificing Christian toilers who
have the confidence of all men and wo
men, regardless Of race, creed, color OIL
position in life. L think 1t 10 impor
tant for the interests of our advancing
civilization that such practical ant
wholesome work be stimulated ans
maintained to the utmost.
"They say there are no down an(
cutters any more. Personally l do no
believe 1t, or If did believe it wouls
know that the abnormal times hav'
swung the pendulum back too far OIL
one side-and that it will swing IA
to the other side directly. There viii
always be bottom to society. Th'
poor will always be with US. We ow,
1t to our fellow men to know our neigh
Dor and share his troubles and prob
lens, and only by that method can we
IN all fairness and righteousness, keel
the scales even In this life.
II am proud to face the problems Q
the poor with the Salvation Army Ii
such q trying hour, and ! hope tina
American men and women will stan
with me in the work ahead of US. Blu
they must be workers. shall have n
time to entertain mere observers