South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-08
CHURCHES UNITE AT
RED CROSS MEETING
Col. Bullock Gives Address on
Ability and Respons-
Utility.


The Red Gross roll call which
opens in the city and township next
Thursday r0t splendid sgnd-ou
last evening when the high school
auditorium was crowded to hear "a
most Inspiring address iE Col Bull
lock of South Bend n the interest
of the campo gn.
The following churches coOperat-
ed iu the meeting. the pastors ot
which occupied seats ON the plat
form First Methodist. First Pres
hyteri1n. First Christian. ST. Paul s.
Episcopal Emmanuel Baptist ST.
Peters Lutheran and First EVancel-
ies1. Ali these places Of worship
spcuscd with Che evening services
iu order o. allow their congregations
to attend Che meeting
MIss JEANNE Terry Icd the mUsi-
cal program. and divine exercises
were conducted by The ministers. Is
gripping MOVING picture The
Awakening of Cicuv." was shown.
Dr. Parker Prcsidcs.
Dr. j.. j.. Parker. pastor or the
First Methodist church presided.
and i1 "a few graceful remarks i'm
troduc9d The speaker of the even-
Iu-. Col Bullock. whose address was
one OF the best efforts ever heard
iu Misna-aka. Beginning -his talk.
She speaker quoted the text Gle
hath given me the tongue OF the
learned that j might speak a word
ia season % him that is weary"
Continuing he said in part. "Thc
lcssou that I want 20 draw from this
statement that comes 90 us from a
f-r-o0 yesterday. is that every great
Eift. every mark or ability. has its
corresponding rcspons aI.lty. The
tongue OF The learncd-Vhat forg
TO sway the multitude To win ape
plause2 To gain iamc2 80. But
o. speak "a word TO him that is
WEARY.
Here De- learning not set apart as
some proud doctor Of the schools
not as cJWlcd and buried r books
rbivious 90 the rest of the world,
uumoved by IT'S sorrows and suffer-
i1-. nos as earlaudcd with laure.5
ami hvmucd with choirs OF praise.
bgt learning ia the serge of the Pill
grim STOPPING 10 lift one who has
fallen. learning tarryiug ON the
highway Of life TO speak a word Co.
L.n that is weary.
The picture appeals TO me.
confess ] am fascinated Ly IRIS home
Is beauty. IT is $50 unusual and set
80 true Go life MS life ought to Ge
Nc have 500 reversed things that 10
seems perfectly natural that learn
iu- should overlook the lesser
claims that 10 might be free TO re-
epnud to the claims of the higher
Cu every side we see men acting as
though their learning. thCir wealth.
-heir power. or their success i'm lfc
1ad relieved them OF all response
3iHty 90 others.
"IIow little discomfort there would
oe in the world If learning and
wealth and power only felt the re-
sponSibuity that is involved i'm such
possession There would be no
question of AmericanizatiOn to- trou-
bile AS III we were but ciGhborIy
aud iu the spirit OF ueighbOrs gave
hgIpfuily Of what we have and which
$50 are holding wholly IN trust FOR
l.Ecrs.
lot Of Nonsense.
III am not 90 be mum berCd amODg
those whose moral astlsmatisu
1u-lNes IL appear TO bc The duty OF
Tie rich 90 take care of the poor
simply because one IS rich and the
olher Is poor. 7 do not believe that
it is anybodys business to take care
or anybody else IL the anybody
else is able 10 take care of himself.
There is a Tot Of nonsense being
waited through the country about
the responsiblitv of the state O.
take care OF everybody. The re-
sporsibility of the state I'm normal
times ia 10 see that 10 IS made pos
siblc for everybody 20 take care Of
himself But YOU know as / know
that there are times when men and
women ind 10 absolutely impossible
10 take care OF themselves. and
when every tie Of humanity makes
1t incumbent upon me and upon YOU
Ca help take care Of them.
$40 man OF us may hold any