The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-03-17

tors to consider with Mrs. Harding In
the privacy Of their. own room this
heut-searching appeal Of suffering
childhood, and then he dispatched to
us his wonderful telegram, CHALLENGING
Americans everywhere To give their
most generous support, and sending
his own personal check to give lie
and comfort to two hundred and fifty
chTs~o~
During the four months since then
a great mood OF ife-saWng gifts has
been pouring in from all parts of the
Nation. Many and many a widows
m te," great in the spirit OF love and
real sacrifice which prompted IL, has
drcpt from the heavy mail bags to-
| gether with the checks for thousands
and hundreds OF thousands OF dollars
from persons of large means. Some
| checks have been given even in mil
lions, as Well as one for Eve million
dollars from that great American re
| 'iet or2anization, OF which we all are
so proud--the Red Cross.
Churches Of al denominations, lit.
orally by thousands, have demonstrate
ed yet again as they have done times
without number in the past that
wherever the'r stately towers. or
steeples, pointing upward 10 the sky,
or their humble roofs cleaning n the
sun, mark the gather ng-paces OF
Gods people, there is to be found the
ever warm and ready spirit Of loving
heinfu ness for all who are IN dis.
tress. And in these countless temples
dedicated 10 the service OF God and
min stry to human need, the people
we're rallied to make special offer ngs,
sometimes mounting into thousands
Of dollars from a single church, for
starving children of Europe
And now a new vision greets the
eyes Of Americans: Three and a hall
= IT Zion Of pa rs OF little arms are
stretched ont TO us across the sea, not
in piteous pleading. but in the pas
stonate gratitude of childhood Three
and a half million pairs Of eyes are
searching our souls, not with the
haunting gaze of suffering and death
. but br mining w Oh joy and love and
thanksgiving, Three and half million
childish voices are com ng to us ON
the winds from the Eat, and they are
mot piercing our ears with bitter
cries Of pain and want, but are sweet
with laughter and the happy shouts of
little ones whose suffering has been
soothed away and whose sorrow has
been turned into joy And yet more.
In the three and a half million young
hearts have been planted love of
tho American Flag and an understand.
ing of what it means that shah live
through the years and grow into a
strong bond of fellowship and peace.
The vast sum OF money has been
given with mfeigned Joy aud eager
ness Thousands have written to us
with real graf tude for the opportuni-
ty and privilege of buying for them.
selves that precious and priceless
thing, the fe OF u little chdd. And
: many letters and kilograms from or.
CARNATIONS and state and city com.
m tees have testified that the effort
expended IN carrying ont this cam
raign has been o blessing to Ameri.
cans themselves as they have yield
ed to the warm glow of loving sery'c e
and tender solicitude for Gods own
little children At this time. there.
} fore, We may lift united voices those
who have received and those who
have given -m singing with reverent
gladness, Praise God From Whom
AN Blessings FlowtF