Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-04-13
SAL VATION ARMY
PLANS WORK HERE
Plans Local Board Organization
to Cooperate and Asks
$3.50 for Madison

The Salvation Army is plan
ming to secure a board composed
| of prominent Richmond and
Madison county people to take
charge of the New Home Service
program in this county, which IS
part of the big work the Army
is putting. on all over the nation.
1t is planned to endeavor to raise
$3.50 in Madison county. Mr.
Z. Youngdahl, who is here i'll
charge of the work, says that
this figure is less than is annual
ly received through contribution
etc, from Madison county. Mr.,
Youngdahl has furnished the
Daily Register with the follow
ing explanation of the new fea-
ture of the Salvation Army's
work:
A national campaign to bring
to the very small town and the
rural community all OF the ser
vice that has proved highly sue
cessful and wonderful force for
good in the big cities, is being
conducted by Salvation Army.
Brigadier Herbert Roberts,
Divisional Commander of the
Army at Cincinnati. whose terri
tory comprises Western Ohio
and all of Kentucky, is at the
head of the movement which is
expected to reach every cross
roads hamlet, every farm in their
district.
A similar undertaking has
been launched throughout the
entire United States and organ
izers are being sent everywhere
to the end that the Salvation
Army BLUE Bonnet" may be
brought to every door in the
land, even the humblcst door.
According to Brigadier Rob
erts. the Home Service Program
of the Army will place its train
ed officers and its institutional
service at the disposal of COM
munity advisory boards which
cooperate with and arc repre-
scntatives of the Army. These
are small volunteer bodies OF
men and women who have dis
tinguished themselves by their
community leadership and by the
confidence and trust reposed in
them by their fellow citizens at
home.
Brigadier and Mrs. Roberts say
that the contemplated work Of the
Army will be the first of the kind
ever attempted by a national or
ganization. In other words, they
explain, the Army will endeavor
to handle cases in sections which
at present are not equipped for
such service and thus endeavor to
become the Gone best friend" Of
Ievery man. woman and child.
The board being organized in
Richmond will cooperate with 10
cal welfare leagues, churches and
county officials in solving COM
munity problems. such as dispos-
al of juvenile delinquents. or
phans, men needing rchabilitating
and caring for the unmarried mo-
Their and child. etc The Salvation
Army has l64 institutions east OF
the Mississippi river to take care
of such needy cases. 1t will be a
board of the community and for
the community.
Much has been said of the Sal
walton Army in the war. 1t was
no different, however, then than
before. 1t is no different now. 1t
had the same human understand
ing of human beings. 1t never
withheld itself. 1t gave, just gave
with all the power within it and
all that it could get. And giving
without stint or limit, it got. At
last it has even gotten recognition
for itself.
1t has no other instrument than
the Christian religion. 1t knows
no other impulse, no other re
ward, no other cure. no other re-
lief. 1t takes nothing more with
it than Christ took and it has con
clusively proved that nothing
more is needed. It's loaves and
fishes are made to feed the null
titude. It's little goes far and
little though it may be, it is made
to be enough.
No other organization quite so
fully exemplifes the Christian
religion. 1t includes all sects. 1t
has no creed save that of the
Word of God. as given by Christ.
whosel life is its only guide. 1t
does not bubble over verbal def
nitions. 1t does not dispute as to
orthodoxy. 1t does not doubt nor
seek new Interpretation.
The life of Christ is to it all
sufficient. 1t clearly sees the need