The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-19
AGED man EGIVTN
HELP BY THE ARMY
SalvatioDias Aid Many
Human Derel;cts
NEED OF CASH NOW
Organisation Ir. ManEito nss
Performed Most Wondey.
sui Service

Eeec..nIz.?., nc:Lnrr creed, casts-
no. cnlor. dlc Sai2a:jGd A-Iuy age.
ccods w.,ere all o:ne.- agencies all.
Capsxia Harry CuEcse, h.ad oS Eie
losI cops, finds taat people look
uLon the Salvation Army a. a friend
who will understand and hSr AEd
this aLtitSan is r<.ynaiod in an ;u,i
deut wEicL i've, 1~aai<d last vasS..
An old NAE, sl..cn:y fOir yezxs old
carne to the ARA. hr:rnc one, Gay,
with FACED eyes. b,s,t tired form. .
gunuy sack tied aL.cw his aching
back, asking for meal aad ;otsing,
saying he lad tra-n1cf i: ir trc&1
Iowa.
The niea, anG lodging ue.e.S We're
giyeE bin aEG &c WAS ted TO return
III tic morning. Al tl'us time tie Old
f,.!ioG told oi lasiEs mis- courage
after his :"c; died 8 cccp!c Of year,
agn AMI ncw re had soEc .ircn. bad
GO sU-se, d:EL:is dom, helped 20 !.
SHaca along tac Nay and firing 1T
nigh, as 5cs: lie could. Ills G:suga
tie; "a Sioux City had cast hin: OF
because Oh lis :;hiftlcss.sessC and bn-
cause shs lacked Understanding OF
the old mans heart a,Iaser which
causa him To become 'Erctacr OF
the open i:.2ad. in CHE. words J
hobo THIS GeeY3rd rno Inst cornec-
ton 10 a decent Eie shattered and his
hopelessn6SS WAS complete when he
came, twisted >iG piece of drift
wood to Captain Clifford last week.
He had been ., cooblef ~ cpo
time and he was set to thef TASK D.
repairing the partly worn ont shoes
given to the Army for the S,or,and
that he might have some money Tor
himself, he was. gwen some needed
leather bY the Army ans: allowed to
do repairing OF shoes brought to him
by outside persons who had learre..
OF mis- condition He Is located IL
the basement Of the Salvation arny
building, in the social service rooms
where the clothing is kept for needy
calls. The Gospel of Work has help (,
ed him 10 a sense of happy, useful
ness and a little strain of hulnining
can be heard at the top OF the ssairs
as he cobbles the shoes, making
them ready for the call: that may
come any moment for shoes. for
boy that he may go to school with
protected feet, for a wee grille or
iaddie that the hard working moth
er may have a little easier burden
to carry.
Penniless, old and alone this. man
turned to the Salvation army for
help-and the army did not fail him
He viii not be a charge on Mankafc
for the army has helped him to help
himself. the real essence or charity
as administered by the Salvation
Army
Youna Couple Found Employment
A bright, young, not long married :
couple came to the army seeking
work of any kind. They had just
thirty Eight cents and had been un-
fortunate about things in general,
but both were better and able to
work well and woold take ANYTHING
at all to do. They and the Saliva
ticnN Army officer hunted for WORK
for them and after Two DAYS. in
which they we're cared for by the
army funds. both found work and
are now located here aud are houses
keeping and very happy and CRATE
fuI. E&l
If it's a hungry child to Nbe fed, a
homeless woman to be sheltered, or
a hit of scrapped humanity to be
saliva ged, the Salvation Army is on
The jcb. Work which seems 10 be
nobody's business, the army makes
it's business and always its attitude
is evinced in the slogan flung around
Tha word by the Salvation Army
@' Man May Be Down, But Never
Out" \ ~
Assets of Nation.
A nations assets are its human
resources. Thus. every time Man
who is down is lifted TO his feet, up
goes tho International market in Z
"U. s. Common" The Salvation
Army does this.