Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-09
CHURCHMEN PLEAD
RED CROSS CAUSE
Support of Annual Roll Call
Asked by Three ReIig-
iouS Leaders.

Three of the most prominent church
men In America, representing different
denominations, have joined in urging
their membership to join the American
Red Gross during the annual roll call
beginning Armistics day and ending
Thanksgiving day. =.
Most Rev. Michael j. Curley, Arch
bishop of Baltimore. and member of the
board of incorporators of the Red Gross
said:
81 plead today for an extension OF
our Red Cross membership until
we can call roll of every adult Ameri-
can. would like to see the children
listed in the organization by their par
erlts. I'll plea make not altogether
because of the consequent added power
and working efficacy of the enlarged
organization. I plead for it because OF
the spiritual reaction I visualize in our
millions of contributing members. This
great Nation, great in its wealth, its
economic power, its universal influence,
must retain its own soul, its spiritual
life, its otherworld ideals on a high
plane in order to save itself from the
brutalizing force of pyramiding money
and mordant materialism that tend to
blight a nations spirit.
Based on High Motive.
"Red Cross work done from the high
motive of love of our suffering fellow
men in God, done in an atmosphere red
olent of the Sweet charity of Christ
will fill the outstretched hand in time
of national need, will dry the tears of
widows and orphans, will shelter the
homeless, will bring surcease to the
sufferings of nultitudes and at the same
time will ennohle our beloved Republics
soul"
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Of the Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America, of New York, said:
1.-The coming annual roll call of the
American Red Cross, which begins on
Armistice day, November IL; 1929, is
certain, as in other years, to command
the loyal and enthusiastic support of the
churches of the Nation. Our whole peo-
pie is under the profoundest obligation
to the American Red Cross for the
promptness and the effectiveness with
which on countless occasions it has re-
sponded to calls of desperate need and
been the agency through which the
philanthropic and idealistic spirit of
the whole people could express itself.
Offers Cooperation.
"As president of the Federal Council
Of the Churches of Christ in America
bespeak for the roll call of the Ameri-
OF all the churches in the constituency
Of the Council. cannot imagine that
there is any minister who will not be
grateful for the opportunity to call the
attention of his people to the work of
the Red Cross and to urge them to en-
roll in its membership"
Rabbi Lee J.. Levinger. of Columbus,
Ohio. former national chaplain of the
american Legion, and leading Jewish
churchman, said
1.-THE annual roll call Of the American
Red Cross will surely meet with its an
Iual response from the people of
America. We have had too much ex-
pertence Of its work in disaster, in
home service, and in the life of our
Nation as a whole, ever to neglect this
great organization, which penetrates to
the very vitals of our national life.
Organization for mercy appeals to all
those who would extend mercy to others
or who may ever, at any time, need
mercy for themselves. 81
Recognized by Millions.
''In particular, those millions of men
and women who participated actively in
the World War recognize the cali Of the
Red Cross. They remember days of
stress, hours Of urgent needs, when
the Red Cross stood beside them or be-
side their comrades. They know that in
war, the greatest and most terrible of
all national emergencies. the Red Cross
is ready and able to serve.
Like all truly national organizations,
like the great bodies of ex-service men,
like our Government itself, the Red
Cross knows no seetarian divisions
among Americans. It serves all alike
with equal eagerness and equal effec-
tiveness. Therefore it has the right to
call on all alike for a response to its an
nual roll CALL And all alike are certain
to respond for the glory of America, for
the essential unity that they feel, for the
errands Of mercy that the Red Cross
stands ready to ACCOMPLISH"