Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 124, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1918 — The Great Neighbor [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Great Neighbor

By JOSEPHUS DANIELS

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The Red Cross recognizes neither party, nor race, nor creed. It is world-wide in scope and humane in purpose. It has no political nor economic ends to serve. It only asks where it can be helpful to men and women in distress—afflicted by disease, overtaken by some sudden disaster or caught in the ordeal of war. There it finds its place and opportunity. There it springs to serve mankind. > The Red Cross b the Great Neighbor, it treats every man as a brother, and asks no return. If the world of toiling people is

made a little more comfortable, a little happier, a little stronger for the struggle of life through its effort, the Red Cross is content. And while it b not affiliated exclusively with any religions body, it is essentially a Lay Brotherhood and Sisterhood of all denominations, putting in practice the teachings of all religions,—unselfish service and good deeds. The works of mercy which it is banded together to accomplish are the result and evidence of its noble sincerity and inspiring faith. . _ . _ In the great emergency of the present war the Red Cross is doubly enlisted. In all it does to help us to win, it b helping to save and maintain those ideals of faithfulness and honor, kindness and loyalty on which its own existence rests. And every man, woman and child who realizes this realizes the peril we are in—and who can help the Great Cause in no other way, can at least support the generous efforts of the Red Cross. It b the best equipped agency in the world to bring succor in the day when only organized and well directed help can avail.