Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1919 — CARDINAL GIBBONS ENDORSES S. A. DRIVE [ARTICLE]

CARDINAL GIBBONS ENDORSES S. A. DRIVE

Venerable Churchman Exoresses Hope That $13,000,000 Will Be Raised. The following letter was addressed t,o former Governor Whitman of New York state.by Cardinal Gibbons: “Honorable and Dear Sir —I have been asked by the local Commander of the Salvation Army to address a word to you as National Chairman of the Campaign about to be launched in behalf of the above named organization. This I am happy to do, and for the reason that along with my fellow American citizens I rejoice in, the splendid service which the Salvation Army rendered our soldier and sailor boys during the war. Every returning trooper is a willing witness to the efficient and generous work of the Salvation Army both at the front and in the camps at home. I am also the more happy to commend this Organization because it is free from sectarian bias. The man in need of help is the object of their effort, with never a question of his creed or color. “I trust, therefore, your efforts to raise $13,000,000 for the Salvation Army will meet with a hearty response from our generous public. Faithfully yours,

“J. CARD. GIBBONS.”