Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1920 — HALF-MILLION SPENT BY SALVATION ARMY [ARTICLE]

HALF-MILLION SPENT BY SALVATION ARMY

IMPROVEMENT OF INSTITUTIONS IN INDIANA AND MICHIGAN SHOWN IN PROVINCIAL REPORT. ' HAD TO MORTGAGE PROPERTY Indianapolis. — (Special.) — Bocause the skimpy contributions that used to be cast into the tambourine of the Salvation Army workers were too small to meet the burdens undertaken and kept up in the regular Work of the army the organization had to mortgage its buildings and institutions in order to meet its expenses. This fact has just been made known here through a report by the provincial offlcw of the Indiana and Michigan province, Lieut-Col. Albert E. Kimbal.. The announcement was made at the headquarters of the Salvation Army Home Service Appeal, which is carrying on an enrollment of the friends of the Salvation Army In Indiana from May 1# to 20. The enrollment Is being made to provide support for the army In this state the coming year. A Nearly half a million dollars will have been spent by the army in the province composed of Indiana and Michigan during the twelve months ending May 31. Of this amount >3OB, 192 had been spent on January 31 last and there remained a reserve of >166,009 to be expended between then and the end of May, making a total for the year of 3474,101. In the liquidation of mortgages on the property of the army >38,560 was expended, For the purchase and erection of new buildings to accommodate the greatly increased work of the organisation >37,200 was used. The debt which presented the big handicap to the organisation in this province as well as In practically all others, was one which, had grown out of a long period of sacrifice, charity freely given and insufficient support. The necessary financial aid was not forthcoming to the army, although it has been common custom for years to send all applicants for public aid to the Salvation Army’s local headquarters. With the* contributions insufficient but unwilling to curtail Its work or permit a single case of need to go unaided the organisation mortgaged its property in order to raise funds to keep the good work going on. This circumstance has now been changed by a naw plan of support which gives every good-fellow a chance to do something to zard aiding the destitute and the unfortunate. Through the Home Service Appeal every friend of humanity and every admirer of the Salvation Army will be enrolled for an annual offering to keep up the work of salvation and make It unnecessary for the army to have to mortgage its buildings again. *