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Show ENLIST AID OF CHURCHES Powerful Weapon Brought to Bear in the Fight Against Tuberculosis. Tuber-culosis. .liiRt how serious a problem tubercu-j tubercu-j in; la Is to the average) church, and In j Just what ways pastors are called up-j up-j on to minister to those suffering from J tills disease, Is (he subject of an in- vcstlgatlon which the national asso-i asso-i elation fur the study and prevention of tuberculosis Is conducting In con- ri"-ilon with Its pinna for tuborculo-' tuborculo-' si-, day on April 30. Statistics are Ibclni; gathered from thousands of ; minister regarding this subject, and ! mining other figures the number of ! deaths last year from tuberculosis In ' the church congregation will be given. It Is planned to place theso statistics together with other educational material. ma-terial. In tho hands of every minister In the country for his use In connection connec-tion with Tuberculosis day. Millions of circulars and pamphlets on the prevention pre-vention of tuberculosis will also be Issued, both from the national office and from the headquarters of the 4H0 antl tuberculoids associations who will cooperate In the movement. |