Show GATHERED HERE AND THERE A very lovely poster by the great american artist howard chandler christy has been designed and is being offered as a patriotic gesture by the lammens Lay mens national committee of new york city which has for its objective a rededication of the american people to faith in god we came into possession of a few copies through a friend for distribution to ur local readers as a bonus for new or renewed subscriptions to the san juan record the spiritual message on the poster over and below the figure of a disheveled and harassed uncle sam sain on his knees in supplication to god adds much to the work of this outstanding artist we have one of these posters in our office and there are one or two on display on main alain street the title of this poster bears the closing lines of the lords prayer with an added line below in the form of a plea give us the faith and courage of our forefathers by word and by deed help spiritual defense if our distant readers are interested to get a copy please send for information and the address or mail in stamps and we will see that one is delivered direct from the new york office one of the leading editors in new york city says it ought to be in every hame and office and shop in america another good editorial by C N lund of salt lake city while it is good to sd see e and hear men propose peace programs it should be understood that the great peace program to be put into operation after the war against A Z ainest wickedness is ended at armageddon has long since been prepared by the author of peace even the prince of peace he himself will end this war make the terms and conditions take over his right to rule and establish peace in his own way men have failed him and it is now beyond their power to bring peace so the one and only peacemaker will have to do the work himself do not consider this farfetched far fetched foolish or too ideal it is true and altogether practical as practical as life itself it is just what the whole world has been praying for through all the centuries thy kingdom come that kingdom is 2000 years nearer now it is the next order for humanity not in the far future but now soon men alen would not bring it so the lord through his power and the battle of his great day is ushering it in believe this or throw away your bible and now comes another bit of information we have long expected and predicted although we could give no time or reason for the shortage of teachers which would eventually close our public schools it seems that throughout the country the same conditions prevail whereby a curtailment of the school program will occur and in in some places schools will have to close for the duration the following excerpt taken from the salt lake tribune outlines the situation in brief among the modern practices in danger of being eliminated or curtailed are kindergarten programs music and art supervision free text books library funds democratic procedures in teaching in service i education programs for teachers and salary schedules meanwhile more young men are leaving the teaching profession for the armed services and for work in the war industries and women teachers are entering occupations where there is more pay and greater patriotic acclaim the result is a shortage of good teachers and a danger to good schools for the boys and girls of america when they are needed most happiness does not depend on money or leisure or boci soci society or even on health it depends on our relation to those we love it pays to follow ones best light to put gad and ones country first samuel C armstrong |