The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

| the holy communion, and the Bishop OF
Worcester has offended the Broad
Churchmen in the same church by de-
clining to allow the mayors chaplain,
who happens to be a Methodist minister,
! to read the Bible lesson at a coronation
day service held on the same lines as
! that of Trinity. New York. Meanwhile.
English Free Churchmen are praising the
breadth of King George ip inviting Free
| Church minister to take part in the
service of investiture of the Prince of
Wales at Carnarvon Castle in Wales.
In view of the new Kings act, English
| Free Church leaders are asking whether,
If petitioned to that end. he may not be
! induced to appoint a royal commission
on Christian unity. 1t is said to be likely
that services in churches other than
| Trinity. New York, will be arranged in
! this country on the day and hour of the
| Westminster coronation.
Penccnble Soldiers on the Border.
Every man of two cavalry troops Joined
the Y. N. c. A. at Douglas. Ariz.. all
but one of a third. and all but two of
two other troops. OF the 3l7 soldiers
| who are now members, leo Joined in
one day at the special rates given of
| 81 a month. The association building
was their headquarters when in the city
! Bowling and pool matches and stag So
cials in which soldiers and civilians took
part and rubbed elbows were arranged.
At times a saber drill or sparring match,
| a minstrel show or song service, was
| the feature but the most effective event
was the rendition of Lincoln's Address
at Gettysburg by soldier. In comment
ing on the popularity of the associa,
I with Ia aii Of he
| Douglas Daily International writes:
! In the frontier days of a few years
ago it was the gambling house. the dive,
| and the saloon that drew the soldiers
in idle hours. The fact that they now
prefer the clean and wholesome surround
ings of the Y. NJ. c. A. clubhouse is
significant and speaks volumes of the
| change in the character Of the men who
make up the countrys defense in the
time of war. True 1t is that in the old
days there We're no such places as the
| home the Douglas Y. NJ. c. a. provides,
but this takes nothing from the credit
| ableneSs of the record made in Douglas
this spring. Had the soldiers not been
made to feel that they are welcome,
| that their presence was desired. the re-
markable record of the Douglas Asso-
citation could not have been made. For
! this Secretary War; and his associates
are primarily responsible. and should be
| given all credit. But they have been
| aided in their work by the individual
effort of the civilian members of the
| association, and above all by the whole
some Western spirit which is so much
| of a feature in Douglas life
How n Tramp Helped Bnptfsts.
a tramp, born in England and walking
| through South China. worrying and
robbing people. unwttingly helped mis-
sionaries under the Baptist Foreign So
| ciety of the United States to gain the
good will OF Chinese officials recently
One night the head of the Baptist mis-
sion at Chaoyang, the Rev. A. F. Groes-
beck, was called out of bed late by po-
lice officials. Reaching the yamen, ne
found there the English tramp. whom
| the police said had entered houses. beat
| people. and demanded money Unless
! suppressed there was likely to he a riot
| and Chinese rioters are never overpartic-
ular to which foreigner they attack
| Mr.. Groesbeck helped to dispose Of the
Engishman by seeing him out of the
| city after keeping him in custody until
. daylight. The Baptist mission was about
| to open school for boys. In apprecia-
ton of what the missionary had done
with the tramp the Chaoyang officials
from highest to lowest, came in state
! and the highest of all, the magistrate
read an address in which he praised the
school and the missionaries. To the feast