American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-10-17
Harold Goodwin
Reports His Labors

r yhe Tabernacle was crowded last
Sun, night to listen to Harold Good
win tell OF his interesting experiences
as missionary in Germany. There
was also musical program, chorus
by the officers and teachers of the
Second Ward Sunday School, solo
by Mrs. Hazel Holmstead and q
beautiful rendition of "Oh My Father"
with variations on the piano by Miss
Jenna Bradshaw. A. l.. Yates, Supt
of the Second Ward Sunday School
presided
Elder Goodwin stated that just
thirty-three months ago he had said
goodbye in Union meeting. He ex-
perienced sea sickness on most of the
ocean voyage. After landing in Liver
pool he visited London and Paris. He
spent some time in Zurich, his first
German destination, and later was as
signed to labor in Frankfort. His
description OF tracing, visits to
Brussels, Antwerp, Holland, and his
experiences In being arrested, put in
Jail and being banished were full of
interest and showed how some of the
unpleasant features of missionary life
may be made the most interesting.
He was arrested in Savony and Ber-
lin. and banished from both places.
When the Stuttgart conference was
divided and Clyde Dorton was ap-
pointed President over one half, Mr..
Goodwin was appointed president
over the other, known as Nurnberg
conference, where the last half of his
mission was spent.
Speaking of the war he said that
while his sympathies naturally
were with the Germans he was
nutral. For the first eight days
after war was declared, there was
great excitement In Germany. Every
man physically able In the nation
takes military drill six weeks each
year and reads books so as to know
just what he has to do In case of
war. and just where he is to 20 and
enlist.
For fifty years the government has
been preparing for this war, and
many important preparations had
been made Of which the, people knew
but little about. He visited one fort
which had five years provisions for
10000 men. Every soldier has five
suits OF clothes for winter and sum-
mer wear, and several pairs of extra
shoes. And this means, too. that
every able badied man In the nation
has become soldier.
During the first eight days of the
war he saw hundreds OF thousands
OF soldiers going TO war, and not long
after saw many OF them coming back
minus an arm or a leg. Every school
house In the kingdom has been turn
ed into hospitals and soup houses.
The men have gone to war and many
women are thrown out OF employ
ment, necessitating the government
opening places for the people to get
food TO eat.
Food prices jumped up soon as war
was declared, but when the govern
ment threw some OF those responsible
into Jail. prices became more normal
When coming home he saw some of
the forts surrounded with barb wire
and trenches, He saw 1900 Scotch
Highlanders who had been taken
prisoners dancing the bagpipe on
German fiat cars He declared that
many thousands of English soldiers
had been taken prisoners that the
British people knew nothing about.
Coming home he sailed from Rotter-
dam, and coming from that port TO
Liverpool he was hardly out of sight
of warships at any time.
He Is glad to be home. but would
be willing TO take and would enjoy
another mission.