The Washington herald., 1915-07-18

Church. is now one Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
secretaries assigned to the battle front
In France. where he is practically on the
firing line. Mr. Davis had a some what
similar experience at Constantinopie
during the Balkan campaign, since which
time he has visited Washington
Concerning the Y. NJ. c. A. work
among the soldiers and prisoners in the
war camps of France. Mr.. Davis writes
To realize what the Young Men
Christian Association is doing IN THESE
war camps one must see the large nuts
crowded with men writing home, or the
line of soldiers. sometimes rods long,
waiting their turn to get a cup OF some
hot drink.
The following weekly order for one OF
these camps will give some idea of the
material part of the associations MINIS
tration to the soldiers and OF the eXecu-
tive and business ability Of Callan the
general secretary in CHARGE" says Mr..
Davis.
Fifty thousand sheets of note paper:
20 coo envelopes, 10000 post cards, Si2
pounds of tobacco S.50 boxes or
matches. 1000 cakes of soap. $500 can
dies S,1co pounds of cake. $500 pounds OF
sugar, SjO tins of condensed mix, 2Io
pounds of tea, 81 pounds of cocoa, l. gal
Ions of coffee essence
I'm addition 20 this large weekly order
Callan has in his storehouse sS1,W" worm
Of stock.
Every night in the week from $40 TO
1,Ne men. depending on the size of the
hut crowd into lectures or entertain
ments which, whatever their nature, are
closed with prayer One night each week
besides Sunday night the address is dis
tinCtly religious / vas in one OF the
double huts one night where nearly l-"~
men were listening to g concert ana as
many more were lined up outside the nut
waiting for the first performance TO nm
ish so they could get in for the second
So MANY Bibles and Testaments have
hecn given out that the Bible societies
cannot meet the demand.
But the greatest evidence of the use
fulness of the y. NJ. {. 4. in this situa-
ton" continues Secretary Davis. rs
what the men say and do. On the way
out to the camp we met a company OF
soldiers going to the front. When they
saw the emblem on our auto they broke
into cheer for the Y. NJ. c. \.
In one of the camps the officers at
tempted to enforce an army ordinance
granting a canteen a monopoly on the
sale OF refreshments. and ordered Callan
to vacate the premises. Callan AT once
took the matter up with the higher Of
ficials, but meantime. the soldiers. hear
ing that the association was likely TO be
put out of camp. went to their sergeant
with the earnest request that the y. NJ.
G. a. be allowed to remain. The serg-
eants went to their commanding officers
and said they feared the consequences to
discipline if the Y. NJ. G. A. should he
sent away. This Intervention accomp-
lished its purpose.
THE Church of Scotland sent a proml-
nent minister to investigate the Y. NJ. c.
A. work. On leaving France he told Sec
rotary Callan: I came out here thinking
Of tea and cake and l am going back
with a vision of A wonderful spiritual OPP
portunity | came to scrutinize the work.
1t bears ALL the scrutiny that can he put
upon it
The Y, NJ. G A has completely won
that they consider the association the
moral force in camp. All officers both
Indian and English. maintain that the
association has been almost indispens-
able for discipline in the camp. The pro-
vost marshal said: The service this
ISOLATION is doing is inCalculahle.' An
other officer said: This association is
doing just the work needed for the In
dian troops.
drunkenness among the Sikhs has
heen completely cured through the in
strumentality of the association andfits
secretaries. Not long after the troops
arrived in France the Sikhs got to drink
ing heavily. Finally the extreme pun
lshment for drunkenness was given when
two Sikhs were fogged before the reEi-
ment. All Sikhs in camp took this as a
disgrace and called meeting in the
Y NJ. c A hut to discuss what they
'ould do. After talking the matter over
FOR about fifteen minutes they decided
to adjourn long enough to get Y. NJ.
e A. secretary to come and address
them on temperance and tell them how
the could overcome drunkenness
In view Of the social conditions in In
dia one of the most significant results
of Y. NJ. c. \. work is the way in which
the Indians have caught the spirit of
social service and are helping one an
other
Mountain Lake Park. Md. has been
chosen as the place for the holding of
the summer institute of the Washington
District Epworth League. the sessions of
which win last one week, July % to
August /
Rev. DR.. Whitford L. Mcdowell. SUI
perintendent Of the Washington district
of the NJ f. church. who is dean Of the
faculty and instructor for the DEPART
ment OF spiritual work announces that
the feature of the institute classes in
that department viii bn a special short
course in Bible STUDY. Or Mcdowell is
known throughout the Baltimore Con-
ference as an expert IN Bible study work.
having been associated with the Balti-
more Y. NJ. c. A. for fourteen years in
that work, and having taught special
Bible study classes among the medical
students al the Johns Hopkins Tniver
sitv. He is also one of the pioneers in
the Methodist church for Epworth
League institute work. having been for
many years A member Of the faculty
sen, out by the central Office of the
league at Chicago.
The work OF the Glasses in home and
foreign missions rs in charge of Rev.
G LEROY White, pastor OF Anacostia NJ.
r. Church. who will he the institute in
structor for that department. Mr.. White
has also announced that he will conduct
a class in Christian stewardship. using
for that purpose this new book distrib-
uted by the Methodist Book Concern,
"A Man and His Money Glasses in
Mr.. Whites department will receive in
struction in social service work in
cities in its relation TO the church and
home missionary work. Mr.. White has
a broad experience in this work part OF
which has been gained in the Anacostia
Federation for Social Service. of which
ne is the president
Rev. John r. Esaias. pastor of Cor
such NJ. E. Church. one of the youngest
ministers Washington. will conduct
the course in the department OF social
service. a class in the study OF the
liquor problem will also be conducted
under this department. Mr. Esaias was
selected by the committee for this posi-