The Washington herald., 1915-12-26

Prominent local clergymen Will direct
the work of the Religious Welfare
League for the Army and Navy, which
was reorganized In Washington at the
close of the G. A. r. encampment In
October. The officers and executive
committee are as follows: President.
Chaplain Orville ]. Nave, Of Los Angeles,
CAL; first vice president, Rev. Wallace
Radcliffe; second vice president Rev.
Clarence A. Vincent; secretary, Henry
X. Carroll; treasurer, William Knowles
Cooper; executive committee, Bishop
Earl Cranston, chairman; Rt. Rev. Al
fred Harding. Rev. r. H. McKim, Rev.
W. r. wedderspoon, Rev. A. F. Ander-
son, Rev. E. NJ. Bliss. Rev. George A.
Miller, Rev. Charles F. Steck. Rev. For
rest ]. Prettyman, and Mrs. Ella Hoover
Thatcher. The committee represents
seven different denominations.
At a recent meeting of the executive
committee the following was adopted as
indicating the line of work which the
league proposes to pursue:
81. While chaplains in service in the
army and navy continue to hold Their
ministerial relations In the denominations
from which they were appointed. they
should have constant reminders that
they have the moral support, encourage
ment. and sympathy Of their own re
spective churches. Their fields OF WORK
are widely separated, in most cases
from tho ministry, membership, and act
ivities Of their communions, and a sense
Of loneliness and need of fellowship
must frequently posses them. The in
terest of the church at home in their
welfare and work. in their diff1culties
and disbursements. and in their sue
cesses would unquestionably be a bless
ing and a help to them. This society Will
endeavor to bring about most intimate
and vital relation wherever necessary.
between chaplains and their own
churches, through the ministerial bodies
TO which they belong, their home mis-
sion boards and other denominational or
Eanizations.
40 Correspondence with chaplains In
sympathy with the organization and pur-
poses OF this society should be under
taken with the aim of inviting sugges-
tions from them as to how their inf1u-
ence and efficiency among the men under
their moral and religious care should be
increased; as to what supplies or ap-
pliances needed for their work, and not
now furnished. ought to be provided. and
what changes in rules and regulations
are in their Judgment necessary, or de-
sirable.
80 We believe that soldiers in camp
and sailors af1oat are as much In need
of active interest sympathy. and en-
couragement Of the churches as the
chaplain himself. Many Of them are
church members: most of them were
formerly interested In church or young
peoples society as Attendants, or In Sun
day school as scholars. Why should dis
tance deprive them of the benefit of any
relation whatever to these home instftu-
ttons? 1t would surely be a delight and
an inspiration to continued endeavor for
them to know that they are not lost to
the thought and interest and sympathy
of the home people. The society hopes
that some practicable way will be found
TO bring about such relations, and sug-
Sests that the secretary endeayor to as
certain how this may be accomplished
"l This society has been organized
for the purpose Of promoting the relig-
ious, moral, and social welfare of our
soldiers and sailors, and to be or as
sistance to chaplains, in all wise ways.
in extending their influence and making
their work more efficient. To this end,
we will seek information as to the condi-
tions under which chaplains discharge
their duties and make representations TO
the War and Navy departments and to
Congress, in behalf Of such changes as
the chaplains may desire to have made
I'm SO far as they commend themselves TO
our Judgment. And We Will gladly CO.
operate with the Washington office OF
the Federal Council of the Churches of
Christ in America in endeavoring to Sc
cure worthy and well qualified candi-
dates from the various churches for
chaplaincies in the army and navy. We
heartily approve of the provision made
by Congress for recreation tents, moving
picture machines, etc, for army posts
and camps. and especially of the plan
of Secretary Garrison, OF the War De-
partment, to secure an appropriation an
nually for the erection of chapels at
posts where chaplains are stationed un-
til every such post is supplied with q
properly furnished chapel.
80. In striving to make itself useful
this society will take steps to ather
trustworthy information as to the moral
conditions surrounding soldiers In camps
and at posts and how evil influences may
be removed or mitigated. 1t will inquire
what permanent posts are lacking the
service Of a chaplain and for what rea-
son, and at what posts the soldiers must
depend entirely upon the good will and
welcome Of neiChboring churches for re-
ligious privileges"
the topics for the week of prayer arrang-
ed by the Federal Council of the
Churches Of Christ in America The
board of missions Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, has also put out a
program for the week of prayer and
self-denial," January %, the following
being the subjects by days:
Sunday, January 2-Sermon. Subject:
THE Needs of the World and the Re-
sponsibility of the Church. Qsa. Go:l-4;
Matt. 1879.
Monday, January 5"Prayer for the
Home Church lisa. 5e:1-S; Rom. 1S:11-
10.
Tuesday. January 4-"Prayer for Mis-
sion Fields (John 1855: Ps. q.
Wednesday. January 5-"Prayer for Re
vivar' Qsa 64:1-S; Hab. 80; Acts $3.50.
Thursday, January 6-"Prayer for the
Missionaries" Ps. 1ss; Cor. Ill; Rom.
$3.50.
Friday, January I"Prayer for Leagues
and Sunday Schools (Eccles. i1:9, TO-;
Tit. "a: Matt. 1850.
Saturday, January S-"Prayer for Lay
men, (Joel 2::2s. %; Eph. 6:lo-19.
Sunday, January 9-"The Measure Of
Duty" CPhil. "a; Cor. $50.
Henry Ford asked the Very Rev. S. S.
Marquis. D. D., dean of St Paul's Epis-
copal cathedral, Detroit, to serve as head
of the welfare work of the great Ford
plant. He has accepted tho position, be-
ing granted n years leave Of absence
from his church duties.
From the estate Of the late Mrs. Maria
Dewitt Jessup. New York, Union Semi
nary, the American Sunday School I'm
ion the New York City Mission and