El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-25
CHURCH SHOULD
WELCOME ARMY
Soldiers Ought To Be Treat
ed Cordially, Chaplain
Tells Ministers.


Make the soldiers welcome i'm your
churches and even your homes and you
viii find splendid types Of manhood
among them sums up the eXhortation
made Monday noon to members of the
III Paso Ministerial alliance by army
chaplains and Y VI. c. A. workers 1T
Joint meeting and luncheon in the
First Presbyterian church of ministers.
chapIains and "Y' men
Thirty religious workers were pres
ent ar the assembly as guests OF the
ministerial association and the women
OF the Presbyterian church. who pre-
nared and served the meal that fol-
lowed the addresses Following bust
. ness session Of the alllance' presto.
over by Rev. W c. Baber- a hrieI
speech of welcome TO the visitors was
made by Rev. Charles L OversJreet,
OF the First Presbyterian Rev Ferry
J. Rice then announced the following
program
Program Is Announced.
Address-''The Regular Army Man
View of the Church ny chaplain W
W. Brander. OF the Eighth cavalry-
Address-''The Work OF the Y NJ &
A. on the Border" by Wilman T.
adams western field secretary
Suggestion Box on Methods OF Co
operation. conducted by Rev Henry
Easter. OF St Clements Episcopal
Rev q K Campbell. Of the Alta
Vista Methodist church, conducted the
devotional exercises preceding 'he
regular program
PennSy ChaPIains Absent
On account OF the departure TINS
morning OF the Pennsylvania division
on "a practice hike. Is chaplains from
that organization were absent from
the session. Chaplain T T. Lanhain-
Of the Ohio regiments. responded LOT
M. 81 H-1a =
address. as did chaplain J. : Haw-
l-fns. OF the Third Kentucky infantry
soldier Feels Jnwelcome-
Chaplain Rrander Impressed on lhe
ministers that the soldier does not feel
welcome in the average church He.
p the enlisted man said the speaker
feels that the people are not slnfere-
n ne comes 10 church IN UNIFORM ne
feels conspicuous. This does not apply
to the national guard. ] suppose. am
speaking simply from the regular army
mans point Of view II was q long
time before scratched the soldier and
found him human. but I know that
Il had charge Of the enlisted mems
/ dances al Fort Myer for five years and
7 believe il did a world OF good II
gave them an opportunity To meet
respectable people. with the result that
. the citizens began TO discover that the
soldiers were not unworthy 20 DE taken
into their homes. Fifty MARRIAGES are
traceable 10 me. 7 know Take the
soldier into YOUR churches and make
him feel that he is welcome. whether
he is in uniform or civilian Sarb- Take
him into your homes. treat him like
human being and I believe you viii
find that he Will respond with full
manliness TO YOUR trust and welcome.
Tells of GY- Work
Wilman T. Adams. who has charge
Of the Y N .. 4 work on the border
told briefly OF the things accomplished
, by the association since the troops
ere called out He related how. In
the space Of 80 DAYS. SO buildings were
field. with the cooperation OF the
chaplains and churches. he said. the
number has been fncrea SEQ TO Il build
I iugs and $50 secretaries
The recent Y VI. O. A. expedition
into Mexico. where Gen PershinE's
men were given thousands OF sheets
OF writing paper. envelopes and maya
zines. was outlined He told or the
~" trucks which are working through
the barren Big Bend country, disrrio-
uriuE stationery. magazines. teste-
ments and religion Millions OF sheets
OF writing paper are distributed from
the Fl Paso headquarters every month
and" said Mr.. Adams. through this
work. thousands OF letters are going
back home 10 anxious mothers, sisters
and sWeethearts that might otherwise
never De written
500. Gao Needed for Work.
To carry on this work few months
.
ready cost about half of that The
money has been raised through the
churches mainly and we are gradually
making the men understand that We
are the field workers Of the church
When they get that firmly IN mind.
many who have never given the church
much thought. viii be led into il. I
believe If you ministers want these
1 boys % attend your services. the Y "
C. A. Is only too glad 10 help you get
them"
Thirty Are Present.
Those present Were
Rev. G. X. Campbell Alta Vista
Methodist church: Chaplain ]. l. Grif-
fers Seventh L. : infantry. Rev o. J.
Wade. Calvary Baptist church Rev
Henry Easter. s.. Clements Episcopal;
Rev J. J.. Williams, First Baptist
church; W A HON. general secretary
Of the navy Y. NJ C. A. az Vallejo.
Calf. Chaplain H. 4. Chounet. 25rd
infantry Chaplain William A Akin
son, Second Ohio infantry Chaplain
Ira A. Priest. Eighth Ohio infantry,
Chaplain Harris Mattinckrodt. Eight
zenith Kentucky infantry; Chaplain J.
: Hawkins Third Kentucky infantry
Chaplain ". W Brander, Eighth Z. :
cavalry. II. 3. Durkee. secretary II
Paso Y. NJ C.. A. Chaplain John T.
AXtOn, Twentieth T. =. infantry. Rev
Herman 6. Porter. First Methodist
field secretary Y. ~ c. A; Orno Z.
Tyler general camp secretary. "
| Charles r. Weeks. secretary Of '.I" at
Camp Stewart, Charles Flagle secre-
tary. Camp Stewart, J. W. Bergthold,
secretary Kentucky y. VI. 9. A. Rev.
W. C. Baber. Altura Presbyterian
church, Howard y. Mosber. Y NJ c. A
! Camp Cotton: WIFI +. Thomas
Camp Pershing Y NJ . a, Chaplain
Samuel J. Smith, Eighth field artil-
I lcry: Hubert NJ Smith. presiding elder.
I FL Paso district N. F. church, j. H
Fitzgerald, presiding elder. FL Paso
district. Mexican border conference
Chaplain II. u. Moss, Second Kentucky
infantry. Rev. A. Davis. East Fl PasO
Presbyterian; II. VI. Barton. Trinity
minister. Presbyterian; Rev. 7. J. Rice,