New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-30
Bishop of Worcester Says
Tractors Are Arm of
Royal Navy.
ONE HUNDRED SENT
TO AID RUSSIANS
Many Clergy Now Serving
in the Trenches, He
Declares.

The new British tanks" or armored
tractors used successfully In the recent
lighting on the Somme front are
manned b. sailors and are considered
an arm Of the British navy, according
70 the right Rev. Huyshe Wolcott Yeat-
man-Biggs, Lord Bishop Of Worcester
who arrived yesterday on the Baltic
as co-delegate with the Right Rev DIT.
II. VI. Montgomery, Bishop Of Tasmania,
to the Protestant Episcopal convention
at St. Louis on October II.
my eldest son. who is naval Of
fcer, has command Of one Of these
tanks. 100 Of which have been sent 20
aid the Russians in their offensive, %
aid the Bishop. 81 have recently re-
ceived most commendatory reports
from him. in regard to the use Of these
newest war appliances
The Bishop declared that more than
enc thousand English clergymen had
already gone to the front in behalf Of
the Church. No young man who IS
physically # for service in the army
will be ordained until the war ends, he
said
Few Candidates.
This order resulted in the presents-
ton Of only two candidates at recent
ordination service at which the Bishop
dictated. The total number Of app.i-
cants to be ordained would usually ex-
coed twenty-five.
Difficulty is being experienced by
the military authorities IN keeping
the chaplains out of the first line
trenches" said the Bishop. Nor
mally, their functions do not IN
ciudo visits 20 the trenches. but,
with true British courage and dlstaln
for consequences. they insist on gong
into the thick Of the fight, and have
effected many rescues. Many have lost
their lives in ministerial work.
The English universities, 100, are
giving their full quota OF fighting men
for the cause. the Bishop continued.
During a recent visit 20 Emmanuel Col
iere. cambridge. the Bisnop found the
famous halls devoid of students ana
turned into training quarters for OIL
GERS. Professors, TOO. are serving ia
the hour of need In the streets OF me
university town the Bishop said that ne
saw, only decreuit old men, or foreign
er,. where formerly the flower OF BRIT
i.n manhood was found.
Seeks Closer Union.
A chief object of the Bishop Of
Worcester's visit 20 America. he sa,d'
is 70 cement a closer union between The
Protestant Episcopal Church In this
country and the Church Of England.
The prelate expressed the conviction
that prcsent conditions afforded Ameri-
can and English churches an unprece-
denied opportunity 20 cooperate WIN
out interference or friction.
In New York tho Bishop OF " orces-
ter will be the guest Of Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid. on Sunday next he VII deliver
two sermons. IN the morning az the
bedral of 81. John the Divine ard
i'm the afternoon at Trinity. blshop
Montgomery will preach az So. johns
az p. m. u..-.o-
purposes 10 90 TO W asning.oh 10 pay
his respects 20 President lison on pc
half of the English Church and VIII
sLo.r41, aFterward leave for St. Louis 20
attend the Protestant Episcopal Con
vention. lie - accompanied y n''
Miss 3. VI Ieatman-blggs'
and the Venerable John Henry Dreig'
Archdcacon Of Worcester.