El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-11
CRITIC WR0NG.
SAYSFUNSTQN
Answers Preacher Who At
tackled Him for Not Per
hitting Revivals.

! san Antonio, Texas. Dec. 11-An ex-
! PLANTATION Of his reasons for not per-
/ hitting emotional revival services 10
! be held in the military camps of the
| southern department is given in let
l ter from Mai Gen. Frederick Funston,
I department commander, to Rev. J. B.
Brambel. secretary of the executive
( board OF the Baptist general conven-
ton. Numerous Baptist conventions
have adopted resolutions condemning
I what they had understood to be the
generals attitude Suggestions were
made that president Wilson. as COM
mander in chief of the army. be asked
to take cognizance Of the matter, and
a resolution asking for information on
the controversy has been introduced
in congress.
In his letter. Gen. Funston called at
tenton to the fact that Rev. Brambell
mad appeared at headquarters and
ASKED permission to mold revivals in
the military camps. The general said
he Instructed Col Barnum. chief Of
staff, 10 tell Rev. Brambeu that while
religious services conducted along the
usual lines We're welcome, he could nor
consent 10 holding REVEALS. citing the
dlsgraceful performance at San Antonio
last winter as an example of what re-
VANS are APT 10 develop into"
Resents SIur at Soldiers
The letter adds:
4 further instructed Col. Barnum 10
say 70 you that old not accept, in fact,
resented, the Implication that because
a man had put on his cOuntry's r1nf-
form he was necessarily lost or worse
Ihan other men. that 1 thought there
We're people who had stayed at home
VINO needed revivals worse than the
soldiers did"
-.fter calling attention to Rev.
Bramoelfs subsequent statements In
public. IN which special emphasis was
placed on the word lost" Gen. Funston
stated he would not want IN tale
chances on the holding of re1-:v-aI
win loud exhortatiOn and singing and
much emOtionalism,' in military camps
The general added that soldiers who
40 not wish TO attend such revivals
nave right not TO be disturbed BY
their noises; that a soldier must be
protected from imposition and not
forced 10 leave camp 10 get away from I
No DietafiOn Regarding Doctrine.
Cen Funston called attention 10 the !
Isct that every regiment has its chan I
lam VINO may be Of any denomination. /
4 e-ul VINO conducts religious services |
Ifsely along proper lines" and closed 1
Win the following paragraph:
by the way, does IL not seem o1leer
70 you that I had never Indicated "a |
1,ns one OF them that he should not
preach 10 the men that they were
IosI DO you, down deep in your heart
really believe that after 20 years ser /
vac as an officer I am just now begin
ilHs 70 SET myself up as an expert in
lheOIOslcaI doctrine and taking il upon |
myself TO dictate what shall or shall
not De preached to the men under my,
command? Now. let Us be perfecfIv
ioLeSL IS II not a fact that you were |
badly put out because 7 could no, H.
You nave your way about conducting
'eVlVals in the camps and you said 10 |
'ourself- Why. the idea Of that oh |
iunate little cuss not letting me do : !
please and presuming that he knows |
more about what soldiers like than I |
To- I VIII warm his jacket and make
[ Just as disagreeable for him as
an II you will acknowledge that
man acknowledge that YOU succeeded !
nd everybody ought 70 DE happy.