The Detroit times., 1917-04-28
MANY BID
GODSPEED
TODR. RICE
Clergyman Will Preach
Gospel to European
Fighters
IS A WAR LOAN"
TO ALLIES CAUSE
Thousand or More Per-
sons Attend Recep-
ton and Dinner

The Rev. NJ. s. Rice, pastor OF the
North woodward Methodist church
who leaves May 5 for the European
battle fronts to preach the gospel
10 the men In the trenches, was the
guest OF honor az a reception and
dinner in the Detroit Board Of Com
merce. Friday night Moore than
] 900 persons met 10 extend To him
their best wishes for the success
OF his mission and a safe return
Dr. Rice will be gone about Eve
months, and his work will be d.
rected by the International Y VI.
c. A.
Both the main auditorium and the
basement dining rooms were used
In order 20 serve the crowd that
had assembled 70 bid GOdspeed 20
their pastor. When the speeches
started those from downstairs filled
the gallery Of the auditorium.
Paul ". VOORHEES,. chairman, in
troduced the toastmaster. A +.
Rnohlcch, OF Indianapolis. formerly
a member OF Or Rice's congrega-
ton. He injected the war spirit
into the gathering. and the war was
the sole topic Of discussion until
the close OF the speaking, with
patriotic remarks filling each ad-
dress.
Il am a German by birth" said
Mr.. KnobIoch. Il repeat with en-
.phasis Prussian militarism and
Kaiserism must be destroyed for
humanity. and ! thank God. IL will
be destroyed.
''Dr. Rice In answering the Mace
DOMAIN call, Come 70 Europe, 70
help up In our bitter struggle He
Is our war loan TO the Allies, De
trolls and yours and mine.
'swhy should we be making these
loans OF 5000 900, 900 and OF such OF
our leaders as DIT. Rice to the AL
lies7
I'VE. are making these loans and
win make many more 10 deal a
death blow 10 the greatest enemy
mankind ever knew, kaiserism"
Mr. Knobloch's address was greet
ed with an outburst Of cheering.
Allan A. Templeton. president OF
the Board OF Commerce, said DIT
Rice goes TO Europe as an advance
crurier OF the kind Of men Detroit
can and viii send DR.. A. G.. Studer
secretary Of the Y. NJ. C. A., spoke
on "The worlo call 10 the Y NJ
G. A
Speaking OF DR.. Rice. the Rev
Chester B. Emerson. president Of
the Pastors union, said: "A whole
man of wholesome manhood is go
ing out 10 place where there are
no artifcialities where II is mar
TO man. They need just such man
there as DR.. Rice
Il was a pacifst once. A pacihs'
is one with inability to face facts
OF TO recognize facts when facing
them"
In an address unfolding the con
scription policy OF the president
Bishop Henderson said: "Americs
means everybody. and Americas re
4 sponsibIlities are everybody's. The
flower OF the nation always volun
teers have no anxiety about the
college boys OF Michigan university
and Of the Michigan Agricultural
college, and OF all the colleges
They'll volunteer. But want e
see the barber shop and garage phi
losopbers and the street loafers
forced 10 enlist World democracy
is at stake. and that's why Metho
dism UNDERWRITERS the loan OF DR.
Rice, destination. Europe"
Dr. Rice, near the close OF the
meeting, spoke briefly
'T'll say farewell TO no one he
said. I'm coming back. It's bi'
OF hard job. but a BIT OF a pleas
ant Job. IN leaving. I want 10 say
some people seem TO be disturbed
over the fact that In America We
have a eongiomeration OF the bloot
OF all the world. Let me say, tha
is Americas greatest asset IN thil
time. II Is Gods handiwork appear
Ing. that this nation. with the blooC
Of every race mingled In His grea
melting pot, now Ia ready 10 speal
the word for a world democracy,
human word 20 all humanity with
world emphasis.
Il. too. have been a pacifist
stili Am pacifst, willing 70 night 70
universal peace. But this Is human
ity's war"
Edgar A Guest read n poem ded
Gated 70 Dr. Rice relating TO IN
divine selection OF men TO meet eaol
crisis IN the world.
The British Nurses association
OF which Princess Christian Ia
been the active head for man