New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-07
All Creeds Join in Plea for
Active Service for the
Country
Denounce Food Waste
Bishop Brent Sounds Warning
Against Extravaganza
of Americans

Sermons for tho slackers. calculated
TO fen the spark Of patriotism into
aame. we're delivered generally yester-
day throughout New York. Some
Of those who spoke had just come
back from the trenches Of France and
had witnessed the scenes which the
American soldier will shortly face.
others were on their way to foreign
puipits to tighten the burdens Of three
years Of war.
Many handkerchiefs were carried TO
moistened eyes in St. James's Episeo-
pal Church. at Madison Avenue and
Seventy first street. when Bishop
Charles II. Brent. American Bishop Of
the Philippines, described the suffer
ings and the bravery OF France. and
denounced the extravaganza and waste
OF America. Bishop Brent delivered
the sermon in St. Pauls Cathedral, in
London. on April 20 before King
George. Queen Mary. the members Of
the British Cabinet and the diplomats
of the Entente nations.
France is dying he said. "She is
bleeding herself while fighting
Americas battles. France is past the
time when she can call on great re-
serves Of men, but along that long bat
tie line you will not find a whimper.
We now have a chance TO save France,
and 20 save ourselves and the world.
We can all do something
"The food wasted in America would
save the supply of foodstufs Of the
world. We must be economical. The
food consumed after o'clock at night
in extrayagant living would feed $780,
600 people A year from now there will
not be an ounce of breadstuf in the
world at the present rate of consump-
tion and yield.
God is calling upon this nation. and
every individual in this nation. TO lay
down his life so that another life may
be saved, and so that this nation and
the world may live again. There is TO
be a new birth of freedom and democ-
racy and this nation must give 1t
birth"
The Rev. DR.. John heiman, pastor OF
St. Georges Free Church, in Edinburgh,
who was with the Scottish troops in
Flanders and France, and who expects
10 return 20 the trenches this summer
was the speaker at the Brick Presoy..
terrain Church, at Fifth Avenue and
Thirty-seventh Street.
The service at the Church of the DE-
vine Paternity. Central Park west and
Sixty-seventh Street, savored more OF
a patriotic rally than somber service.
Standing behind the folds OF a huge
American flag, the Rev. Joseph Fort
Newton, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, VINO IS
on his way 10 accept the pastorate OF
the City Temple, in London, declared
that upon his arrival there he would
have the Stars and stripes hung pc
side the English flag above his pulpit.
After the congregation hsd sung
"The Star-Spangled Banner" the Rev.
DR.. Frank Oliver Hall, pastor OF the
church. presented the speaker with an
American flag.
This is a duplicate Of the flag which
adorns my own church." he said. THE
shaft from which il flies was made
from a log hewn by Abraham Lincoln.
Our American boys will soon be follow
ing YOU across the ocean, and perhaps
the sight Of this flag in the City Temple
in London will cheer their hearts"
The Rev. John G. Mccormick. pastor
Of HOLY Trinity Church. in West Eigh-
ty-second Street, who few weeks ago
decried the criticism being heaped upon
those who were called slackers because
they were rushing to the Marriage
License Bureau, urged all the young
men of his congregation to enlist.