Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-23
CHURCHES TO AID
IN DEFENSE PLANS
Governor Stuart Creates Com
mission of Religious Forces
in Virginia.
EIGHT CHURCHMEN NAMED
Mammoth Mass Meeting Plan
ned to Be Held at City Audi
torium on June 3.
EIGHT CHURCHMEN NAMED


lining up every possible influence for
tho prosecution OF the struggle with
Germany. Governor Stuart. at the sug-
Sestion OF the Council OF Defense yes
tcrday created the Commission OF the
Religious Forces of Virginia. appoint
ing to that body eight OF tho most dis
tinguishcd churchmcn Of Richmond.
y The hrat formal meeting OF this COM
mission viii be held to-day at II
o'clock. when il will elect a pcrma-
ncnt chairman. and proceed to outline
plans of operation. ono OF the plans
10 be considered is tho preparation Of
document to b" sent TO every clergy
man in the state. setting forth the
whole matter in detail. with tho recon-
mendation tina, some time next week.
before registration day. a meeting be
held at every church. chapel and mis- -
sion in Virginia with speakers to dis
cuss the war issues and with various
patriotic features in the program
MAMMOTH MEETING Ar
CITY AUDITORIUM
IN Richmond il is planned TO have
on inc afternoon Of June Il mammoth
intcrdcnom ina tional meeting at the
CITY Auditorium. when specially
selected speakers will make clcar.cu,
statements Of Americas position in tho
war and urge that every man. woman
ana child rally to tho whole hearted
support OF tho government. The seIec
i've draft plan. which will go into
cncrt two days later. will have
prominent place in tho discussion At
Tho same hour similar meetings, on a
smaller scale. will bc heid in other
parts OF tho city and State
Another plan is Ia have every rn
hSious organization in the State form
committee whose work will be To
Keep track OF the men drafted into the
5"rNIce and TO look out for the families
Of those left behind. so that aid Will
hc ready for them if need should arise
cHnn after government exemption h.s
been made. The central BODY i'm Ricb
mond, probably from permanent head
quarters. Will direct the activities of
'he other organizations In tho state
wELi-kNOWN CHURCHMES
NAMED on COMMISsJO>
lhe churchmen appointed by the
Governor to tho commission arc nov
george W. kcmpcr, pastor Of Hanover
Avenue Christian Church: Right Rev
i'en's j. Otonncll. Catholic B!shop of
h''hmond: Rev. w. Asbury Christian
-. p pastor of Union Station Motho
dlSt Church: RABBIT Edward y. CaIiscb
OF seth Ahabah Temple: Rev. Russell
cecil u. D.. pastor of the Second Pros
hyteriar Church: Rev. ". Russell
Bowie. y. D. rector of ST. PauIs Epis
ropai Church: Rev. George w. Nc
i'anicI ID. d.. pastor Of the First Ran
list church, and Rev. j. j. Scherer .Jr
pastor Of the Firs, English Evan
Gelicai Church.
me dear,h OF physicians in Virginia
becDnle 4,
inc council requested Dr. Ennion =:
"''""hS one or It's members and the
state Commissioner OF Health to take
Nv "at'er up with the State Board OF
medical Examiners. authorities of the
",euicai schools and the Medical Society
oi Virginia and urge that thcy take
measures as may be necessary TO
safeguard the health of the State
Many communities in Virginia arc
now sorcly in need of practitioners of
medicine and institutions. and hos
pitals arc experiencing much difficulty
IN securing physicians for their res
ident staffs. The council will undertake
so to relieve the situation that vir
Sihia Will be able to send her quota of
physicians into the military and naval
branches of the service
Richard EVELYN Byrd. who nrcsidod
over the meeting of the executive
committee yesterday. told it's members
that he proposed, with the help of the
police, to secure a blue book of Rich
inond loafers for reference by the
council in drawing up war measures.
MIR. Byrd said he Is especially anxious
to secure list of the well-dressed
ones.
PATRIOTIC MEETINGS ARE
BEING HELD ALL OVER STATE
To make the people of Virginia fully
appreciate the significance of the Lib
erty loan and the approaching registra-
tton on June 5, the Virginia Council Of
Defense Is planning patriotic meetings
IL very part OF the State. More than
dozen have already been held with
results indicated by the resolutions
that have been passed. The following,
adopted at the big meeting Monday at
Lexington, is TYPICAL:
Whereas the Honorable Henry c.
stuart. Governor Of Virginia. has made
stirring and patriotic appeal to the
pcople Of Virginia, in which he says:
IN this most solemn hour of our ma
tionai history. when our destiny as a
Tree people hangs in the ba lance, II is
well that we, as Virginians, before
entering upon the serious work that
lies Just ahead of us, should take coun-
sci OF the obligations that rest upon
us as A people, in order that we may
better understand and more efficiently
perform the duties to which we arc
called by the voice of the nation
And whereas the people of Rock
bridge County, Va, and the city of
Buena Vista, regardless of party, creed
or political afiiliation, are assembled
hero to-day for the purpose OF giving
expression to the abiding faith that is
IN them and to assure the honorcd Gov
ernor OF this Commonwealth and those
sharing with him the burden and re-
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