Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-05
MINISTER WORKS
AMONG SOLDIERS
The Rev. John CarrutherS
Tells What Church Is Doing
For Its Men in Arms

The Rev. John Carruthers, assist
ant minister of the Church of the
Covenant, Washington, d. c., has
just returned from Montsweag
Farms, Wiscassett. Maine, wnere he
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Henry Butler, of Washing
ton, to spend the remainder OF his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. James B. Carruthers, 1850 State
street. James Carruthers is state
secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. Carruthers says that, due to
the war, 10000 people new to
Washington, are in the District. The
Church of the Covenant, since mid
summer is open day and night. It's
staff of workers has been Increased
to the extent of seven ministers regu-
larly at work, with eight other spe-
cialists in different departments. The
services at IL a. M, $3.50 and 7:45
p. N. are held each Sunday, beside
the usual Sunday School and Chris
tian Endeavor meetings.
A feature of the work for soldiers
has been a regular Saturday night
lat home" for men in uniform, dur
ing the summer. Mr.. Carruthers will
be glad to know any time of any
men of Harrisburg and vicinity who
will be in Washington for long or
short time, having already met sew
eral local men in uniform in the
camps. Mail will reach him at the
Church of the Covenant and the men
whose names are given him will be
invited to church receptions,s TO
homes, for automobile rides, and
everything will be done for them
that Il powerful Christian church,
believing heart and soul in the war,
can do for the country's young men.
DIR. Charles Wood is the minister
and chairman of the food conserva-
ton committee of the Presbyterian
church in the United States. Before
the war, ne was aggressively cham
pioning Americas rights. The Vice
President, many big officials and
cabinet members attend this church.
y Woman's Impressions
Miss Gilmore Altman, a pupil of
Paderewski and teacher of music in
New York City, volunteered her serv-
ices for one of the Saturday night
programs, using an instrument loan
ed her by the Foster Music Company.
She was urged to jot down her inn
preston of the evening in the church
with Uncle Sans men, and tells how
artists may use their musical ability
to do for men who come from all
over the country to the National
Capital.
1T was at the Church of the Cove
nant in Washington. Seated in Il
semicircle around the piano, we sang
a simple hymn. There were soldiers,
sailors, captains, lieutenants, eivi-
lans, old men and young, young
girls and old women.
And when we had settled down
Contentedly, L played to them. Play
ed Chopin and MendelSsohn and
LiZst. and ended with a nocturne.
When the last tones melted into 81
lence, the benediction was pronounce
ed from the balcony above.
"Afterward they talked to me. The
cattle owner who said, You know,
lady, the soldiers laugh at the rough
stuff, but this is what gets them"
The man who pathetically OK
planned that L never heard much
music, and don't understand it, but
l like it,
The soldier who was grateful to
have heard the things his mother
played.
THE captain who said that all
his life he mad been taught to create,
to build, and now he is being told
to destroy, to kill
Truly, as the tree trunk, upturn
by earthquake, its roots quivering,
sensitive to the slightest breeze, so
the man. SO the man suddenly De-
come soldier; so the soldier trans
planted from the known to the un-
knSwn.
sacrifice, to duty. Learning TO re-
spect and obey his superiors, rs a
child learns to revere and obey his
parents.
Like a boy told he must do this,
and may not do that. Like u youth
upbuilding his body ready to be
nodded into what should not only
represent our manhood, but the ideal
of all manhood! Fertile soil for good
as well as evil sowing. Here you may
implant the love for beauty in those
who have never known it. And here
you may show that the heights still
exist to those who are beginning to
doubt it,
TO the ignorant as we'll as the
learned to the cattle rustler as wen
as the scholar, you will have given
some moments of peace and joy.
Teachers, here is your pupil!
Musicians, this is your audience"
fillmore ALTMAN.