The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-09-08
kitish ENJOYS Here To
Aid In Passing Out
Testaments
RESIDENT
| SUPPORTS PLAN
Mo Organizations In
terested In Work
On This Side

an SEM TO Att4ftitd OH an AliArNh
ssion in connection with The prep
alton Of this country's fighting
tces. They are 10 tell how Eng.
hd accomplished the stupendous
kk OF supplying millions Of Testa
knts 10 the soldiers and sailors OF
nations az war
frhey also came 10 aid IN tho or
nization Of similar movements Do
herica which will place copy Of
New Testament Ia the hands
every uniformed man in the ma.
nss service. The distribution has
teady reached hundreds OF thou
nds. with more Bibles going into
bnps. cantonments and training
htions az rapidly as the printing
esses can supply them
The ENJOYS are Representatives OF
% ORGANIZATIONS which have direct
this work on the battlehelds OF
,rope. They are Francis e Brad.
secretary OF the Scripture Gift
ssion, OF London, and George q.
Davis. who served as agent for
PaSxe, Testament league 10
hgland
With the expert advice OF thess.
20 10 aid them the American
anches Of The organizations WHICH
ey represent are going ahead rap
" with the task OF distributing
pies OF the Scriptures thru the
rny and navy officials in. Wash
rton. by lending their aid go The
Dvement. have shown significantly
at they recognize the service That
ese organizations are performing.
BIT as Official England did when her
army was formed.
CQnsignments of supplies As they
i've the army and navy depots
|ntain hundreds Of Testaments pro
He'd thru the distributing organ
|tions. For example. benefactor
s II be known that he will pur
ase enough Testaments 70 supply
Regiment Of soldiers The books
purchased thru one Of the so-
bites, dispatched 10 an army sup
es depot and forwarded 10 the
Eiment with such other supplies
are being shipped
IA Message from the President
IDn the hy leaf Of a Testament
snfed for the American soldier ana
ilor by the Scription Gift mission
an eloquent acknowledgment Of
y importance OF the Scriptures as
guide 20 right living written by
Resident Wilson Former Presi
mt Roosevelt wrose similar mes
Xge which accom- panies the Testa-
bnts distributed in III. army and
Ivy by the American Bible so.
|ety. In England. the Testaments
IRE a messse9 from Lord Roberts
Mr.. Davis relates the remarks bio
let that, OF the thousands 81 Tesla
Ients which the P0ckei Testament
ague has shipped from England TO
>nerica since the beginning OF the
|Gr. not one consignment has been
81 thru submarines, Ships carry
"a these Testaments have miracu-
|,lsly escaped the t-0oats
fBere's a letter which "a young
titish soldier writes 20 tho Scrip.
IRE Gift mission II got a Tesla
lent at Havrc A bullet went into
as far as Hebrews t2.25. See
katoy We refuse not him that speak
3h For II they escaped not who
tfused him that spake On earth
Iuch more shall not We escape II
e turn away from him that geak
Nh from heaven. God spoke-r0
De thru H. am I got saved In The
bench an hour sIterwsrds
A letter from~a military camp IN
e south al England which had
st sent its quota of troops 20
nance II would like YOU 80 know
BAT two men who were left behind
clear up the camp after the
3oops had left, told me thar among
4 the rubbish 20 be burned. they
IA not find one Of the little Cos
BIS. nor did they during those eve
Ionths they were here ever see
Ne thrown away.
Itll Nations Eager For Gospel
The Scripture Gift mission has
|stributed 20,000,000 Testaments
bid portions of the Gospel since the
ar began These books have gone
bt only 20 British soldiers but t0
lose I'm the armies o. Russia
fance. Belgium. Serbia. Rumania,
pftugsI Italy and 10 German and
/astrian prisoners In the detention
Sinps II has circulated he Scrip
res in 50 different languages
When Mr.. Davis began hts tour
/ the army camps fn Europe for
Sr Pocket Testament league. a Brit
D policeman supplied all the neces-
NY funds for bis salary and ex-
tnses Now Mr. Davis comes io
merica for similar WORK, and a
hiladelphia business man IS pro.
ding the money
[This league owes IT'S origin 10 fhe
aspiration OF Mrs Charles u Alex.
hder. wife OF the evangelist dur
3r the Chapman Alexander revival
Philadelphia In 1908 rs object
Rs 10 distribute Testaments. each
Nh a pledge that the recipient
build carry II and read IL. Hun
feds OF thousands ihruout tho
brld, have signed this pledge and
$c Keeping n
|W}fhln the last six months the
hgue has distributed nearly a half
Hilton Testaments for enlisted
.ch In the United. States army aud
IVY. Churches are buying them
| place in the hands Of their mem
IRE a. they enlist. The National
tryice commission 0f tho Presby
|rihn church has ordered 100000
"A its work among the fghtinr
|rCcs OF the nation.
individuals are buying them by
n fiftics and tho hundreds. pass
: them out 20 men IN uniform