The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-31
BY WILLIAM T. ELLIS.
("The Religious Rambler')
ADTITI


This important series. thc writ
nag of which is nccessitatipe the cir
,umnaviration OF the globe hy DIT
ellis. treats az st-hand a vital
phase of the war that has been
handled by no other writer As will
Dee soon. ihe articles are full OF ira
idcnt. as Won as OF broad trench.
tnt Interpretation They are utter
.y frank and fearless, and without
bias OF any sort
The difficulty ~ getting material
ont OF Russia. and the delays m
i2yel. have made the series rev
weeks later in beginning than was
originally planned
Secret scCts in Russia, The aston
sh.ur official reorganization OF the
Russian church. strange stories OF
religion from the Caucasus, a near
view of the Armenian situation the
romance OF Tho HISTORIANS la Per
STA. are articles scheduled for early
publication in this series, before th'
conditions In Britain, France. thc
American camps abroad and Italy
are studied
Every religious paper In the land
viii want 20 comment upon t1iS
series and every clergyman.
Editors Notc This Is the first
~ speciM series OF articles upon
religions conditions in the eountric
ar war now being written b! Dr
William r. Ellis who s. az present
in Russia His invcstiga n.
clude personal observations In 'an
ada. japan china Russia. he 1an-
casus. Persia Scandinavia, Great
Hritain France. and Italy tn" ar
iicles VIII appear weekly in Tn" ~
troif Times The attention OF ,h'
clergy. and of other religious icad
srs should be called 20 this upiQu
series of independent FIRST hand So
Ncstigatons Of one of the most In
portaut phases ~ the world watl
Vancouver Tho anthem was over
The preacher rose to give ont the
notices instead OF the usual Fri
of p'ea- t0 attend the midwcc.
meeting and 'he ladies aid and th'
young people, society tho word
came sharp and tcrso i have no
bad news for YOU this week ln-
stead. Buelcr John Doe OF th-
church. has been promoted 20 Icy
tenancy Tor yHlor and efficiency
Mai Urquhart OF this church. has
been mentioned In the dis
patches ~ Gen Haig there times
for con plcuous gallantry Two
weeks ago. AZ Won viii recall 'he
death OF Harry HardWick. OF This
church. was reported have now
"a letter concerning his death writ
Ten by tho wounded comrade whom
ho was serving when De was slain
such is the new note that BIAS
been put into Canadas churches bt
the war IT'S lifcand death in
torcst ID The front line OF battle IN
France The particular occasion !
cro was in So stephens Pre- by
terrain church. Winnipeg. whose pas
tor "a Ralph Common. tho novelist
now Ma charles ~ Gordon, cnap
pialn ora service The associate pas.
tor. thc Rev Or Charles =. Pater.
son. was officiating The congrcga
tion was large. with an almost total
lack az youur mon.
Small wonder For on tho Roll
az Honor m front ot The pulpit
and every Canadian church now dis
PLAYS such s hardraped Roll OF
Honor" were NE names ~ 26A
men ~ IRE church. who up 10 the
end of last year. had enlisted
revised lisf would increase the mum
her. ass wrl as the toll OF those
killed. wounded. and in prison In
front ~ this particular Honor Roll
is picture of a soldier lying on
tho battlefield. with the cruCihed
Christ beside him n benediction-
and that In Presbyterian church.
with predominantly Scotch Nom
hcrshlp
How One Church Boy Died.
one reason why the proportion
az enlisted mon from tho churches
De- unusually high in Canada IS that
church rolng Young men, aside from
aU question OF ideals. cannot with
stand Tho pressure that comes upon
thcm In these weekly services
know NJ one Young man, rejected
from The Canadian army because OF
varicose veins who refuses 20 At
tend church, he cannot stand either
nc appeal ~ tho services or the
looks of nc congregation. since 20
thorn Dc seems m for enlistment
80 man. ho 70 never SO craven
could continue IN the fellowship OF
Canadian church, and In regular
attendance. without Offering him
self to The colors.
Imagine the impact upon the
spirit Of youth of such a letter as
Dr Paterson read that morning In
Sf stephens concerning n boy
kn0wn go all his hearers quote
most of ~ 20 show how the Harry
Hardwicks are. while dead stlll
speaking Tho letter was written
from convalescent hospital In
Fnrlaud 10 the parents OF Hard
wick
Dear Friends You are the par
ehts OF one who was 20 mo tried
cumradc and friend In many hot
places In France. and who 40 tho
and exposed himself 10 danger FOR
my sake So am writing today
io extend 40 You my sympathy Tor
Won in This our common sorrow and
common loss Perhaps when ! have
told you how Harry came 90 be-
wounded Tho pain ~ his. loss may
he 0ncnod by tho memory of his
uneolnsb devotion 20 wounded
comradc. even 10 the extent OF be
trr shot down beside tho one whom
ho uae trying 20 help.
"H was In this wise A. You
know. Harry was lincman in tho
M Hatfory. G. r a ] was proud
20 work beside him on the ninth