El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-08-30
FREE ARMY OF
DENOMINATIONS
This Is Opinion of FL Paso
Ministers; Rescue Home
Boosters Heard.

Fl PasO ministers went on record
/ Thursday al a luncheon at Hotel
/ Sheldon as opposing UNCONVENTIONAL
work among the soldiers in the can
! comments. Earrisons and training
/ camps during the war as a wasteful.
unsatisfactory method Of spreading
religion.
The resolution was offered by Rev.
John NJ Jackson. OF the First Method
1 ist church. and received the approval
OF others present. after discussion It
was pointed out that the Y. N. c. A
has raised a fund sufficient TO take
care OF the spiritual welfare OF the
soldiers in camp and that denomina-
uonaI efforts would only embarrass
the y. N. c. A and be an additional
expense without accomplishing any
great material good. inasmuch as all
Protestant churches are represented
in the Y. NJ c.. A. work
Not Aimed at Catholics.
The resolution was not aimed al
the work OF the Catholic Knights OF
Columbus. which is recognized as OC-
CupyinE a distinct field. separate and
apart rom that represented by. the
Y NJ C.. A. The resolution was aimed
at the endeayors Of the various
Protestant denominations 10 have in
dividual representation IN the differ
eut camps
The action was taken az a lunch
con given by the FL PasO ministers
in honor Of T. Guy Talbot of Califor-
mia, an associate secretary Of the Fed
Grated Council Of the Churches OF
Christ Of America and secretary Of the
state federation Of California. Mr. Tai
bot arrived Thursday. A meeting OF
the ministers was scheduled for We'd
nesday afternoon to arrange for enter
tanning the visitor. but the rain pre-
vented the meeting being held.
To Aid Rescue Home.
c.. A. Martin and " II. Shelton.
representing the chamber OF com
merce. appeared before the ministers
al the luncheon Thursday and asked
permission 10 have laymen speakers
in all churches sunday. Sept 2. in the
interest Of the Rescue Home work I
The permission was granted and
speakers viii be assigned in few
DAYS. The chamb Der of commerce has
given official approval TO the good
work being done at the Rescue Home, :
has donated $3.50 worth of lumber for
A temporary sleeping barracks at the
place, and appointed Nessrs Martin I
and Shelton 10 urge the needs OF the I
home before the churches and lodges I
OF the city Among the FL Pasosns I
who have consented 10 make pulpit /
talks on the work Of the Rescue Home [.
are James q. NcNary. Fred Knollen- /
berg. O. p. Putnam. Rev. c. L Over /
street C.. ". Groom. G. A Martin. /.
John u Wyatt George II. Clements I
Forces Must Cooperate.
Mr. Talbot said there were two ]
lines OF activity within the camps
The Y N c. A. representing the /
Protestant churches. and the Knights ]
OF Columbus, representing the CathO-
lie church. Other forces. he said. were /
many and various, and the tendency
Of these forces was TO the exploitation F
Of the soldiers He gave Il as his 4
opinion that cooperation Of the forces &
working within the camp was vitality I
necessary II any effective work was .
TO be done.
Say should Help DemInE.
O. A. Gummere, speaking OF the .
conditions in DemiuE. said. L think /
that the men OF FL Paso. both minis I
ters and laymen, should interest I
themselves in Demiug's problem. No I
city Of the size Of Deming. with a /
population OF about $500. is in a con
ditiOu TO care for the religious needs D
Of so large a body Of men as IS be :
ing concentrated there No greater j
opportunity has ever come TO e. Paso I
ia this respect We ought 10 get to- ]
gether and have our men organized I
for that work"
DemInE's Churches Small.
Chas. F. Cobbey, also with the Y. n I
q. a. in Deming, said that all the F.
churches together could accommodate /
possibly $50 people Mr. CObbey also 4
spoke OF the necessity Of the churches
Of DeminE establishing some definite
religious work among the soldiers. .
and suggested that a tabernacle might /
be built with that purpose in view by Z
the cooperation OF the various relig-
ious bodies.
Names OF Lunchers.
The following ministers and lay
men were present: Rev. John n I
Jackson, Fred c. Jones, First Meth T
odist, Rev. Dwight J. Bradley, First
Congregational; G. P. Putnam. First
Baptist; Rev Perry J. Rice. DR.. ". E. I
Smith. First Christian; Rev. q. X F.
Campbell, Asbury Methodist; Rev. !
Hugh T. Mitchelmore, Altura Presby- I
terrain, Rev. Charles l. Overstreet. /
First Presbyterian. Rev. Fuller Swift, Z
st. Clements Episcopal; Charles T. I
Cobbey, Deming Y ". c. A: c. A. I
Gummere, Fl Paso. Army r NJ c. A; +
William A. Young. promotion secre- /
tary. Y. NJ C. A. and the guest OF 7
honor. T.. Guy Talbot. OF California. d
representing the Federal Council Of 4
Churches.
MELONS SHIPPED.