The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-11-01
BY WILLIAM 7. ELLIS.
("Thc Religious Rambler
ARTICLE


ng OF which is necessitatipg the cir
COMMUNICATION of the globe by IN
Ellis. treats az hrsth hand vital
chase OF ihe war that has been
handled by no other writer A will
hc seen the articles are fun ID IN
.ident a- well as OF broad, trench
ant Interpretation They are utter
ly frank and fearless, and without
bias OF any sort
The dimcuty ~ getting material
aut OF Russia and the delays In
travel. have made the series a rev
weeks later Ion beginning than was
originally planned
Secret sccts In Russia. the aston
lshing official reoreanizatlon of the
Russian church. strange stories 81
religion from tho Caucasus. a near
view of tbc Armenian situation. The
romance OF the HISTORIANS IN Per
STA. are srtCNs scheduled FOR early
publication iu This series. belore th"
conditions in Britain France, the
American camps abroad, and italy
are studied
Every RELIGIOUS paper in the land
VIII want to comment anon iNi~
series. and every clergy mar.
editor Nole This is the frst
of special series ot articles upon
religious conditions M the couniri'
at war noW being written bt -
William r Ellis who is ~ p-cscn'
ia Russia ilis infestira ln
cludc personal observation in'"n.
ada. japan china. Russia he eau
casus Persia. Scandinavia ,'cr"
Britain. France. and Italy TIN" af
Nclcs VII appear weekly IN Tn" l''
tr0if Times The attention ~ De-
clergy and OF other religious leHd
ers should Do ca'lcd 90 This unIqu
series of independent. tr-t-hapd ir
vesflgatiou ul one OF the most
portant phases of the world war;
Vancouver The anthem was over
Tho preacher rose iu give ont 'h'
notices instead Ct one usual Er.-'
of pleas 10 and Tho midwce0
meeting and fhe ladies' aid and 'i'
Young people society, the word
,amc harp AND ter-e Il have nD
bad news for you Chs week IN.
stead Dueler John Doe. ot .'ni-
church has been promoted to le'
tenancy ior yalor and rflcienr'
Mai Crqlhaw. of fhis church ha
been mentioned In Tho Ga
patches on Gen Haig there timc
for con picuous gaIlantry Two
weeks ago. as ven VIII recall, nc
death OF Harry HWdwick. of this
church was reported have no"
a letter conceruIug bis death writ
ten by tho wounded .comradc whom
he was serving whep he was slain
such o. The new note that ha
been PUT into Canadas churches by
The war II is life.and-death in
terest in the front line ~ hatil" in
France The particular occasion ]
cite was in St stephens Pre,hy
terrain church Winnipeg Whose pas
tor IA Ralph ConnOr. tho novelist
n0w MAJ Charles vs. Gordon, chap
plain or service The associate pas
tor tho Rev Dv Charles =. Paier.
-on. wa officiating The congrega-
ton was large with an almost total
lack az young men
Small wonder For on the Roll
~ Honor" in front ~ the pulpit
aud every Canadian church now dis.
plays such fasdraped Roll OF
Honor" were 'he names Of 2b4
mon ~ Che church who up go the
end Of last year. had enlisted a
revised list would increase the mum.
Dor. a well as tho toll OF those
killed, wounded. and in prison In
front % this particular Honor Roll
is picture az soldier lying on
the battlefield. win the crucified
Christ beside him In benediction
and that IN a Presbyterian church.
with predominantly Scotch Nom
bership
How one Church BOY Died
one reason why the proportion
~ enlisted men from the churches
is unusually high in Canada Is that
church going young men aside from
All question ~ ideals. cannot with
stand the pressure that comes upon
them I'm these weekly services 7
know of one Young man, rejected
from the Canadian army because OF
varicosc veins. who refuses to at
tend church he cannot stand either
the appeal OF the services or the
looks ~ tho congregation. since 10
them me seems On for enlistment.
No man Do hc never so craven.
could continue IN the fellowship ~
r Canadian church. and in regular
attendance without Offering him
self % the colors
Imagine the impact upon the
spirit of youth OF such a letter as
Or Paterson read that morning In
50 Stephens. concerning boy
known 20 am his hearers | quote
most OF u to show how the Harry
Hardv icks are. while dead. still
speaking. The letter WAS written
from a convalcscent hospital in
England 70 the parents OF Hard
wick
Dear Friends You are tho par
cnis 90 one who was 10 me a tried
comrade and friend In many hot
places IN France. and who az tho
end cXposld himself 10 danger FOR
my sake So ! am writing today
20 extend 20 You my sympathy FOR
YOU I'm this our common sorrow and
common loss Perhaps when I have
told you how Harry came 20 he
wounded The pain Of his loss may
he softcned by the memory of his
unseldsh devotion 10 wounded
comrado. even 10 the extent OF be.
ing shot down beside the one whom
he was trying 20 help
1T was In this wise As YOU
know. Harry was a lincman in the
IA Battery G.. r A. was proud
20 work beside him on the ninth
of April We bad job 20 so over