The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-05-17

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aes.y E2i yoCr s1sgss--91 tee@,
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mace IN tie army, cad s1@lcs, , t..tA
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ancnc tie d fe-eat sss9lc-s 2. -s
10 make U OR forces. q. co. ,a,,
chaplain is 8 man. aad ecea. 9,ss
depends upon how lie co-oe. 5 Ar s..
ereises the functions e his c.
f re is q simple mindal al cer.est
man, vno realizes lis bGs:3sss, @ad =
he is IN earnest Wit his joJ, / SENS
to me he has an opportunity aaYaf b
fore giyea to a preacher CT tie 6-sr-'.
/ spoke about thu formal service q t,.l'
burial Of the ,,eai I think tat j,
importan., although il IS not CT fist
importance. VERY often Sc have .ot
tine no. TIE opportunity t. ba-r tie
dead. And tAcm uit.tu6cs Ct Cur 5eal
have beer buried without cry ci3r-
laia's service, though / suppose sarle
oomTade says a prayer ever lis re. q
before he is covered IN. Bot even tkat
bit Ct work thcagh ct tie most irl-
portaat, is worm While. | never io1-
get ore Gay, yhen | went ont Il r>
first blrying party II the 4rres s2s-
lent. The machine Guns were .GtCs
bad, though ia rot then realize thav
! was in much danger. IN my corpa-
Is YES Ioma2 Catholic iieutarar.,
: To wes ot a religious naa, an who
lad lie. vo.v rsaca lss Tor me before
that Ee was Hresaat YES buriei
one c his ne SoGle vs af'cr, /
earGc across q rl3ap & cid Va
were talking aagoJ die Clr.p2in ami
Its dangers, 7n l.-.s Pnnyl Iatloic
said to his comrades: ii | 20 west |
want the padre to plant me; and if ~
has the service Just as he had it over
-, ] think that viii do for me" One
thing in our experience really brings
IS not only comfort, but . new e al:-
eaton Of the realities Of our faith.
That is this, that in the presence of
the shell all the unnecessary t,.iags
are blown away ami you GENE to the
bare bones of your faith, that you
must cling to with both hands. Al
UNCONVENTIONAL distinctions are abau-
doaed, obliterated. That to you may
rot mean very much; but 20 US In
Canada, with our conservative ways,
it is an immense thing. / will nc. say
that we have not cur distinctions pc
tween Protestants end Catholics AMI
Anglieans. We do preserve these dis
tinctions. But in the front line 3e
have only two distinctions. The Re-
man Catholic must have his confession
and his mass, his service by his priest.
All frotestants go together. And yet
even that line is often obliterated. The
priest ari / often did each others
work. | remember very well, one time
when we were having a rather bad
time with the wounded coming in
thickly, | came across a CHAP VINO
looked to me as if fa-lware going aaJs
| said: "Donnelly, would you like 10
have a little prayer?" He said, "Ys,,
but am not of your religion "Ar9
you Roman Catholic?" Eyes, sir
There was no priest near, so said to
him, We'll, y3u know it is the same
God, the same Father in heaven, ard
the same Saviour. / guess it vii! b.
all right He said Eyes, SIR looA-
ed around among the signal men ana
headquarters to see if | could find a
cross, because | knew how much thar
symbol means 70 the people of the
Roman Catholic faith. I could not
isd closs anywhere. The hoy IVES
growing very weak, 50 l finally went
10 . bust standing near by and cut two
pieces Of stick, tied them together in
the form of a cross with a bit Of binder
Irvine, and went back to the boy.