The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-09-12
WOUNDS BRING
Men TO HIGHER
VISION, WRITES
Dean F.KLONAN
Fargo Pastor In War Work
Impressed By Remark
able FOrbearance

Many a boy through his wound
and suffering Is going to be brought
to a higher vision and a larger life.
So writes the Rev. Henry F.
KlomAn, dean Of Gethsemane cath
edral, Fargo who is now engaged in
Episcopal church war work IN
France.
Dean Kloman Is impressed by the
remarkable forbearance Of the men
in the hospitals, and adds that as he
writes he can hear the barks OF the
big Bertha"
Dean Klomans letter publishes in
THE Churchman." the , Episcopal
church newspaper, which touches
upon a fuller side Of the life over
there" follows in full:
"Paris-It gives one rather a weird
feeling to enter Paris for the first
time and find the city all dark but an
occasional dimmed street light, col
ored and DETECTED so as not to be
seen from above. The second night
after our arrival the necessity was
perfectly apparent when we were
awakened about two o'clock by the
long siren sounding the warning OF
an air raid. Many went Immediately
below to the "abri" but being new
and of curious turn Of mind we
sat in our window and watched the
flash of the guns as the defense got
busy. and later we felt that we were
justified in watching. for the enemy
was unable to get through the very
effective barrage. It is wonderful,
the Indifference the French people
show to these air raids.
~. At Holy Trinity.
One of the first things we natur-
ally wanted to do on the Sunday
n
attend the services at the American
Church of the Holy Trinity. AS we
got up from our knees who should
be the first one to meet our eyes
in the seat Immediately in front OF
us but Dr. Stires. a dear friend OF
seminary days, who had arrived in
Paris only the day before; a hur-
ried glance around revealed other
familiar faces and there was a great
wave Of home feeling nd gratitude to
think that friends separated by many
miles and years at home should thus
meet in our Fathers house In for
eign land. The helpfulness Of the
simple, majestic and ever dear old
service under such conditions may
readily be imagined.
This morning, one week later after
vA rfed and wonderful experiences in
the hospitals in and around Paris,
we again were at the Churcn OF the
Holy Trinity, anticipating that on
the morrow we would each go to our
respective assignments, mine being
an evacuation hospital near the
front 1t was a service Of especial
interest in remembrance of the en-
trance into the war just four years
ago. DR.. Stires was the preacher
and gave us in a most helpful man
ner a resume OF the entrance Of the
various nations into the war and
in his inimitable way appealed to
the larger visions and higher faith
and the closer coming together of
the brotherhood Of man under the
leadership Of our great and victori-
Gus captain, Jesus Christ. A large
congregation was present and an
unusually large number received the
Holy Communion Dr. Beekman, the
true pastor having cordially invited
members of all churches to receive.
DR.. Henshaw of Christ Church. Rye
New York, and assisted in the
service. What blessing this church
is to so many. with its simple and
dignified service and It's broad vision
and charity which does not turn
away any Of the Lords children
fvom His Table. This war is teach
ing us some great and important
lesyons.
THE wounded men brought back