The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-19
Service Q! the chapIalns Needed
to Solve PerpIexing Prob
lens Affecting Soldiers
and Sailors Lives.
CAMP SIDE CHURCHES HELP.
Nationa, Service Commission Going
Straight On With All Activities.
Money Needed TO Equip and
Sustain Army chapfains.

Peace and reconstruction Will not
end, or, for a time, slacken the WORK
of the churches among the soldiers
and sailors.
I'VE are going straight on with all
of our activities" said DR.. Ford Z.
Ottman, secretary Of the Presbyterian
National Service Commission, 1856 Fifth
Avenue, New York City. "They are as
lmuch needed now as they were Defo3e
the war. and as long as there are sue"
needs they will be met
In common with most leading &C.
nominations, the Presbyterinns are
|eouipplnc their own chaplains as mi
,as possible. The General Assembly OF
the Church authorized the Nationa'
Service Commission to secure 1uho
from the members Of 100000 for this
purpose, aud John T. Manson pres''
dent Of tho First National Bank OF
;.;ew Haven, Conn.,, chairman OF the
commissions camp activities conhii'
tee, says this sum ought to be douolec
In order. to relieve every minister OF
ithe EXPENSE, himself. Hundreds OF
these ministers have. given up then
)churches to do this work and re" o.
them are financially able to equll
themselves for it, for each man needs
Iaside from his uniform, a typewriter
|outfit. communion sets, hymnbooks, {
bicycle or motorcycle and soms CASH
The committee on chap!ains ma!
been supplying these wants, but at
maximum of only $500 per man. The
= National Service Commission. asks foi
"a minimum Of $500 and q maximum
Of 81 600 per man and Is asking tina
the churches meet these figures.
campside Churches.
In addition to the great work OF tn
chaDlcin In the camps the Nauona
Service Commission has helped to sus
tain fifteen "campside churches" II
towns and cities near camps. 1t ma
maintained twenty six workers l.!
these places. TIE results achleTe'
iaPe said TO solve many OF the-In
perp!exing problems anectine IN
moral and. social side Of the soldiers
i and sailors lives. These "campSid'
churches are open always to the boy
and the pastors Of them are counsel
lors and advisers Of the boys and ar
very popular among them At thes
v,cfpiE
those from the camps and from tn
towns, meet In wholesome social inter
course. The influences and associa
tons OF. these "eanpside churches
help tide many a homesick boy owe
hard places
- We must continue that work, ans
ihat neans.- said Dr.. Gilman. tina
the Presbyterian Church mus, continu.
ITO supply the money Tor it In increas
stng SUES"
The carp pastor" has gone froo
the Arny. Ee went under al order O
the War Department. although til
chaplain remains The National Serv
ice Commission supported seveIty-nin'
carp pastors" and would Ike 10 hgv'
had the privilege Of continuing 70 sup
porr them.
Sese Esn did great work." Sal,
Dr.. OtEmau. work that lives in tia'
Lives Of the soldiers and does nor en,
with pastors going, but We are scrr.
be had 20 60"
1heusmds Are Converted.
i. 'Did the boys respond to the 'canI
pastors york;
1.-The question may fad an answer,
said DR.. Ottman, I'm the fact that !,
: one embarkation camp 5000 befor'
going overseas were converted unde
Presbyterian camp pastor No maj
was more devoted to his work. Th!
camp pastor in four months wrot
1900 letters to the parents or near
est kin of $4,000 boys who had com
under his influence. But that is onl
one item In the pastors program. Re
sponsive? Why conversions-to Chris
tlanity. not to denomlnationalism-
rolled in at the rate Of 1000 or 500
a month for several months; and, In
deed, in one case they went as high q
2,O10 in single week."
Secretary Daniels has regarded tn
;"camp pastor" as too valuable facto
in the life Of the sailor to let him e