The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-31

ton from HE friends.
II he Is a clergy they sre apt
n hint their misc Snbt ~ hts value.
3srearisinx doesn't sct ~ to "belone
what he does really DO after he
E~ea there. whether no IS preacher
~ business man is tol3 ~ tniS lot
ter.
II was written hy minister who IS
Yoang Mems Christian association
secretary 'sou'ewhere ia France u
was written 10 his friends at home II
was not intended Tor publication fHi
IL was discovered
TIE infor~ alton 1t contains I've 7nss
10 IRE public
III wonder sometimes II ! ever di3
breach in = pulpit, have plenty Of time
80 read and have & 81 sru corner ~ an
sonest to God heated house all mine
nWn
gTae problem We sra facing here 'r
aet wAst to preach 20 these boys In
fact preaching almost seems waste
Of ssrne They want Some sort 90
reef over their heads place where
once. a. least. duiaqE she dny they
can hs warm. Hight about watch they
can gather at night ana = hlt az some
fhtnR to eat Thai .s She task TO
which every y N G. =. mar must
devote himself with all hls gov ers-
III. Busy NerL, Was Chores
"afost cF M time since I have hsen
I 4 nave
put Of old houses, digging oJt drains.
rheppfue wood and kludi'nG, setting
an stoves and trs .nE fc make them
burn with green wood and I'M rect
4 fines picking ny papers after tn" eot7
70 keep my hut shtp-ShaPe, unloading
cars, mnpacking goods FEELING them
aver the counter. handing out rcans
81 writing paper. kccrinx pens fr"sh
nnd ink bottles allied. changing hT"ri-
car money, ca$rinE checks. anEwerinE
esu thousand questions daily. taking
ia books ard giving out others ana
every might without any time TOT
preparation, irving to Pun on some
thing In an assembly han 10 Keep the
bunch interested
II have Iectured on every subject
smawfnable erpattatod on current
events led chorus singing rN'i"i on
prixe-aThts, run vaudeville shows ana
boxing bouts. and on SundsNe tr1'H :"
preach But always at the end or
fay full OF duties feel thst they
are vastly more Important Than airy
thing could have said
ttrt i. a great game None Of ia Is
doing what he expected 10 do ana each
ia CONVINCED that the thing he IA do
ing is a thousand times nor" tm'"F Fee
lsnt than the job he ha6 ~ mind
"Iast 70 show YOU how the game
goes. met mar the other day whom
had known in linton Theological
sr-y,tnary ard who is now pastor Of
ons OF the big churches In Detroit
Hde cssne over expecting 70 address
large audiences of soldiers every
night- Instead of thnt he Is travelling
With a quartet as s. reader.
@Annther minister / know who came
ssyer asth the same intention IS driv-
Nsw truck
aTh4 thing which must be done is
d land out simple comforts a. our
suvs ard we are all happy aad con
KgAcea that the task Is tremendously
ssar4h while and most ~ us fee, az
saerefhry said only today Gee,
~n4si6f', haze missed this for mill
hAr dollars,
M..-N al stx weeks Gone In n Wight
He'd our organization soing in
48,a aape when suddenly the army
si.fsier we were with was ordered
agt aaa see had ia hustle fevertshiy
u see everything down, pack 81 up
ass4s move of te ucv area,
~ nag sarre bios when Won Rad
tss.r roftv f. Might and day for six
& setting your rlant sci up nnd
a*H fg2t about auishea ironing oil
sFt ggfrsks oat 70 have 20 undo All
.as Id done and move on. But the
etanea haa proved TIC he aehghtfui
aae
ar gre now located IN "a perfectly
~ q rs.t4re French citv. s. htgb or
h4s, $40 surrounded with walls, part
~ ~ltleh Ro hack 10 the time Of the
Hon4aus TIE whole place f. 'nfe~
serfbsblv quaint with its narrow
sIreets ard queer old houses TIE
country round ahout is hHosether the
rsosf interesting have seen since
&torstng to l7rauce and can hardly
wait until snrlnG
"lHsf at present J am ~ charge or
an ofTfeerF' club " hieh We have estab-
rsvsf IT, Fe3
awnea nv French countess. My 7sd-
faop ynlst have peeN the couatsHsS
ut one time for 1t is a bower OF mir
rors and Il. huns With paintings, !
aisaS In he'd Witch Napoleor m'Dht
well have used Ali Of which sounds
very good hut~-thf temperature
pfpa shaving srush In re~.
n, has been below zero Fahrenheit
and haven even an excuse for a
stove NV iinoleum is instantly trans
fnrrred into q skating rink when I
take rsy nnbrnlrP sponEe. and to dip
one.s shaving brush through a hole
in the ice before starting ~ iather up
ID rot altogether luxury
Before spring. We are to nave two
ahcussnd eve hundred officers aere.
We are told. for 80 }s the place where
argA army schools are ae'3
- held my fret service iast Su7dF%
ss4nrfgtag ard T never spoke ia m are
aftcntive Zroup 81 rep IN f'$ life n
addition n ny duties In this BULLDOG
am tr charge n a large cafe wn'cr
we rented fer f9s suliste6 men sDt
as v-sssch w~ run large canteT1 Ni,h
two young ladies ~ l0ck rfter the
sataf1r also take care NJ AN the
srfer4atnsrw gent down from Paris 10
hook them through our section.
..For weeks before coming TO this
place from in the morning until
IL night I had not single moment