The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
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Rev. Aobsrt Kari, Presbyterian Minis
ter Of Denison, Writes Interesting
Letter From Demins.
NE URGES ALL TO HELP WIN
Tells Of His Work at the Camp and
What the Y. m. c. A. is Doing
Deys Eager to Get Across
Deming, New Mexico.
III March 6, 1918
4 The Editor of the Review,
Denison, Iowa.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
Six weeks ago Mrs. Karr and I left
the, happy and prosperous little city
OF Denison to enter upon q work that
Vas greatly needed to be done, the
propOrtions of which we then had but
imberfect conceptions. These six
weeks have been but as beginning
~ I6r the task that now confrOnts us.
This nation is in the grip of war.
THE list of the boys whose lives have
kbeen laid down in order that you and
y / may live, Is at this writing small,
but the indications are that many OF
our noble men will shed innocent
blood in a righteous cause. Today we
witnessed q review of the entire divi-
sion AS regiment after regiment pass
ed the Commanding General and his
staff, we could not help but have
mingled feeling of admiration and sor-
row. We admire the clean, manly,
men that they are, but we heaved
siKh to think that possibly many Of
them would never return again. More
than twice as many men as we have
In this great camp have fallen in
single battle before we were taking
!; part in the great conflict.
You can get some idea of how many
hen there are here. If the boys we
sAw this morning should march down
the streets of Denison, as many
abreast as the street would accommo-
date. 1t would require at least one hour
3 for them to pass.
But these boys are not dwelling on
the dark side Of the picture. They
want to get on German soil. They
want the kaiser, and if l do not miss
my guess, the greatest difficulty will
~ to hold our men back, so anxious
hFer they that Prussian autocracy may
3may be wiped off the face of the
Earth.
/8 We have in this camp a number of
French and English officers who have
gone lover the top" and their expert
7ences 90 related from day to day are
thrilling indeed. There are many
8d1pt1vati0ns OF comforts, there are
hand to hand combats. There is ev-
saty possible practice of cruelty and
haf3Arity upon the part of the German
s6ddier, and strange as it may sound,
|thAsS practices are done not only with
stkS knowledge and consent of those in
authority, but they command them to
sdio things that two months ago l
should have refused to believe hu-
man being could have performed.
Isl was delegated by the Camp Secre-
tary Of the Y. M, C. A. to entertain
4. Perry, who has spent
Nv months with the Y. M: c. A. in
thb front line trenches, and want
to pass on to the readers of the Re-
view the statement that you have not
even heard half of the cruelties that
are being perpetrated by the German
Imperial Government. The cutting off
SOf arms of innocent children, the
I. gouging out Of eyes of men, the bay.
Oneting Of babies and carrying them
through the streets of the towns as
their innocent cries ascend to just
\ God, who will avenge the wrong-doer,
are mild compared with other things
that are too terrible to print.
When he finished q lecture to a
crowded house, i heard more than one
naah say. II have never wanted to fight
10 badly in my life as l do now" The
net is we are still dreaming of peace.
Xapere can be no peace till right wins
Hynd wrongs are atoned for. 1t now
scooks as though the war will last many
Gm0nths and some predict, years.
The duty Of every man and woman
I In this country, as I see it, is to win
this war. Every Y. NJ. G. A. secretary
is instructed that that comes first. The
Y secretary helps by helping the man
who Isl in khaki. We provide for him
amusement and diversion when the
day III over. He has place to write
Ills letters where stationery, and all
HIS needs are supplied. Those who
are atSall inclined to the development
Os the spiritual have the privilege of
circle Of prayer, just like family
|devOtions before leaving the building
sfuf the night. Everything the soldier
needs Is being provided. His home
HE can not be provided for, and yet
Dthere are great many who have bet
tier homes in the army than they had
in civil life, but those of you who have
I friends In the army, write them more |
frequently; assure them that you are
&5acking them up with your money,
0ur good wishes and your prayers. |
They need all these.
III You can help win this war by meet. |
Z Ill the requirements exacted by |
villr government In the conservation of |
yhtUd and supplies that the Allies need. |
hsn order to win before our nation has |
been robbed Of its best and noblest |
men, / want to urge all who read this
to do everything in your power to
help win this war and then we shall
welcome peace, peace that will be
lasting, peace where wars again
L will be- impossible. Then, and not till
then. shall the Prince of Peace reign
on the earth, whose reign is a reign
Of Righteousness.
ROBERT KARR,