El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-10

A SERIOUS situation is reported in
ANew York, northern Ohio, northern
Michigan and Alaska. where have
been Russian Orthodox churches. To
meet this condition there has just
been formed a union Of u religious
bodies. These bodies include the well
known ones. but there have Joined
them Friends, 1Ioravians and some
others. In Alaska 1s5 Russian priests,
formerly in charge OF mission sta
tions. have disappeared. nobody
knows where. leaving charges vacant
and people unprovided for In the
east a charge is made that the arch
bishop is a usurper, coming from
Canada without warrant, and because
as he says somebody had to do some
thing Friction has come in, and
law suit has been started to deter
mine the right 10 2000.0 600 worth OF
property in the cathedral OF St Mich
olas. New York, and a theological
seminary in New Jersey.
The Associated Evangelical churches
OF Alaska has been formed, and
central committee viii take into ac-
count the entire religious work for
merlv done by the Russian church II
is understood that the same committee
VIII look into the conditions in north
ern Ohio, and northern Michigan
where equally with Alaska the work
has broken down because OF condi-
tons in Russia The new American
leaders. coming 10 the rescue OF OLD
conditions. say that fully s7-1uu peo-
pie are to be cared Tor involving an
annual expenditure OF 100000. They
are to urge the government 70 spenu
$500 600 in medical work, formerly
done by physicians OF the Russian
faith. During the influenza epidemic
deaths ran high in number because
there were no doctors
To Welcome Mothers.
Since long before the signing Of the
armistice the Institute Of Applied
Christianity New York has nam ]
fafneF a Seabury hostess house TO 4
care for mothers and wives, when go
ing 10 New York from beyond the I
Mississippi, even the coast. and When I
Door. because sons and husbands Were
sick in army and navy hospitals there 4
Not a few men brought back from 7
France are in too serious g conulllou /
10 stand the trip 20 hospitals nearer /
10 their homes. Cooperation is mad Dg I
the institute with the Red Cross ana 4
the womens' mission boards, and up 4
TO Anril Is 400 mothers and wives /
had been cared for in Christian 4
home. when too poor to pay, az no
cost to them -
and coast mothers. staying in New
York sought TO give home dinners 10
their sons when viii enough TO leave
the hospital for an evening Then they
sought 20 include some SICK boys
whose mothers were not with Lneul-
Kind New York people have furnished
money 10 buy dinner material, and
these mothers prepared and served
the dinners. I'd to April Is. home din
uers had been given to 2ZOO SICK ana
wounded men. all from the extreme
south and west far away from their
FarIv these mothers found sons in
hospitals unable TO eat the hospital
food but convinced they could eat
this or that delicaCy-if mother made
1T The Seahury kitchen has been
used By scores o. these mothers Ior
that purpose and is believed TO be the
only kitchen in America provided eN-
clusively for such need. Recently an
Illinois mother, whose son had died,
induced grocers Of her town, immed-
lately she reached her home TO ship
so dozen fresh Illinois egs 70 be used
by other soldier and sailor mothers IN
the kitchen named
Seek s5.50O,OOO-
Congrezationalists use The three
huudredth anniversary Of the landing
of the Pilgrims 10 raise fund OF
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care for their aged ministers and
families They have been at the task
of raising this fund for some time
and now announce $3.50, 900 pledged,
coming from somewhat more than
10000 Eivers They say they are much
elated By Minnesota. one Of the first
states 10 be told Of the plans which I
has contributed to date 100000 and
still going. on total OF S175. 600 asked I
for. OF the total amount OF the fund
Il is expected TO have S3,OO0,OOO 4
pledged by the opening OF the ter
centenary year next JanUarT- The
endowment rund is TO be an even So 4
100000, the 100000 being included to /
allow for shrinkaEe and expenses.