El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17

such is tie usual form for presenta-
D ton OF arguments at the conference
! Privately these congregational edu-
{ Gators from the near east. and now IN
l this country. say British and French
I Statesmen assured the people in ad
] vance OF Gen. Allenby's arrival that
] these cons derations should be shown
/ them, and they add that since only u
/ percent Of the people Of Palestine are
Jews. 10 is surely fair in the case OF
I Palestine that the people say what
form OF government they are 70 live
under. a Zionist state or some other.
New Thought Grows.
Such organizations as always spring
up in the midst Of or Immediately fol-
lowing war. a panic. or similar
event which stirs up the public mind.
are claiming now extraordinary
growths in numbers. and are an
nounclng big plans for the future.
Especially active following the close
of the war are the New Thought peo-
pie. They say they have brought
about loose but sufficiently cohesive
federations Of Christian Mystics. d.
vine science and other variously
named societies, and that their
leagues for the larger life are coming
into existence in principal cities
There are spriuging up over night
men and women whose names are vel
known now, who three months ago
were unheard OF outside their imme-
100000 members, Pltsburg $4,000, I
Chicago $4,000, New York 100000 .
and so on.
The leaders in these cults are heal I
ers for The most part, and many OF I
them orators OF ability they say 3
openly that old religions have failed,
and in this classification most Of i
them place Christian Science and some /
others that most people regard as
comparatively new. The New Thought I
henry that rs cod
is within every man, and that all he
needs 20 do Is TO get hold Of .
himself; find out what he wants
wants GO do and then do It. Having I.
done IT, God bless him. and he goes
on % spiritual growth and eternal
usefulness and happiness The plan
Of organization OF these new bodies IS
simplicity Itself Zach leader gets
tolowlnsi ms name comes 70 be
known, and there is a loose fedora
ton Of congregations. that speak well
1f each other and take fon no further
obligations The numbers OF adher-
ents in the country with the war not
yet year in the past. is put by these
leaders at 100000
VIII VISIT Graves.
Some Catholic and Baptist churches
in New York are reporting a war
service that Is both unusual and chart
table 10 IS the offer on the part OF
some men and women. financially able
TO do Dr.. To 30 10 France as soon as
travel conditions warrant and visit the
graves Of young men. former mem
bers OF churches represented. or mem
oers OF neighboring churches and
whose parents are unable ever TO hope
to 20 90 visit them The offers seem
to have arisen because the govern
meut has already begun TO inquire II
Of parents whether they desire the
bodies Of their sons brought 10
America. or prefer that they rest IN n
military cemeteries In France Parents II
receiving these inquiries went, Il N
seems. TO their pastors for advice II
with the result that some scores OF II
people OF leisure have volunteered III
to go. and are already collecting II
names and data III
A Few such men and women. Of n
reriug 10 make the journey. say their II
Idea IS 10 visit the graves In person, II
and 10 prepare portfolios IN each case, II
that shall contain photographs OF the :,
grave. Of the cemetery. OF the town u
near which g. IS located. a history Of 7
the battle. exact date concerning cir Il
cumst1nccs OF the death. and return I
ing home personally 20 make evplana- Il
tons TO parents and the friends most {
interested. One man has already been .
found who has twelve cases TO look I
ND. and ne has made up the form of I
In every instance the dead bow came l
from a family who. for reasons OF /
finance or other causes. can never /
hops 70 VISIT France and Its cemeter-
les So far as can be learned. the ]
government IS getting replies 70 the 7
remain where thew are. or at least not I
to be brought back Pastors are an 4
pealing en- some cases for men and I
women able and willing 10 make the I
trip abroad. and prepare the data mem I
toned.