New-York tribune., 1919-04-20
Noted Pastors Quit Home
Pulpits TO Carry Days
Message to 100000 of
Americans Left Oversee
Circuit Riding Is Revived
Automobiles to Transport
Preachers From One Hut
Congregation to Another

.he bells Of old churches in France
and occupied Germany sound the al
ven. Of Easter 100000 American
doughboys, who won't be at home to
observe it in the old way, viii have
their own Easter service, with some
Of the leading churchmen OF America
to assist them.
Since they can't go to the home
churches. the Young Mems Christian
Association has brought the home
eburch 10 them. France seems ful Of
distinguished American clergymen, who
come from almost every p~-l o. the
limited States to speak to the boys on
Easter Day And each steamship adds
70 their number.
When Easter morning comes, In
svory area where American troops are
stationed these ciergyuen viii begin
such a day OF speaking as probably
not ons Of them has ever undertaken
before. The "Y' huts will be their
shurches and the platforms, where
everything from minstrel show to
boxing bout has been staged at one
line or another, their pulpits. They
gilI interpret the message Of the
INST Easter Day since the end Of the
sghtlnz 10 congrsgations in khaki,
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Among those alreadg ir Francs wlth
sre lie Rev DR. Harold Pattsui u
New York CRY; the Rev. IF ". T..
billings, of Buffalo; the Rev Dr. /.
Whtconb Brougner, Of Los Angeles,
and the Rev. Dr. William Russell Owen
ei Baltimore, all BaptistS; Profes son
Herbert l. Willett, OF the Divinity
School Of the University of Chicago,
Christian; the Rev. DR.. Judson /.
Gross, Of Fitchburg, Mass, the Rev.
Dr. Herbert A jump, Of Manchester,
n, H.; the Rev John l.. keedy, OF
Andover, Mass, and the Rev. DR.. Al
bert Jones Lord, Of Meriden, Conn,
Congreg egatlona.ists; Bishop c. b. Mitch
ell, Of St. Paul, Methodist; Professor
Charles b. LIdman, of the Princeton
Theological Seminary, Presbyterian,
and Professor Robert S. Smith. of
Smith College.
There are more, many more, and
o,hers are still arriving or scheduled
to arrive in time for Easter. Among
these latter are the Rev. DR.. Hugh
Black. Of the Union Theological Semi
nary, New York City; the Rev. DR.. Ed
ward Holyoke, of Providence, r. l.; the
Rev. DR.. Clelard 3. McAfee, of the Nc
Cormick Theological Seminary, of Chi
cage, and the Rev. DR.. Warren +. Cook,
Of New Britain. Conn.
Easter Song Sheets Furnished
But Easter addresses by speakers
newly arrived from the homeland Will
not be the only homelike feature Of
this years Easter observance among
the troops. Most of the boys Of the
American Expedtionary Force know
and rather long for the familiar leaf
lets of Easter carols that belong to
the festival at home. The Y. NJ. c. A.
aas met that longing, too. For weeks
hundreds Of thousands Of Easter song
sheets prepared and printed in Paris,
have been shipped out from the re-
lgloGs work department IN the Rue
bolssy d'Angss to the most distant
qslnt in France or Germany at which
american men are stationed and ~"
hlt maintained.
There are 10 lustier singers among
lhe AghtiAg forces of the world than
the soldiers OF the United States. and
many OF the clergymen just come over
VIII pe given new conception OF cons
Hegstlonal singing when the boys let
80 on Easter songs.
That eyery hat Hl.l be crowded for
w tastef service goeA without saying,
ipF the Easter crowds IL the t4He
ehufehes arc like the egery day crowds
~ 'he u, T. 4, fa4eluNa WoVtinEa.
te 9eushbtyp threnE The huta To che
asefa ana WsAlnNs. Men have heeA
shuNh Ia walk from neiehbuflng Vll-
sEva. three az four Mlinn through
a,sllhgs
fa.tst day, toe, sau hsso ila tma
W Estief Rreatuus ~ ths folks al
nyht' The "f' has thought uf that,
aoss than 0o0 200 taBlVr postcards
st being packed snd thipted from tho
ss ssfla hehddusrlefs 20 thp writing
ppsahs If sssfy s. M E, A. Int n
trance and On tho khire, read4 o.
49, personal 40 WILL So "a printed
as'sAfc home to mother &C Nlil "a
swss.heafl
T. a. I, A. Martyrs heaemh,red
las Ess'sf spirit VII not be nndammoa
= ths wy huts newcomers from the
sts hfiNR word that tho Young
"shs 'hfis'iru aasoeintlhra at home
~. Ilsahihg 40 doYote part az tnoiJ
sss' go! OBJ 5ffanee 10 tribute to the
sV'hty EolAtteug Z ST. G.. A. worker
es as Tafs killed or died ia the AerV ee
MI asts tnd the foriy y-thfco who died
os ls ~ home WORK Some of the
,mssfs ~ the NUTS in France and
mt .sns o. The danghboys, TOO. knew thoss
sa'y men and women who gave fhcli
,.s s Nhsle ferTlnk fhe army. gom,
w,9s gre Or smother Of them silled ot
kId"usd while working a. the front.
ssss,. 'hsIs VIII DO tributes paid In
cetlssn '''"s'" '''''HnA Aho
.s. ~, slsns for the Easter obsorynnce
Eslm Wy Ainefiean eleTgymen IN France
ms,. ~ ever here for ak months o,
ss,a.,d s., arc AZ many are coming. They
ysssssasate, 80 70 speak, the 7. 81. & A
dI,ss,'s' ssnt a. The request II the
mss. m'ss 81 the religious wors depart,
Csa,s. tggs ggs France, President uenr,
Thsv King, Of OberIln collaKa
ints,ns.. spseial speaking mission Ia
VI r., 20 tns doeghboys the ossanee
tnsss 'assia That brought them Ia
deals sa"s. 49,. - maks plain that those