The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-04-30
CHURCHES DESTROYED !
By INVADING HUN

! New York, April 2S.--Details of
loss and thrilling incidents that mark
/ ed the destruction OF French Protest
| ant churches IN the formerly invaded
region have been received, 1t was an
! nounced today, by the lnterchurch
committee for Christian Relief in
! France and Belgium, 2S9 Fourth ave
( nue..
| rhe facts were forwarded by the
/ United Protestant committee, of
France, of which Edouard Gruner Is
| president, through which organiza-
| ton the French Professionals are act
! ing together in their common emer-
! aenCy The relief committee is col
! lecting ard forwarding funds for the
| n est urgen. needs of the French
| churches. and estimates that $4,000
| 600 will be required to restore them
and render temporary help to their
! congregations.
| The heaviest loss was sustained, the
! report shows at Rheims, where the
! total is 100000. the Reformed
! building there having neen hit by
/ shells and destroyed by FIRE.
| At Nancy the Reformed church
! and nanse were damaged by $50
! fniIlinetre shells, and he Methodist
/ chapel was damaged by bombing caus-
! ing $4,000 los.
! The large church II 81. Quentin,
I which was built in 1915. In the early
/ day; Of Tho HuEuenot movement. and
! other buildings used for church pur-
+ pns,s We're destroyed. causing $40
+ goo loss. The loss was $4,000 at
| Haretcourt. near 81, Quentin. An
which was owned by the Reformed
| church Ut St Quentin, was damaged
i $4,000.
AT Lens both the Baptist church
! and the Reformed church with lis
manse were destroyed ~ the terrible
| rain e shells which fell upon that
! civ as he conflict for its possession
( raced for several wears. The loss there
: = estimated at $4,000. the buildings
/ having been small and modest in
! architecture.
/ The verdur church. also com
! rat&tively small building, was dam
aged $4,000. being subjected 10 con
! tinual pounding with other buildings
! in that devoted city during the months
/ when tire Germans valnly struggled
with III! the power of their military
I machine to break down the resistance
/ Of General PetAin's army.
} ON Christmas Eve. 1915. the small
/ Protestant church AT SCISSORS was de-
! stroyed by shells. causing a loss of
! $4,000.
I At Lille. Douai and Tourcoing. the
/ ring Of cities in northern France
! around which some cf the fercest
( fighting of the war took place there
/ was heavy damage to church property
| Of al! kinds The loss 10 the Protest
/ ant churches at Tourcolng was $780,
600 The church and rlanse al Lille
/ havessince been repaired The loss at
| Douai has not been estimated.
At Sin lie Noble, a SUBURB Of Douai
| the church, manse and y. NJ. c. A.
I hall were damaged $1,000. and az
Aniche, eight miles southeast OF Douai
the small Protestant church was
damaged $500.
/ In the neighborhoa OF Laon
church property felt the full force OF
! the great struggle for tie Chemin des
Z Danes The small Protestant church
in Laon itself was damaged $1,000
Al Chauny, on the Disc. eighteen
/ miles northwest of Laon. the Baptist
! church was damaged $4,000. and al
Tergneir. nearby, a mission hall and
4 evaneelist's lodgings were destroyed
causing a loss OF $4,000.
In the vicinity OF Bethune Their.
was also widespread destruction. The
/ church, manse and Y. NJ c. A, hal
at tIenin 1ietard We're damaged
$4,000. At Levin damage OF neark
$4,000 was done to the Reform ed
church, manse and hall. which were
laid in ruins.
The church at Compienge and that