El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-05
PROTESTANTS To ASSIST THOSE
Of THEIR OWN FAITH IN FRANCE
Offer Positions as Workers and Aid for
Theological Students to Returning Soldiers Sailors
and Airmen From the American Expeditionary
Forces Who Are Now Returning to America

7 EADERs in the federal council Of
l. churches have adopted within the
week the unusual course OF approach
ing Catholic leaders to assure them
that Protestant purposes IN attempt
ing to assist Christian people OF
France and Belgium are not TO induce
Catholics to quit their church. The
Catholic leaders approached are
known to have been archbishop Hayes
Of New York and William D. Guthrie.
the famous Catholic lay leader. Cath
olics are in the midst OF a campaign
to raise in America $1,000. 600 70 help
Catholics in France to provide tenn
porary churches in places OF perma-
nent ones destroyed, and as part Of
the propaganda to secure this sum
they alleged unfair motives on the
part Of Protestants, at work on the
task OF helping French Protestants
The approach Of federal council
leaders has been made with the ut
most courtesy. but coupled with the
following statements: There are many
ruined French Protestant churches in
France, and it is American Protest
ant aim to help French brethren 10 re-
place them And, many French people
are not Catholics. nor ara they Prot
estants, and into a free field they
have the same right TO go as they
have in other parts Of the world. The
Methodists announce that their form
OF effort in France viii be unlike
the Catholic form There is to be
erected at Chateau Thierry at once
American ideas. and this plan Is later
TO be duplicated at Lyons and If pos
sible at Louvafn. Community service,
with French laymen trained to lead.
Will form part OF the Protestant plan,
so the council assures the Catholics
here and throughout all the utmost
courtesy and consideration will OBJ
tain
To Help Veterans.
Discharged soldiers. sailors and air
men coming from Presbyterian fami-
lies and in need Of financial help, are
asked TO communicate with the Off
Gals OF their church. who announce
both that they are ready 10 lend as
sistance- and that they are serving
without salaries and staying on their
Jobs all summer in order to serve
these Presbyterian young men These
officials announce that they viii re-
frain from helping young men whom
others are helping. and who can help
themselves. but that no really deserv-
ing case Of sick and wounded men
shall go unaided- Where men are I'M
able to earn living, where they wish
to go TO vocs tional schools. or where
they will study for the ministry OF
FOR community leadership as laymen.
they VIII be assisted For men quail
ned Tor the last named service many
opportunities are said to be open
In the same line is a recent action
IN charging the scope OF the Pres
byterian board Of temperance TO in
clude alsO moral welfare. and the
naming OF Prof W 5. HALL OF the
medical department OF the Northwest
ern university. 70. enter at once upon
the new plans Tor social hygiene.
There are TO be established. II Is an
nounced. departments for child vel
rare. the home and recreation. Es-
pecially will attention be given to
substitutes for the closed saloon. and
TO the alarming increase in the number
OF divorces. as affecting the Christian
home Presbyterians state that i'm
mediately they viii use $4,000 for
soldiers, sailors and airmeu when in
need to tit them for service in these
social and moral lines. A study OF
the needs has already been entered
upon BY these Presbyterians-
Plan Summer Schools.
Sixteen summer schools are TO be
opened at once for the benefit % rural
ministers. almost all bodies. that they
may have both vacations at nominal
expense and also learn how &c succeed
IN their ministries TO rural peoples
The movement was started by 1letho-
olsts at Drew seminary only two
years ago. This year the school has
already been held there. as q pattern
for others and schools to follow at
once include Cannon. Hamline, Ne
brasha WESLEYAN. Boston, Garrett.
Willamette. Ohio Wesleyan. Univer-
sity Of the South. Hobart. Dickinson
and Dakota Wesleyan II IS expected
that at least 200 ministers viii attend
each OF the IS schools. or a total OF
more than 5000 rural leaders.
All seminaries are changing their :
tactics or points of view. Formerly
theologues were taught in the mass. ,
and most OF them sought the city
Fields because larger opportunities
and more pay. Such as were unable ]
10 get into the city pjastorates took !
the country ones until the city ones
opened The changed tactics include ,
decision on the part Of the candidate ]
he is TO become a city OF a .
country pastor The decision being (
made, he is trained accordingly. and
! public opinion Is being nurtured 10 ]
he effect that a minister. trained for Z
particular line Of work, ought to
stick to Il. The rural opportunities.
With automobiles and telephone. cleo
ric lights and community houses. are F.,
being widened until. in some respects.
hey exceed the city ones. All bodies. 3