El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-01

within a fortnight The meeting was
postponed because the world was at
war.
work among children. all Of these in
terests are developing what tney Galt
laboratory work That's, boys ana girls
are given definite things 20 do 20
accompany their studying OF the
Bible. Especially is this plan 1ol-
lowed IN this country. but 10 IS soon
20 be extended 20 other 1ielas-
Build Community Church
The liberty church idea has been
taken up by the Presoy Lerla-Iis anu
Is being handled In a new way IN
the great G0gebec iron range Of
Michigan and Wisconsin Here there
Is soon TO be opened Liberty cnurcn.
intended 20 serve community OF
some 5000 people il Is q frame slI lc-
ture. containing assembly nan, sew
eral smaller halls, and a church Inc
church is purposely not larF-- and
il fitted 10 In such a way as 70 be
available for almost all forms OF
public worship. As yet there are no
applicants, but congregations
formed. or II existing ones are ID neeu
Of q church 10 worship in this Pres
byterian Liberty church Is available
at hours eight. nine ten or eleven
o'clock on Sunday mornings and az
other times as arranged NO charge
the plan. which membership IS rree,
carries with 10 the use Of the shower
baths, billiard rooms and other yea
lures OF the community house
A further part OF this Liberty
church plan in these Iron regions,
intended TO meet the needs OF popu-
lation OF $4,000 or more, IS union
MANAGEMENT - one great Liberty
church 70 serve all OF the settlements,
but this one church Is 20 be made
up OF many buildings, offering many
facilities 10 a dozen or more districts
BY such Liberty plans far more TEA
lures can be added than as II eacn
church were separate, consisting OF
social workers resident physicians
entertainers. ministers greater 10
number and better In ability and
baseball and other sporting teams bet
ter supported The experiment IS In
process OF development, and Is new
in many respects
Pray For Modern 1Iartyrs-
Episcopal churches IN this coun-
try have responded. through their
presiding bishop, the chairman OF
their house OF bishops, and the pres
ideut OF their house OF deputies 20
the appeals OF the archoishops OF
Canterbury and OF York, TO pray, on
the last Sunday in February. for the
Eastern Orthodox church OF Russia,
and the affiliated Eastern churches OF
the Balkans The request that they
do this came through the Church
OF England. and is based on appeals
from the archbishops Of Odessa and
Of Moscow. the last named The met
ropolitan or head Of the Russian
church. and both OF them former
nrelates Of the Orthodox church. resi-
dent in Alaska. and later in New
York.
The reason for the prayers. which
the Episcopal leaders in this coun-
try say ought TO be followed by
work. Is the persecution OF Russian
church prelates and people by Boil
shevikL This persecution is declared
BY Odessa and Moscow to &c worse
than any martyr Of old ever suffered.
and far more general II Is not
case OF protecting the church as
such nor yet Of keeping people
from starving. but preventing crimes
OF which wholesale murder - de-
clared TO be the least
The zeal OF the Anglican commun-
Ton. OF which the Episcopal church
boasts itself a part. is added to be-
vond mere humanitarian demands,
BY efforts to be OF service to q
sister communion. with which IL some
day looks forward toward union Il
IS stated from Russia that Bolshe-
Wiki have seized the persons OF Rus
sian archbishops. and have removed
them. nobody knows whittier