The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-07-01
FOUNDGODINBATTLF
Story Told BY Rev. Henry
r. Sanborn
ONCE RESIDED IN KAT0
He Will Fill ST. Marks Pulpit,
Minneapolis, During This .
Summer

minneapolis, During ms
Summer
Rev. Henry r. SanborE, who spent
several months in Mankato follow
ing the close of the war is in Min
neapolis for the summer. The Min
neapolis Journal of last evening Con-
tanned this story Off Rev. Sanborn:
"a minister who was an agnostic
when out of college in 1914, who was
converted at Ypres and took his
theological course in the trenches
of Flanders under the skies of No
Mans Land with Life and Death
sitting by as teachers who knows
personally soldiers who said they
saw Christ descend through the skies
at Mons anu who believes their
tale is probably true. occupies the
Episcopal church. He is six feet
tall, and twenty nine years old. He
is the Rev. Sanborn-
when / got out of the University
of Washington, fresh from the cours-
es in philosophy, sociology. and bic
logy. | was an agnostic," he said in
an interview today 81 believe / was
master of my fate, that the tides rose
and fell within me. My parents came
from England and although I was
born in the United States, and an
American, my boyhood love for Eng
land made me enlist in the Canadian
army. l Joined up as Buck Private
Sanborn.
The Riddle OF Life.
lover in Flanders came the chance
lead those soldiers. Something was
wrong. The riddle of life was in the
air over there. We were burying men
every day. Men were asking ques-
tons and l didn't know the answer.
"'For me, it was possible not to
think, not to try to think the thing
through. And there, under the stir of
the spirit of the times, with men
telling of the vision descending at
Mons, and again at Ypres, with some
thing in the air that demanded deci-
sion. l came to realize that there
was a philosophy beyond me, that
there was an immense authority that
held me and everyone in it's hands.
Not until that time was l able to
lead men over the top. Although a
llcuLcuduI LuCu, udo uOI uu0OiS I'm
en- to order men to follow me into
No Mans Land until that time.
"T was twice at Ypres and along
the battleline for many months. Fin
ally with several pieces of steel in
side me, was sent to a hospital.
There for the first time in actual
war experience, i met with chap
lain. He was a Jewish chaplain, but
he gave me copy Of the New Tesla
ment and Dopald Hankey's "A
Student in Arms. and the conversion
that had taken place with me be-
came more definite"
Attracts Rev. Dr.. Freeman.
GAS captain in the Canadian
army, he got a 'blighty' to America.
He came to Minneapolis and took
campaign. His speeches attracted
the attention of Rev. James E. Free
man of st. Marks, and after long
DR.. Freeman urged
the young captain to join the minis
try: ,
Captain Sanborn declined, but
DR.. Freeman's persistence kept him
thinking over the subject. He ac-
epcted a commission with the Second
Minnesota Field Artillery. When he
came to the conclusion he had no
chance to get over to France with
this organization, he got himself
transferred to the third officers
training camp at Leon Springs, Texas
as assistant chief instructor. Then
he went to. Camp Fremont. Texas,
battalion and later brigade adjutant.
With the Camp Fremont organiza
ton he went over to France and
there received a lieutenant colonelcy.
In the spring of 1919 he was retired
with the rank of colonel in the reser-
We corps.
Gas soon as he got out, he made
for holy orders, and, after
in a theological school, was
ordained by the Episcopal denomina
ton in September, 1919, and given
st. Paul's church, Reno. New. for
passionate.
Quits Army For Pulpit.
After he had gone on hunting
trip with the men Of Reno his con-
gregation increased so that the
house built and the salary doubled.
Early this year, Rev. Mr.. Sanborn
went to Washington to work under
Rev. J. E. Freeman at his new
Church of the Epiphany. He came TO
st. Marks two days ago, and will
preach his first sermon here Sunday.
'fHe is to be ordained to the priest
hood, the second order in his church,
taken by the ministry, soon. In Sep
TENDER, he will take new post given
him as chaplain at Annapolis with
the naval academy.
"The new minister does not look
the part in citizens clothes. He
wears his suits of whites like an
athlete.
How do I like the ministry?
Fine. 1t is great profession the
great opportunity for service. AS to
poor pay, I don't know. OF course,
a man would be fool as well as
acting from wrong motives, to enter
1t for making money. Yet, when you
hear of a pastor complaining of the
poverty of his income. you may put
him down as chief at fault. All the
minister should expect Is his susten-
ance in a manner keeping with his
congregation. If he doesn't get that,
1t is likely to be his fault.
Married To Minneapolis Girl.
"Mr. Sanborn married Minnea-
polls girl, Miss Maud Rankin, niece
Of professor A. w. Rankin.
Mr.. Sanborn said he had been
offered several posts but he did not
want to take big church yet. 81
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