Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-23
NATIONS DEFENSE
HELD PARAMOUNT
Acting War Secretary Warns
ChapIains of Religious
Bodies" Condemning Plans.

Warning against certain religious
bodies" which have condemned ma
tiOnal defense plans was sounded here
Yesterday by Acting Secretary Davis
of the War Department, addressing
luncheon of the council of chaplains,
which is meeting here to study ~the
departments plans for religious in
struction in the Army.
In a sense it may be a natural re
action to narrowing experiences of the
World War" Mr.. Davis said, but,
like every reaction, it is likely to go
to extremes.
Approves Constructive Efforts.
Il am heartily in sympathy with any
constructive effort that is intended to
do away with the tragedy of war The
church would be untrue to one of it's
greatest tenets if it did not do it's ut
most to bring about peace on earth,
but it will do more by promoting good
will among men, and by creating a
sentiment which shall make it possible
for a man to serve his country in the
Army without feeling that by so do
ing he is acting disloyally toward the
Master
Many good cause has found it's
worst enemy among it's ill-adviSed
friends. The church. like the individu-
al. needs to be on it's guard against
emotional reaction"
The program yesterday included
an address by Chaplain William K.
Arnold of the Army on Welfare Work
in the Army" and the consideration of
problems developed by the various
committees. Todays session will
he devoted to an address by Lieut..
Col. A. j. Klein of the War Depart
ment general staff on Some Phases
of Inactive Duty Training" general
discussion of various problems and
closing the business of the council.
Under orders issued by the direc-
ton of the President. Is clergymen
and educators who are chaplainS in
the Officers Reserve Corps. and 10
Regular Army chaplains, stationed in
this city, assembled at the War De-
partment Tuesday in the Office of
Col. Axti Axton, chief of Army chap
lains, and formally organized for the
business sessions of the council. All
of these clergymen had active service
in the World War and have shown in
every practical way their personal in
tereSt in promoting the spiritual as
we'll as the material welfare of mem
bers of the military service.
Chaplains in AtterJ:.cS. -
The Reserve chaplains who re-
sponded to the Presidents call to ac-
i've service are.
Jason Noble Pierce. division chap
lain, I'd Division, 4. Z. F.; pastor,
First congregational Church, Wash
ington, d. c. Morris S. 'Lazaron,
World War service. rabbi, Baltimore
Hebrew Congregation; secretary.
Central Conference. American Rabbits
Francis P. Duffy. \. +. F.. 165th New
York National Guard, D. S c., D. s.
NJ: rector, Holy Cross Church, New
York City. Charles S. Macfarland,
general secretary, Federal Council of
the Churches of Christ in America
John NJ. Thomas, World War service;
president, Pennsylvania State Col
leSe. George NJ. Diffenderfer. pas
tor, Luther Place Memorial Church
Washington, d. c. John p. Tyler
\. f. F., SD Division; pastor, NJ. L
Church South. Washington. D. c.
John y. Mccormick. bishop of the
Episcopal diocese of Grand Rapids
Mich. Scott r. Wagner. World War
service: pastor, Reformed L. s.
Church, Hagerstown. Md. Hugh A
Dalton, :. j.. World War service:
pastor Holy Trinity Church, Wash
ington, d. c. Ignatius Fealy. eN-
chaplain, L. S. Army; pastor, St
Agnes Church, Woodlawn, Md
Franklin l. Winter. assistant minister
First Congregational Church. Wash