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The Fourth of August was commer morated in France at the back of thes front by a solemn ceremony at the mili- tary cemetery where so many of our heroes rest. Homage was paid to our dead by placing beautiful wreaths on the graves of the 1,500 buried, thorea
Trentino Front, Aug. 17. The nutumn leaves were swirling at Asolo, a charming spot reminiscent of the
The General Commanding the Baso Brownings, as we passed through yester day on the way to this front, the steno of Camp was present with his staff and so much ghastly fighting during the England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, The Kaiser has sown his dragon's teeth foundland, and South Africa were repre Austrian offensive and its repalsco, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, New- The future of religion is in Human-well All through this beautiful province souted in their thousands, with the addi- iam, and there can be no Ramanism with of Venetia are soldiers drilling, soldiers tion of all the members of the hospital out full recognition of the equality of the marching, infantry, Alpini, cavalry, medical staffs, both English and French,
motor transport, ammunition columns, and a large number of nursing sisters. sexes. Mere doctrinal creeds no longer big guns, and held guns. Wonten who After the Highland pipers had played satisfy the minds and emotions of look as though they hind walked out of a lament, the Army chaplain gave a short steadily increasing host throughout the Titian's pictures, are gathering the third address and prayer; the Australian band world. The hour is with us for n renas harvest. Old inen and boys--a hundred played the Marseilaisc and God cence of religion, but this rebirth will and twenty thousand of them on this part Save the King, and finally the buglers not result from austere insistence upon of the front alone are making and re- sounded the Last Post. the ccclesiastic precedents and the let pairing the wonderful roads that lead to ter of the eanon.”
victory Fig, apple, peach, and olive trees, vines, maize, noble villas, tall cam- panili, 15th century façades-one has the impression of travelling through whole picture galleries of great Venetian mag ters. The heat in the Plain is terrific.
Climbing by the new war roads to 6,000ft, we oume upon a front not unlike that of the Somme, with the difference that the ground is covered by a vast amount of rock and stone, even in the woods where the hostile armies lie facing each atbur. Crawling, in order not to draw the enemy artillery, to the edge of one of these, which is almost as utterly destroyed as Mametz, we looked across an apparently peaceful upland valley, difficult to associate with war unless examined with glasses, which show ruined houses, villages, and churches,
Nothing is more likely to chill enthusi asa or to foster hostility than preoccupa tion with the dry, bones of primitive dogma. The religion that men crave to day must be vitale demceratie, socially ardent, inspiring, eminently practical and, in a word, in line with progressive morality,
TRENCHES DEILLED IN ROCK, Here the Italians recently repulsed 260,000 Austrians equipped with 20 bat teries of 13-inch guns. The fighting this region presents, as it does on every front, its own particular difficultica.
Although the Catholic Church forbade women to preach, she never proscribed weet teachers in the religious houses, Women have always been, and are still, the most carnest supporters of the faith Women have been called the religious sex." Every founder of a new sect. From Wesley to Mrs. Eddy has recognised the necessity for winning women converts Wesley was strongly emphatic upon the need for inviting in women of all classes, The conspicuous religious reformers and the great sectarian leaders possessed shrewdness of insight and a knowledge of human mature that some of our clerics and ministers of to-day clearly lack. Here aeroplane observation is both dif
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But the potentiality of good works is there. How an this instinct for goodness be deve aped That is the present problem for the orthodox Churches and the heterodox social reformer. And it seems to me that if both can set aside certain prejudice founded upon theologient differens of opinion they may unite whole heartedly in a true moral revival
The French Government was represent- od by M. le Préfet and by M. le President du Senat du Pas de Calais, and each brought beautiful wreathe.. le Préfet paid a high tribute to the British soldiers who had so gallantly fought on the side. of France to defend the right. An no- Dual celebration such as this would he said, do much to preserve in the memories of both nations the debt they owed to ench an everlasting other, and he foretold friendship between France and Great Britain.
The English general briefly responded in French, and thanked Mrs. Allen Stone- was due, and also the ladies ant sisters ham, to whose initiative this ceremony. and wounded French soldiers who had made the wreathe.
A similar ceremony on a smaller scale was held at the French and English curve- lery at Le Touquet, where each grave was A religious decorated with a wreath. service was conducted by the French priest and the English chaplain.
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I have visited several other hospitals. ng space. Trenches must here, as in the All are in every respect modern, well Cadore and Carse, be drilled by staffed, and well equipped. The com machinery and blasted. The Austrians plete absence of flies is a remarkable are extremely well provided with petrol-feature of the Italian hospitals. 1 wish driven machine drills. With these they to call attention to the splendid, work also excavated dep caverns for hiding done by the British Bed Cross hospitals near Cormons, to which are attached 24 the guns. One lately captured was un- usually light and strong, with a new ambulances. This and other ambulance type of Mercedes engine,
sections are highly spoken of, by the What I may call the Prisoner Puzzle Italians, who regard the British Red a pleasing manifesta- in accentuated by the fact that the pris-Cross activity
Lord Monson is in charge and Sir omers recently taken here are of remark tien of Allied sympathy. ably fine physique, unlike those I saw
of inspection and is highly satisfied. yesterday. They are mostly Austrian Courtauld Thompson is now on a visit Germans, Poles, and Ruthenies.
The effect of the high explosives shella Much good work has also been done by here is usually terrible Splinters the Fourth Section of the British Red A under the management of an English from the rocks and stones seriously in Cross, which has a travelling X-ray car crease the efficacy of the projectile.
to hard work during the battle of Gorizia young Italian, who at the beginning of lady, Countess Helen Choichen. Owing the war joined the French Army as a volunteer and was wounded at Verduo, one car has been put, out of action, but recovered and has since fought here, suggest the provision of another car said At Verdun the big shell is a specially constructed for mountain climb- big shell; among these rooks it is equaling, such as is made by the Italian Fiat The admission of women as preachers to 10 big shells Fortunately the same Company. The value of the work of the would arrest the inanition with which the applies to the Italian shells fired against Fourth Section can be gathered by the Churches are threatened. Women are the Austrians, who have their own tale fact that as many 45,60, urgent cases have been radiographed aften under fre, in naturally fluent speakers, and many of woe to tell. possess eloquence, sympathetic persuasive The various sectors of the Trentino a single day. All the Bed Cross work ness, deep emot on, and all the gifte and front have been more frequently and here presents unusual difficulties, owing What is evident hare is that the whole qualities of the orator. A clergyman adequately described than any other part to the heat anil the Jack of water. marked to me lately that very few men of the Italian line. I will not repent could occupy the pulpit for many years those descriptions, but week to convey an of industrial Italy is being mobilized without becoming preached out" idea of the problem imposed upon his for war, as is industrial Britain, and Imagine the weekly infliction of a sermons soldiers by General Cadorna when the that the Italians are as much in carnest On this, as on other parts of the front, from a "preached out" pastor! Is it great Austrian 12-inch guns suddenly as are the British strange that a steadily increasing number began last May. Against the concen- uf men abstain from churchgoing? Itration of the Austrian 12-inch guns and the horrible conduct of the Austrians and believe that capable women-preachers masses of infantry the Italians were for Hungarians in using explosive bullets would entice thousands of indifferentists the moment powerless. Though holding and iron-spiked bludgeons for killing the to enter the churches and chapels. A ring well on both flanks, in the centre the wounded has intensifed the war feeling. ing and real address by a woman endow Italians were overwhelmed and their Austrians, like Germans, make reprisals ed with dramatic oratory would draw a cases of supply disorganized. Could the for defeats in the field by acts of cruelty foe be stopped before reaching the and vandalism. Thus, as a reply to the large congregation.
Plain? Already his shells were burst defeat at Gorizia, the Austrians attempt ing along the southernmost brew of the ed to destroy St. Mark's at Venice. The Sette Communi plateau, Asiago and enemy here is symbolized by Francis Arsiero were taken, Schio and Vicenza Joseph, whom portrait is often found seemed within grasp. The problem re- roughly but cleverly sketched on the lamps. He is known to the Italians, not golved itself into one of tune. A few walls or hanged in paper effigy on the as a venerable old man borne down by hours might turn the scale.
The full story of the rapid concen family sorrawa, bút as shrewd, hard, tration of Italian forces the organiza-imperious, and impervious to all family tion of fresh bases of supply, including bereavements.. water, of which there is none on the
In leaving the Italian armies, I desire Asiago plateau, and particularly tho problem of the conversion of mountain to point out that accredited visitors are
into splendid mule-tracks overnight motor roads cannot yet he told When allowed to make any inquiry they chooso told it will form one of the most thrill and see everything they desire, and that stricted military. General Cadorna's. ing chapters of the war. It was roads the censorship is extremely light and zersus big guns. Roads won. In face of view is that if anything is wrong it the strengthening of the Italian counter should be made known, so that it may pressure the Austrians besitated to bring speedily be put right. Personally, I forward their heavy batteries. Hesita
The only regret I have felt during a tion proved fatal to their plans. The have been allowed every kind of freedom. completion of the roads enabled General Cadorna to hold them, to bate the rapid and incomplete survey of the re- Italy concerns the absence of propaganda until the Russian offensive prevented the awakening of the old martial spirit of Austrians from making good their severe in regard to the part that the British losses and relieved the pressure on the Talians. The only door into Italy was Empire is playing. It is only by the slammed in the enemy's face. Now it is reciprocal knowledge of the achievement bolted and burred. I saw the bars yes of each Ally that we shall get the fullest terday. They are stout, effort and enthusiasm from, all. Those The Italian commander who now holds to whom I have given privately infor the gate does not under-estimate the mation as to the real number of our enemy. He is a keen, hard experienced fighting men in France and elsewhere, of soldier, with a splendid staff. He has our output of shells and big guns, and man colonial possessions are astounded. no illusions as to the effort required, but of the successive capturing of the Ger knows that the foe will be beaten. “We may knock fragments off the Austrian Parliamentary figures giving percen mass hero and there," he said, but we tages carry no weight. must go on hammering until we and sburg concrete to atoma.
is it possible that jealousy is at the Manafaster m | Beftom of this movement to eppus women preachers? Can we credit that deer, widespread fervour for religion and humanity can exist with any muni festation of hostility towards preachers un the ground of sex flore! The average ROADS BIG GONE. Jayman would imagine that in their zeal for religion clergymen would welcome and encourage any human being who sight to proclaim the truth.
Unless the Church as a body can over- colex-antagonism and accept the co operation of women in reviving religious nthusiasm the Church will fall farther behind in the march of humanity. In telligent women, bitherto supporters of the Established Church and of the numer aus dissenting sects, will undoubtedly re sent the high-handed rejection of women as preachers Any disaffection among women is certain to bring disruption and disaster to the Churches. If the clergy are unacquainted with the fact, it is time that they learned how many women of to-day are at open variance with the Pauline teaching concerning women.
Women have a suprerie natural claim a4 teachers and preachers. Many of us are apt to smile at the lore which we learnt at our mothers knees. On the other hand, that teaching endures and colours our lives; for we rarely, if ever, quite unlearn the lessons of infancy. Men are principally as women influence and shape them, and there is no question that the noblest and the best have testi- fied to the beneficent influence of women in their lives. Pa
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On my way back from the outer edge King Vietor Emmanuel, their Excellon of the wood, well within the fire tone; cies Generala Cadorna and Porro, visited one of the Italian surgical mobile Colonel Clericesti, and Captain Pirelli, hospitals with an operating theatre that and many other officers By their know can be folded and carried by motor. It ledge of the various sectors of the front is used only for urgent stomach and head Colonel Clericatti and Captain Pirelli tions, which I have found fascinating, To-day worden are doing work that has wounds that cannot bear delay or re have greatly facilitated my investiga Brigadier General Delm6- Rudeclife, hitherto occupied men alone Freaching moval. A portable X ray apparatus, & cannot be classed as an unfeminine occu motor water wagon carrying 500 gallons, head of the British Military Mission at pation. Women are naturally endowed four nurses for surgeons, physicians, for the work The Egyptian under the and orderlies complete the equipment, Italian Headquarters whose acquaint- Pharaohs gave to women some of thei Daring the last two months 240 urgent and with military Italy is probably most sacred religious offices. Men of this operations have been performed. The unique and who is at his desk or in the advanced civilisation of the past recog-hospital has 200 beds. It was given by nised wisely that social progress is im-the city of Milan and works under the possible without the co-operation of both Italian Red Crow
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