American messenger . discovered among the workmen one who hasseen over two years of service in Gallipoli andFrance. For half an hour he tells of trenchwarfare, and miraculous escapes in the midstof hellish battles, and again the men realizewhat is before them. The show is now over, most of the menwander back to their barracks, perhaps takingalong a library book to read in their bunkstill taps sounds; a few linger, and as likely asnot share in a box of home-made cookies somemother has sent to the camp that day. Soon allare gone and the secretaries, forming a broombrigade, sweep the floor so tha
American messenger . discovered among the workmen one who hasseen over two years of service in Gallipoli andFrance. For half an hour he tells of trenchwarfare, and miraculous escapes in the midstof hellish battles, and again the men realizewhat is before them. The show is now over, most of the menwander back to their barracks, perhaps takingalong a library book to read in their bunkstill taps sounds; a few linger, and as likely asnot share in a box of home-made cookies somemother has sent to the camp that day. Soon allare gone and the secretaries, forming a broombrigade, sweep the floor so that the place isclean for Sunday —William D. Mur-ray, in Association Men. •S «? H Patriot Libraries Popular The Rev. Robert Scott Inglis, , writesfrom Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa: I am in camp in the service of our Presby-terian War Commission. I note the presenceof the Patriot Library in some of the Y. M. C. Of the set of twenty volumes in oneof the buildings ten volumes were out, which. ONE OF MANY CAMP LIBRARIES AT FORT THOMAS, KY was a larger proportion than of any other books. That is the best possible recommendation ofthe books, a practical one. Every one of thestory books in the library has a high is a telling temperance story, two othersare stories of missionary work, and the restare an inspiration for good to every young fel-low. Good clean fiction and books of travel andearnest, practical religious talks—they are justwhat the boys need, and that is what the Amer-ican Tract Society is giving them. i£ Among the Slavs in Pennsylvania Mr. John Martinco has for many years beendistributing the evangelical publications of theAmerican Tract Society among his fellow-countrymen of Slavic origin in the State ofPennsylvania. In a recent report he writes: During the last month my entire time wasspent around the vicinity of Pittsburgh. I be-lieve that missionary colportage work is moreneedful and more helpful at the present timethan ever
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