Show SOLDIERS RECEIVE REG E I V E TRACTS FROM US U.S. U. U s. s American merican Society Does the Work Published in Languages Languages Lan Lan- for All The NEW EW YORK July 22 The The American American Americ Amer Amer- society is endeavoring to tofi ican ic ican n Tract aU aUthe which come to it fill fi fill all the requests the waters for religious from across literature for the men in the trenches far the Rev Dr Judson Swift general general general gen gen- So SQ eral secretary of the organization has hassent hassent sent Rent to Europe tracts Thousands Thousands Thousands Thou Thou- other the sands of tracts are printed on side and for these Dr Swift has supplied supplied sup sup- I plied the money Dr Swift has sent tracts tracts- alone I to the Rev Dr Henry Heno van Dyke United States St tes minister to The Hague Dr van vanDyko vanDyke vanI I for the Dr Swift asking D Dyke Dyko ke wrote to he had received these he tracts tracts After I sent a request for a second consignment consign consign- ment He wrote Dr Swift that they proved very useful and very helpful i All the Christian literature sent to was in the Dutch language lan lan- DP Dr van Dyke This was athis at this his request He has guage distributed the leaflets at the front and also to the Belgian refugees in Holland I So far Dr Swift has supplied tracts I in English Dutch and Russian but bute butle le e stands ready to have his reading matter matter translated into any language for which there is a demand and to Ithe the Germans as well as to the allies His idea Is that the men in the trenches having plenty of time on onI I their hands and being in a position consolation of I need all the religion will read these ittle books readily and gladly Also Sanitary Directions AU All of ot the leaflets are specially 1 adapted to men in war A Soldiers Soldier's Text Book is the little volume of ot which he has sent the largest number It tOols is covered in red and has six forty-six pages ages There is a a. prayer for tor every night land and very every morning of the month There is a a. Prayer of a Dying Soldier The Thelast i last four pages contain a chapter on r 1 Important Sanitary Directions The tracts are sent to the front frontI through I the chaplains and also through John R R. Motts Mott's Young Mens Men's Christian association Cl camps Thousands o a of tracts I fe feo g have been distributed to the Russian i prisoners in Germany These were printed in the Russian language They went at the request of the Rev WillI Will- Will Willlam I lam liam Fetler a Russian Baptist clergyman clergy- clergy clergyman clergyman man now in this country countr- He said aid f his fellow countrymen who were facing Text the guns needed A Soldiers Soldier's J and all other religious reading which could be obtained Dr Swift wrote a letter to leaders I of lot the Protestant religion in France rance I h J but the answer came back that the French army was well supplied with Christian reading matter I Some of the other tracts copies of i I Dr Swift has sent to the allies by iby the hundreds h are The Converted Soldier Sunny Jims Jim's First Aid Pack Aid Pack Pack- f age Pivot Battles in Life Life Life- 1 I I Wish Had The Bible the Word Vord of God How How to Come to Jesus and The Bibles Bibles The Sunny Jim tract was v by George Avery Reeder sec- sec sectary tary to the army and navy branch If d f the Y M M. C. C A A. I Text From Psalms The fhe Soldiers Text Book was sup sup- I lied olied sup lied to of the national guard if this country who served In the American Spanish war and it Is beng beng beng be- be I ng sent to our men on the Mexican order jl-order order corder It was vas written by the Re Rev ir r r. r J J. J M M. MacDuff It is also headed r Confidence i e in Time of War Its r text is from ro Psalm which i 1 Though a host should encamp me my heart shall not fear hough Though war should rise against me in hI his is will I be confident The rhe prayer recommended to be said saidy 11 v y a dying soldier isI Is is- is I 0 God beseech r Thee to look down pon pan me in Thy great mercy I 1 am bout to leave this world Guilty and ande t in myself all my hope for mercy lercy e is in i nth the merits of f T Jesus og Christ rf I Ity iv y blessed Saviour I 1 would lay hold holda a dying sinner on the precious as- as ranee rance that He is able to save unto I e uttermost and that his blood can rash away even such guilt as mine Oh forgive all ray ny past iniquities id d let leme me fall asleep Bleep in Jesus in the i essed eased hope of eternal life Give me tience to endure whatever I 1 may mayve ve ye yet to suffer sutter as I walk through Ie e e valley of the shadow of death let lete lete e e fear no evil feeling that Thou f e e with me I 1 would especially commend to Thy care and keeping all my be- be ved relatives and friends at home to e shall meet no more in this world may we all meet before Thy throne glory Do Thou bind up their foken hearts and give them strength rid d grace to submit to Thy will Be hou ou their everlasting friend and porn por- por n may they take comfort in Thine yn n gracious promise promise- promise Leave Leave thy herless children I will preserve them t ye ve and let thy widows trust In Me MeI i I r pray for Thy blessing upon my i low allow soldiers I pray for Thy forgivers forgive forgive- ss rs to my enemies Pity the wounded I sieve Kieve the prisoners support the dying C I II i And now Lord what wait I for My ope pe is in Thee Have Thou mercy on oni i Vf soul Smooth my death pillow Bye vs ve me a entrance Into thet the t I rId of spirits s Take me to Thyself r I dwell forever in glory through the I i ants ants' rits rits' of Jesus Christ my only y i our Amen I |