Show PASTE I 1 IN pa in many protestant clergymen beat bear arms in european war p preachers rea chers of both franco france and germany forced to go to front when call to colors came churches are broken up now new york more alore than protestant clergymen are bearing arms in the french army according to a state ment issued here by S karl taylor secretary of 0 the board ot of foreign missions of the methodist episcopal church while nearly all of the german 4 methodist ministers engaged in missionary and religious work in south germany have been called to the colors the methodist theological school at frankfort germany has been closed most of the students having been dratted drafted into the army mr taylor said bishop nuelson in charge of 0 the tha work 0 of the boards affairs in europe reports to the home office that churches are disturbed and families and congregations broken up the statement continues rev ernest W superintendent of the church in france sailed from fro new ne york on the Minne minnehaha halia in the hop hope e of being able to reach parishes parish in southeastern france which are said to be in great distress fear was expressed by officials of the board here that it turkey goes to war missionary workers in tunis and algeria will be in great peril from missionaries in the belgian kongo word was received of a threatened attack from the neigh neighboring neighbors bori n g german colonies letters from liberia tell of 0 distress and anxiety among the missionaries there due to the possibility ot of an uprising among the natives who mr air taylor said had become imbued with the war spirit as the news of 0 the european war had spread among them missionaries in india and eastern asli asia it 11 is said are facing serious problems growing groning out of financial and trade disorders |