The Chaplain and the War (Classic Reprint)

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So, man's extremity is God's opportunity. The hunger and thirst for the living God is an impressive and triumphant fact. When France entered on the war she had no chap lains attached either to Navy or Army. The Administration made no provision for the religious aspirations of her fighting men. But the significant fact is that before the campaign was four months old, the appeal for Padres was so strong that it had to be met. The Comtesse de Courson is author ity for the statement that to-day France has over twenty thousand priests serving in various capacities, and that all her battleships and armies have their chaplains. In a struggle like the present there is need for the.

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