Word: baptisme
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Lang got his baptism of fire in Italy the second day of Salerno, when he found himself the only correspondent with an American regiment that was completely surrounded and cut off from the coast by superior German forces...
Chaplains in general feel that the Hour is raising the religious interest of the troops. They cite the fact that many men ask for baptism, confirmation, some talk about entering the ministry after the war. But by & large the men's attitude tends toward the cagey. Many of them preface their questions apologetically: "Without disrespect to the Church. . . ." Says the Ministry of Information, with bland British understatement: "There is extremely little real hostility to the Church. The commonest attitude might be accurately described as disappointment or impatience...
Suddenly, however, the contribution of the Rev. Mr. Frederic B. Kellogg, who, appropriately for the baptism, is a minister of Christ Church in Cambridge appeared. Looking not for the subtle nor for the "flashy", he had suggested the "HARVARD SERVICE NEWS...
Typical was the fighting in central Tunisia, near Sened, where battle-green U.S. troops got a fiery baptism. Their objective was the Sened railroad station, 50 miles from the coast. As their half-tracks and anti-tank guns advanced through a sandy valley, German 75s and 88-mm.s in the hills opened up. German planes dive-bombed them, strafed infantrymen as they rolled up in trucks...
...Arthur has had a real experience with the Lord as have many other young men who have had battle experience. ... A week ago last Sunday, Nov. 27, Arthur came forward with 17 others in his group, and publicly professed Jesus Christ as his own personal Saviour and Lord. Baptism followed...