Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1919 — WRESTLING PARSON IN ARMY [ARTICLE]

WRESTLING PARSON IN ARMY

Soldiers Thrown’ by Chaplain Currie of Second Division Promise to Go to Church. With the American. Forces in Ger-‘ many.—Chaplain E. S. Currie of the Second division has become known among the American forces on the Rhine as “the wrestling parson” in his go-to-church campaign, which he inaugurated recently among the soldiers. Chaplain Currie has been putting on an exhibition in Leutesdorf every night, the last few weeks, and each man he throws promises to Induce five other soldiers to accompany him to church the Sunday following the wrestling match. The contests have been held In the Leutesdorf playhouse. Chaplain Curr|e has been tayng on different men from the Third battalion of the Sixth marines each night. Reports to' the chaplain’s office of the Second division say that Chaplain Currie baa been winning,, about 75 per cent the matches.