Regular Army Men Go to Church in 1925 Revival
The 1925 annual report by Colonel John T. Axton shows a major rise in voluntary church attendance in the Regular Army, with 1,880,627 people attending 15,261 services across posts. Services spanned all denominations, including Protestant and Catholic, often held in improvised spaces due to lack of church buildings.
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Army Chaplains See 58 Added in Year as Service Attends Church
The report urges Congress to fund chapel programs at posts with four to five chapels yearly. Army personnel attend church at each post at least thirteen times annually, with many officers worshiping in nearby civilian churches. Total reserve chaplains reach 1,115 with Roman Catholics leading at 213, Methodists 213, and Episcopal 163.
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Railway extension in England runs forty trains daily
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