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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 97, 18 January 1919, Page 7

■ ' T*lie orrlei* of the Bath, conferred oil Dr. Sininis," who "tfns principal chaplain - to. tbn .British .Expeditionary Force, and : .still, holds; the. office* except;'.'ii,s repijjJs .Anglican, chaplains, is the fi'rs.t find, ,sp f;(.r, the only;' award of tliir'same" rank bestowed' ltppii'-a, Vliaplain." '"'ln "a 'letter ' t6' the 'Moderator : of the Church": of rScot- • land; Dr;'- Simm's,-tfith : —characteristic -modesty; ■ describes his -as ' "ait expression of our great chief's approval 2 ,J.® ,l ' ol 'k. ( rf'Otu'-.cMplains in tho field. Dr. Simms is not a. member of -the. Church; of-Scotland.- He is a Presbyterian with an-Irish.connection, and , tho honour of his. name,is in all the churc.hes. , ' . . : A significant event- look place in Bag- " dad' in'connection -with :,the 'special 'service. of-jinterce'ssion -on: August- -t.-.Tlio Ghaplaihs'. Department, suggested that one great, united service should lie . held in Bagdad, representative of tlie Trn- • iestant interests in I lie Army. Details . wefo left to the two chaplains- represents '..-ingfflidse interests in Bagdad, viz.ftevi ; D. G. JJacpherson, M.A., Church of Engr land;' and • Hev. P. ;J. Walkey, M.S., .Senior . United. Board ..Chaplain,' "An ' abbreviated form of'evensong with special ' war prayerV was" adopted. A : great'aiidienco of 3000 officers and men attended. The army commander and his staff, the Military' Governor and ; his-staff. the heads of departments of General Headquarters, sisters from the hospitals, and non-commissioncd officers and men were - presents The whole, force in Mesopotamia was represented. The outstanding '''part of'the service va* the/address delivered by.the Rev. F. J. H. Humphrey, . D.S.O. It . was a. true- man's-; address; to . men. : . ■ (She cable news in, this tissue.accredited • :to -the -London "Times" has appeared in . that Journal, but only where expressly ' ptatM. is such, news the editorial opinion M the "Times.") , '