The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-29
sion The aim is new development OF the
Endeavor idea. and larger winter plans.

XXX
Presbyterians are TO inaugurate a stimuli
taneous mission with the new year. The
last General Assembly recommended for
ward movement and In response 10 the
same more than one-half of all leading pas
tors have signified their intention &c hold
during the winter revival services in some
form. The movement is TO be started with
watch night services and thereafter the
three months of January, February and
March are to enlist all professional evan
gelists and all pastors who can be induced
to leave their home work. Immediately
after New Years day the movement is to
begin In New York city. The greatest
preachers in the denomination are to be
taken there and at least seven simultaneous
meetings are TO be maintained for at least
one week. Following New York meetings
on a similar scale are TO be held in Phil
adelphia, Pittsburg, Columbus, Cleveland
and Chicago Personal effort is being ap-
pealed to and pastors are now being urged
to employ the remaining weeks of the old
year getting ready for the crusade. Pres
byterians are saying that while they in
crease in Numbers each year the growth is
far too small, when opportunities are con-
charged and this wholesale effort is to be
made to drive the same out.
Disciples Of Christ and Baptists are also
discussing revivals and work by evangelists.
For the last month Baptists have talked Of
little else at all Of their ministers meetings.
Early in November Disciples formally
created a Board Of National Evangeliza-
ton, a separate department of their body.
the work of which will be the support of
capable evangelists In new fields and the
establishment of a bureau Of information
for churches and preachers. Mr.. H. O..
Breeder, of Des Moines, is the president and
a national secretary will undertake detailed
work. The announced aim Is to induce at
least 5000 ministers to hold as many re-
vival meetings this winter. Baptists are
still discussing plans. but 1t is said they will
announce the same very soon. They will
not, 1t Is declared. encourage professional
evangelists, nor permit financial deals in
their engagement to come to the surface.
They will, rather, strive to induce each
pastor to be his own evangelist. Several
other religious bodies are preparing to in
augurate systematic propaganda work with
the opening Of 1904.
The purchase OF an expensive site and the
erection of UNCONVENTIONAL headquarters IN
New York by Presbyterians North was crit
icised severely a few years ago, when the
same was done at Fifth avenue and Twen-
tieth street, In that city. Funds belonging
to the Boards of Home and Foreign Mis-
sions were invested in this manner, under
the claim that by so investing them they
would not only bring In a fair return but
would result in the boards getting their
own quarters rent free. The General As
sembly even appointed a committee of in
vestigation and on 1t former President Har-
rison served. Now not only Is all accom-
plished that the projectors claimed might
be accomplished. but the boards have just
been compelled to purchase additional
space, first to insure light on the western
exposure Of their building. and second to at
ford room for tenants. The building cost
81, 900 and the debt upon it is now only
about 100000 Every room in 1t is rented
and the boards get nearly a whole floor
each rent free.