Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-10
TOPICS OF THE DAY OF REST
Campaign in Interest Of Ma
tional Problems Launched.
HAS HOME MISSIONS BACKING
Meetings VIII he Held in Series in
Different sections of
Coming TO Omaha Latter
Part Of March.

I" 1na most eANenblNe RNS
ever conducted in the interest OF great ma
fional American problems as they confront
the church will be undertaken by the Home
Missions council. which consists OF the
Home Mission boards OF the Evangelical
denominations throughout the United states
and representing 100000 members
This campaign will be conducted IN Two
series; the first including eastern cities as
follows: Brooklyn. January % and 70;
Hartford, January IS and q; Buffalo, jan
uary N and q: Cleveland. January Is and
%; Pittsburg. January 81 and Feb
ruary /; Baltimore. February l
and 2; Atlanta, February and -
Philadelphia, February Ii and IL the
second series will be in the central west
and will include Cincinnati. March a and
"a; Nashville, March 70 and p; st Louis,
March q and n; Kansas City, March "a
and Is; Omaha, March rs and Is; Mime
apolis, March Is and ~ Chicago March
- and 10
A two day conference will be held In each
lefty, Beginning with the afternoon OF the
lflrst day and closing with the Afternoon
|of the second day the following subject
will be discussed '~Today's Outstanding
Problems OF Home Missions" "The Unity
Of the Church In It's Mission TO America,
PA Christianized Amortization Nation
Building" "A Christianlzed Amortization
World Redemption" THE Church and the
Labor Movement" The Church and Its
Resources-the Men and the Means" CITY
Evangelization." The evening Of the second
day will be devoted to denominational raj
lies. which will be arranged for by the
various UNCONVENTIONAL homo missionary
Societies.
Among the speakers who have already
."nopaaptad ~ faEa mart In this camDaiRn
are the following: Rev. Charles e Jeffer-
son. d. D.; Rev. H.. L. Norehouse. d. D.,
IL. l.. D.: Rev. c.. L. Thompson, d. d., L.
70. D.: Ex-Governor r. B. Glenn; The Right
Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, d. D., L. l.. D.;
Bishop +. r. Hendrix. D. D., l.. l.. D.; Rev.
DANES l. Vance, d. D.; Hon. Joshua Lever
ng. l.. l.. D.; Bishop Luther b. Wilson, d.
.. l.. L. D.; Commissioner Robert Watch
Drn; Rev. John E. White, d. D.; Rev.
arthur s. Lloyd. D. D.; Rev. w. c. Biting,
-. D.; Rev. II. c. Herring, d. D.; Rev. L..
:. Barnes, D, D.; Rev. A. w. Fortune, D..
b.; Rev. Frank Mason North, d. D.; Rev.
Charles Sickle. Rev. w. 8. Holt, d. D.;
Rev. Howard b. Crosse, d. D.; Mr.. j.
Ernest McAfee. Rev. F. N. Wright. Rev.
Howard ]. Melish. Rev. w. d. Mackenzie.
b. D.; Rev. Floyd Tomkins, D. D., and
Bishop Alexander Walters.
II will not be the primary purpose OF this
campaign to raise money. but to present
% the churches of America the Importance
II the home mission enterprise, particularly
s II has developed in recent years. While
he old phases OF home mission work as It
las to do with work in the great west will
Do given their proper emphasis, the newer
problems which present an appeal for mis-
ionary thought and endeavor will be par
~icularly emphasized.
The congestion OF cities. the perils and
opportunities OF immigration. the raising
socialism with it's possible conflict of
lasses. and the aggressions of fanaticism
md superstition are features OF American
problems which give a larger meaning to
home missions,
The executive committee having the af-
Fairs OF the publicity campaign in charge
constitutes Charles L. Thompson, D. D.,
hartman; j. Brownlee Voorhees,, secretary;
Robert c. Herring. d. D.; r. A. Hutchinson,
O. D.; Arthur s. Lloyd, d. D.; II. L.
Morehouse, d. D.; A.. l.. Morris, d. D..
robert Forbes. d. D.; s. L. Queen, D. D.;
= Whitney, d. D.: A. Stewart Hartman,
p. D.; John r. Nelson. ID. D.: William ].
Wright, d. D.; B. D. Gray, D.. D.. all of
whom are national secretaries of various
home mission societies.
The national organization comprising the
'ouncll IollOW' american Baptist Home
Mission society, General Conference of
Free Baptists. Home Mission board,
southern Baptist convention, Missionary
Board of the Christian church. The Ameri-
an Christian Missionary society, Congrega-
ionai Home Missionary society. American
Missionary association, Domestic and For
Ign Missionary society. Protestant Episco.
pol church, Board OF Home missions, Cen
raj Synod. Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Inited States. Board Of Home Missions
nd Church Extension, Methodist Episcopal
hurch, Missionary board. Free Methodist
hurch; Board OF Home Missions. Methods,
Protestant church.: Board Of Missions
fethodist church. south; Board of HON,
fissions. Presbyterian Church In the United
itates OF America; General Assembly,
lone Missions, Presbyterian Church In III,
United States. south; Board OF Home Mis-
ions OF the United Presbyterian church
Board OF Domestic Missions of the Re
Horned Church In America, Home Mission
ny society, United Brethren in Christ.
Presbyterian clergymen OF Omaha an,
N~uvirons are called together for a meetin
n the First Presbyterian church ~ to.s