The Greeley tribune., 1909-09-30
ALL CHURCHES TO
CANVASS GREELEY
VOLUNTEERS ARE CALLED FOR
Meeting Was Held in .irst NJ. f..
Church Sunday

A matter of great Christian inter-
est to the citizens of Greeley is the
enumeration of our population with
reference to their religious denom-
lnational preferences which is to take
place on Friday of this week. All
the local churches will combine for
the accomplishment of the task,
which is to be carried out under the
auspices of the lnterdenominational
Sunday school association. John c.
Carman, state superintendent OF sys-
tematic visitation, was in Greeley
Tuesday and held meetings in the
United Presbyterian church to ar
range for the canvas.
The movement is to be carried out
simultaneously throughout the &tate.
Greeley has been divided into five
districts as follows: That portion of
the city lying west of the railroad is
quartered from the corner OF Tenth
street and Tenth avenue. Rev. X. j.
Hunter is chairman of the southeast
district; Rev. j. NJ. Wylie of the
southwest district; Rev. ID. d. For
ward, the northeast district; Rev. W
A. Philips, northwest district: and
Rev. III. c. Warner, the east side
district. These gentlemen will have
charge of about fifty visitors each and
vii be responsible for taking up the
returns on the evening of Friday and
reporting to headquarters at the First
Nj. E. church, where it is expected
that the complete enrolment will
be in hand the same day.
Two hundred to two hundred and
, twenty-five visitors will be needed for
the canvass and this number has
: been apportioned to the churches
doing the work. Volunteers were
asked for last Sunday morning tc
, supply this number of census takers
, and it is hoped that all classes of our
citizens will volunteer. If the plaus
: work as in other states, it will re
= quire only about one hour to com
plete the canvass and it is hoped tina
Christian business men and womeI
will take leading part in the work
The most important part of tn,
j census however, Will follow the can
vass. The names of all persons il
the community signifying a prefer
a ence for any particular denomina
tion, either as members or attend
ants, will be given to the pastor o
e representatives of that church Thi
! will include the Catholic and smalle
e denominations as carefully as tn
g larger Care will be taken to avoi
: any discrimination, by sending tn
visitors in couples, each couple rer
I, resenting different denomination:
+ They will have visiting books fo
: classifying each person. When thes
= returns are in it is intende
n that the churches in question
each and all of them viii follow u
y the Information thus obtained by
d systematic visitation of those WI
N are not yet attached to any churc
$ and endeavor to get them to ate,
v and to become members of the Su
ie day schoo, and eventually themSclS'
Christians.
IS This full and detailed statement
IN made to the public that there may |
D. a thorough understanding and fea
ot irg of entire satisfaction with r,
o. spect to the fairness and sinte
is eaied character of the work and III
re- all Christians especially may volIl
u teer to help.
ly The volunteers, all of then
reported to the superintendent an
" district chairmen at the First M.
o, church yesterday afternoon at
t. O'Clock to receive information an
instruction.