Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-31
Church EFFORTS UNITED
GREAT EVANGELISTIC CAM
PAIGN FOR NEXT YEAR.
Two Thousand Towns and Villages
in North America to Be Thor
oughly Canvassed.

A united Christian movement which will
operate in ninety centers and affect 1000
towns and villages in North America next
nary meeting in New York city of repre-
sentatives of many branches of the Prot
estant churches in America. This move
ment' is in line with an evangelistic
campaign. but instead of a campaign of
revivaliStS it is to be a series of Setting
up meetings by Christian laymen of all
denominations. In it will be engaged all
societies Of men, OF Sunday schools and
churches which work together with an
evangeiistic purpose.
At the preliminary conference, presided
over by James G. Cannon, vice president
of the Fourth National Bank and chair
man OF the religious work department of
the international committee OF the Y. NJ.
{. A. there We're representatives OF nine
church brOtherhoodS, of the international
Sunday School Association and of the
Young Mems Christian Association.
The plan is to hold a series of union
m.n's meetings and conferences in ninety
of the leading city centers, which will
reach more than 1900 towns and villages.
This will make it u commemorative, coun-
try-wfde and church-wide movement. not
only to convert men. but to make every
church, Sunday school, mems society and
Bible class more effective continually to
carry forward movement for men and
boys. 1t will aim not only for a revival
Of Christianity. but a survival of Christian
effort after the meetings are over. II
proposes to leave behind it in every place
a force Of men at work on five-yeaT
policy that will affect every man and
every business and house in town. \
campaign on such lines as proposed was
recently held in Cleveland for a week, in
which 456 men Of the churches, brother
hoods and societies were engaged. and
which resulted In $50 men and boys de-
claring for the Christian life. These men
were Immediately taken into fellowship
and friendship by the organizations which
are prepared as social, spiritual and Bible
study centers to conserve and carry for
ward the results of these services.
Many men who took a large part in
advanced the gifts to the foreign missions
200 per cent, 1t Is explained, will take
hold of this practical outlet for their serv-
ice in their home towns.
The undertaking will open in 1911. A
committee of eleven has been appointed
the preliminary steps and to organize a
permanent committee of forty business
men to carry out the plan. This com
mittee is composed of Charles T. Thomp'
son of the Presbyterian Brotherhood OF
America Minneapolis, Mimi: Frank
Harvey Field, Baptist Brotherhood, New
York city; Rev. Elmore Harris. Toronto
Ont; Frank Dyer. Congregational Broth
eriood of America, Chicago; Fayette l.
Thompson, Methodist Brotherhood, New
York city: Hubert Carleton, Brotherhood
of ST. Andrew. Boston, Mass. p. G. Mac
farland, Brotherhood of Disciples OF
Christ, Kansas City, Mo: Marion Law
rance. International Sunday School AS
ISOLATION. Chicago: y. l.. Phillips. Broth
erhood Of the Presbyterian Church in the
1,1l1
Brotherhood of Andrew and Philip, Phila
delphia Pa; Fred 3. Smith, religious
work department. international commit
tee, New York city.