Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-23
Augusta Pastors and Lay
men Are Informed
As 10 The Men and Religion
Forward Movement.
Rev. C. G. Harhuti and Jefferson
Smith Explain Proposed York.

= conference was hela Friday after
moor II the South ieHish GoHsrt ga
tional church, for the uurposo of giving
an :nttial impetus in this section to
the Men and Religion movement, Which
was launched in Buffalo in October,
1910 The conference opened at go and
was attended by the pastors and lay
men Of the local churches. Rev. Charles
G. Harbutt OF Bangor secretary OF the
state congregational Conference and
Missionary Society. and Jefferson 9.
Smith of WaterVille. secretary Of the
State Y. NJ g a, both of whom are
members Of Il Committee of loo, re-
Gently appointed In Portland for the
purpose e taking up the work Of the
State. inst as il was planned for tie
committee appointed At the BHHaftle
conference ia take up the work
throughout the United states and Can
adm Two of the pastors IF tn Hal
lowell ehurr hes, Rev Malcolm Dana
and Re- / ". steele. were also pres
CIT a, Tho conference.
Key. {. j.. Boothby pastor Of the
south Parish Congregat church,
WIS cnosel chairman Of the meeting
arI prayer vas offered BY Re9. Henry
= Dannar s. pastor Of tho Green street
a.etEodist church. MIR. Smith and Mr.
nasiHft thn explained III deta3l he
purpeee ana nethod Of the Men and
Religion movement.
The two speakers took Hp THE MS
tory and scope OF tho movement UP 10.
the present time. 1he* TOLD OF il be-
ginYip@Y and how on NAV rs. 1910.
@,nali group representing various re-
He54qe organizations of Christian men,
met IN q hetel is Ney York city
-h4oRet., together by a common inter
..sj The consideration % TIE need Of
1arset work faf<thr men ef tho church.
further meeting WAS held IL October
Of Tho same year at Buffalo. =; which
90 picked men, representing - cities
and - states and provinces Of North
America were together for two days.
Vt tn Buffalo meeting "a Committee
o. - WaS appointed aad it was decd
I'd t. hold conventions n q eities III
North America. \ campaign MS to he
iueugurated in each Oh tie elites and
in each c0nmittee Of 1t6 Clergymen
and t3Ymcn VAS appointed To have the
movement in hand. which IS nter-de-
nominat.pnal and unseetarian. 1t l.
proposed in each of these cities To have
a campaign Of eight dass during
which experts dong various lines Of
Werk should speak.
The werl<. which II is PROPOSED to
d.. follows along five lines: Work for
Toys BiblC study. SOCIAL service. evan
g,Iisnl and missions. Thu proposition
4hica these workers are undertaking
is to federate the FORK q the Hen in
the churches. 50 as 10 make the church
more effet tive IN reaching the men of
the city and nation and workins With
the Hcn.
Ques3l MS were asked and remarks
made by the clergS9men and lavmen
present, after the fuH and interesting
explanation Of the work made i,r Mr..
Harhutt and Mr. Smith.
II was brought oct in the discussion
that tins movement vas believed - BE-
the greatest religious movement for
A good many years, both in import
ancc and influence. It's purpose Is to
Utilize the reserve force of the man
hood Of america fer definite erds. II
not only takes up the commonly ac-
cepted religious work. such as Bihie
study, evangelism and missions. but
if also reaches the boys and trains
them fer religious and also for social
service. II means that the men of the
churches federated in this way may
be of greater service to the civic and
social inter- SITS of the communities. Il
is not AN organization as q substitute
for tne church, but II is movement
which VIII Tolerate existing organ MA