The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

Men of prominence in the professions
and business of the United States and
Canada are lending their names and CIV
ing personal attention to an effort to put
into heads and hearts of men and boys
more knowledge of the Bible, higher
ideals of conduct, and greater inclination
to work at their religion. Their common
plan is the men and religion movement,
which opens its campaign in st. Paul
and Minneapolis in October.
1t is not a minister's plan, but a
scheme wholly in the hands of laymen.
Its serious character is seen from the
fact that behind 1t are James G. Cannon,
the New York banker; R. A. Long, the
famous Kansas City lumberman; c. E.
Milliken the millionaire developer of the
Maine forests; Fred E. Tasker and
Frank Harvey Field, New York lawyers
in Wall street; James H. Post. with the
Hayemeyers in the sugar trust; James
NJ. Speer. the greatest linen merchant in
America; Edward H. Bonsan. the Phila-
oelphia banker. and men who have
helped to make their respective cities.
like E. NJ. McBrier. of Buffalo: Ralph w.
HARRISON, of Pfttsburg; James D.
Hustled, of Denver; Benjamin F. Ed
wards, of st. Louis, and G. W. F.
Swartzel, of Washington.
Giving up their vacations, 31s men Of
the stamp Of the foregoing just met for
a week on Lake George, and day and
night throughout that time earnestly
planned the campaign. There were pres
ent men from the Canadian Northwest
and the maritime provinces of the Do
minion. Men were also there from New
York and Philadelphia. Some even got
leave from Washington and its reciproc-
ity bill, not then passed, to go and talk
religion.
Men who are leading in this venture
include Mr.. Fred B. Smith, of the In
ternational Y NJ. c. A, Mr.. Hubert
Carleton, of the Brotherhood of ST. An
drew. Mr.. Fayette =. Thompson of the
Methodist Brotherhood, Mr.. David Rus
SELL just here from South Africa and
w R. Lane of London. At the recent
meeting a leader was the Rev. DR.. ].
W. Williamson, of the Third Baptist
Church, of St. Louis So striking was his
address that il has been printed and is
to form a campaign document.
The business plan which these Chris
tian laymen have adopted marks an ad-
vance in religious method. Inc prlncl-
pal cities are reckoned headquarters
and in them have been formed commit
tees of business men representing all
churches. Between October and May
next Social Weeks, somewhat after the
plan of Catholics of Continental Europe,
will be held in nearly one hundred cities.
These include Halifax, St. John, Mon
treal, Toronto, London, Winnepeg and
Vancouver IN the Dominion, Boston and
all large cities west to st. Louis in the
North. Richmond Atlanta, New Orleans,
Nashville and Memphis in the South,
and Denver. Salt Lake City. Los Ange-
les, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma,
Seattle and Spokane in the Rocky Noun
tain and Coast regions. Apart from these
Social Weeks auxiliary ones are planned
in tributary cities, so that the whole
country is theoretically to be covered.
These meetings are not mass conven-
ions with dinners, but are institutes,
arranged almost as are college courses,
and every hour of every day for the
Week is given its part.
That there may be duplication, and the
most accomplished in the shortest time