The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-10-06

every side there comes with steadily
Increasing urgency the demand What
is this Movement
1t is a simple recognition Of the fact
that conditions that maintain today
must not be tolerated. 1t is part OF
the general interest manifested in
social and political circles. 1t sees the
evil and Is disturbed by 1t; 1t sees the
remedy and is aroused to action. The
true dynamic for social and political
Improvement Is the spiritual force.
active or latent, In every man; that
force which prompts and can help
every man to make the most of him
self. This movement deals primarily
with this force. Therefore, In single
sentence we can say that this Is an
| effort to so relate every man to the
| life Of Jesus Christ that, 80 far as he
1 is concerned, better condition al
ready exists, and SO far as he touches
Others. he will help them in the up
ward trend. 1t does not deal In beau
1 tiful generalities, but is most specific
| in saving that complete manhood will
be the result OF mans accepting all
/ that Christ offers him, and OF his CIV
ing all that he has to others. Impress
i sion and expression are the two key
/ words.
/ The uniuueness Of this movement is
not In this emphasis. The fundamen-
i tai features of 1t are as old as the
christian religion. "Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and thy neighbor as myself All that
goes into the construction Of an aero
plane is as old as the hills. Only the
; combination is new, but 1t is the com
. bination that makes 1t go. So that
which is unique In this movement is
the combination, or combinations, fol
Z there are two. The first Is Of forces
the second OF messages.
7 We have had a great deal OF discus
sion about church union. Here We
: have some of the fruit of that discus
: sion Moved as by one spirit, the broth
erhoods Of nine denominations ant
!. i three great inter-church organizations
the international Sunday School Asso
citation, the Gideons, and the the In
: ternational Committee of Yount
Mems Christian Association, join
e hands and hearts in an effort to hast
en- the realization Of the kingdom O
/, God on earth.
This unity of action at once caugh
the popular interest, yet to those VIII
), are in the work 1t seems perfectl
natural. Without discussion of creed
j. ritual or polity. they plunged into tn
t. common task. The message is to tn
whole man. Tie FIVE great theme
t. Boys Work, Bible Study, Evang elisn
Social Service, Missions. look to tn
working out Of the general ideal of r
q. ligious impression and religious e,
pression to the last detail.
To understand this movement whic
is SO evidently gaining In momentum
O. both In cities and in rural district
a. we must first know some of the pu
O. poses that are in the minds and hear
n of those who brought 1t to the pre-
u ent stage.
in The Purpose.
sc Several facts should be taken I'M
70 consideration: The first is that viii
W the church is being severely criticise
er here is movement correlating IL
st masculine forces of the continent, ce
,e. tering In a committee known as TT
to Committee of Ninety-seven," compose
ho of representative men from all par
CHI or the United States and Canada, al
ty from all communions This committ
lis has accepted the responsibilities of
campaign which will reveal more full
he than ever the real power Of this gre
he institution. Surely this is declal
en- ton OF faith that must encourage
ICY who love the church. 1t is splend
ig- evidence of vital strength.
om These men believe that for christi