The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-23
MEN AND RELIGION.
Movement Is Given Boost at Topeka
Meeting.

THE Men and Religion movement in
my opinion is the biggest thing in the
history of nations" said H ". Nc
Afee. chairman of the Kansas City
committee OF ZOO Friday night in
Gemmen hall before more than 100
men of Topeka and surrounding towns,
who are deeply interested in this move
nent which is to occupy the attention
CT the religious men all over the coun-
| try in the coming months.
1t is movement, continued the
speaker, intended to clear the atmos-
phere so that the present religious or
The church is simply organized Chris
tianity. There is nothing that is worth
doing in the way of social reform that
cannot be done best through the
church.
"One great peril is that the move
ment may turn out a lot of cranks.
For example one man said evangelism
is the only great work. We can't all
do evangelistic work and the state
ment isn't true. We want to avoid
cranks and do notwant to develop fanat-
les. We need men with a full rounded
point of view.
I'VE want men to face the problem
of boy work-to do something for the
boys. Seventy-f1ve per cent of the boys
in the Sunday school slip out in their
teens. The boy problem is the man
problem
Take a young man in football or
baseball team and he will submit to
discipline because he has motive. We
must have a motive. and that is one
of the great messages that the Men
and Religion movement brings.
We men have been in the bleachers
too long. We must get out on the dia-
mond and play the game. 1t is as we
individual men get to work that we
viii accomplish results
The ministers are praising Cod,
said the Rev. Robert Gordon in speak
ing on THE Attitude of the Ministry
Towards the Men and Religion Move
ment." Il think in Topeka we are go
ing to ind needs we had not imagined
and the men are going to get hooked
up to real work. don't see how a
mans spiritual health can be kept up
by attending church an hour a week
thing of the sort, The doors are go
ing to be opened so that every man will
find there is work for him.
rs thu movement to be permanent
well, that DEPENDS said DIR. r. l.
Loveland. I'VE American people are
great on mass meetings, parades, ban
quets, etc. We know how to beat the
tom-toms and how to handle the
many of the movements are like grand
fathers clock-they stop short never
to go again
II believe the ideal for which the
movement stands is as permanent as
the Christianity which tie movement
serves. The question remains whether
you are going to carry out the pro
gram. It is easy to mount up on wings
like eagIes-it is intoxicating-bu it is
not so easy to run without getting
tired. The thing is to walk without
getting weary"
President Frank K. Sanders spoke
Of the eight day Campaign which will
be held December 11-19 in Topeka and
which will be attended by a corps of
religious experts of national reputa-
ton. THE great trouble" said the
speaker 'js that we are working too
much apart as individuals. The object
of the eight day campaign is to cause
US to couple together as large group
Of men,"
DR.. E. S. Pettyjohn spoke on What
is Expected of Topeka" He stated
that each church is to have five Off
oial representatives who will attend as
many Of the conferences as possible
while the eight day campaign is in
progress in order 10 gain knowledge
that can be impaired to the other men
of the churches. In other words the
campaign is expected to develop ex-
perts along religious lines.
Eighteen men from Manhattan head
ed by Prof. J. w. SeaFson of the State
Agricultural college. attended the meet
ing. Prof. Searson made a few re-
marks as did also DR.. w. F. Harding
of LeavenwOFth.
A. A. GODDARD presided over the meet
irg.