The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-08-01
TO INTEREST MEN IN
RELIGIOUS MATTERS
Countrywide Movement to be
lnaugurat0d by LaymGn
Countrywide Movement to Be Con-
Quoted by Newspapers and Laymen.

Countrywide Movement to Be Con-
Quoted by Newspapers and Laymen.
Secretary Honey has been appointed
by the local Y. M. G. A. as its
representative to the Men and Relig-
ion Conference" which started Sun
day at Silver Bay, which will be at
tended by the leading laymen and
ministers of the country. 1t will be
one of the greatest conferences ever
held at Silver Bay. The pressure of
local work prevented Mr.. Honey's
attending.
The purpose of this gathering is to
outline the program of the men and
Religion Forward Movement" for the
coming year. One of the greatest
campaigns in the history of the coun-
try will be Systematically waged by
men and boys in every city of the
United States between September.
1911. and May, 1912, the plans for
which will be made at this confer
ence.
The forward movement is a CO.
operative one on the part of the
mems organizations of the evangelical
churches in behalf of the Christian
life of men and boys in North Amer
lea. The objects of the movement
are to create an effort to secure the
personal acceptance of Jesus Christ
by the individual manhood and boy
hood of our times; to enroll men and
boys in daily and systematic study
of the Holy Scriptures; to increase
and continue the emphasis of the
Christian religion as the one and
only hope of the world and to make
the abiding missionary enterprises
of the church at home and abroad
the most vital and permanent ele-
ment in the Christian life; to en-
phasize the modern message of Chris
tianity in social service and useful
ness; to unite churches. brotherhoods.
Sunday schools and Y. M. C. A. de-
partments in a workable plan of
permanent specialized efforts for men
and boys.
In order to accomplish its purpose a
thorough campaign of this country
has been planned by the leaders in
the movement. Advertising and per-
sonal work will be the principal
methods used in the work. A pub
licity campaign will be carried on in
the leading newspapers and maga-
zines in the country setting forth the
Christian enterprises and all sorts
of religious work. The foremost
writer's of the time have promised to
contribute to the periodicals.
The personal work will be done by
experts and men well trained in re-
ligious campaigns. Teams of these
experts will be stationed in ninety
of the largest cities of the country.
Institutions will be inaugurated by
them for the purpose of training
others and meetings for the public
will be led by them. Auxiliary sta
tions will be made in the largest Sec
ond class cities in the vicinity of the
largest towns and from these the
country districts will be reached
Morristown will be in touch with New
ark, which is the only city in this
state where team of experts will
be located.
Before the last of September, there
will be 1850 towns and cities in the
United States reached by the work
ers in the movement and Sunday,
September oath, has been designated
as Rally Day for the Forward Nave
ment in the churches of all denom-
nations throughout the country. AT
that time the five phases of the move
ment will be presented, namely the
problems of Bible study, the boy,
social service, missions and individ-
ual evangelism.
The national committee on the
movement is composed of ninety
seven of the most prominent laymen
in the country, James G.. Cannon,
president of the Fourth National
bank, of New York City, being chair
man of the delegation. Among the
other notable men on the committee
are William Jennings Bryan, of Ne
braska; Fred b.. Smith, Y. NJ. c.
A evangelist; r. Fulton Cutting, OF
New York City, and H. B. F. McFar-
land of Washington. D. G. The only
representative on the committee from
this state is James M. Speers, OF