The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-11
FREsH FIGHT FOR
SOULS TO START
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Brotherhood. Omitted Brethren
church). Presbyterian Brotherhood
OF America. and United Presbyterian

brotherhood, Omitted Brethren
churchl. Presbyterian brotherhood
Of America. and United Presbyterian
Brotherhood. 1900
In addition TO. the work to be con
Quoted by the committees In the dii'
ferent cities, the national organiza'
ton plans to hold an eight-day cam
paign I'm 80 communities Four teams
OF expert religious workers VIII De
In charge of the meetings. Among
those comprising the teams VIII be
the following:
One outstanding leader in Bible
study work: one able and acceptable
man in eyangelistic work for men
one exponent of organized religious
work for boys; one well-known leader
with the sanest message concerning
Christian social service; one able ex-
ponent of missions, home and for
eign; one expert in shop and factory
work; one director OF music.
In addition 10 looking after the
work I'm Detroit, the local committee
has mapped out an auxiliary district,
planning TO extend It's efforts TO Bay
City, Battle Creek, Mt. Clemens, and
many other towns and cities within
radius of about 100 miles.
In addition TO reaching out for men
and boys for the church and Sunday
school the Movement" will interest
itself In social service work. In a
pamphlet, Just issued, a number OF
the leaders OF the country In social
service affairs have Endorsed the
plan OF the Movement" workers to
include social service In their cam
paign The social service workers
say In part:
The fact that the leaders In
the Men and Religion Forward
Movement" have given social ser
vice so prominent place In the
proposed campaign indicates that
they are alert not only TO the
need OF such work, but that they
appreciate It's importance in con-
nection with a movement which
Ia 10 touch the whole life OF
Americas manhood. II also shows
that these leaders have rightly
Interpreted social service" when
they characterize II as being dis
tinctively religious" Such an
emphasis makes plain the fact
that Il II just as important for
men to get right with men as
that they get right with God"
II Ia laying stress upon the sec
ond great COMMUNICATIONS
shalt love thy neighbor as thy
SELF" which Jesus said was like
unto the frst-"Thou shalt love
the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind"
The members OF the executive COM
mittee OF Detroits committee OF tho
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment" are as follows:
James Schermerhorn, the Rev. M.
p. Fixes, w. d. Biggers, F. E. Bogart,
II. l.. Pierson, George Swift, the Rev.
]. p. Huget, Bishop Williams, the
Rev. c. B. Allen, the Rev. j. M. Bark
lev. A.. @. Studer, NJ. D., ]. Howard,
]. b. Howarth and Walter Brooks.
Secretary whitmore In his talk to
the Detroit Committee OF 80" gave
a stirring and informing talk on the
history and detectives OF the Men
and Religion Forward Movement,
which he described as having It's IN
ception in the two basic ideas OF
activity elimination OF
waste and, conservation OF energy He
has visited IS cities In 81 states and
finds an. enthusiastic response every
where to the appeal for nationwide
Prominent and busy
men in the great cities are pledg-
ing their personal and financial help.
Tomorrow he presents the movement
to the pastors Of Brooklyn.