The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-05-12
FRESH FIGHT FOR
Souls TO START
Secretary Of Men and Religion
Movement" Discusses Campaign
With Local Committee.

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James A. Whitmore, promotion sec
Rotary OF the Men and Religion ror-
ward Movement" arrived In Detroit
Thursday morning, and at noon de-
iiyered an address at a luncheon pro-
vfded by the Committee OF 80 In
the Y. NJ C.. A. This committee was
organised by local church and \. M.
G. A. workers In connection with the
Forward movement" and Mr.. Whit
more, who Is on a tour OF preparatory
work, was invited TO come here to ex'
plain the ways and means proposed
for conducting the campaign.
The plan of the Men and Re
ligion Forward Movement, said Mr..
Whitmore to The Times, is TO reach
out for the men and boys. We want
10 get them into the churches and
Sunday schools. That's just exactly
what the movement means. IL has
been apparent for a number OF years
that the churches and Sunday schools
are not getting as many men and
boys as they should. and q number
OF religious organizations determined,
some time ago, to conduct a years
campaign in an effort to reach the
men and boys outside the church and
Sunday school The campaign Is to
last just one year, ending in May,
\ 1912. II is estimated that the cost
OF carrying on the work will be SIPS.
900, which sum has now been prac-
tically subscribed. -.
-The movement is different from
the Taymen's Missionary Movement,
In that II concerns only local fields.
We are confident that the undertake
ing viii have splendid results, for
: the workers will make themselves
heard and felt" ..
The men and Religion Forward
Movement" the headquarters OF which
are In New York, was instituted by IL
Protestant Christian organizations, as
follows:
Baptist Brotherhood, Brotherhood
OF Andrew and Philip, Brotherhood
e of Disciples OF Christ, Brotherhood OF
st. Andrew, Congregational Brother
hood of America. Gideons CONNER
cial trayelers), International Sunday
achooI association, International Com
mittee OF Young Mems Christian as
eociations, Lutheran Brotherhood,
Methodist Brotherhood, otterbein
Brotherhood, Omitted Brethren
church.), Presbyterian Brotherhood
or America, and United Presbyterian
Brotherhood.
In addition to the work to be con-
Quoted by the committees In the dill
4 fefent cities, the national organiza-
ton plans to hold an eight-day cam
4 pairn in 90 communities. Four teams
Of expert religious workers will be
In charge of the meetings. Among
those comprising the teams will be
3 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 wellknown 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 to looking after the
work I'm Detroit, the local committee
4 has mapped out an auxiliary district.
planning to extend its efforts to Bay
City. Battle Creek, Mt Clemens, and
many other towns and cities within
q 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, 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 20 prominent a.place In the
proposed campaign indicates that
they are alert not only TO the
need Of such work, but that they
appreciate its Importance in con-
nection with O movement which
A. 10 touch the whole life OF
q Americas manhood. IL also shows
that these ieaders have rightly
interpreted social service" when
they characterize Il as being dis
1inctively religious" Such an
mphasis makes plain the fact
Id Il 70 Just as important for
ZEN 10 get right with men as
hat they get right with God.
h a laying stress upon the sec
ond great ommandment-"Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thy
self." which Jesus said was like
unto the first--"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
mfttee Of Detroit's committee OF tho
men and Religion Forward Move
ments are as follows:
James Schermerhorn, the Rev. NJ.
( p. Fixes, W. ID. Biggers. F. E. Bogart,
n. L. Pierson, George Swift, the Rev.
=. p. Huget, Bishop Williams, the
4 Rev. @. b. Allen, the Rev J. NJ. Bark.
lev, A. q. Studer, NJ. d., j. E Howard,
j. b. Howarth and Walter Brooks.
Secretary WhitDore in his talk TO
the Detroit Committee OF SO" gave
a stirring and informing talk on the
history and detectives OF the Men
and Religion Forward Movement"
which he described. az having its in
ception in the two basic ideas OF
American activity--elimination Of
waste and conservation Of energy. He
has visited So cities in 81 states and
finds an enthusiastic response every
where to the appeal for nationwide