New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1911-09-20
n EN- AND RELIGION FORWARD
MOVEMENT "
Is the Purpose TO Divert Attention
Attention From Doinss Of Busy
Brothers Of Frenzied finance?"

= Various methods have been en-
= ployed by all the churches IN the'
: modern days to induce men to atten
!, the services and become members
q some church or church organization
T 1t isn't just exactly anybody's bus
. ness what methods and means th
h churches employ as long as til
! former are honorable and in harmon
: with the principles of christianity
!. When these methods, however, ar
used to foster and propagate th
interests OF political parties or indus
trial combines they become obnoxiou
and dangerous in-as.much as the,
? tend to distract the attention OF tn
public from some real, live issue
Such methods must become the objec
of contempt and hatred.
The evangelist has come and gone
the revival meetings of olden times
have had their days. The Billy Sun
days have accomplished naught, ex
cept to fill their own pockets and after
oil, the good old ways seemed to have
been the best.
The latest that is offered now 40 Z
religious panaces is the Men and
religion forward movement. It ID
claimed that this movement is financed
by Wall street and is intended to
draw the attention of the public away
from important political issues and
sociological conditions.
FL. Nichols OF N. Y. City one Of
the national secretaries Of this move
ment was in New Ulm last Friday and
arranged with Rev. E. F. Wheeler for
q meeting which was held last Sunday
at the Congregational church.
Mr.. Gilbert and Mr.. Slater of Min
neapolis gave an outline of the move
ment. According to their statement
the object is to increase the active
membership Of men and boys IN the
churches of this continent. Mime
apolis has been chosen the center for
the northwest. An active campaign
is to be held the week of Oct. l-8l
radiating by means of auxiliary cam
psign in other cities and towns In oil
direction to all localities and con-
litions of life. New Ulm is included
q this circuit. Speaking of this
movement Prof. Carl M. Mellon Of
he State University said that the men
higher up" reslizing their powerst'
.ained through corruption of govern 1
nent officials through slush funds and +
'ther MEANS" is waning, are using
he church organization to ''csuse the
rage Garner to see his family interest
q the busy brother of frenzied finance"
nd leave the busy brother alone.
Prof. Melon likens the movement to
be attitude of representative" slave
lolders in the South, who supported
be preachers from the North because
1T was fine thing to get religion
nto the niger, especially if it was the
cal thing"
The men higher up in finance, &C.
ording to Prof. Melon, have decided
, clay hold of religion and through
be various organizations TO the
hurch try to get some religion into
he Niger"
Discussing the movement Mr..
Ielom continued:
"We have already heard great
cal about the men and religion for
ard movement. The names of the
len in the East who originated the
Movement are carefully withheld,
keeping those who are we'll known
s religious workers; but we have
cen told that the success of the move.
tent depends upon the busy business
IAN and upon his willingness and
to 60 into the propo-
ition in a big way It does not bear
ne marks OF the man who was ready
nd willing to preach to you that are
Rome also, else the first choice
ermons of the leaders would be
reached in Wall street, and not in
ae Twin City, and much less of the
ian who was willing to restore four
I'D what he had taken from any
IAN, else the committee of ninety
sven, with headquarters in New York,
ould not direct tier whole effort
oward winning men and boys with
le dinner pail.
1.-THE fact seems to 6e that the un-
amable representative men of the
ountry are some of our fnanciers of
,e man higher up type. Until now
lese men have bought up Legislators,
orrupted judges. created slush funds
it'll which to elect federal officers and
employed the best legal
llent in the country to evade or null