Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-06

With Two night meetings and q pre-
liminary gathering at noon the city
and county campaign of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement was be-
gun sunday A meeting of the county
pastors this morning and a series of
institutes this afternoon, held for
for the purpose of instruction and TO
develop the departments of the work
continued the activities of the open
ing the campaign. The series closes
this evening with supper for men
at the Baptist church.
The important gatherings of sun
day We're tine mass meeting for men
at the Methodist church in the even
ing. which DR. Smaller Mathews. dean
of the divinity school Of the University
Of Chicas go addressed. and the mass
meeting for women at the Central
church of Christ. Rev J. w. Graves.
pastor of the Calvary Baptist church
of Des Moines spoke at the latter
meeting. His subject vas The Re
ligion of Tomorrow" Both services
were we'll attended.
Dr.. Mathews on Mems Religion.
/ Religion and the Modern Man"
! subject of such wide scope that il
takes in all departments of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement, was
I Dr. Mathews theme. 1t contained the
kevnotes of the campaign, and touched
in a broad way upon those elements
OF unrest in political. industrial. bust
ness, social and church life that have
/ OF recent years been powerful influ-
ences. and which have made the pres
ent the time when it is possible sue
cessfully to launch such a widespread
/ movement as that for men and re-
iligion This is the belief Of those men
! of national and state importance in re-
I ligious work Who are the potent fac
! tors behind this movement Dr.
Mathews said such a movement would
have been impossible five or more
years go.
Wants Working Religion.
DR.. Mathews address was strong
and inspiring appeal 10 churchmen TO
be progressive in their religion. to get
into politics and 10 become an ag-
cressive force in bringing righteous
ness into the business and govern
mental affairs Of society. With the
nol:sned style and intellectual force
of a college man. DR.. Mathews actually
talks to men rather than breaches, ana
his converse tional method OF delivery
makes him exceedingly interesting. He
is wide awake and strictly modern in
his theology holding that When man
begins to fight sin in any form that
moment he begins TO ne religious.
Religion in action With Dr.. Mathews
is paramount to religion by profession,
altho he very naturally wants re-
ligious man to stand up and profess 10
be what he really is.
Modern Man Great Force.
Modern man is making tomorrow.
Dr Mathews said. Tomorrow is be-
ing born, and the modern man is II
at the birth He spoke Of the pres
ent time as being great creative
democracy. and of great processes be-
i ing at work in the upheavals in poll
ties business. and society.
He urged the necessity Of recogni'
ton of the great force. God. behinC
the universe When We are in harm
onv with this great force, God, we arc
religious" he added to the idea. II i:
not so much what man is, as what nc
does
One of our troubles is that we have
! not the hatred Of sin he continued
: When a man has hatred Of sin it j!
a sure sign he is religious
A Constructive Religion.
There mas been going on for eight o.
ten years new and great religious re
vival, the kind that is working in the
political Conscience desire for hon
Il estv. for fairness. There's desire al
over the country TO get under contrC
these wickednesses of life. This re
ligious movement is fraternal and soc
al We are perfectly willing to hell
- the man who got held up on the Toa'
- between some Ieresalen and SOM
Jericho, but we would also police tina
road so no more will be held up.
q We want God working in our city
state and national politics. The grea
conception of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement is that it mus
= drive out of our cities their evil an
/ y-ickedness. What does all this anti
saloon movement mean? 1t means re
Il ligious men are bringing Righteousness
into our social order.
II Rev S. e. Ellis presided. and Rev;
W. R. Oursler, c. f. Pilgrim, c. H
Norris, + r. Martin. James McGe'
and William P James and II. E. Wilso
assisted Mr. George Millhiser sang