The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-31
CHURCHES ARE ALREADY
FEELING GREAT IMPETUS
OF FORWARD MOVEMENT
attendance at Sundays Services
Shows Increase and Men Are
Plainly Aroused.
PASTORS ENTHUSIASTIC.
Many Meetings Called to Plan
For Continuing Work Begun
In Big Campaign.

The pastors OF Detroit are unani-
4 unr11s IN, the belief that their churches
will be much benifited by the eight
day campaign on behalf OF the Men
and Religion Forward movement
which ended Sunday,
.Men have come to me since the
campaign started and said that they
wanted TO take up church WORK OF
some sort" said the Rev. Frank >.
Rowland, OF the Cass-ave. Methodist
church. to The Times, Monday,
These men explained that they had
not been active In religious work, and
That they felt as though they wanted
TO get in touch with the church. ina.
ia very encouraging. 1 also noticed
that the attendance at our services on
Sunday was much better than in the
past: there were bigger congregations
and the classes in the Sunday sohool
were better filled: To my mind, the
movement has been marked sue
cess"
The Rev. j. NJ. Barley, OF the For
est.ave. Presbyterian church, also put
his stamp Of approval on me move
ment.
II regard the Men and Religion
Forward movement as a big success
he said. Thus far / have Feeeixen2
no offers OF service from men, but
there is an intensified interest in the
work of our church. Our attendance
was better on Sunday than II mas
been in the past, our Bible classes
being especially well flleG. We are
going TO hold meeting for men ana
boys, next Friday night, TO arrange
l.lsns for carrying on the work oil the
Men and Religion Forward movement.
zine movement seems to have
touched all parts of the city, but
think IL is a pity that more men dld
.,of avail themselves of the opportun-
itv 10 attend the meetings. OF course,
the attendance was good at most OF
the conferences and meetings, nut
there should have been more men on
hand. However, | feel that Sreat
deal of good has been accomplished
for the church, and the effect OF the
campaign win doubtless be feit LOT
many years TO come.
The Rev. F. T. Galpin. of the First
BAPTIST church, said: We are enter
ms q period Of practical Christian
ity. History will catalogue II as an
other renaissance. The scientinc
method has gripped affairs, business
education, and cannot leave one hui
man compartment untouched, II the
laymen OF America had not. arisen
IN response to the cry OF the people
which someone has called the voice
Of God,s the very stones would nave
cried forth,
hDetroit Is answering the call. IL
is not an echo on our part, however.
Echoes come from cavities; our an
swer comes from hearts on fire. IL
means not an echo, but cooperation
Dur churches are stirred. The popula-
ton has listened and the end Is not
yet. look for higher tide OF re-
iigious feeling and action about Eas-
ter time My own church is in &C
cord with the movement and will |
adopt the program OF the movement"
In commenting on the campaign, !
the Rev Joseph A. Vance. of the First !
Presbyterian church, said.
.The team that launched the Men |
and Religion Movement in Detroit,
was a rare group of men. They have
worked with beautiful spirit and
with increasing effectiveness as the
work went on They did what is not |
always easy in this day-when the !
church is exploited for so many |
things-won the confidence and CO.
operation of practically all our pas |.
tofs. The great hope of the movement
Is that, instead of creating another |
organization, II has laid hold upon |
the church organizations already in |
existence. and sought TO direct its |
tremendous possibilities along def |
Mite lines