Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-10-18
EASTERN IOWA WATCHING cED-
AR RAPIDS.
"Men and Religion" Eight Day Cam
paign Coming With Great
Force.

| The men Of eastern Iowa these
days are incidently interested in what
is happening in Cedar Rapids, look
ing forward to the Eight Day cam
paign of m"The Men and Religion For
ward Movement October % to 90
| OF special interest will be the con-
vention days on the oath and 25th.
Every city and town is asked to send
delegates to this convention which
is put on in their behalf.
The men who are coming is each
one specialist in his particular Line
of work. Fred B. Smith, who is
one of the leaders of the campaign,
needs little said about him: He is. q
campaign leader, and because of that
| fac enlists the interest 81 any siffsn
interested in religious matters.
Clarence A. Barbour comes as a
preacher to preachers. He will be in
conference with the ministers, will
be the main speaker during the
movement from the preachers stand
point.
Raymond Robins comes as the spe-
cialist on Social Service. Most peo-
pie in the larger cities in the United
States know about Raymond R. ROB-
ins-as man of wealth who lives
in the tenements section of Chicago.
I,o, No., tl,ro,,ob ,u,norouc ctrikoc
and has devoted his life to social
work. He comes as one of the Invest
members OF the team. He, havins
worked out his message in actual
life, comes to demonstrate what he
has seen and knows.
David Russell, the evangelist from
South Africa, comes as a specials
on Evangelism. A great, strong
hearted man, some one has likened
him to Dwight l.. Moody as an Evans
elist of unusual force gives a message
that strikes home to the heart.
John L. Alexander is the boy
work specialist. He is secretary OF
the Boy Scouts of America, and
knows more about boys than any 9th
er man in our country.
John NJ. Dean comes as the expert
in Community Extension (work in
shops, factories, etc.) He is a man
who has been likened to Ralph Con-
nor in some ways of marked ability
in his line of work.
William A. Brown is the Bible
Study man. He has been the SUPER
intendent of the Inernational Sunday
School association, by trade, pr Mt
err, later went into the ministry, and
has been part of the city life wherev-
er he has worked. In Kansas City,
Kansas, he was with Attorney Trek
EFT in the enforcement Of the proh'-
bition law He was recently f eld
secretary of the Young Peoples Mi :
sionary Movement, and is now in thf
work of "The Men and Religion For
ward Movement. Heshas been asaso-
ciated with the ministery of the Con-
gregational Brotherhood, and
work is outstanding in it's power on
missionary lines.
If anyone wants to know more about
"The Men and Religion Forward
Movement" can easily find out not
only through the literature publish
ea by the Movement itself but by
the periodicals of the October issues
some of which are: Boys World,
American Magazine, Everybody's,
| Century and Harper's Weekly. TIE
Congregationalist Of September 23rd
| and the Sunday School Times OF o.
tober 18th. The fact that such mag
, azines as these are back Of the Move
ment, means that it has a message.
The convention program begins or
+, Tuesday morning, October "a, at 9:15
a. m.
While his campaign centers in Ced'
ar Rapids. it is for the whole of east.
ern Iowa. The church that sends its
; delegates to the convention if posi-
| BILE the whole week, will be set or
fire with enthusiasm and will also
be given plans Of work that will
greatly assist every pastor.