The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-28
FORWARD MOVEMENT
UP TO LOCAL WORKERS
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team W eApoINS W tue -ioSai NhliS-
tian men, Mr.. Whitmore said:
I'VE shall leave with the individ-
ual church. plans and activities
which will solve its every problem.
Our plan, briefly. is thar every church
must have men trained 10 specialize
on boy work, Bible study work, So
cial service work. evangelism and
missions. The individual church
must solve It's problems before We
can get inter-church activity. IL
means tremendous lighting on the
part OF Christian men. but IL is time
that we met our duties In great cities
like Detroit.
The Men aud Religion movement
won't amount 10 much I'm Detroit
-unles its suggestions and plans are
worked out by the individual church.
and along the lines OF inter-church
work, after we have gone
Five Recommendations.
AS 10 his own special work-the
boys department-Mr. Whitmore be-
-dieathed FIVE recommendations Con-
slant and continued investigation and
study OF boys the installation of def
mite training centers for boy leaders.
with two men from each church TO be
trained there TO be boy experts. the
establishment of a training school by
by the Y. VI. c. A. to teach physical
instruction and development Of boy
hood to boy workers. and the estab-
lshment of a bureau OF boy workers
at the Y. NJ. c. A.. 10 be sent out on
call TO any church or community; each
church 10 have a definite plan for boy
work. and every Bible school 10 CO
operate with the Detroit Bible Study
league.
The Rev. |. J. Lansing, social ser
vice expert. evoked another storm OF
applause when he urged the elimina-
ton OF the saloon and the saloonkeep-
er from Detroit politics, which, he de-
clared. were altogether much under
saloon influence at present, with
many important municipal Offices
filled by saloonkeepers. He placed a
large part of the blame for the condi-
ton on ward politics. and recon-
mended that the church men get to-
gether and eliminate the ward as a
political unit, getting the whole body
OF people in the city 10 vote for each
officer. including even the aldermen
We cannot allow saloonkeepers 10
make or administer the laws he de.
clared. I'VE must eliminate them
from municipal Offices and municipal
control"
Against Begging Pennies.
Dr. lansing decried the custom of
forcing earnest social service work
ers TO beg pennies" to carry on the
work of Christianity.
Such consecrated men and women
should be endowed with ample funds
by public spirited Christian men OF
affluence; we should have more work
ers. and ample funds" he said
DR.. Lansing also demanded that the
church men close the Sunday the
alters.
Among the actresses and actors
forced 10 act on Sunday, are many
good men and women who protest, :
he said.
He pointed TO France, which has
has no Sabbath for 100 years Now.
as simple problem OF physical and
economic need. with no hint OF re-
ligious element in IT, France has
passed laws demanding 24-hour holt
day for her workmen each week.
Save the Sabbath while you have It,
cried the speaker
c. r. Drum, community extension
expert, declared that II the work
started in so factories and elsewhere
were not followed up by local church
es after this week. the work done
would be lost.
We want 80 churches TO give the
services of their pastors to go out
and keep up this shop work" he
said. I'VE want good Christian men
in groups to go out on the street cor
hers and preached in the open air.
The -open-air meetings have been won
derfully successful, but they must be
kept up. We want each five family
units in each church 10 unite in Bible
classes TO be held in their different
homes at least once a week. We
want church men 10 organize COM
mitteee OF Christian workers In each
shop. and teach the committees how
to bring their associates into the
church.
DR.. w. r. Lane, evangelism expert
from London, England, begged for
workers bands in each church
Too Many Committees.
Il don't mean committees he said.
I'VE have enough committees, now. 10
kill any religious community. II a
committee is alive, II is workers
band. II il is dead, IL is committee.
"A committee has its members
names printed on a sheet OF paper.
A workers band is composed OF men
who give their hands and hearts and
heads 10 the work. Committees 90
10 banquets never 10 battles.
IF ever there was day when
church men should rally round their
pastor this is the day. You've crit
icized your pastor, perhaps. Quit it!
Put your hands TO the plow and help
him Bring men 20 hear your pastor"
He also recommended open-air
meetings, and suggested that singers
accompany the evangelists. But he