Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-22

forts in Grace church, and far greater sue
cess is bound to come.
Application of business methods has
brought big results, and other churches
are now taking up my methods. 1 am
something of an advertising expert. / used
to be a newspaper man and a travelling
salesman"
DIR. Reisner has an effective fOlow-up
system for the rounding up of lukewarm
members. If the first recruiting deputy
fails to reach" the apathetic one, a Sec
ond is put on his TRAIL and then a third, II
necessary. Each backslider gets eight
chances and If he doesn't succumb he is
relegated to the hopeless class. But Grace
chuch isn't tabulatng failures.
Follows Group Plan.
The latest scheme of the pastor is to
divide the membership into five parts. A
capable business man is made responsible
for each division. There is now a warm
competition to see which group can corral
the greatest number of individuals. The
five divisions meet and an accurate count
is taken, and each member of a group is
delegated to bring as many more to meet
ings as possible.
every man is religious by nature but
there has got to be something to make
him stop and think" says DR.. Reisner,
'just as stores have special sales, and in
every line Of business there comes time
when all energy is focused on one thing"
Capital Hard Place for Churchmen.
Appeals for aggressive evangelistic serv-
ices to be held in all washington's Protest
ant churches this month gave rise to vigor-
Gus denunciation of the spiritual life of
the capital, due TO peculiar social condi-
lions, at an INSTRUMENTATION mass
meeting Of pastors.
Rev. DR.. Samuel H Woodrow, in speak
ing of the difficulty Of maintaining a
strong spiritual life in Washington; de-
clared that in all his experience in church
work it is the hardest city for the church
men and laymen to become Christians with
/ which he ever had to deal.
! Whenever any church duty was before
/ the laymen, he declared, social duties chal-
lenged them, with the result that a great
majority say that they haven't time to
| be Christians; that to be a Christian would
mean TO give up those social duties which
their position in society requires that they
submit to.
! Dr. Woodrow explained that because OF
the peculiar environments which prevail
l III lut city the seat OF government It's
/ position among other cities is unique and
that strong pressure is brought to bear
against the church by reason Of these en-
vironments.
| He made a strong appeal for advocating
that it was the best way to reach the
laymen and TO get 10 the root Of the evil.
Precautionary of a bible.
! It has been agreed both in America and
/ in Great Britain by representative bodies
TO commemorate next year the tercenten-
airy Of the completion in 1911 OF the
! Authorized Version" Of the English Bible
| published by command OF James 1. In
/ London there will be a united gathering
in the Royal Albert hall on Wednesday.
March 20, and It is expected that on sun
day before sermons on the subject will be
| preached In many places throughout the
! United Kingdom. In the United States
the celebration will probably be a month
later.
COngreghtiOnRlism in Britain.
The returns Of the Congregational
churches in Great Britain show an increase
Of eighty-four places Of worship. making
the total number 5,Ol6 with accommoda-
IsHa ga0.0 an