Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-08-22
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GREAT RELIGIOUS GAMPAIGN
Leaders Of Men and Religion Forward
Movement Planning Most 'mpor-
tant Religious Undertaking.

silver Bay. y. Y. Aug. 22.--leaders
NJ the Men and Religion Forward
Movement. the most important relig'
ious undertaking to be attempted III
North America for generation met
today to complete plans for the unique
International campaign which begins
next month and which is expected 10
so stir the entire continent as 10
greatly reduce the proportion OF the
nopulation now entirely unconnected
with any church. 1t is estimated that
60 per cent of the people of the uhl'eu
/ States have no religious aniilaton'
and that fully half of the nations pop
plation seldom, il ever, set foot inside
a church. Although exact fgures are
unavailable 1t is the Dellei OF experts
that not more than 10 per cent OF the
people of the United States are iree-
thinkers. atheists or agnostics ana ac-
lively opposed to Christianity ms
leaves half of the entire population 10
he numbered among the INDIFFERENT
who while nominally Christian, are
moi members of any church and VINO
contribute nothing to the support OF
extension of the religion they aHec'
to accept. -. 10
II is not militant unbelief that Is
most to be feared, say the leaders III
the movement, but the mental slasha-
tion of those who neither believe nor
disbelieve. but who pay no attention.
IN religion except on the rare occa-
sions of funerals or marriages. Aghos-
ticism while gaining ground IN the
universities and among the PROBES
sional classes, is declared 10 nave in.,
tie Influence on the masses, VINO ale
merely Indifferent 1t is 10 arouse
these 100000 people that the pre-
emf movement has been inauguraueu
Tbis work It is declared, Is vitality
necessary at this time, since the pres
ont reign of Indifference to religion
can not long prevail. The awakening
must come soon. say those IN cnais'
NJ the movement. and the Chrlstiai
forces may lose their opportunity
thev wait too long Should another
leader like Ingersoll arise soon, II II
declared, the religious history o
J.. France and Japan might be repeate'
In This country and the United states
J lhacome a nation in which free though
# and unbelief were triumphant.
d The work of the conference IN tn'
Q various cities will be directed chiel''
II toward reaching men and boys am
IT bringing them into the churches
e Christianity is rapidly becoming, i
i this country. a women's religion, II l
g. said and the male population IS D'
n. coming more and more alienated lroi
a tho churches, The speakers, expert
p in the various lines of religious Wori
Of viii nreach the old-time religion, ot
the methods of the movement VIII u
strictly modern and business-like.
re The cities in which meetings VIII
lie held will include the following: y
ct lanta. Ca: Baltimore, Billings, Mont
a birmingham. Ala. Boise, Idaho; 80
On ron Brandon, Manitoba; Brookly
Ruffalo, Calgary. Alberta; CEDAR ia
ids Ia. Charleston, S. c.; Charlesto
Id w Va: Chattanooga. Tenn; ChicaS
at Cincinnati. Columbus. Ohio; Dalla
&C. Texas; Dayton, Ohio Denver. Colo
M Des Moines, Detroit, Duluth, Mlnh
re Edmonton, Alberta; Fort wort
lg, Texas: Grand Forks, n d.; Grai
er, Rapids, Mich; Halifax, ~ D; nam
lat ton. Ont; Hartford, Conn. HouSto
in Texas; Indianapolis, Jackson. MISS
en- Jacksonville. Fla; Kansas City, III
res coin. Neb.: Little Rock. Ark; Los "A
he geles. Louisville, Memphis, MllwauKe
of SI;,,noonolis Montraal Nashyiill Ne
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