The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-05-25
REVIVAL FOR
WORLD. EVER SAW
In Ninety Cities at Once e.
fort Will Be Made to Bring
Men Into the Church

tune in view of the apparently over
Whelming issues Of the immediate fu-
ture.
Religious and moral restraints are
less keenly felt by the multitudes;
general prosperity and opportunity for
indulgence have conspired to create
habits Of extravaganza and luxury and
to lead great masses to an essentially
pagan life in the midst of Christian
surroundings. The greatest problem
before the church is to make North
America essentially Christian, and IN
less this shall be accomplished her
ministries to the non-Christian nations
will lack virility and compelling sig
nifcance. Most serious of all, many
among the educated and cultured
classes are in sad degree losing not
only personal devotion to Jesus Christ,
but are also neglecting their duty Of
religious leadership, living largely in
selfish pleasure and indulgence.
'The teams of experts will be able
to conduct conferences and mass meet
ings on boys work, Bible study, evan
gelization and social service and at
tention to home and foreign missions.
Sees Hope Only In Religion.
Zone of the unique things is that
there should be movement in which
this full program will be carried out
in one campaign. They are linking
together eyangelization and social serv-
ice, holding that the church needs the
program Of the social service work
ers and the social service workers need
the religious passion.
Miss Jane Adams in a recent ad-
dress made an earnest plea for uniting
the two, saying that the social service
workers recognized the need Of some
thing besides publicity and legislation,
and, whereas decade ago the social
settlement workers felt there should be
complete detachment of the work from
religion because it seemed to lack
reality, they now recognize they must
have the religious element
AT recent conference with social
service leaders centering in New York
city there was an adoption of the social
service message of the movement.
These men when they were informed
concerning the method and purpose of
the men and religion forward move
ment felt that new day had come to
their work. One who is known
throughout the country stated that the
conference was the most encouraging
meeting he had attended.
"These men are to contribute their
services throughout the country dur
ing the next year. A great deal of
dependence is being put upon the press,
and the leaders have every encourage
ment in this plan.
Includes Every Man and Neighbor.
''The movement takes into account
the great interest awakened by the
wonderful laymen's missionary move
ment Of last year, and the officers of
that movement are cooperating with
the home missionary organizations of
the country in the interest of world
wide betterment. It thus includes ev-
cry man and his next door neighbor as
we'll as every man and the one living
in the most remote land.
'The very comprehensiveness of the
movement has commanded the atten-
ton of religious leaders of every type.
The whole movement can be summa-
rized in one sentences: 1t is to strength
en- the church by bringing more into it
and by itself going forth to render
more definite service in improving the
social environment in which men must
live.
n. D. W. English, president Of the
civic commission Of Pittsburg, said of
the men and religion movement: In
the midst of great campaign for civic
righteousness and an amended charter
for our city, which is the practical way
of making it possible to have a better
city, this call came from the men of all
churches of this vicinity to take the
Craftsmanship Of the committee Of one
hundred in this men and religion for
ward movement. It seemed to me it
was not possible to add an ounce to
the burden Of work already laid upon
me, but the greatness Of the vision, the
practicability Of the task and the op-
portunity to help every cause Of the
many in which am enlisted, which
this men and religion movement pre-
sents appeal to me as a Christian bust
ness man as basic, and therefore have
accepted the craftsmanship"
ONLY 10000 YEARS MORE.