The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-06-07
GREAT RELIGIOUS REVIVAL
PLANNED TO SWEEP couN-
TRY, IN TWO YEARS.
General Committee Of 100 Representa-
tive Christian Men to Direct
Movement--Start IN
New York.

shall sweep over AInVIlcd III WV vol
evangelizing the cities in the great
est revival the world has ever known
since the days ofsFnney, is the pur-
pose Of the men adm religion forward
movement, with headquarters at LA
East Twentyeighth street
ii is not to be an emotion campaign,
with sensational evangelists who seek
ID gather converts by hysterical
methods. out carefully planned and
coolly conducted affair, In which min-
listers and laymen will work side by
side.
That New York City is ripe for re-
yival of religion is conceded by all
whose hands are ON spiritual pulse In
the metropolis, according to the men
who are promoting the campaign.
These men are still substantial bust
ness men, with James G Cannon, as
president Of the Fourth National Bank
as president of the movement and
Fred r. Tasker, lawyer and head
of the Methodist Brotherhood, as
chairman of the Provisional Commit
tee In this city other leaders in the
movement are Robert Fulton Cutting,
Alfred E Marling, James II. Post,
Frank H. Field, James M. Spiers, l..
III. Bigelow and Charles H. Hull ).
Business men will tell their associates
-hard-headed business men, who
need to be shown--of the new move
ment and invite them to join some
one of the various activities to, be
started.
Ninety Cities to Be Attacked
Ninety or more cities in the United
States and Canada are to be attacked !.
A general committee of 100 represen-
tative Christian men is to be selected,
all of whom will agree to serve.
Proper officers win be named and ali
Executive Committee of fifteen
created II is figured that most men
would be willing to serve on one com'
mittee A sixtyfour page programme
Of work" outlines just what eaca is
expected to do and how to do it.
After the local committee has pre-
pared the way, a team OF experts
along the several lines will visit eaol
of the ninety centers to give detailed
instruction and help solve local prom
lens. For eight days the experts viii
swing the work, and then move on t;
another eentef by q1rng several
teams it is expected. TO visit every
large city from the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc between next September and
May.
During that same period men from
the ninety centers must, according rc
the plan, visit other centers, and in
stall the same movement. Some o,
these secondary centers will radiatt
parties, also, to other cities and vii
lagos and even TO the smaller ham
let's, until from one end OF the coun
try TO the other a great army of mel
shall be working on the one plan
religion on a business basis"
Then, instead of allowing the indiv
iduals to drop back into "the world
conservation work is planned II
this all churches will work together
as in the general campaign. Church
men will be asked to lay aside demon
inationalism to win men. Most mel
have some church sentiment Or ira
dition, and would naturally drop int
the church suiting them. All will Dt
urged TO join some church.
Preliminary Work Now Under Way
The preliminary work of the ccm
paign is ndw under way DurillS
May large convention was held a
Montreal to start the movement II
Canada. The local work will be in
augurated at a dinner to be given mex
Friday night at the Hotel Astor, a
which Mr. Cannon will preside, witt
brief speeches by Warren L. Bunge,
Dayton, Ohio, on 1.-THE Boy; DR.. II
more Harris, Toronto, 1.-THE Bible,
Hubert Carleton, Boston, "Evangel
ISM; w. B. Millar. Missions; Rev
Charles Stelze, Social Service; d.
W. 7. Manning, Its Value to Churei
Life; Raymond B. Fostick, Its vaIu
to Civic Life and Robert q. Speer
Its Value to World Life"
Rev. Roy B. Guild, executive secrc
AIRY OF the movement. says the iJe
Is taking with men wherever it ha
been preached just as soon as the
see the programme and methods GU,
lined.
DR.. Fayette L. Thompson, who CAV
up the richest passionate In ST. Loui
to become general secretary or tn
Methodist brotherhood, said:
Il question whether there has eve
been an hour in human history whe
there was SO great an awakening L
the ethical consciousness OF thing.
when In politics, In commerce, in bus
fnnRS affairH In snriaY rnfafinnahir