Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-11
The men And RELIGION MOVEMENT.
Iu-METHODS OF WORK.
BY Frederic J. Haskin.

Any one who has any knowledge of the
methods of the leaders of the men and
religion forward movement, the great
crusade for the addition Of 5000 ono
masculine names to the church member
ship rolls of the country, can share the
hopes of its leaders for its ultimate sue
cess. The movement has not been un-
dertaken hastily or in spirit of hyster-
zeal excitement. For more than four
years it has been under careful considera-
ton by conservative men who do not un-
dertake any new project without care
fully counting the cost and estimating
the results.
After the idea of a campaign in the
interest of the men and religion forward
movement had been carefully considered,
several hundred men gave more than a
year to working out its details. At
countless meetings and gatherings the
big program has been gone over care
fully. discussed and analysed from every
possible direction. After the final meet
ing for the preparatory work which ter
minated on Rally day. September a. the
thirty men who have been selected by the
committee of ninety-seven as the team
workers went to a quiet place In the
country near Minneapolis. and there, with
no human audiences. made their final
preparation for the opening of the Min
neapols convention. early in October,
which meeting began the campaign.
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The full program for the eight-day con-
vention which will be carried out in each
city has been ar
Arrange Details ranged in its fullest
details by the COM
OF Programs. mittee Of ninety
seven. 1t begins with a conference on
Saturday afternoon followed in the even
ing by prayer service for all the
churches. The Sunday following special
services are held in all of the churches,
and several great mass meetings are held.
Monday and Tuesday there are from
fifteen to fifty community extension meet
lngs held in shops factories. halls, col
leges. parks and on street corners Mon
day there is a conference between the
local committee of 100 and the team Of
experts. Following this are the inter-
mems and boys banquets.
with addresses by the team experts and
local leaders.
The big parade of men and boys takes
place Tuesday afternoon, and on Tuesday
also the program of the real convention
begins. The delegates from the auxiliary
towns are in attendance Tuesday and
Wednesday. and beginning at $50 in the
morning the two days have every hour
filled with carefully planned meetings for
the consideration of the various subjects
included in the movement.
A feature of the eight-day convention
in each city is the institute held at 4
o'clock every afternoon. This institute
consists of classes in each Of the five sub
jects included in the movement. Each
class is in charge of one Of the experts.
specialist in that particular line of
work The local workers select the SUBJ
jet in which they are most interested
and remain in that class during the cam
paign, keeping with their leader each
day.
The Minneapolis gathering satisfied all
expectations and gave a wonderful inpe-
tus to the movement
Gave Impetus in that city. No less
than thirty cities sent
" o'oAeAs' delegates and became
organized as auxiliaries. and the methods
used at Minneapolis are being rapidly re-
produced elsewhere. The city was d.
vided into four districts. and during each
of the eight days campaign large num-
Der of meetings were held in each district.
AS many as fifty meetings were held in
different parts of the city In a single day
in order that the greatest number OF peo-
pie possible might be reached. Some OF
these we're held in shops and stores. One
large blat ksmith shop gathered several
enthusiastic audiences at monday and
O. clock services.
In each district the same subject was
considered on the same day. different
members of the team of leaders taking
charge Besides the large meetings In the
churches there were many smaller one.
and the leaders lent a ready ear to the
perplexing questions Of any church work
err That is where the practical religious
engineering came in.
The survey Of the religious and eco
nomic conditions of every town in which
a campaign is con-
Make Survey Quoted is ordered by
the committee of nine
Of OOHuitiVAo. ty-scven, and blanks
for that purpose are furnished. These
blanks contain more than 1900 questions.
and the answers to them gathered by the
local workers, are to be sent on to the
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