Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-27
MEMS FORWARD
MOVEMENT CRITIC
IS GIVEN ANSWER
DR.. V0gel Declares He Will Not
Enter Controversy With
DR.. WATSON.
REPLIES TO ASSERTIONS
OF EPISCOPAL RECTOR
Quotes Figures to Show That
Churches Holding Reyivals Re-
port the Largest Gains.

Our Men and Religion Forward
Movement is so large that the opinion
of one man is hardly likely to affect
It's success declared the Rev. DR..
George G. Vogel, pastor of the Centen-
airy NJ. E. Church, today. when asked
if a reply would be made to the
criticism of the movement by the Rev.
DR.. Edmund A. WATSON. rector of st,
Stephens Episcopal Church.
The latter recently declared the Men
and Religion Movement is simply our
old friend, the revival. under a new
name.' He severely criticised the men
at the head of the new movement for
the manner in which they are carry
ing on the work without first having
made a study of the present religious
situation.
II absolutely will not go into a con-
troversy with DIR. Wasson,' said DR..
Vogel. because, you know, some men
do not like Strawberries, while a num-
Der of others do; still, the fellow that
objects to the berries is no worse than
the rest. Every man Is entitled to his
opinions"
While refusing to enter into an argu-
ment as to DR.. Wasson's opinions, DR..
Vogel outlined the purpose of the move
ment and incidentally answered the as
sertions of DR.. WATSON.
1.-THE Men and Religion Forward
Movement is not a revival" said DR..
Vogel, "for in it there are the clements
of evangelism and service. Heretofore
there has never been a movement to
my knowledge which had these two es-
sentials, and that Is why revivals do
not last as a rule. This movement has
the essentials which comprise a win
ner. and a few years hence thousands
will bear ME out" "
Movement Is Endorsed.
THE movement is Differed by the
committee of ninety-seven, who COM
prise the management of North Amer
lea. James G. Cannon. of the Fourth
Matt NAL Bank, New York, is presi-
dent; Fred 3. Smith, secret ry of the
religious work department of the ma
tional committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association, is our campaign
leader; James A. Whitemore. promo
ton secretary. To get an idea of the
CilO ilioh6 GOOPCi diiOi Gil W
nominations consider the following
trotherho DDS which have unanimously
Endorsed the organization; Andrew and
Philip Brotherhood protestant Episco-
pal), Disciples of Christ. Congregation
al: Lutheran. Methodist, Octerbin,
Presbyterian. Gideons Commercial
Travellers, the International Sunday
School Association and the interna-
tional committee of the Y. NJ. c. A"
DIR. Vogel was told of the contention
of Or. WATSON that a study of the reli-
gious situation had not been made by
those in charge of the movement, and
the former said NINETY cities will be
used as centres during a campaign to
start on September "a, this year, and
continuing until May 1, 1912. The move
ment is one distinctly for men and
boys. It is not a revival, except that
a campaign of education such as this
must naturally awaken a deep and
profound interest in religious things.
Declares Figures Talk,
DR.. Wasson's statement regarding re-
vivals was detailed to DIR. Vogel and
the latter reiterated his wish to keep
out of a personal controversy, but wnen
pressed for any definite answer said,
11uItIeS CdITylUB pH IGNifdiS Cdh
point to a yearly increase of 5000, 900
members, while those refusing to use
the revival show about 1000, 900 in
crease. Figures talk"
This is not a spasmodic revival"
continued DR.. Vogel, but a really
great forward movement. The men to
conduct our coming campaign are
picked experts in their line. such as
~ - ~. NT1-I~. VT L
Biederwolf, of Chicago; Charles Stetzle.
secretary of Church Labor of the Pres
byterian Church. of New York; Arch
deacon Madden, of Liverpool, England
(Church of England; J. Stuart Holden,
of London, and others. The program
we have outlined will be - fought to
the attention of the public shortly, and
its extensiveness will relieve any doubt
that this will be an impulsive revival,
with the inevitable fate of the pretty
bubble"
Henry d. Dickson, general secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. of Orange, last night accepted
the position of executive secretary for
the Men Forward movement. Mr.. Dick
son was secretary when the New York
association put up its million-dollar
branch in Twenty-third street, n
served that prosperous association for
many years. Mr.. Dickson was also
head of the Publication Society of the
international Committee of the Y. M.
c.. A. before he became secretary of
the Orange association. All this: the
committee feels, qualities him to take
this position,
Mr., Dickson will still remain general