The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-10-12


ular Press of the country, are Civ
ing hundreds of pages TO the con-
slderatiOn of various phases connect
ed with the great Men and Religion
Forward Movement Professor Wal
ter Rauschenbuseh. the author of
Christianity and the Social Cri-
SIS says the Men and Religion For
ward Movement is the biggest and
boldest evangelistic movement ever
planned in this country. This move
ment was brought into action large
Jy through the efforts of Fred b.
Smith. whom one OF the popular
monthly magazines has styled the
greatest layman of the world. Mr..
Smith has amalgamated more than
dozen of the great religious organi
cations for men in this great Men
and Religion Movement which is
now sweeping across the country.
Eighty American cities are to have
what are known as C btral cam
paigns and more than fifteen hun
bred ether cities will have special
Men and Religion campaigns before
May 1912 Indianapolis an 80. L
Bend were chosen fer % CEN
trail cities fer ii s c..e and the cam-
paign opens II south Bend October
9th. Some twenty-five great expert
leaders will arrive In that city on
Monday. October 9th. coming direct
from Minneapolis where the first
campaign will close on Sunday night.
This team will be met at the rail-
road station by hundreds OF South
Bend : citizens and then will begin
series of events lasting for eight
days and providing for over 500 APP
poirtments for the various speakers
In the team.
The visiting team includes Fred
B. Smith. Campaign Leader for the
national movement: Charles Stelzlt,
pastor of the great Labor Temple in
New York City: /. j. Lansing of the
National Reform Bureau: RAYMOND
Robbins. a Social Service Expert
from Chicago: ". f. Biederwolf. Il |
Hoosier. by the way. who has made |
national reputation in evangelism:
W. r. Lane. of Londcn. and David |
Russell of South Africa. Who came
from their respective countries TO
spend a year In this movement: Jno |
Alexander. mead Of the American
Boys Scout Movement: James A. |
Whitmore and r. a. Waite. Boys
Work Experts: ". c. Pearce. and |
w. A. Brown. secretaries OF the In
ternational Sunday school organiza-
ton: Fred S. Goodman and Charles |
r.. Drum, we'll known International
Y. NJ c. A secretaries; John NJ.
Dean, pastor of q great California
church: Mr. A. NJ. Bruner. David |
Latshaw and James r. Smith. ex-
perts for religious work for railroad |
men; DIR c. A. Barber. a preacher
of great reputation; Warren l.. Bur |
ger, a national secretary of one of |
the great brotherhoods: H. F
Schwartz and Horace Sanderson and |
Yutaka Minakuchi. representing the |
South Bend will welcome these |
visitors ut great public reception
IN the Y. M. C. A. Building. Mon
day evening at 3 O'Clock. This is to |
be followed by the largest supper for I!
men ever held in South Bend. This |
will take pace in the dining rooms
of the Studebaker Administration |
building. At the same time a great
supper for boys will be served In
the Gymnasium of the Y. NJ. c. A.
building.
On Tuesday and Wednesday. Oct. |
10th and 18th, all the churches of
northern Indiana are invited TO send
delegates to what will probably be
the most unique and impressive reli-
oious convention ever held In the
state.
On Tuesday evening, Oct. 10th, a |
great religious parade will pass
through the streets of the city, end
ING up in a number of mass meet
ings for men and boys. To this
parade there will come hundreds of
marching Christians from Laporte,
Michigan City, New Carlisle, Elk
hart. Goshen and other towns, the
marcel ing bands playing Christian
HYMNS will be followed by many
thousands of men and boys. One of
the interesting features of the par
ade will be nearly a thousand boys
under ten years of age in more than
hundred automobiles carrying
banners.
During the week nearly every club
in South Bend and Mishawaka will
hold various functions at which
these men and religious visitors will
speak. Nearly all of South Bends
industrial concerns have invited the
sneakers to their Offices and factor
les. 1t is expected that the groeers
and butchers. merchants, lawyers,
bankers and the laboring organlza-
tions will be addressed at various
meetings during the week. A series
Of park meetings will be held and on
Saturday ovon1nOS