New-York tribune., 1912-02-03

Yesterday the Men and Religion Cam
palgn Committee Of New York. consisting
of one hundred laymen. completed prelimi-
naries Of q three months campaign in this
city. They mapped out twelve districts
eight in Manhattan and four in The Bronx
and selected centres The latter are churches
i'm which meetings are to be held every
night until near the end Of April \ few
churches we're chosen tentatively but 1t Is
expected that all will be decided upon fin
ally to-day and work start in earnest next
Monday
TWO OF the districts below 18th street
hope to have Trinity Church. at the head
of Wall street, for one centre, and the
University Place Presbyterian Church for
the other. The Madison Avenue Baptist
Church will he the centre for the district
below l2d street and the Broadway Taber-
nacle the centre for the other district be-
low Central lark. The Mt. Morris Baptist
Church will be the centre for Harlem
Other churches and centres will be decided
on to-day.
These centres will have committees from
all churches taking part. In some cities II
has been found possible 10 induce o
per cent of all churches 10 enter upon the
campaign. The meetings under charge OF
these committees. held at these centres
every night. will be Institutes, 1t being the
aim to train workers. not simply 10 arouse
interest Exports will lead and the sub
iccts taught will be the Bible missions,
boys and their rearing. the laborer and his
treatment. and evangelism There will be
"a n
cities laymen to the number of hundreds
are reported to have enrolled and attended
these institutes.
There will begin AZ once shop and count
ing room cvangcistic meetings, both At
noon and at such other hours az may be
found possible. IN some cities half hours
before closing time nave been granted by
employers. The Men and Religion conven-
tons In other cities cover eight days with
their meetings. while there are many weeks
Of preparation and conservation. There
are also in other cities public mass meet
ings New Yorks campaign is TO he quite
unlike others The reason is that the inter
ests here are larger. There i also here to
end with, a national roundup conservation
congress. and 1t will he during this that the
mass meetings will be held and the street
parade given. The dates Of the national
meeting here will nc April 10 TO "a.
At the head Of the New York committee
Of one hundred is Or. John II. Finley OF
City College. and other members include
the prominent laymen in all eight religious
bodies most largely represented IN this CITY.
At headquarters in the Fifth Avenue Build
ing yesterday Secretary Pratt was getting
things into shape, the most conspicuous
piece OF furniture being huge map OF the
city Experts in teams. some OF whom VIII
be drawn upon for meetings here, include
Fred r. Smith. of the Y. NJ {. a. the ReN.
DR.. /. j. Lansing. the Rev. Or. John II.
Elliott. who used TO be pastor Of the Thirty
fourth Street Reformed Church here, and
the Rev. David Russell, the evangelist from
South Africa. other speakers, among them
men who have made marked impressions In
other cities. include Raymond Robbins. the
Rev Charles Stelzle. D. Brewer Eddy, w.
&. Pcarce. f. : Goodman, John NJ. Dean
and John l. Alexander. \ good number OF
local men not on the regular teams Will be
drawn into service during the three months
here
big feature Of this New York work
will be elaborate studies Of conditions, pre-
seutrd In scientific form, so that IL may be
known how many children are IN and now
many out OF Sunday schools. Just where
are families that attend public worship and
where those that do not. and similar data,
which. strange to say. churches have not
always had in complete form. Al the clos
Ing congress national conditions will also
la. uresputrd