New-York tribune., 1912-08-24

\ campaign to further tlssional' WV"
ai homo was started in this city durihs
Tho week. Christian people of America
have given consideration TO missionary
-. rk in all parts OF the world for several
ne. and this new movement Is TO look
after Christian interests in New YORK anu
other American cities. All Of the fore-
most home boards, save one are ih'ei oe''N
AID all of the women's boards
About $4,000 is to be expended III 'ne
T. esent campaign. The most cohpie
hcrsiye data ever prepared nave oeeii
mailed 20 all ministers, with the h'eh-
ton Of giving them material for sermons
nd addresses. In $500 towns having
,,onuIations OF 2.5oo and over committees
: re being named, and these in turn are
pledged 10 carry the campaign INTO the
lural districts around them. The centrai
fact that will be brought home to the
american people, if 1t be possible, is that
unright character in the individual is es-
yential If police. political, business ana
other graft is ever 10 be stopped. and that
rpright character comes only through the
Gospel.
mix-up occurred early in the pre-
liminary stages Of preparation for this
campaign over cooperation by the
Episcopal Church. The matter was pre-
scented 10 the official board of missions IN
this city. That body declined to enlist
in the movement. Finally 1t was ex-
planned that the declination of the Episco-
nal board to participate was due to its
lack Of authority, it being maintained
that such authority is vested IN the DISH
OBS of the dioceses. The bishops cannoe
act alone, but must have the cooper
alton of their diocesan conventions. Ap-
peals have therefore. gone out this week
10 all Episcopal bishops inviting their CO.
operation.
Unlike the Laynen's Missionary Move
ment. which emphasized foreign missions
and the Men and Religion Movement
which omitted regular Sunday scnooi
work. this home mission campaign under-
takes TO help Christian work OF all forms
II will cooperate with the Sunday SchooI
and Social Service commissions, with the
evangelistic committees. with the prother-
hoods and all agencies. II will be an eou-
cational campaign. seeking TO make the
Protestant churches of America more ef-
ficient for America, and In the end to
give more men and money to help the
Gospels spread in all the world.
Great prominence will be given, IT Is
announced, to the subject Of labor and the
conditions surrounding the workingmen
Studies are being made OF mills and oil
relief agencies, and the results will be put
into the hands Of the campaign speakers
For example. it has been shown that as
sociated charity gets 90 per cent OF Its
workers from among actual church mem
bcrs. settlements SIS per cent and general
social activities Il per cent. Persons out
side OF the churches may be interested
but they do not give so much aid as do
actual communicates of the churches
The home mission contributions OF
Protestant Christians of America amount
10 s4O.00O.o00 a year. OF this sum fully
10000, 900 comes TO New York and Is
distributed from this city. Much money
is collected and expended locally but
the general direction Of such expenditures
the policies and the legislation are largely
determined In New York.
AiDOnB l0t iedutlS III illiS HO4iic hii7
sion enterprise are the Rev. DR.. Charles
/. Thompson, of the Home Missions Coun'
Gil Mrs George W. Coleman. OF the Won
ems Council: the Rev. Charles StelZle
tho founder of the first Church Labor
Bureau: the Rev. Drs. C. J. Ryder and
Hubert c. Herring. OF the Congregational
Church: the Rev Drs. ~. l.. Morehouse
and Charles L. White. Of the Baptist So
cieties the Rev Drs John Fox and Will
lam T. Haven. Of the American Bible So
ciety: the Rev. Dr.. Charles s. Macfar-
land. Of the Federal Council the Rev. Dr.
Robert Forbes, of the Methodist Board
Mrs NJ Z. Harlan Of the Disciples OF
Christ: Mrs. John s. Allen. Of the Re-
formed Board. and Mrs. X. 3. Shaffer, OF
the Lutheran Board
The New York City part Of the cam
paign has been mapped out only in par
as yet There will be institutes In many
churches. and at least one big mass meet
ing. The immigrants, the negroes, the
East side. the labor unions-sll these vii
receive attention.