Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1912-01-23
WORLDS EVANGELISM
The Men and Religion Forward
Movement Hold Meeting at
Mcdowell Hall.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The Movement Does Not Interfere
With Churches and Their Work
But Stimulates Church Work.

The meeting of representatives from
the churches in Annapolis at Mellow
ell Hall, st. Johns College, was fairly
well attended though some of the
churches were not fully represented
last night
The chairman, Commodore Beehler.
presided and gave a brief resume of
the object of the meeting to energize
the activity of the men who belong to
the different churches in their own
church. The necessity of combining
and cooperating without interfering
with the work in Individual churches
was pointed out.
After the usual opening exercises the
thirty odd men there present were
grouped in five different smaller meet
ings to consult with each other in re-
gard to the five departments of
church activity for men and bows
Bible study, boys work, missions.
evangelism and social service. The
following men represented the vari-
Gus groups to which they were assign
ed:
Bible Study-Commodore Beehler. t.
I: I Brown, Maryland Avenue Church.;
William French, ST. Anne's Chapel:
II. IL. Hall, College Avenue Baptist
Church; William Clark, Eastport Bap-
tist Church; John Mute, Lutheran
Church.
Boys Work-Dr. Berkeley. ST.
Anne's; J. Z. Stokes and Charles
Gates, Baptist; B. 7. Collinson, Meth
odist; II. Theisz, Lutheran.
Evangelism-W. L. Marcy, St.
Anne's; J. Brown, Methodist; E. R.
Peck and r. G. Meade. Baptist.
Social Services. l.. Heffenger.
st. Anne's; D. P. Thompson, Meth
odist; B. F. Basil and w. T. Will
Jams, Baptist.
Missions--Daniel r. Randall, w. T.
Lyons and L. B. Wilmington. Bap-
tist.
Other men unassigned to groups
participated in the conference in
ciuding Revs. Bielaski, Sprenger and
Smiley. The absence of representa-
tiVes from the Presbyterian and First
Methodist Churches was conspicuous
ly noted and it is desired that those
who were appointed to represent these
two churches in these five fields of
work would report to the chairman of
each OF the groups as herein mention
ed, the first name of the list being
appointed as chairman of the depart-
ment.
The conference of the groups un-
der these five departments was very
encouraging and as these groups form
the advisory executive committees they
should stimulate the work in each
of these departments. 1t was decided
to have another meeting on February
% at the call of the chairman. when
these groups will report progress and
outlines of proposed plans that NAV
be deemed desirable to promote these
activities.
The Boys Problem is considered
under two groups here with special
reference to hospitality to candi-
dates, which will be under cognizance
of the Boys Work Committee, while
the Missions Committee will endeavor
to get in closer touch to bring them
into the churches to which they NAV
be affiliated. The Men and Religion
Movement does not in any way inter-
fere with the work in the churches,
but by conferences they stimulate the
work.
DIR. Fell, President of St. Johns
College, gave the men the free use
of Mcdowell Hall last night and
greatly facilitated the work of the
Movement. Only casual reference was
made to the eight-day campaign in
Baltimore, delegates to which will be
appointed by the pastors of the
churches. Annapolis should be well
represented during the week from
January 29 to February 9.