El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

- ton congress, now in session in
New York City, is a most dignified
body Of Christian workers, it may be
described as a roundup Of the Men
and Religion Forward movement cam
paign that has bee. the feature of re-
ligiOus activity among Protestant
churches in the United Sattes for the
past SIX months. Its chief feature will
be the reports, under nine heads, of
the results Of tl$s great religious cam
paign that has stirred the whole cOun-
cry. Its chief purpose is to make of
permanent benefit the work that has
been done to crystalize the newly
awakened interest of thousands Of men
into a determined purpose to advance
the religious, moral and social condl-
tiOns of the country
While the convention center Of the
congress will be held in Carnegie hall.
there are four auxiliary centers in four
Of the most prominent churches in New
York in which many OF the meetings
will be held There will be a series Of
special exhibits including moving pic
. lures lantern slides and charts IL
| Illustrating the conditions revealed by
the great social survey which has been
made in nearly 100 American cities
during the past year These exhibits
show in an indlsputable manner, evils
and abuses of many kinds which rellg-
ion Of a practical kind could largely
overcome and the religion 10 be rep
resented i'm this enormous congress IS
prominently of the practical kind.
Three Thousand Delegates.
The basis Of representation upon
which this congress is composed in
cludes an average of 25 delegates from
each Of the central cities in which the
campaigns have been held during the
past winter. These viii be elected by
the famous committee Of One Hundred
that was responsible for the Men and
Religion Forward movement. One 10
three delegates from each OF the auXiJi-
airy cities will be chosen in the same
manner One hundred delegates at
large will be appointed by the advis-
DRY committee and the committee OF
Ninety-seVen- Besides, there will be
the recognized leaders and the nation
al officers Of all OF the participating
organizations. denominations and de-
nOmiDauOnal organizations, as well as
the national officers Of the inter-churCh
organizations The great diversity OF
interests represented by the 5000 men
who viii compose this congress will
materially affect the scope Of its in
terest throughout the entire nation
The first day viii be given TO run
presentation OF the work OF the allied
organizations and TO the consideration
of practical form of federation OF ali
religious organizations. These sessions
will be conducted in the conference
spirit rather than the legislative in
order that they may be more typical Of
the religious life advocated by the
great movement In order that the
city may be benefited to the highest I
degree a series Of public meetings
viii be held simultaneously with the
congress, using all Of the speakers upon /
the regular program and many others J
capable of demonstrating the vital is 4
sues before the congress. Immediate ]
~ after the congress, reports viii be I
published which IL is hoped will prove I
Of Indispensable value to leaders IN all /
forms OF Christian work
Commissions Of Experts. I
n Hr=rHn Ha~ H-a ~f-rnTa ~-l.r~
be systematized as far as possible, |
commissions have been formed, com Z
posed Of experts in special lines, and I
II is their reports that may be said TO I
serve as basis for the entire program I
Of the congress. The social service (
theme VIII cover many points and IL I
VIII be presented by men who have /
world wide reputation in social reform. 7
From the north TO the south, the in /
terest in social service has been keen I
since the beginning OF the religious .
campaigns In Boston no less than % .
churches have reported plans for larger
social service In the southern cities.
under this head increased attention is
being given TO the racial differences
anu better cooperation between the [
races The negroes have been given a
part in this movement Separate insti-
tutes have been conducted for negro 7
workers and their ministers were IN
vited to organize for the work and (
many Of them have already done So
AAc 5uClAl service commission Is now B
pushing five propositions Cd the
establishment OF a public morals COM
mission in each city. 90 the more
perfect regulation Of the public dance
nails; 90 the regulation and licensing
OF hotels and rOOminE houses. ca the
esta blishment OF public comfort sta
lions; (5) thorough survey of each
city to result in q well defined pro-
gram of social welfare work.
Vice Commissions for Cities.
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sion already has been undertaken in a
number of cities Mayor Charles T.
Taylor. Of Little Rock. was among the
Iirst to endorse the proposal and has
appointed a number OF well known Z
citizens to serve in that capacity. he
mas also written TO a number or eN-
perts in other cities for advice as how
best to handle the social evil OF the
city. Annapolis Minneapolis, Chica-
90 and Philadelphia are among the 9TH
er cities which have taken action re-
sarding the establishment or a public
vice commission.
The commission having the mission
theme will work actively for the spread Z
II the religious movement in all parts /
u the world. one Of the foremost men ! |
y this commission is John r. Mott, |
through whose influence president + |
la1t was led in 1910 to issue invita- |
ions for the famous white house con- |
-erence' to consider means for spread |
ng Christianity As an ouJgrowth OF /
been raised to provide Y. N. c. A !
buildings in foreign lands Fttty-four
buildings have been placed at needed
POINTS in China. India and Japan, and
mis- is regarded as a practical dem
'nstratiOn of the influence OF the Men
md Religion Forward movement Y
Work Among the Boys.
The boys work commission viii have 9
many practical results 10 report Of the !
work already inaugurated- Special at /
ention is being given to the needs Of
he boy who has to go to work at an C
'arly age and is therefore unable to {
complete his course in school The q
warden OF the Kansas penltentiary has :
ecently issued the statement that to
rrest the boy who is running in the o
ack alley convict him and send him {
o the penitentiary and keep him there Is
osts the state five times as much as 10 o
end him to college. In other words. y
i've boys can be graduated from col .
eye for what il costs 70 have one boy e
erve an equal number of years in the 4
enitentiary. The question Is to which q
expenditure is more helpful to the pub Il
-c can easily be decided n
The Bible study commission. under
he direction Of those who have had eN-
erience IN the work. viii develop II
lans for popularizing the Bible. Pro- q
aESOr jerks Of Cornell university and . III