The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-01-31
BIG CAMPAIGN
OPENED SUNDAY
Thousands At Meeting Of Men
and Religion Movement.
STRONG WORKERS ON TEAM
Pittsburehers Welcome the Vanguard.
No Discussion Of Greed or
Polity.-Famous Agnostic
Launches Crusade.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-The Men and Reli
gion Forward Movement-the most
giganic campaign of its kind in reli
slous history that has as its object the
finding of 100000 men missing from
participation in church life-had its
fovnal inception here Sunday. Its
eights days program of diversified
meetings for the promotion OF prac
ticai. everyday Christianity in the
lives OF men and boys was opened
with mass meeting in the Exposition
music hall at $3.50 sunday afternoon
That Pittsburgh is ready and eager
20 greet the team of specialists who
are spreading thte propaganda of this
movement-thatP Pittsburgh is the citl
prepared, as the harbingers of the
crusade have depicted was apparent
ly evinced at the initial session by
the presence of thousands OF men rep
resentative Of the religious, profes
sionGl and business life of this city.
Raymond Robins of Chicago, ILL.,, the
famous social service leader, and q
former agnostic launched the crusade
here being the man selected to make
the opening address. He is regarded
as the leading apostle of the move
ment. His associates are men hard
ly less distinguished in the respective
Ines of endeavor that have been as
signed them.
Robins and his illustrious team.
mates, without discussion of creed, rit
ua' or polity. will endeayor to educate
the Christian masculinity of this sec
tion in the five great themes in the
movement-boys' work, Bible study
evangelism. social service and mis-
sons-so that after their going the
fruitful days of the work may be Ions
in this section.
The other specialists are: Fred b
Smith, who is recognized as one OF
the gre, est evangelistic great to mer
in the world; the Rev. Clarence a
Barbour, secretary of the Religious
Work Department, Internationa
Young Mems Christian Association
whose specific message will be to pas
tors: the Rev. DR.. David Russell
evangelist and missionary worker o.
johannesburg, South Africa; William
A. Brown of the International Sunday
School Association, an expert in the
history and Interpretation of the Bi
BILE and a specialist in organization
and methods for its study; John l.
Alexander, the leading author on
Boys Scout work, who will present
clear,y the advantage derived by the
church through the existence of the
boy scouts; Yutka Minakuch, talent
ed native OF Japan, who is fine plat
form orator and leader in missionary
enterprise; the Rev. John NJ. Dean OF
San Jose, Cal, a former chaplain OF
the United States army, who will leat
the institutes on community eXtep
sion.
Attendance that will compare favor
ably with that of the first session OF
the campaign is expected for the mil
and other meetings that have been ar
ranged tor the other seven remaining
days of the crusade here. The con
vention throngs are expected to be
greatly augmented on Tuesday anc
Wednesday, when thousands of v.si
tors from Western Pennsylvania
Eastern Ohio and West West Vir
ginia viii flock to the city to partici
pate in the exercises that have been
specially arranged for the days. More
than 1000 men attended the first
meeting in Exposition hall here.