The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-02
Consider Lessons of Men
and Religion Movement
ELIMINATE
WASTE
Making Appeals for Men, Money
and Meetings-Time Has Come For
Self Examination.
tBy the Religious Rambler.)

Z the Religious Rambler.)
There was held last week al Sill
YER Eay, on Lake George, New York,
the widely heralded and long antici-
mated conference OF interdenomina-
IUnal organizations to consider their
status and work in the light Of the
Men and Religious Movement. Ar
rangements were made for this con-
ference at a meeting held during the
Men and Religious Congress in New
York city in April, the initiative be-
inC taken by the Federal Council Of
Churches. Now the results show
that the gathering was warranted,
for all the important national move
mtnts of laymen got together for
discrimination n cooperation.
This meeting may fairly be classed as
among the notable results Of the Men
and Religious Movement.
The Silver Bay Conference was an
ofIcial gathering Of representatives Of
many great bodies. There was frank
speech on all hands, n a fine spirit
If hrotherliness and cooperation.
The men did not hesitate to face the
fact that there has been too much
competition and too much costly
waste and too much of each Organi-
zation's going it's own gait in the re-
ligious work of America. The need
for radical new cooperation and,
I~trchance, some consultations was
made apparent.
Great Forces Line Up.
The inevitable character Of this
meeting, Of which this article is the
first report, is shown by the list Of
examinations that actually partici-
pated in the conference, which con-
tlnued for two days. The Federal
Council Of the Churches of Christ in
America, which represents h entire
Professionalism Of the continent; the
International committee Of the Young
Mems Christian Association; the
Presbyterian Brotherhood; the Con-
fTeSSional brotherhood; the Otterbln,
On United Presbyterian, brotherhood;
the brotherhood Of Andrew and
Philip; the International Sunday
Sehool Associations; the United So
tlcty If Christian Endeavor; the Lay
mems Missionary Movement; and
several OF the denOminatiOnal lay
mems Missionary Movements; and
the Missionary Education Movement;
AL participated in the conference.
That il was possible for 50 many
81 me religious organizations to come
together in friendly conference reg
lSlerS an advance in Christian CO.
operation for which the spirit of the
tunes and the teachings Of the Mer
:hd ItoliSion Movement are eSpOn
S!hie. over and over again during
the past winter the Men and Re.
!Iglon Movement insisted that waste
~ christian work must be eliminated
congress Of last April, looking to
h&l practical step following tn
congress Of last April, looking to tn
Maia that end. n outcome canno
YET he determined, but it is hopeful.
\ Time Of SeIf-ExaminatiOn.
ne battle for efficiency is half VOL
when "A he heads of thaCa hip OrO9 nj
ZaionS-eaCh SO great hat it is full,
competent TO go ahead regardless Q
'he others, securing all the money /
can false, and branching out in al
Il' directions possible-realize tn
need Tor cooperation.
animated hy a markedly deVO
t,"Ial spirit, these leaders went a
we problem in the spirit Of self-eX
ANIMATION. There was 40 attenlp
g. gloss over the fact that condition
u winch the churches are complain
M exist. 1t is true that most Q
'hese organizations are making thei
"ppeal regardless of the. claims Q
me other bodies. In some cities tn
same men are asked to undertake
committee work for half a dozen dill
i'feht movements within a year, al
10 make contributions for the sam
expensive campaigns r duplicat
20 and the local ehurch activitie
SuHtr in consequence.
'aod Resolutions for the Y. NJ. c. 4
ms general conference was pre-
.eoed by a meeting Of the representa-
uNts OF n International Young Men
~hrlstlan Association, secretarie
iIom all parts Of the country attend
'"S' II, too, met primarily to tax
Souhsel With itself concerning tn
mSSohs Of the Men and Religio
pavement Whether, as some hay
"uNlsed, there should be a continue
noh or the campaign idea, with gres
lass meetings and a general stir-u
OF the cities the countr'
81 whether there should now be
JASON OF quiet local work., was d.
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