Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-03-27
Men AND RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT
A Zig Mass Meeting Held In The Theatre
Sunday Evening. Inter demon national,

y. "A. and r.. J. Mebane, O
: Greensboro, met with a mum
!. Der OF Salisbury's churcl
workers in the Old Hickor,
Club rooms Friday evenin,
Tor the purpose Of having tn
churches take up the me
and Religion Forward Move
ment." Hon. John s. Hen.
derson presided at the meet
ing and beside short talks b.
the Messrs. Mebane, Revs
Byron Clark, M. M. Kinard
+. J. Mallett, J. w. Moore
and 0. J. Jones also made
some remarks. A motion
was carried to hold a mas
meeting in the opera house
Sunday evening and a com,
mittee consisting Of two from
the different churches was
named to make the necessary
announcements. This com.
mittee organized by electing
Geo. r. Collins chairman and
he agreed to take charge OF
the music for the occasion.
Hon. John s. Henderson was
to have general supervision
of the mass meeting, A. M.
Scales and j. A. Martin of
Greensboro were secured as
speakers and an appropriate
program was arranged.
The mass meeting was held
in the opera house at 4 o'clock
Sunday evening. A short
song service was conducted
by Geo. r. Collins, a prayer
was offered by Rev. M. M.
Kinard, and Mr.. Henderson
first explained the object of
the meeting and then intro~
tduced the speakers.
The first speaker, ]. A.
Martin, told Of the origin of
the movement and what it
stood for, to wit: Missions.
Bible study, social service,
evangelism, and boys work,
represented by a five pointed
red star. The idea is to have
appointed five men from each
church to look after these
particular branches. A CEN
sus of the church going and
non-church going men and
boys of the city is to be taken
and an active campaign is to
be commenced to bring them
into the church. 1t was
stated that 70 per cent. of the
church members are women
and that only 81 per cent.
are men and that it will re-
quire the addition of 10, 0O0.-
900 men to the church rolls
tC equal the women.
Mr.. Scales talk was an ap-
peal to the men to carry their
portion of the burden and
quit Sinking. He said the
churches must get together
and get on the job in an
earnest and friendly manner.
He said the churches could
never hope to accomplish
much with the unconverted
SO long as they could not, or
would not, live in peace with
each other. He said the job
was big enough for all and
that the Christian who never
did anything more than study
the Word, pray and sing,
would accomplish a very lit
tie for the Masters Kingdom.
Work is the thing, personal
effort combined with faith
fulness, persistency, wisdom
and love.
A resolution to appoint a
committee of 100 to take uE
the work was passed as was
also another heartily endors>
ing the "Men and Religion
Forward Movement"
A convention will be held
in Greensboro April "A, Is
and 16 to which Salisbury
was invited to send as many
delegates as possible:
The naming of the com
mittee of one hundred me1
was left to the ministers Of
the various churches and the
committee is now about com
plete.
The meeting was CLOSED
with the benediction by Rev
Byron Clark, D. d.
A large crowd was present
and all seemed to be greatly
interested in the matter
under consideration.
Old Folks Singing at Faith.
There will be an Old Folks
ia. 40. la singing at Shiloh