Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-04-13
BIC men and
RELIGION RALLY
CONTINENT.WIDE SHOWING WILL
BE MADE At NEW YORK
GATHERING.


to a really continent-wide showing of
the forces Of religion that has ever
been made in North America will be
the Christian Conservation congress OF
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment In New York City, April 1924.
At that time delegates will come from
every part of the continent-not mere
ly men who want to take an excur-
sion, or who like to attend religious
meetings, but the representative
Christian men, chosen by the local
Men and Religion committees Of one
hundred. -
Not only will these men be geo.
graphically representative, but they
will include all the denominations.
Their voice will come as near to being
the voice of the Protestant churches OF
America as any utterance ever heard.
The Significance Of the occasion Is
not its size, for meetings Of three
thousand men-which is the capacity
Of Carnegie hall-have been common
all over the country, in connection
with the Men and Religion campaigns.
Nor yet is the unique program OF dis
tinguished speakers the most import,
ant item about the congress. The
centered is the fact that here Is truly
national congress, met to consider in
statesman-llike fashion the problems
Of men and religion in this new day
and in this western world. The dele
gates are not depending upon the
voice Of great leaders heard from the
platform to provide them with the
basis Of their discussion.
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be the reports of the nine commissions
which have for months past been en-
gagged in making scientific survey,
each Of it's own field. These reports
Will be presented in printed form IN
advance to every delegate. The mem
bers of the congress will themselves
discuss the documents. The expert
ence and insight of the mature judg-
ment of the country will be brought TO
bear upon these comprehensive phases
Of church life and social service.
The nine reports, discussion OF
which will consume most of the time
Of the congress, deal with social serv-
ice, missions, boys work, evangelical
ton, rural church, bible study men and
religion message, Christian unity, ana
Christian publicity.
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Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
whose rule it is to speak nowhere ex-
cept in his own pulpit, although vigor-
Gus efforts are constantly being made
to persuade him to preach In other
places, has agreed to preach the con-
vention sermon.
The list Of speakers announced in
cludes:
William Jennings Bryan.
Fred B. Smith.
]. A. Macdonald.
Rev. DR.. J. H. Jowett.
Archdeacon Thomas j. Madden, OF
Liverpool
Bishop David H. Greer.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell.
Nehemiah Boynton, y. D.
John F. Carson, D. D.
John Mitchell
Robert E. Speer.
John R. Mott, LII. D.
E. A. Steiner.
James G. Cannon.
Secretary of Interior Walter q.
Fisher.
Booker T. Washington.
Miss Jane Adams
James E. Freeman.
William T. Ellis.
Ex-Governor Northen.
Bishop E. r. Hendrix.
W.lliam T. Stead, of London.
Bishop VIM. F. Anderson.
Captain Richmond P. Hobson.
j Campbell White.
Rev. j. Stuart Holden.
Marion Lawrance.
Bishop E. e. Hoff.
DR.. Talcott Williams. ~
Miss Ruby Hamm and Charles An
derscn both of this city, were married