The Calumet news., 1912-03-06
MOVEMENT Is
given IMPETUS
OVER 200 MEN ATTEND MEN AND
RELIGION BANoU Jet AT
CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.

over two hundred men Of Hancock.
representing every creed and every
shade OF religious belief Ina Hancock
gathered at the Hancock Congrega-
ilonal church last night 70 attend the
banquet in the interests OF the Men
and Religion Forward Movement. The
excellent dinner. the able speakers and
the feeling of enthusiasm that were
features of the gathering all tended to
arouse those present to a desire for
greater and more active participation
i'm the religious work OF the commun-
ity in one or the other Of the five
phases in which it was presented b.
the distinguished speakers OF last even
ing.
The addresses given covered the five
phases under which tho movement is
being advanced, boys work social
service, missions, evangelism, and BIZ
bic study. Albert s. Ley acted as
chairman and each Of the speakers was
limited to ten minutes.
B. Il. Johnson Of Lansing, student
secretary of the state Y NJ. c. A. was
the first introduced and he spoke on
bible Study The Bible he said show
cd one how TO meet civic problems,
ANA how 10 avoid the occurrence of
shameful incidents such as had recent
~ occurred in this city. II contains
help I'm solving domestic problems, the
state legislatures cannot lind n remedy
Tor the divorce evil as this book can
Personal problems and social problems
Of every kind are helped In solution by
a pcrusal of this boot, ana a knowledge
of where To find the help sought The
Indians who lived on these hills in car
~ days little Imagined the wealth tha;
lie beneath their feet and SO II is with
many that the treasures of the bible
are unknown.
Curzon on omissions"
Rev. j. T. Curzon, formerly pastor
of the Trinity Episcopal church of
Houghton and now representative of
the mission board, was greeted as an
cid ami welcome friend His topic was
Missions"
Less than two thousand years" he
said, separate us from heathenism,
and had the early missionary move
ment been TO the east instead of the
west, Chinese and Japanese mission |
cries would be trying to convert us to
civilization. Some have mistaken |
idea of religion, that 1t means to save
their own souls and let the others go !
This Is wrong and people are begin !
ming to see that doing Christs work |
is i'm working for others. The world /
has realized a new vision of Christian
meaning and has started out with re. J
ncwed enthusiasm TO tell the heather
here and abroad that Christ is King"
j. A. Van Dis Talks.
]. A. Van Dis OF Kalamazoo state
secretary of boys work of the Y. NJ c.
y. who each year has charge Of the
state boys camp at Torch Lake in An
trim county, was another speaker
Conservation he said, lis the key
note of the age. This is Illustrated
On every hand. In industrial life it Is
the case in regard to some industries
that rho by-products produce more
revenue than the main output We
hold conservation congresses to devise
ways and means OF best conserving
the countrys natural resources. one
of Hancock's chief resources is in its
boys flcm 10 10 is years of age, a
product that we have not fully utilized.
'"he boys must be reached through the
Eoys themselves. Unless they are with
you and YOU are i'm sympathy with
them you can do nothing for them,
ond the way to get at their religious
side is through their physical and So
cial side
'Tn many cities the boys participate
in conventions and gatherings. in
which high school boys are frequently
the leaders and the manner in which
they handle the business and discus
sions WOULD put many men to shame.
You have got to get into touch with
the boys, take their measure, and
make their religion living reality
touching their other activities
You can't cut down a mans reli-