The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-15
MEMS ORGANIZATION A MEANS TOWARDS
GAINING THE INTEREST Of OTHER MEN
That Point Brought Out Most Empfatically at Today's
Conference in Men an d Religion Campaign
Urge Ministers to Mingle.

The church and mems organiza-
tons furnished the theme for the dis
cussions at the Men and Religion For
ward Movement conference of min
listers and religious experts in the par
Tors of the First Presbyterian church
his morning.
Questions asked by preachers de-
sirous OF making their work more
effective received helpful answers
from the members of the campaign
team.
The necessity of making the church
an institution that will appeal more
strongly to the ordinary man was i'm
pressed upon the minds of the min
listers.
MEMS organizations arr a good
thing. the experts declared. but these
organizations must be made to at
tract men. They must not appear
TO the man as a pious organization,
but must bring the joy of living home
to him in Il way that nothing else
can do.
The ministers were urged to go out
N mingle with men, telling the story
OF the o of Jesus all along tho way.
Ihev were urged to enter into the
lives of men more each day and to
not hold themselves apart nor to pose
as spiritual beings. but to be true
followers Of Christ among Christian
men.
Visiting hotels on Sunday mornings,
inviting the travelling men and other
guests to come to church and hear
some good music is Il fine way to get
men interested in religion. the ex-
perts said. 1t was also suggested that
the preachers visit the postoffice and
other places where men congregatc
on Sunday morning and give them
verbal invitations to attend the MORN
ing or night service.
There never q be enough work
accomplished in the byways and
hedges by the ministers, according to
the mel who answered the questions
in this mornings conference.
The church with its affiliated or
men. II experts said. provided it can
be made a virtual home and house
OF good cheer, and this is the great
work cut out for the minister of to-
day.
Dinners for special music and
all those good things that appeal to
men with rich red blood in their
Veins were given as important details
in connection with the upbuilding of
the church home.
A house-to-houSe visitation in the
interests of the church and Sunday
school was recommended as a win
nir of men,"
The children came in for their
share of attention in the remarks of
the experts to the preachers. The
church should be made Headquarters
for the young folks of every COM
munity and there should be social
gatherings every now and then, the
experts said.
Street corner evangelistic services
on summer nights were recommended.
"A fresh-air camp in the summe
time for poor children and their
mothers was given as a Christian
work that almost any minister might
undertake with success.
"Ihe tandard of American man
hood must be raised supplying it with
the foundation of righteousness, if this
country is to avoid destruction by lust
for money" This was the ringing
message expanded last evening by DR..
j. j. Lansing at the closing session
of the Men and Religion Forward
movement convention.
The need of social service was pre-
scented by DR.. Lansing in an address
in which striking facts and philosoph-
zeal reasoning were blended in q man
ncr that carried the message home
with telling effect to every nearer.
Last evenings session marked the
hing water mark in point of attend
ance of the convention, the large au-
ditorium of the new Presbyterian
church being filled with men. Presi-
dent T.. l.. McVey- of the university
presided at the meeting and in in
Producing the speakers endorsed the
purpose of the Men and Religion For
ward movement.
Yesterday was one of the most sue
cessful days of the week in every re-
spect, especially in point of attend
ance. The convention proper closed
last evening. but today and tomorrow
will be given over to meetings and
work along precisely the same lines