The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-16

is q crucial time for concerted moe
ments IF the churches. There ga
been Of late so many such going 49,
the countr that it has been admit
from the first that # this AIen .et
Religion Movement did not do for ts..
country what other similar m0s.-
ments have failed to do. it vouli
hopeless to organize another nailorl
campaign in the churches.
Largely upon the showing mae. t
the Washington congress, where t.,,
travelling teams of experts will lN.z-
their reports and their p~reSentataa
of the needs of the time. Will t4>
success Of the Men n Reli. Il
Movement be Judged. At present uo-
body is III q position to say how Sae-
cessful. the city campaigns have heru.
In some cases they have been cN.
traordinary successes. In others they
nave not produced the expected I'M
preston. It will eed the April cons
gress to sum up the whole.
Newspapers and Religion.
The scientific survey idea 81!
dominate the Washington Men arl
Religion Congress. It will hy no
! means be a gathering merely t. hear
| about work already accomplished.
commissions ave been appointed
| upon all the special lines OF Men and
Religion work. and these will report
| their findings in April. The reTolu-
tionary Edinburgh conference IS th-
| only other meeting in the history 4
the churches at all analogous to the
April congress. In Washington. as u
Edinburgh, the reports Of the com-
missions will be printed and III the
hands OF the delegates 50 that they
may be discussed from the floor.
One new commission, that bids
fair to create a commotion. is made
up Of newspaper men and will in
vestigate h subject of the relation
Of the churches to the newspapers,
The study will touch every newspaper
office in the land and every minis
terial association. It will n out
what the newspapers are doing e
help the churches. and whether til.
churches are doing anything to hell
the newspapers. The question Of how
far the churches ought to go in uSins
paid advertising will be an importan
point discussed. The aim OF thi'
commission. as of the others, is tt
find a broad scientific> basis for it
generalization instead Of the says
Of any n man Or group Of men.
Spectacular Demonstrations.
There will be an internatlOni
; night at tho congress when Presiden
Taft, Ambassador Bryce and a dis
tinguished Canadian will speak. MI
William j.. Bryan has also accepte'
an invitation to speak at the con
gress. AS nan ambassadors, mem
bers of Congress and other official
as possible will be grouped on tn
! platform on this occasion. A grea
l parade Of men. followed by anothe
Of boys, will march down PennSyl
t vania avenue, and it Is expected tina
the President will review them.
! 1t is intimated from headQuarter
that such living themes as The Mar
ward Side of the Social Evil will b
discussed at the congress-. Becaus
E of the acute political situation in tn
/ country there will be an endeavor O
the part Of politicians Of all grade
to identify themselves with tn
unique and potent concentration {
the church sentiment of the countr,
: me leaders are a canny crowd an
they will see that the congress-, lk
the movement. is not used to furthe
G any mans nerconal ends.
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