The Washington herald., 1912-02-17
MASS MEETING Is
CRUOADE'S CLIMAX
Men and Religion Forward Move
ment Closes with Great Serv-
ice to Be Held Tonight.

The daily institutes of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement, which have
been held since Tuesday, came TO a close
last night, and the delegates from the
various local churches were asked to pass
upon the proposals of the specialists who
have been leading the surveys of evan
geIism. Bible study. social service. pub
licity, community extension, missions, and
boys work.
The final. series Of platform meetings
was also held last night, the meetings
scheduled for tonight being merged into
a mass meeting TO be held az the Cal
vary Baptist Church. Eighth and H
streets northwest. -E
Specialists on missions, evangelism, and
boys work addressed the local ministers
at the First Congregational Church yes
terdsy afternoon. They made suggestions
in regard to what the ministers should
do to keep up the effect Of the
eight-day campaign. Several ministers
protested against the large amount Of
extra work being placed upon them. stat
ing that the burden would prove too
heavy. This was answered by the spe
cialists. who declared that the intention
was not to place extra burdens on the
ministry of the city. but to make a wiser
distribution Of obligations among the
rank and file Of the laity.
The Older Boys Crusade for the Sunday
school held its first meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Association yesterday
afternoon. William Knowles Cooper. gen.
eral secretary of the local Y. NJ. C. A,
delivered the principal address. Furthe
sessions will be held to-day, at which
Willard Pollard, of the Luther Memorial
Sunday school; Morton Little, OF Mount
Pleasant Sunday school: T. Hunton Leith,
of Mount Vernon VI. f. Church: A. N.
Cotton, jarrett Huddleston, and Albert NJ.
Chesley will make addresses. Hon. Lee
McClung, Treasurer Of the United States,
will address the boys at 80 this morning.
Mass meetings for men will be held in
the New National Theater,, for older
boys in the Belasco Theater, for younger
boys in the Y. NJ. c. A, and for women
in Wesley NJ. f. Church tomorrow.
Lyman L. Pierce, Of Pittsburg, address
ed the conference OF ministers yesterday.
He urged general distribution OF the work
started by the movement among the laity.
Robert NJ. Hopkins also spoke. He urged
a higher appreciation Of Bible study, and
declared that a minister should be held
responsible for the teaching in his church
as he is held responsible for the preach
ing.
Il believe that the average pastor must
have higher appreciation of his Bible
study work." said Mr.. Hopkins. This
people that the church is one thing and
the Bible school onOther is, 1 believe,
traceable in large part to the fact that
the pastors have not looked upon the
Bible study as part of their work.
DR.. Arthur ]. Smith recommended a
programme Of aggressive evangelism.
TO win men and boys for Christ and
the church and to enlist them in serv-
ice for others is the campaign objective
Of this Men and Religion Forward Move
ment," he said. TT is essentially an
evangelistic campaign"
William Knowles Cooper addressed a
meeting Of colorcd men at Galbraith A
NJ. E. Zion Church last might on Evan
gelism." DR.. Charles F. Morris, of Nor
folk, also spoke, emphasizing the value
OF personal efforts in winning souls to
Christ. DR.. S. n. Brown and W. A
Hunton spoke on bible study at
Union Wesley Church. DR. P. O'ConneIl,
Of Howard University, lectured on Mis-
sions" at the Fifteenth Street Presby-
terrain Church. At Mount Zion Church
DR.. Norris, of the health department,
spoke on local health conditions. A
mass meeting for colored men will be
held at Nineteenth Street 4 Baptist
Church tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
DR.. J. Milton Wsldron will preside and
DIR. S. H. Morris, of Norfolk, Will de-
liver the principal address.