The Washington herald., 1912-01-27
MEN AND RELIGION
CAMPAIGN TO BRING
5000 INTO CHURCHES

Sunday to Be observed ns Church
Attendance Day-InVItations ia
Services Extended to Every Man
in Washington.
Full pews in every Washington church
is the aim Of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement for church attend
ance day, to be observed universally
throughout the District tomorrow. All
the week invitations have been scattered
broadcast, by letter and by personal re-
quest. and II is believed that at least
5000 men and boys who would otherwise
not attend church will be brought TO
some religious service on that day at
least.
CIe-gymen and laymen alike are work
Ing TO make this day one of the big
events OF the men and religion cam
paign in Washington Each church
member is expected TO invite at least
one man, and has been requested TO
invite as many moro as possible, to be
present at some church service, either
In the morning or evening.
II is one OF the conditions OF the OBJ
servance OF the day that denominational
claims are not to be urged. Invitations
are to be given with the understanding
that the men invited are to choose what
church they shall attend. Strangers who
RssuredSof a cordial reception. and every
effort will be made to make the sermons
inspiring and helpful.
The following Sunday will be observed
as Sunday school day, when 1t is planned
TO bring into the Sunday schools 5.0Oa
or more boys and men. at least for the
day. This project, like the one for Sun
day. is an interdenominational AFFAIR,
carried on by the Men and Religion For
ward Movement and co-operated in by
all the churches of the city.
Housing conditions in Washington will
be the topic of discussion OF the Pastors
Federation of Washington at its meeting
Monday, when Dr. W. NJ. Davidson, sup
erintendent of the Washington public
schools. will deliver the chief address.
The meeting will be he'd IN the assem-
blv room of the Y. NJ. c. A building.
and will begin at II a. m.
During the past few weeks the clergy
men of the various denominations have
been examining to some extent the con-
ditions of the houses in which the work
ing classes of Washington are sheltered,
and the discoveries they have made will
be made known at the meeting.
Conversion after. death is the subject
Of a lecture to be given Sunday at 8
y. m. in Old Masonic Temple by Benja-
min II. Barton. of Philadelphia. Mr.. Bar
ton, who is one Of the travelling lecturers
of the international Bible Students As
Bociation, delivered a series of discouTses
In Washington several years ago which
aroused some discussion, but has not
spoken here since The lecture will be
undenOminational and free to all.
Travels in Italy among the wsIdenses"
is the subject of a talk to be given by
Mrs. Gilbert Colgate, Of New York, on
Monday next at o'clock at the residence
of Mrs. John Hay. in Sixteenth street
Mrs. Colgate is to speak before the
Washington Waldensian Society and its
Invited guests. The Washington society
is a branch of the National Waldensian
Society Of New York. in which Mrs. Col
gate is a director and officer. Right Rev.
David H Greer, D. D.. is its president
and an honorary life member. The So
Ciety has among its life members Mrs.
John Hay, Mrs. Elliot f. Shepard. Miss
Helen Gould. Mrs. Spencer Trask Rev.
d. Stuart Dodge, D. D.. Mrs. John Jay
Schieffelin. Mr. Charles StilIman, Mr.
Richard S. Barnes, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
S. Harkness, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Col
gate, and many other well known people
DR.. Charles Z. Barker. physician to
President Taft. will address the medical
students OF Howard University Sunday
afternoon at AIS o'clock in Rankin Me-
mortal Chapel. Special music will be fur
nished by the vested choir Of fifty voices.