The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-09

strength in an effort to bring his fell
low-men into closer relation with God
and the church" When the mighty
movement which he thought out and
almost thought out into tho public
view is sweeping the whole country
before its mighty tide OF religious
awakening. Harry Arnold is where he
has been for "A ycar and a half--in
DR.. Truadeaux's sanitorium in the
Adirondacks. Tic will have no part
in the carrying out of the scheme
which he believed would set the
churches working with new life. But,
fortunately. he is said to be improving
greatly and will undoubtedly return
to Y. NJ. c. a. work in the future.
Manner OF Organization.
But back to the organization. At
the Buffalo convention a central COM
mittee of ninety-seven was selected
to AXE charge of tho entire plan of
the work. The committee of ninety
even includes a few clergymen. but
the vast majority is made up of doc
ers and other business and profession
al men. James Graham Cannon. bank
err of Wall street, is chairman of this
committee. Through their efforts were
formed local committees of 100 in
each of the n%inety-one large cities.
these committees to care for tho work
not only in tehir own cities. but in
adjacent or auxiliary towns. 1t is also
their work to prepare the field for tho
coming of a team Of experts. which
Is to visit each of the n~inetS-one GEN.
tors n give an outline of the work as
planned by the movement.
Grand Forks was named as one of
these cities. and has formed an active
and aggressive committee of 100. of
which r. r. Griffith is chairman and
Kirk f. Wallace is executive secre-
tary, Mr.. Griffith is also a member
of the committee OF ninety-seven.
.Arnold's plan had always contem-
plated that the work should be di-
rectcd by his friend Fred b. Smith.
and Mr.. Smith was made campaign
manager and is perhaps the most ac-
tive human force in the direction of
h movement.
1t was planned at this convention to
divide the gospel message to be given
but cooperative cardinal points. They
are given below not in the order of
their Importance. for in that individ.
uals differ. but all acknowledged that
each is Important:
J., bible study: 2. social service: 3.
boys work: 4. evangelism: S. mis-
sions: s. community extension.
Four Teams at Work.
Four teams of six experts each have
been organized. each team having an
expert for each of the six different
to visit each of the ninety-one cities
and there place before the church
people the nature of the work ex-
pected of them to carry on in each
of these branches of the subject. Their
work is essentially educational. They
stay in each city eight days and give
several lessons each day to the men
of the churches. which will enable
them to carry on the work after the
campaign is over.
When the n~inety-one cities shall
have been visited the work of the
teams will be over and they, with ten
central committee. will disband after
the elimination of the movement in
a colossal conservation congress Of
the world brotherhood" which is to
be held in Washington. D.. c., during
the week of April 10 to "a.
The work of perpetuating the plan
Will be left to the local churches.
Locally the forces working for the
movement have been we'll organized.
The committee OF 100 is made up of
active men who are alive to the 90.
portunity offered by this movement to
set h Individual man and boy inter-
estcd IN the work of the church. The
work Is going forward rapidly, but In
systematic order preparing for the
tea moi experts which is to visit this
city next week. A church survey has
been made. q social survey is being
made and other lines of work are be-
ing carried on which will result in the
local committee being acquainted with
the facts regarding the religious, So
cial and Industrial conditions in their
city as they have never been before
by the time the team of experts
reaches here.
When the team arrives a large
stock of knowledge. assorted in a
scientific manner will be placed be-
lore Its members in such a manner
that they will have no trouble in lay.
ing their hands on any part of it.
Grand Forks Team.
Ihe team coming to Grand Fork
Is headed by j. a. Whitmore. and the
other members are DR.. J. j. Lansing,
W. c. Pearce. David G. Latshaw and
futaka Minakuchi. The sixth mem.
per OF the team recently was Obliged
TO discontinue work.
The work of the social service er.
pert II after him the social service
committee in the local church. will
deal with lettering the conditions nm
der which men work and live, work.
ing upon the theory of saving a mans
body to save his soul. Under this
movement h work Of the social sery-