The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-02-01
"The New and Religious
Forward Movement"

Allison Stocker the newly elected
President of the Denver Chamber of
Commerce, spoke to two good sized
audiences at.he Congregational church
last Sunday. In the afternoon he spoke
to Men on the Men and Religious
Forward Movement, in commencing
he informed his hearers that he was
not a Preacher bat business man and
would speak from a Business Mans
stand point and that no work that he
did was as satisfying as chArch work.
The Movement is a practical combi-
notion Of the Christian Masucline force
OF North America, the Movement or
igionating by the fact that there were
5000. 900 less Men and Boys than Wo-
men and Girls in Christian work, the
beginning of the work was ma e by al
people at a meeting in New York. which
has grown till 70 of our largest Cities
have asked fer definite Campaign to
BE- held in their Cities.
1 He told m anecdote of one Man
that attended the first Convention and
said u am here to stop this foolish
ness" but went away saying 1.-The
Spirit OF God was so manifest that |
dared not oppose it,. The objects of the
movement are, lst., For Christ and the
! Church, End, To emphasize Masculine
Christianity, 3rd., More work for Men
and more Men for the Church, Ath., To
energize Christian Manhood of America
5th., to double the e1rolIm mt of the
Bible Study Glasses, 9Th, to win un-
converted men and Boys to Christ and
the Church
Christianity is not Feminine affair,
in the early days Men conducted the
affairs of the church, now one doesn't
have to defy men and Rulers to be u
Caristian, but it takes just as much
nerve now as ever to be 4 Christian.
Men talk of eve ry thing but Christi
ianity, they introduce their friends who
are not acquainted and if Jesus Christ
is your friand why not introduce him
to others Of your friends that DO not
Know him.
He made plea for personal work
among Chrstia1s and told of a rich
manufacture who going to the Club
Grounds on Monday morning asked the
golf Instructor how he enjoyed the
church Services the day before, this
set the Instructor 30 thinking and end
ed by his resigning his position as the
Club would not let HIM off on Sunday,
and be became religious worker.
/ He spoke of the need of Christian
Mems work in handling the Indns-
trial and Political Question.
Another of the things which this
movement viii try TO DO is to teach
Men how to do efficient Christian work
he .wsnts every church lined up with
the Movement and unless they are
theywont get the benefits Of the
Moyem eut.
The Campaign viii be carried on IN
Denver until April 23th. and after that
date there will be conservation day
10 keep the Movement alive, his sug-
gestions to churches were "to warm
up, get Men and Boys in closer touch
more Prayer, more Bible study and
more personal work.
He told of business Men who were
actively engaged in Religious work,
conference consisting of Col. Roosevelt
Diplomats, Cabinet Officers and Bank
ers where all had been Sunday School
Teachers.
President Taft has recently addressed
a large Sunday School Convention ard
expressed himself in favor of this
movement. Governor Henis and John
Wanamaker recently headed d monster
parade of Religious workers. He ex-
presses the hope that Julesburg would
take an active part in the great Move
ment, and every Man should exert an
influence and think more of the other
fellow and that we should give the
same thought and loyalty to things
eternal that we do to Business matters
which at best last but few years.
Mr.. StocSers audience was COM
posed of Mombers of both churches
and Non Christians who listened closely
to his quiet forceful talk. In the even
ing Mr.. Stocker as Moderator of the
Congregational Society spoke on the
subject of Coneregationalism and per
sonal work.
JUlesburg is fortunate in being al lie
to hear such Men as Mr.. Stocker as he
is busy business man, but finds time
to do his Christian work in addition to
attending to his business affairs.