The Washington times., 1912-02-17
MORAE REFORMS IN
CAPITAL, ZAP OBJECT O.. .
RELIGION MEETING
Ioday'S Session of Forward
Movement Portentous in
4 .. Efforts.

Recommendations and reports of the
experts on boys work, evangelism, COM
munity extension, social service, mis-
sions, Bible study, and publicity of the
eight-day campaign of the Men and Re-
ligion Forward Movement will be made
this evening at a meeting in the First
Congregational Church from 4:45 until 6
o'clock. BY the workers in this cam
palgn the meeting this evening is con-
sidered the most important gathering
since the campaign was begun last Sun
day.
These recommendations are directed
at an attempt to mold public sentiment
to such point that Congress will be
forced to enact such legislation as the
church people believe will be necessary
to make Washington the model moral
city in America.
The meeting this evening will be
known as the union institute and inter-
church conference, being a gathering OF
the ministers and Christian workers of
the city. The recommendations and re-
ports call for many reforms for WASH
ington.
Scope of Recommended tions.
Among some of the recommendations
by the Boys Work Committee arc:
Physical, social, and mental training of
boys In the churches, as we'll as spirit
ual teaching: a strong Christian man for
leader; older boys to teach younger
boys; formation of boys brotherhood
Bible class; to teach principles of psy-
chology and religious pedagogy; a sys-
tematic campaign for sex instruction !;
adequate play space and paid director
for adolescent boys: plan for the bet
terment of the wage-earning boy.
The Bible study committee recon-
nends: To have at least one organized
mems class In every Sunday school
and one or more older boys class; to
conduct extension work to reach men
who do not attend regular Bible classes |:
10 prepare and distribute a directory Of
rible classes for men and older boys
throughout the city: 70 have an annual
house to house canvass. followed by a
systematic visitation and invitation on
the part Of all the classes to arrange a
weekly meeting for all the teachers Of
men and Older boys, ami TO recommend
To- the broth1rhoods and mems clubs
that their progress include the appica-
ton OF Bible themes to present day
problems.
The evangelism committee recon-
mends. To locate men and boys not in
the. church and make card index ile; ;
assist each local church in it's efforts to
secure the attendance Of men and older
boys at church and Sunday school, to
conduct Il city-wide campaign in behalf
of personal evangelism, and to promot g
evangrlistic services Cor men and older
boys in local churches and groups of
churches.
Extension of Work.
The community extension committee
recommends: A minimum of thirty ex-
tension points with leader, speaker,
music. helpers. and inside committee
for each point: conduct an open-air and
tent campaign during the srmrrer Of
1912, and an annual field day in churches
on community extenton.
The missionary committee recon-
mends: That there be organized in
everv church of the District a mission
Rrv committee to work with the pastor;
that there be set aside each year n
certain month for missionary education
in all churches. and that some time
during the year an interdenominational
institute for the training in methods of
missionary education be held.
Thirty-two reforms for the district
will he recommended by the social serv-
iCe committee.