The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-02-24
PLAN VIGOROUS
Campaign HERE
LEADERS IN MEN AND RELIGION
FORWARD MOVEMENT PER.
Feet PLANS FOR HouoH-
TON COUNTY.

The Men and Religion Forwar,
movement received good start las
evening when the copper country rep
resentatives to the recent Ishpeminl
u. Il. conference met at the Y. Nj. c
A. and outlined plans for their cam
paign. Because of the proximity of
the four principa! copper country
i towns, Calumet. Houghton, Hancock
and Lake Linden. IL was decided. 10
form a copper country organization for
mutual benefit. The committee last
evening made arrangements to hold
conventions on four successive days in
the towns mentioned beginning Tues
day, March 8. and concluding Friday
evening March S.
A. L. Burgan of Hubbell vice presi-
dent of the Upper Peninsula commit
tee. which has seventy members was
named chairman of the copper country
organization. George ID. Westermann
of the Y. NJ. c. A.. secretary. and Will
lam j. Reynolds OF Laurium. treasurer
Mr. Burgan outlined plan of cam
paign for the copper country meetings
which provides for banquets I'm each of
the four towns on successive evenings,
to be followed by addresses by prom
inent national leaders and specialists |
Further arrangements as to dates were
left i'm the hands of the five speakers
who are 20 he brought here.
H.
jects, as follows: Bible study evan
gelism. boys work, social service and
missions.
Special Services.
on the Sunday following the week
Of the banquets. the pastors of all of /
the copper country churches will be
urged to bring the movement before
their respective congregations. and TO
this end special services will be ar
ranged for. II is'planned to follow up
these services with a special institute
i'm all the copper country towns the
following week.
Provision was made last evening for
financing the campaign.
Those present at last nights meet
ing were a. I. Burgan. Hubbell; Dan
of Hubbell: A. f. Hagen
anu j. Patton of Lake Linden; Ward Il.
Smith, Houghton; Thomas d. Hamili.
Hancock; Edward s. Grierson, Will
lam j. Bloy. Capt. William Pollard, w.
] Reynolds and Capt. Allan Cameron
all of Calumet other members of the
committee who were unable to be
present last evening are Thomas Il.
Mitchell OF Trimountain, James d.
James r. c. Chamberlain of Calumet;
James H. Edwards and w J. Balmer
of Dollar Bay; William Jacobson. John
Marshall and J. VI. Jasberg Of Han
cock; II. T. Hendrickson. ]. A. Doelle
and DR., l.. L. Hubbard of Houghton.
The Campaign in Calumet.
Following the meeting of the copper
country delegates to the Upper PENN
sula convention. at Ishpeming. there
was "A public meeting Of representa-
tives of the several churches in Calu-
met, addressed by William J. Bloy
Edward S. Grierson and Rev. NJ. II.
El6red OF the Laurium NJ. Il. church.
y. y. Johnson. state religious workers
Of the Y. NJ. G. 4. also addressed the
meeting taking for his subject. How
Calumet Can Get the Most Out of the
Movement"
II was decided to select a local COM
mttee TO have charge of the proposed
convention. this committee to consist
of the pastor Of each local church. and
one layman. This committee was or
ganized as follows: President. W. j.
Reynolds; secretary. c.. d. Wester-
man. The meeting then adjourned to
meet again Tuesday evening of next
week in the Y. NJ. G. a. when further
arrangements will be perfected.