Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-05
MEN AND RELIGION MOVEMENT.
Efforts In 5rattleboro VIII Depend on
interest Created In Springfield Cam.
paIgn-outlne Of Work.

Interest Created In Springfield Cam.
paIgn-outllne Of Work.
Many of the men in Brattleborc
churches are planning to attend the con-
Ventlon days, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
next week, of the eight day campaign al
Springfield, Mass. This is one of the "a
centres to be visited during the winter
oy some one of the four teams of ex-
perts gathered by the national committee
OF 100. The campaign begins Sunday and
continues until the following Sunday,
Much of the time is given to intimate
discussions of ways and means with
picked groups of workers, but for the
two days attention is directed to the
larger problems of the relation of men To
Christian faith and enterprises.
These days are to be in charge of Fred
Is. smith, the man at the head of the
entire movement, one of 1.-The really ex-
traordinary figures of modern life and
essentially product of the United
states. He is great, big burly man
with masses of black hair, keen eyed,
whose strong, smooth shaver face fits
wei his rugged physique. A well known
member of the international Y. NJ. C. A.
committee, his fame as an evangelist has
spread across two continents since the
close of the Spanish war. From first to
last Mr.. Smith has directed this move
ment to the smallest details with con-
summate skill and now that the campaign
Is actually taking place he is devoting
himself very largely to the work he loves
more than all else-that of the eva nrelist
who has but one message to his fellow
men.
The man who on this team four repre-
sents evangelism is DR.. John Fl. Elliott
ID. D., of Chicago, whose 10 DAYS with the
Baptist church of this place a year ago
last october won for him host Of
irlenus as a sane evangelist and an ar
dent lover of righteousness. Recently DIR
Elliott won the first prize over a host ~
otner aspirants for the best article on
why Christian and every Christian
snould engage in the work of personally
winning disciples to Jesus Christ" a
prize offered by Charles NJ Alexander in
Association Men"
BOYS work is represented by Clarence
I. Robinson, Bowdoin college graduate
OF distinction in athletics and the honor
nst lie is president of the Society of
BOYS Work Secretaries of North Ameri-
ca, ana brings to the Forward Move
ment an unusual experience in dealing
with all kinds of boys in both local and
supervisory work
The man of missions is the ahle Gift
ed' and successful secretary of the
Forward Movement of the American
Bapust Foreign Mission society. He has
oeen specially devoting himself to the de-
Vlsing and trying out of methods for in
teresting the people of the churches in
mission enterprises and brings to his
task in the movement the knowledge of
1allures as well as Of marked successes.
Completing the list of topics to be pre-
scented is Social service" with its expert
d. W. Magruder, for several years a min
Ister OF Methodist churches and for the
last five years secretary of the Federated
Sharltles OF Baltimore. For three years
ne was professor of political economy in
OHIO Wesleyan university. resigninp his
position to return to the more active
work of the pastorate. He was one of
the organizers of the Methodist Feder-
atlon for Social Service and from the be-
ginning mas been member of the ex-
ecutlVe committee. He is a man of wide
experience, of originality and grasp of
affairs.
With these gifted leaders and special-
ISIS there is to be in attendance at
Springfield, for the two convention DAYS
lhe Famous national association quartet.
rms was organized at Des Moines in
1887, and the present four members have
sung together since 1897. They sing at
nearly all the national conventions of
the preset day movements in religion and
social service. They come together on
these special occasions from the pastor
ate, the Y. NJ c. A. secretaryship. the
work OF the social settlement and the
management of large business interests.
They sing because their hearts are in
work for men and for the Master of men.
what can be done in Brattleboro in
line with this movement that is nation
VIDE Will be determined after the visit to
Springfield and will depend on the inter-
est thus created and the judgment reach
ed by those in attendance on the value
Of similar campaign for this town. DR..
Cow would be glad to furnish enrolment
cards for the Springfield meetings to any
man that can attend.