The Washington herald., 1912-01-22
MEN And RELIGION
DAY is OBSERVED
From Many Protestant Pulpits For
ward Movement Is ExpOunded
and Plea Made for More Men.

ward Movement to the service of the
church was the theme of practically
| every pastor in Washington yesterday
morning and evening. Everywhere the
day was given over to the spread of the
principles and aims OF the campaign, and
everywhere immense congregations
greeted the speakers.
Emphasis was laid on the approach
ing eight-day campaign in February,
when some of the nations most famous
men will come to Washington to assist
in the solution OF its church problems,
and on the events Of the coming week.
including the mass meeting at Calvary
Baptist Church Wednesday night, when
the Rev. William ]. Williamson, Of st.
Louis, Will speak, and the special at
tendance Sunday to be observed by
many churches next Sunday.
Idle dreaming, mere money support
OF the functions OF religion, VIII never
answer the problems Of men and re-
ligion," said the Rev. Charles Wood, of
the Church OF the Covenant "Activism.
a new word by a German philosopher,
best describes what is wanted"
William Knowles Cooper, general sec
retary OF the Y. NJ. C. A. spoke at
Calvary Baptist Church in the morning.
He declared that the church was not
losing its grip.
Church Needs Men.
Rev. Frank ]. Goodwin, OF Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church. said:
We should have more men in our
churches. Christianity strikes the mas
culine note as well as the feminine. We
want more men in the church, and this
movement is particularly fine, because It
grappels with teh rifficult part OF the
problem"
Fred c. Croxton. who spoke at Brook
land NJ. f. Church. said that the move
ment was a special effort to bring the
men OF the city into a closer relation
with the church. and that It meant CO.
operation between the churches which |
would ultimately lead to closer unity. II
not union. He characterized IL is an edu- |
cational plan for developing those organ |
iZations in the church which will do |
things worth while.
Fred J. Nichols. executive secretary OF |
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment. spoke at the Washington Heights |
Church in the morning. He |
said:
THE Men and Religion Forward Move
ment is not a discount OF present-day |
work in our churches and Sunday |
but is rather an effort to add |
TO the programme OF activity and to re-
emphasize all the good things that are |
now being done.
The eight-day campaign is not all the
Men and Religion Forward Movement. 1t
Is one event of the years programme.
but IL Is a big event 1t Is a training
choOl. II begins on Sunday. February II.
with a mass meeting OF the men OF all
and the social service spe-
cialsists will speak On Monday evening
At $50 o'clock. a dinner, followed by a
platform meeting where each OF the six
specialists will speak for eight minutes
on the phase for which they are respon-
sible. Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday,
md Friday afternoons, from AS to s
,'clock, Will be held simultaneously in
i've downtown centers institute sessions
IN boys work. Bible study. evangelism.
Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and Satur-
lay evenings there will be held platform
meetings on these subjects"
Rev. George A Miller, at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, said:
The harvest truly is plenteous, but
he laborerS are few.
''I like the Men and Religion Movement.
like the title Of it-Men and Religion.
The highest conception of life is the idea |
II man associated with religion. I like
he word forward. The true man always
iesires TO go forward. And movement |
he idea OF motion. thrmills and stirs
he blood.
The reason for this movement Is that
many more young men unite with the
hurch than women. The statistics Of our :
hurch show that in the last four years
3 men and boys united with the church
nd 2f3 women and girls, making seventy ;
more women and girls than men during
he last four years, and I consider this
ne OF the best records"
Must Look to Religion.
Rev. r. W. GrahiIn, of Anacostia. has
devoted his midweek services to consId- I
ring the details OF the programme OF
work. He said to his congregation yes
erday:
The big questions that are on for set
lement in this country, the question OF
ocialism, and questions relating to the !.
of the whole nation, only &
'hrist and Christianity can answer These I
re world questions. and nothing except p
ONE great religious force will bring men II
ogsther in brotherhood 1
In addition to pastors who occupied
heir pulpits. other speakers were Dr. II
W. r. Sumwalt, at Foundry NJ. Z. h
hurch; A. d. Sutherland, at Congress o
Ieights NJ. E. Church; Fred c. Croxton, II
Brockland NJ E Church: H d. Boyer, a
t Mt. Tabor NJ. E. Church; William X. o
ooper, at Calvary Baptist Church: G. w a
SwartzeIl at Ingram Memorial Church: o
orton NJ Little, at Gunton Temple; F. ! n