Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-23
Valuable Assistance to Ministers
of Atlanta Seen In Newspape,
Editorial Urging a Movemen,
to Set An Attendance Record.
CIergymen Gladly Pledge Theh
Aid in Effort to Make Project
Success and a Lasting Benefit
to Community's Religious Life.

Ministers Of Atlanta put theI, an
prevail Saturday on the editorial in
The Georgian which contained the
suggestion that Sunday be set apart
IN the churches of Atlanta as Go
to-Church-Day All who were an
preached for an opinion hailed the
movement as one of invaluable as
slstance to the ministry of the civ
and one which would fix Atlanta mora
nrmly in her reputation as a church
going city.
The editorial proposed that the
ministers In all of the denomina-
lions confer and name a Sunday in
the near future-preferably early in
December-when every church sho,1Id
strive for record attendance.
The plan eliminated all idea Of
| rivalry or of comparison of consre-
| cations, but contemplated that the
| banner attendance for Atlanta should
come as the result of a universal in
vftation from all the pulpits to all tina
people.
TO this proposal the pastors have
assented enthusiastically and have
promised their Individual and united
cooperation. A number of them ex-
pressed to The Sunday American
their qualification that a newspaper
of the city had inaugurated moye-
ment which, II launched by the min
listers themselves might have accom-
plished only part OF what will be
the outcome Of The Georgian's sug-
gestion.
Many were for making the Go-to-
Church Day permanent institution in
Atlanta and for making it more often
than once a year If the appeal met
with the success expected on the first
trial. Here are expressions from
some of the ministers who were seen
Saturday night:
RABBI DAVID MARX, Of the Jew
ish Temple.-It appears to me that
much good should come from a Co
to-Church Day. can not see where
any harm could come to any church
or denomination.
The effects Of getting people out to
church in large numbers certainly can
not be other than beneficial II is
debatable, of course, as to how long
the effects of one day in the year will
endure, but 1t can not be disputed
that many persons who would not
otherwise have been interested Will
be attached to the work OF the
churches and may become regular at
tendants.
The Go-to-Church Day is a step In
the right direction. When its fire.
quency Is increased It will have my
still heartier approval. l wish the
churches could have 1t every week or
every month.
THE REV. RUSSELL X. SMITH,
Rector Church of the Epiphany-I
am heartily In favor Of the Go-to
Church Day. Any legitimate means
to get people into the church has my
warmest commentator. Persons UNI
accustomed to attend religious serv-
Ices would be drawn to the church
for the first time, perhaps, in months
or years. Their interest in sacred
and religious things, dormant posi-
bly, since their early youth, would be
reawakened.
l understand the movement is to be
undertaken without any thought of
rivalry on the part OF the churches
but that q general invitation is to be
issued to the public This is a most
excellent idea. No church can suffer
by comparison, but each will be
benefited by the great increase in its
attendance, a benefit which believe
will be felt for a long time.
DR.. LINCOLN MCCONNELL, PAS
TOR OF THE BAPTIST TA5ER.
NACLE-The Tabernacle congrega-
ton may be depended upon to do It's
part in making the Go-to-ChurOn
Day a record breaking Sunday. n
is mighty good idea and l am s4nd
that some one conceived the pia ,.Sf
getting out the greater share OF the