Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
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GO-TO-CHURCH.
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Approved by Atlanta Ministers
as Soon as Launched.

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Throughout the city rallied heartily 20
the suggestion contained in an edito-
rial Saturday which appears on the
editorial page OF this issue OF fhe
Georgian headed, Let's Have a Co
to- Church Day In Atlanta"
| The suggestion incorporates the
cooperation Of every church in
campaign to bring before the genera
public Its sense Of duty to its church,
As a beginning for such a movement,
the article suggests that Sunday he
named by the pastors which shall be
universally designated as "Go-to-
Church Day" and the work Of filing
every church on that date started i'm
mediately.
with this as a founoation, the
movement could be prosecuted fur
Their, with the desired effect Of greatly
enlarging the number Of Atlanta
churchgoers
Great Idea, Says One.
u think this is the best idea ever
advanced in Atlanta" said the Rev.
r. o. Finn, pastor Of the North Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church That 1
will have a decidedly wholesome ef-
feet on the people | am sure. l am
glad to know that The Georgian is IN
dertaking this campaign. for il is sim
ply another Illustration Of the good
influence Of the paper. / think The
Georgian has done great amount 4
good by the way in which it has as
sisted the church people, and am
sure this effort will result in getting
out a large attendance on Go-to-
Church Day
By getting all the people out to
church on one great day it is certain
that we will continue TO have a large
attendance on each succeeding sun
day. | think the idea a good one AID
| VIII DO everything in my power 10
make II a success"
An additional suggestion was m
Jected into the movement by the R3v.
@. L. Hanscom, pastor OF the Gee
trail Congregational Church
Proposes Pastors Confer
1T seems to me that the ministers
OF the Atlanta churches should hold
conference, they could formulate a
plan Of better Co Operation in th:s
matter, said Or, Hanscom. 1T is =
magnificent plan. and have no dou u
mat II viii serve greatly to incre Ase
church attendance in this city
w lille great majority OF the pop
ulation OF Atlanta Is in regular a.
tendance AT church, still, as in every
other city, a great many people are
not Especially GOES this apply -
what might be termed the transient
residents, or those who are here for
but a short time.
To have this matter called to ne
attention Of such people would un.
doubleday increase church attendan O,
and with such a campaign on II coGid
be accomplished.
Il can conceive OF no better idea
than TO fix day which might be well
termed Go-to- Church Day. and have
each church work up to this point as
starter, The plan is a splendid one"
Can Make II Greatest Day.
The Rev. Caleb A. Ridley, pastor of
the Central Baptist Church expressed
instant pleasure at the idea of Co
To-C Church Sunday
Il would Ike to congratulate the
man who made this suggestion" said
Or. Ridley. With the proper boost
ing, which am sure every minister I'm
the city VIII give with pleasure. we
can make this the greatest day At
lanta has ever known. And on this
day / would suggest that each min
lister deliver a cosmopolitan sermon
something that would not be narrowed
down TO his particular Church's needs
but which would touch upon the gen
eral needs of all the churches | WIFI
gladly Join in the effort to get every
one 10 attend church on that day. and
can speak for every member Of my
congregation also"
The Rev. Willis Memminger. pas
tor OF All Saints Episcopal Church,
approves of the idea
while ! think 1t Is splendid idea
to get the people out to church | trust
that we can develop this idea into a
Co To- Church Every Sunday cam 70
paign," said he. ITS mighty good
Idea to get people to go TO church,
and anything that will serve to make
the people better will find the CO.
operation of every minister | am
| sure that with the proper boosting we
can make TINS day a great success.
+, Will Find Co Operation.
! The Rev l.. Q Bricker pastor Of
/, the First Christian Church, Is also de-
T. lighted at the suggestion.
e Atlanta has been showing an in
creased church attendance right
2 along but there is always room for
e Improvement" said DR. Brlcker. THE
idea of Co To- Church Day is a
splendid one and l am sure will find
ready cooperation from every min
lister and church worker In the city.
II we can get every man. woman and
child in Atlanta to attend church one
, day 1t win mean a material advance
ment for all OF the churches. The
persons who have been neglectful Of
their church duties viii be revived by
: Il and we viii get them back into the
fold ! for one will do all | can TO
make It a success, and | am sure every
e other minister is Of the same feel
e ing"
AS pastor in the city, want TO
q thank The Georgian heartily for its
, editorial Let's Have a Gu-To- Church
= Day" wrote A. G. Shuler. pastor OF
d the Fast Side Tabernacle. In bring
ing this matter to the attention OF the
people The Georgian Is rendering an
iucalculable service TO the cause oi
morality and right-living People who
60 10 church regularly are as rule
better citizens for having done so''
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