New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-04

-Four meetings OF Christian leaders Oh
America are scheduled for this city our
bsS the week Of January y. Details Oh
all OF them were completed this week
They are important because they make
plans for Christian work ahecting prac-
tically the whole world. for America
leads all other nations in the size OF lis
churches and Of its world gifts to Chris
tan causes, and because they show, as
never before, Christian unity that
would have been impossible OF Demon
straton Ave years ago.
Tho four meetings are those OF the
board of managers OF fhe Missionary
Education Movement. the executive COM
inlttee OF the Federal Council OF the
Churches of Christ in America, the sec
retarles Of the foreign mission boards OF
the United States and Canada and the
Home Mission Councils, the last named
representing all home missionary socle-
ties in America The Missionary Educa-
ton movement, with headquarters at
No. 1876 Fifth avenue. this city. repre-
sents all of the missionary societies, does
much OF the uniform publication work or
all Of them and carries on. as Its name
indicates an educational work that has
changed the publics attitude toward the
mission problem within the last decade.
The Federal Council, representing TO-
10000 to 100000 Protestant member
ship, has Just held its second quadren-
NAL meeting. and in the name OF all
the churches has resolved upon cam
paign for social justice in all forms ana
for ali people that Is broader In its scope
than anything of its kind ever issued by
any religious leaders The adoption or
such social programme IL more difncult
than might be thought. when the number
and activity Of excellent people OF the
old school are taken into account.
The foreign mission secretaries are TO
sit at Garden City. They were the first
to organize. but they have grown and
now represent an annual American con-
tribution Of about $4,000. ooO, or soms &c.
10000 more than Englands foreign mis-
sion gifts. Their discussions relate to ad-
ministratfon in foreign fields.
on the evening of January II there Is
TO be a dinner at the Hotel Aston, to be
attended BY these Christian leaders. Not
only will thers attend II more Christian
leaders Of America than ever came to-
gether on like occasion before, but
there IS far more significance in the fact
that not until a year or two has II been
possible for them TO eat together
The home mission problems. TO be dis
cussed in the assembly room OF the Pres
byterian Building, In Fifth avenue. this
city, are OF more immediate Interest
than the foreign and educational ones
For example. millions OF dollars are Civ
en- by New York people for church eN-
tension In the Rocky Mountain and
Coast states There have been many
charges OF too many churches In too
many small towns-waste Of money on
denominattonal ambition There has just
been completed exhaustive surveys OF
conditions In these towns, and report
Upon them will be made here
Lastly. the question OF informing the
American public about the churches is
10 come up How shall IL be done? Re
lgious Journalism is having troubles or
it's own. and recently several well known
periodicals have gone out OF existence.
Daily newspapers are giving more ana
more attention 10 church affairs, both
in space and serious treatment or news
How can the church leaders best CO.
ourra,c with the editors.