Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25

Enthusiastic over the "Go-ro-
Church Day" plan Of The Georgian,
ministers representing various minis
terial and religious organizations
Tuesday rendered their operation
and help To- the movement
one OF the important bodies 10
pledge assistance was the Evangel!-
cal Ministers Association. which will
lake formal action i'm respect TO the
movement at the meeting next Mon-
day IN Wesley Memorial Han
The Baptist ministers Of Allan a
already have heartily indorsed the
project and have CT ,ecsted Sunday
December il. as The best day to rally
the forces of the city's churches
Methodist ministers returned Tues
DAY from the North Georgia Confer
eUcc tu Elberton. where the plan r"-
oeivcd eo warm communication Of the
delegates gathered there.
The Eey. ". G.. Schaeffer, Jr, pas
tor of the Church Of the Redeemcr
Lutheran. announced that the Evan
gelital Ministers Association, Of which
he is chairman. is very much inter
estod 10 the movement for record
church attendance in Atlanta, ana
that nc VIII present tFn plan to the
association for formal action at its
meeting next Monday
Sees AID to Sunday Schools.
The SUNDAY School Superintend-
cuts Association has done very ag-
ertsSlye work In getting adults out to
Sunday school and to church as We'll
said Mr. Schaeffer This added sti-n-
ulus viii be Of the greatest help to
them and TO the pastors The sun
day schools of the city have done
remarkable work i'm the last. few
months probably more efficient work
jhan they ever have done before.
Il anticipate that the effect Of this
'Go-to-ChurCh Day VIII be reflected
in the Sunday schools as well as be-
ing felt in the churches for months to
come | am awaiting the outcome
with the greatest interest"
Next week will find practically
every denomination in the city
formally aligned in whirlwind cam
paign for the greatest church attend
anCe that Atlanta ever enjoyed, The
Presbyterian ministers, at their con
ference next Monday morning In the
First Presbyterian Church, win take
definite steps to cooperate in the
movement.
The Rev. Linton Johnson, pastor OF
the Barnett Presbyterian Church and
secretary OF the Presbyterian Minis
ters' Association, said Tuesday that
he was very much interested in the
proposed "Go-tO- Church Day" and
I,n oil Int
among the other ministers of the de-
nomination All agreed, he said, that
formal Endorsement should be given
the project and that every minister
should see that his own church was
crammed to capacity on the day Sc
lected by the churches of the city.
Confident of Results.
1t is a unique proposition he
said 81 am anxious to see how great
the benefits will be. | am confident
that the results can not be other than
beneficial The Georgian may count
on the glad opera tiop OF every
Presbyterian church in the city"
The Rev. s, Il. Belk, pastor of the
Park Street Methodist Church, Just
back from the conference in Fiber
ton. gave the plan his enthusiastic
communication,
ut appears feasible and very com
mendable" he said II think It is the
thing To do Ut should he a striking
example of power Of the churches in
Atlanta
That Atlanta is far from being the
church going city 1t is reputed to be
was the declaration Tuesday of the
Rev. A. A. Little Of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church Who coupled 1t
with the opinion that the plan of The
Georgian for a Co to- Church Day"
in Atlanta is most admirable means