Omaha daily bee., 1914-02-17
OUTLINE Big MOVEMENT
Ministers Plan "Go-to. Church" Cam
paign for March 20.
ORGANIZE TO FURTHER WORK
Committees Are Appointed for Va
riOus Department Labors-
Next sunday Designated as
"CharIty Day"

union "Go-to-church" campaign OF
all churches and creeds, with the hope
that every church in Omaha and vicin-
ity will be filled to capacity on the
opening Sunday. March %. was out
lined at the meeting OF the Omaha Min
isterial association at the Young Mems
Christian association
general committee OF five ministers
was appointed to oversee the campaign
and organize it. Rev. Frederick T..
Rouse of the First Congregational church
was made chairman and the other mem
bers are Rev II. II. Spear OF the Gem
tral United Presbyterian church, Rev. w.
Jasper Howell OF the First Baptist
church, Rev. Charles W. McCaskin of the
Hanscom Park Methodist church and
Rev. o. ID. Baltzley of the Kountze Mem
orial church.
Committees on publicity, labor unions,
finance, fraternal bodies and other mat
ters will be chosen by the main commit
tee. Newspaper, billboard, street car
poster and other advertising will be
done, so that all people. OF whatever
occupation or station in life, may be in
tercsted in church attendance and in
duced to be present at the big opening
services and those that will follow con-
tinuously in all churches The CONNER
cial club will also be asked TO lend as
sistance in the matter.
Each Church Represented.
The Church Federation of Omaha. con-
sisting Of the pastor and one or two
laymen from each church, started the
movement last week az its quarterly
meeting. Rev. DR.. Spear Is president OF
the federation, and brought the matter
before the Ministerial union. Co-opera-
ting with the two bodies, all organiSa-
tions Of churchmen in the city VIII work
to make the plan produce a revolutionary
and permanent wave OF churcn-golns
among the public.
In accordance with a resolution pro-
nosed by Rev. c. n. Dawson OF petz
Memorial Methodist church and adopted
nv the Ministerial association, next sun
dav will be "Charity day" In churches'
In connection with the plan, Rev pr'
McCaskll opposed devoting any money
10 n breadline, and II was explained that
such charity work was not contemplated
Rev. ]. A. Maxwell, pastor OF the Cal
vary Baptist church, read a paper 'n
some Danger Signals We Should Heed
which was discussed by the preachers
To Endorse KuRel.
Rev Charles w. McCaskill made BRIEF
remarks cornn1ending Police Commits
sioner A. V. Kugei for the law enforce
ment work he is doing and urged that
the Ministerial union take action TO en-
dorse. encourage and sustain him.
pey Grant Fischer OF the Dundee Pres-
hvterian church, president OF the associa-
tion. said that prominent business man
had told him that IL the ministers en-
dorsed Kugel opposition to the latter
would be more vigorous than. ever. Rev
DIR. McCaslSill then agreed that no forna
resolution had better be passed by tht
union. but said that the ministers should
personally, assure Commissioner kugel o.
their endorsement and support, so Ions
as he continued his policy OF fsstrlct Law
enforcement.
To Keep Out of Papers,
| Rev. DR.. Baltzley then remarked that
some subjects discussed by the minis
| ters should be kept out OF the news
papers. He moved that the reporters
present be courteously requested by the
union to omit all mention of any en-
dorsement of Kugel
Rev. F. p. Ramsay defended the rlsh'
of reporters to print all proceedings al
meetings to which they have been ad
mitted. He told the preachers that they
should not say anything they did moi
want made public and that they should
fear no true report OF what they dc
| and say.
Rev. DR.. Balt2ley's motion was subse
duently withdrawn, and ne moved, witt
second from Rev. DR.. McCaskill. that
hereafter tho Ministerial union have q
press committee to give out all news
officially. The matter was continued
until the next meeting without a vote
| being taken.