Evening journal., 1914-02-11
GO TO CHURCH
SUNDAY MAY
BE- FIXTURE

The 'Everybody-go -to-church COM
mittee' held its final meeting in the
4 NJ G. A. building last evening. at
"hhh reports were submitted by the
various subcommittee. The report
OF the finance committee showed that
the total expense o. carrying cut the
campaign on last Sunday as "go-to-
Church day" amounted to SlO210.
All the twenty delegates of the
various churches in the city who
were present at the meeting last
evening reported that the attendance
in their respective churches had
greatly increased on "Go-to-church
sunday IN some instances, Il was
reported the attendance had increased
10 two and three times the usual
number. The members OF the COM
mittee heartily favor the setting
aside of one Sunday every year as
annual "Go-to-church Sunday" but
the local committee IS unable 70 take
any action upon the matter. as It is
up to the national movement to do
eide npon this.
II is understood, however, that the
national movement favOrs the hold
ing of an annual Go to-church Sun
day" and the local committee agreed
to do all IN It's power to assist in the
movement The publicity committee,
which has done such good work in
the campaign just closed, submitted
a long report IN which was embodied
number of valuable suggestions
should the National movement COM
mittee decide 10 hold the day next
year.
The suggestions, which apply to
tie local field only are as follows
l. A more systematic organization,
10 begin activity early In the cam
paign and to use the final week be-
fore the day designated as "Go-to-
Church Sunday as a whirlwind CAM
paign in which every efi0rt will be
made to make the affair a success.
.. To develop some way Of arriving
az more unity among the churches
.. TO devise some systematic plan
whereby the visitors az tho various
churches may be greeted ana vel
coined, especially the strangers.
4. TO devise some scheme whereof.
the committee can get definite
promise from all the churches. early
ia the campaign. as TO the extent OF
their financial support
8. To better develop the plan OF
distributing notices from touse rC
house throughout the cityt
6. That a committee, TO fbe knowr
as a press committee. be appointed II
addition 10 the publicity committee
The duty OF such committee to be q
get 10 touch with the city editors O
the local newspapers in order TO sc
as much publicity in tho papers al
possible.
z. That. a committee. 10 be know
as "a committe on statistics be ap
pointed 90 devise a plan 20 get
permanent and complete record Of th'
attendance at the churches on Go
to-Church Sundays
g. To arrange in advance for on
minute speakers at the local theatre
and moving picture houses on tha
day
9. To discuss the advisabiiity c
working up phone calls With the ide
Of extending a verbal Invitation
every subscriber.
10. To soc that notices arc poste
ia office buildings, elevators and on
cr consp' p'cuous places that We're ne
covered at the last campaign.
H. To begin earlier iD the can
paign on the fraternal organization
with a view Of getting them TO atten
church on "co-to-Church sunday
L. That more 'house-to-hous
cards be printed. and that they b
lett at the various churches for dis
tribution on the Sunday precedin
the "Go-to-Church Sunday"
A motion was carried during I'll
meeting to have an Everybody -
to-Church" movement next year o
the day fixed by Tie National move
ment The report VIII be embodied
a report to be sqbmitted to the Inter
church Federation. a motion ~;
also carried that the central commi
tee suggest. through the lnterchurc
Federation. that the day 10 be fixe
by the National body shall be Y
second Sunday in November.
A committee OF three was appoin
ed. consisting OF William E. Dougla
William Stewart and W. G. Bryan,
report to the Intcrchurch Federatic
the result OF the recent campaign
this city.