The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
INCREASED ACTIVITIES
MARK NEW CHURCH YEAR

Scsil to Men" The objects- are 70 show
| that laymen In numbers are willing to
give themselves to personal volunteer
work and that there are efficient meth
ods for the material work OF the church
such as are not now generally employed.
John Wananaker viii be one OF the
principal speakers. Bishop Greer. Bishop
! Burch, the Rev. DR.. Relland, Of st.
Georges ana the Rev. DR.. Manning, Of
Trinity, are also to make addresses.
The Christian Efficiency Congress, the
first Of its kind to be held. so far as
known. projected for New York in May
next, will aim TO apply to church admin
istrstion some OF the principles now
being put into Industrial plants and into
great administrative ofices. Behind it
are mems clubs in Episcopal churches,
and it is essentially a laymen's enter
prise, intended to develop work by Chris
tan business and professional men.
The methods which the proposed en-
cheney congress announces IL viii put
forth relate wholly to new lines OF work,
and those that are peculiarly those Of
laymen. Among the lines to be con-
sidered by the congress are publicity for
Christ's cause, including the handling
Of Christian literature in various cities;
the establishing Of laymen's training
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trained volunteer laymen who are known
as method-masters; the holding of annual
church social weeks, an improvement
upon the campaigns carried on two or
three years ago by the Laymen's Mis-
sionary and the Men and Religion Move
ment; and the searching out OF laymen
with leadership qualities, and the locst-
ing Of them in cities where they are need
ed as leaders in Christian work.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, Los Angeles, Cal, has just COM
pleted what Is said TO be one Of the
largest buildings Of its kind in America.
II has nine stories and q roofgSrden. The
auditorium seats 900. The second and
third stories are given over for social
halls. ladies' parlors. library, and other
similar uses. The other six stories are
to be used as a first-class mems hotel.
with S25 rooms. This building. which
combines facilities for worship, evangel-
istic and social service in an unusual way.
was dedicated Sunday, September 20. DR..
Matt. S. Hughes Is pastor Of Trinity
Church.
The ability Of the Y. NJ. c. A. to adapt
itself to the needs and conditions Of
young men is demonstrated in an effec-
tive manner at Gary. Ind, where Judge
HdLgs OL lHG IulLEo
States Steel Corporation. presented the
city with a $4,000 building for its asso-
citation. The notable work here is the
technical instruction to steel employees
afforded at the association schools. What
is known as the association institute has
enrolled more than 100 students In TWEEN
ty-ive different courses; there are more |
than forty nationalities represented; It |
has placed more than $50 students in good |
positions and aided probably as many !
more in getting q better grip on their |
present jobs; 1t has prepared young men |
for college, and finally. put new life, |
new hope and new ambition into the /
down and OUT steel employe and put |
ting him on his feet with a better mental |
equipment. The advisory faculty as well !
as the actual teaching stan Ia composed |
Of practical steel men who are depart
ment heads, superintendents, chemists, |
engineers, electricians, craftsmen or
clerical experts. The exceptions are
bank president, the secretary Of the COM
mercial club, two ministers, an attorney.
an assistant postmaster and an archi-
tect Only those things that the student
ought to know are brought into the
the chief idea In all inGtruc-
ton is to make the student-the empIoye
more eficient. The quickness with
which these men hnd new or better Jobs
Is taken as proof that the institute is
doing what II was planned TO do.