The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-11-26
PLANS MADE FOR
"HOME VISITATION
Creeds Will Unite in Colo
Church InYitation to Every
a Person In Detroit

Leaders in the religious. eduea-
tional, ciXic and commercial life OF
the city gathered in the Board OF
Commerce building. Tuesday after
noon, TO complete plans for the
home visitation day. 10 be OBJ
served Tuesday Afternoon. Dee =,
when il is proposed 20 have spe-
cially chosen corps OF workers Visit
every home in Detroit, and suburbs
TO place a car din the hands or the
householder, inviting the family to
attend the church, synagogue or
Sunday school of their choice and
20 procure a record of the church
preference or connection OF each in
diyidual, which viii be turned over
to the pastor. priest, rabbi or organ
ization named.
Home visitation day has been
promoted In Detroit by the Wayne
County Sunday School association,
with the cooperation OF all denom-
nations and organizations working
for the religious, educational and
moral advancement OF the city. Pub
Tic and parochial school authorities
have entered into the project and
will give all school children half
holiday, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. ),
that the younger pupils may be in
their homes when the call Of the
church workers ois made, and the
older pupils with their teachers, II
they so desire, may take part in the
house-to-house canvass. The home
visitation" day is not an experiment.
but has been tried with splendid re-
suits in many cities OF the country.
The following are the committees
for home visitation" day:
General chairman. Emory w.
Clark: general vice-chairmen, Jere-
miah Dwyer and Fred NJ. Butzel;
visitation. Paul c.
Warren; general superintendents, j.
Shreve Durham. Prof. F. s. Good
rich. E. X. Mohr, Fred Washburn
and Ida s. Blick; general chairman
districts, Thomas H. WEIGH; general
chairman classification. Eugene c.
Foster general chairman conserva-
ton, A. l.. Parker.
Advisory Bishop John
s. Foley, Bishop Charles ID. Williams.
Bishop Edward ID. Kelley, the Rev.
Charles b. Allen. Rev. j. NJ. Bark
ley. Rev. j Perciyal Huget, Rev. t,
J. Villers, Rev. F. p Arthur, Rev.
A. Homrighaus, Rabbi Leo NJ. Frank
lin, Phillip II Gray, DR.. Charles f.
C. b. Warren, George T.
Moody, Fred f. Haskell. Bernard
Ginsberg, Ernest O'Brien, Dexter NJ.
Ferry, Jr., II. l.. Pierson, Fred B.
Stevens. S. s. Kresge, Conrad J. Net
ting, r. H. Weber, A. F. Knobloch,
II. NJ. Leland.
General committee-the Rev. D.
II. Cooper, Rev, Joseph F. Herr. Rev. |
Fl. J Kaufman, Rev. James Staple
ton, Rev. F. ]. Van Antwerp. Rev,
Matthew Meathe. Rev Thomas j. |
Condor, c. IS. r., Rev Robert Stew
art, Mrs. +. l.. Leigh, Rev. Dr. c. B. !
Emerson, Very Rev. s. s. Marquis.
Rev j. A. Halmhuber. Rabbi A. NJ.
Hershman, Rabbi judah L. Levin,
Rev J. s. Black, Rev. e. c. Billing,
Rev j. A. Deter, Rev. H. Lester
Rev Joseph A. Vance, Rev.
c. A. Albright, Rev. f. NJ Davis. !
Rev Homer b Henderson. Rev Will /
lis A. Moore, Rev F. B. Shipper. |
Rev r. L. Barley, Rev Robert /,
Bagnall, Rev Joseph Evans. Rev |
C. J. Tanner. Rev. w. r. A. Marion. |
Frank r. Fisher Or. A. G.. Studer. !
F. McCrickett. S. Sherson, !
Miss Alice r. Marsh, Miss Nellie
Spillane, DIR. Albert McMichael. Mrs. /
Wertheimer, Byres II. Glitch
ell