El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-16
w WITHOUT exception, the reus-
M ious bodies Of the United States

M iOus bodies OF the United states
arc preparing for their great
est year. Eugene NJ. Camp. the wei
known authority. in his outlook for
1915. states that plans Of these bodies
are not along the lines now pushed by
BILLY" SUNDAY, but along scientific
ones. with particular reference to ma
terial -ians Protestant leaders who
have in past years condemned Sun
dav and his methods, are now praising
him because he reaches men and wo-
men and helps some Of them to lead
better lives. One by one Protestant
leaders have been won over, until now
almost all opposition to Sunday has
vanished.
Nevertheless. 1915 plans are not in
Sundays direction. There are planned
many meetings of q character provided
by Sunday. Chapman and others, put
the main emphasis is economic, scien-
tific, and similar safe lines that almost
everybody can follow, when taught
how. in scattered communities, some
country. some city, tremendous prog
ress has already been made in these
directions
Observe Three Hundredth Anniversary.
ngregatiOnalists take this year the
first steps toward observance OF the
AnEEE nQnQIEuLn dAlllAh GlodlA VI NAAo
landing Of the Pilgrims. Episcopalians
observed I'm 1907 a similar anniversary
OF the planting Of English Christianity
at Jamestown and four years later at
Williamsburg, with its william and
Mary college. by the making of thank
offering Of S75OO0O by men alone. The
landing Of the Pilgrims is to have, II
present plans go through, a much more
ambitious Observance. Some propose
the raising of $50, 100000 others think
cured, while Congregational leaders,
with practical minds, are talking $40
600, 900, all Of it to be in hand by Oc-
tobcr 1920.
National Council to Meet
The National Council, changed now TO
meet every other year, comes together
this year at New Haven. and here this
Pilgrim landing observance win be de-
cided upon. There Will be many fea-
lures minor ones and affecting New
England in larger measure than other
sections, but the S1O,00O.OO0 fund seems
10 be the chief thing. The money IS TO
be used to strengthen all forms OF
WOrk-missiOns. education, ministerial
relief. church building and social work.
WethOdiats to Raise &1J,OOO,OOO.
MethOdists are also in the money
raising class for 1915. They talk or
as much as s15,000,000 Their cause
is the taking care Of aged ministers.
This cause demands S12O00,000 yearly.
An elaborate system has been worked
out for pensions funds In many CONFER
enceg Each conference says how II
viii secure the money. but the whole
machinery Of MethOdlsm, from the
board of bishops down, is engaged in
pushing the plan.
Closely allied to this larger Metho-
dist campaign is one for S25O,OOO as a
war relief fund McthOdists in Amer |
lea are supporting in India mission
aries and their families who have here
to fore been supported by Germany.
They are not paying salaries so much /
as feeding men and women to keep
them from starving. Germany is re-
ported to have been unwilling or un-
able longer TO support missionaries
sent out by her. How long the sup
mort from outside must be kept up de-
ponds on how long the war lasts
Presbyteriuns HIVE Big PrOlects-
Presbyterians have half a dozen big
projects for the year. one is the pay
ing Of the debts resting on mission /
boards. A denial week IS Just now
closing. but returns from it are not yet
i'm. Through the regular agencies, |
Presbyterians north and south are TAX
ing up this year the problems Of the
country church. They are also taking |
hold of education on peace lines in sun
dav schools. and between ,Presbyterians |
United and South progress IS making
towards organic unity IresDy terrain /
North and the Reformed churches,
Dutch and German, are taking organic |
grant work in the country is carried I
on by these Uptodate Presbyterian en- ]
thusiasts-
Bnptists to Endow Church.
Baptists north and south are deter /
mined to put through in 1915 100000 |
Judson Memorial fund TO endOw l
church I'm New York city that is named ]
after the famous pioneer foreign mis- 1
sionary. Cooperating with Baptists |
south. the northern BaDusts are plan !
ming to reorganize their extensive work /
in Mexico so soon as such action may /
be possible.
Aside from money. Baptist leaders /
north and south have agreed to write \
and publish articles during the year I
on the subject Of spiritual dynamic5. !
These leaders are to tell the people OF /
America, Baptists and everybody else, /
that religion has brought about all that /
is valuable in present civilization; that /
while all has not yet been accom- !
plished, the only thing 10 do is TO keep !
these spiritual forces alive until all is {
put through. 1t is to be a campaign Of /
education through the printed page,
on the necessity for the maintenance /
and advance OF spiritual forces to end /
wars, crime, graft and other evils.
To send Out 1900 Trained Workers.
Disciples ofsChrist have in hand one /
OF the biggest programs of any re-
ligious body While chiefly financial |
it is TO be accompanied by revivalistic l
and educational work. The PROPOSE
tion is TO send forth 600 trained work !
crs. and to raise 100000. Missions, !
benevolence and education are to be The 4
financial beneficiaries.
EpiscOpuIfnns Plan Campaign.
Eoiscopalians are almost the only
large body having no financial plans
of commanding Importance on hand for
the year. They are discussing, instead,
the organization OF their work, mis-
siOns and education in particular.
They are getting provinces into
working shape, aiming to divide ma
tional burdens and localize problems
and near the end OF the year win enter
upon a preaching campaign that aims
to bring into the field all Of the fore
most speakers among clergy and lay
men. The aim OF this campaign is /
spiritual exclusively. New bishops are
being cousecrated, and new assistant
bishops being chosen. Laymen are ]
being trained and employed in larger !
numbers. Unity between different J
lines Of work is growing, result some !
say Of the church's efforts toward
unity among all bodies.
American Jews Have Larger Vision.
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