Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-12-10

as once engaged the attention of great
religious gatherings, boxed the COM
pass of the days social questions. All
the problems that are part of country
life came in for treatment at the hands
of experts The new idea is that the
country church should be a social and
civic center, and the minister a leader
in advanced agricultural methods as
we'll as in all forms of community well
fare and uplift work
The conservative South has gone
farther than the rest of the nation in
certain aspects of church work. The
Southern Sociological Congress, with
headquarters at Nashville, has an
nounced as the topic for it's fifth con-
vention, to be held in New Orleans
next March, "The Church and
Health" AS a leader in this move
ment says, II should hope that the
one outstanding achievement of the
New Orleans Congress would be to
turn the rudder of the church so as to
change her course to a more direct
and practical human service in the
conservation of health"
A World Call to Prayer
One of the national functions which
the Federal Council has assumed is
the issuance of the topics for the
observed by most congregations
throughout the first week in January.
This institution was organized by the
Worlds Evangelical Alliance in 1876.
Several weeks ago the Alliances call
to prayer was sent from London to a
great many papers and individuals in
America; the Federal Councils call
topics was feared by some, but the
Federal Council only slightly modified
the Alliances program.
This appeal from London Is un-
usually tender and searching:
I'VE greet you in days of mourning.
Never in the history of the Evangli-
cal Alliance have we sent forth our
usual invitation for united prayer in
circumstances so sad and so solemn
as those which have involved many
nations in mortal strife, and grieved
and shocked others not directly impli-
Gated. Silence on such a matter would
be affectation, and worse would be
any word that might wound. What
ever may be deemed to be the causes
of the conflict, every servant of Him
who 'maketh wars to cease unto the
united and earnest interces-
sion for the healing of
breaches, for restored brother
liness of the peoples, and for the
blessings of q just and lasting peace"
The list of topics suggested by the
Alliance for January 2-S are as fol-
lows For Sunday, various texts are
indicated for sermons, such as 'The
Sun of Righteousness will arise with
In in urin
Thanksgiving and Humiliation" ;;
Tuesday, "The Church Universal-The
"One Body of which Christ is the
Head; Wednesday, Nations and their
Rulers; Thursday, Missions; Fri
day, Families. Colleges, Schools and
the Young; Saturday, Home Mis-
sions and the Jews"
AS adopted by the Federal Council
the theme of Peace and Unity is made
dominant: Sunday. Sermons on Re-
Cancellation; Monday, Peace: Inter-
national and National; Tuesday.
Peace through Christian Service for
Jews and Gentiles. Abroad and at
Home. For all Missionary Societies.; /;
Wednesday, Unity in the Church
Throughout the World; Thursday,
peace by Education in Schools, Col
leges and Universities; Friday, THE
Family and Youth; Spiritual Train
ing; Saturday. Peace Through
Brotherhood; Reform and Social Ser
vice. To Promote Health, Labor Con-
ditions, Purity and Temperance; /;
Sunday. January 9. Sermons;
The Prince of Peace in Victory and
Glory"
The spectacle of the entire Chris
tian world on it's knees for peace is
one which is heartening in these dire
days of war.
THE RELIGIOUS RAMBLER.