El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-09

among olAer new Ideas. church for
children Several cities in the east
announce such plan. There is no new
building but the existing one is used
and the hour is o'clock on Sunday
morning Young men form the gov
erning body, and there is financial
management quite distinct from that
Of the church conducted for older peO-
pie The pastor or assistant pastors
breaches the sermon There is no sep
aration Of Christians on age. since the
Christian church welcomes people OF
all ages, and the II o'clock service well
comes children The advantages
claimed are the larger use Of parish
plant, and the tremendous interest
young people are found 70 take in it
because II is their own
From Ohio and the Middle West come
reports Of the Inauguration in sew
eral cities Of the second and third
classes in population, OF speakers and
preachers bureaus. which provide
trained men TO talk on many topics
more or less closely identified with
religion These men go out on sun
days and week nights always with
out pay. and take the places OF regu-
lar speakers and preachers at public
meetings and in churches The ad-
vautaGes are said 10 be great both to
men who go and to those who ,hear.
Men are first trained for the work in
Laymen's Training Institutes. which
are multiply in number.
From varicu1 parts OF the country
II is learned that not fewer than 100
churches most Of them large, are this
fail putting in men 10 have full charge
OF business matters These men are
not engaged for all OF their time. but
are hired a Ia carte so 70 say, and
paid for such time as they give The
employment OF such men explains in
part the larger receipts OF the mis-
sion boards. They explain also the
success OF the big convention cam
paigns such as the laymen's mission
airy movement and others So numer-
Gus have these campaigns become that
ministers find themselves wholly IN
able TO attend 10 details Hence the
employment OF trained business and
professional men for such time as they
are able to give
Another new feature. obtaining es-
pecially in large churches in principal
cities IS the employment OF newspaper
men 70 give out news 10 other news
paper men about the church. Hereto
fore ministers have done this work, or
perhaps members OF the official gov
erning body, as they might have time.
Larger importance attached by most
newspapers 10 news OF the churches is
leading 70 the employment OF trained
men for the handling OF news at its
source Some religious bodies are also
engaging men TO put their reports into
newspaper shape, and furnishing them
10 all who ask for them.
Perhaps the most striking innovation
in church affairs this autumn is in
building The steeple. bell, and even
crucifOrm ground plan are things OF
the past. New ideas in construction
dictate buildings that look exactly like
other buildings. and that above all are
planned TO suit needs. not planned to
demonstrate ecclesiastical notions. One
church in New York even proposes a
church inside OF an apartment house
like the duplex apartments inside OF
big nat buildings. No autumn in years
has brought in as many new ideas in
church practise as this one. and lead
ers in Christian work in America are
saying that more innovations are just
ahead that are even more significant
Utility and up TO dateness characterize
church management as never before.
PRESIDENT OF PANAMA Is
OPPOSING CHURCH CONFERENCE
Promoters Of the Panama conference.
planned 10 meet in theNcity OF Panama
in February, claim 20 be not at all
discouraged by the reported refusal
Of president Porras OF the Panama re-
public. 10 permit the conference TO use
the National Theater in that city for
its sessions They say that only one
public meeting was 10 be held in the
Iheater and that IL can be dispensed
With Arrangements TO use the
theater were made by auditor Smith
q the Canal Zone. who is chairman
OF the local committee Of arrange
mems The sessions of the conference
itself are to be held in the hall OF the
National university, and 50 far as has
yet been learned. no order has been
given by the Panama government
against the use Of that hall
The conference is one in which Prot
estant Christians OF all names are pro-
fOundly interested Important reports
upon conditions In Latin America have
been made by commissions, and these
are already IN shape Protestants in
large numbers have churches. colleges
and hospitals throughout Cuba, Mex
leo. all Of the Central American states
and most Of the South American ones
The Panama meeting is to consider this
work Especially is TO be considered
the ACCESSIBILITY Of establishing at Pan
ANA an American university.
The project has not been without its
difficulties First the Latin American
officials stationed at Washington were
fearful OF it. Then the High church
element in the Episcopal church op-
posed il. and il is reported that ele-
ment is still 10 try TO prevent the
Board OF Missions taking
part in It, Episcopal Leaders interest
ed in Latin America have given notice.
however. that they will take part
whether their board sanctions their
course or not. Finally, president POr-
ras is reported TO have Inhibited it in
part because it is expected 10 aim az
prOselyting- Its promoters declare it
viii be held, IL not at Panama then
at jamaica or Havana