The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION

perience upon which new men can draw
and in accordance with which the en-
tire campaign can be planned and car
ried through. Then it was mainly a
foreign missionary propaganda that was
emphasized; now home missions are in
cluded and there will be needed en-
phasis on local church efficiency. Then
the denominational boards and secre-
taries were making no plans for CO.
operation such as they have now care
fully outlined. in some cases calling
missionaries home from the field in or
der to secure the maximum of strength
Then there was no definite and COM
prehensive scheme for following up a
convention; now this 10 being worked
out with no less pains than the ar
rangements for the convention itself. In
fact what Is proposed for each city is
not 50 much four days convention as
campaign of kingdom education for
laymen extending through two months
or more to which the convention will
be an invaluable aid, but not at all its
end or elimination. ,.. .. q.
However. what will give this campaign
Its great message and pertinency il the
present world situation. With the
greatest war in history going on and
with-no present sign of its end, there
surely was never . time when IL was
so imperative to ask the Christian men
Of the nation to come together for coun.
sci. and to enlist and re-enlist for q
genuine world conquest which will
mean not merely making Christ known
to people in non-Christian lands. but
his real enthronement as Lord and Mas
er in supposedly Christian lands. No
one need think that this campaign will
bring the millennium: in order to per-
suade himself that the doing Of . thor.
ough piece Of work In enlistinG laymen
for the hard and vital tasks Of the
kingdom in seventy-6ve centers
throughout the country VIII be q price
less influence for the entire nation and
indeed the entire world.
Rev. DR.. F. J. Kelly. Of the Catholic
The board of education Of the United
Presbyterian Church il engaged In q
campaign to raise 10000 for the purpose
of endowing chairs Of Bible and religion
in the FIVE colleges of the denomination.
The campaign to date has resulted TN Sc
curing some $32,0 600 Over four hundred
and twenty-five congregations of the de-
nomination (almost one-halD have thus
far had Q part In the campaign. It 10
aimed to get the whole denomination
back of the movement which II being ex-
ceptionally well received.
The platform 6h which the campaign
is being carried forward can be briefly |
summed up In three points. First. there
Is urgent necessity for the religious ele- |
ment IN education: second. It is neces- |
sary to maintain the church colleges to |
secure this. This element should be |
made and kept secure. whatever relig- |
Ious work for students. may b done by |
the churches at State universities. and |
however efficiently II may be done. its
and its value cannot Be !
II We let the distinctly Chris |
tian college 60 down; and third. there is |
consequent necessity for making the de-
partment OF religious work In the Chris
tian college the bcst. most thoroughly |
organized and equipped IN the institu-
lion.
was II charge Of 1t Dcmi- |
nicu Church. Baltimere, while the pas |
tor. Rev. J. d MAnlev. attended the |
,onveat1ea of The Fsdefatiea oe Cathe- /
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