Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-11
Church EFFICIENCY
WORK MAPPED OUT
Rev. A. F. McGarragh, Ex-
plains Campaign to Start
New Years Eve
II CHURCHES ARE
NOW IN MOVEMENT

The Rev. Albert f. McGarrogh, the
church efficiency expert, outlined a
definite plan of procedure for carry
ing on church efficiency campaign
ia this city at a meeting in the First
Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon. The address was listened to by
about $50 ministers and laymen Of the
various Protestant churches Of the
city.
There are IL churches in the move
ment at present. Mr. McGarragh said
yesterday that he IS certain that be-
fore the campaign Is over every Prot
estant church in the city viii have
become a part OF the unique cOopera-
tive organization. The Rev Herbert
+. Randolph and the Rev. u. Franklin
Smiley opened the meeting with pray
cr while the Rev Frederick NJ. kirkus
made the closing prayer The cam
paign which Is TO De begun on the
eve of New Years Day is to be con-
tinued until Easter sunday The pro-
aress of the work as outlined by Mr.
McGarragh will be as follows.
During January all the churches OF
the city should rally the people TO at
tend church services, to join the
church and the different bodies con
nected with it, During February and
March some time win be spent by the
different churches IN the enlisting
and the training or a corps Of lay
personal workers who shall serve as a
sort of followers up Of the Go-to
Church month. The fast month of the
campaign will be devoted 10 evangel-
istic activities, 10 the securing OF new
msmbera and to the arousing nj the
religious instinct that has been awak
ened in the city by the preceding
weeks activities.
The first step OF the campaign viii be
the personal visitation which the e1-
scutivc committee plans 70 have made
10 every house in the city IN order 20
induce the people 20 close the old and
begin the new year by going TO church
that night
Tor this purpose tho city viii be d.
vidcd into districts. each church, accord
ing % its size and location. 30 receive d
proportionately large or small dis'Gcf u
cover. Corps Of workers Will be chosen
by special committees. and It is intended
that going "two by two" as the apps
ties did. they shall VISIT every hnn'
in the city on December 81 and induc'
tho pcopie TO come 90 whatever churVi
they wish TO on that night Just so ionl
as they 90 60 some church.
On that night II is planned that ever.
sirister In every church that viii ioi
the movement will speak on "Wha
Christianity Has Done 60 the World.
II Is intended that the work begun o
this dav shall be followed up for th
rest of the month until some defini
and lasting good has been accomplished
For this purpose the personal visitation
committees and workers shall coutinu
the work they begun on the last day o
the year.
The uiirposos Of the campaign as ex
planned by Mr.. McGauagh, an tend to
wards the same thing; awakening "a
sense of the necessity Of RELIGION In III
minds not only Of 'he relgiously in
clircd. but in the minds of an the people
First it plans 10 make al Christian
studying Christians and believers II
Christ. who viii attend their churche
regularly IN order 10 testify TO that be
lief. Second. people must become activ
In their religion work for u and 10
their church. Third. the members of Oh
church must be TAUGHT that giving is q
much part of religious life as prayin
and lastly that prayer is a necessit,
The whole scheme of things tending e
wards the greater spirit Of oo-operatio
among the churches Of the city. enc
single purpose and even the campaig
itself being g means towards that end
IN order to keen this spirit Of cooper
alton strong among the people durin
She camraian committees chosen fro
various churches have bcen appointed
Tool, ont for the details of the work on
40 siil further the idea of unity IT
intended that every church shall
doing the same work during the SAN
ufck and the same month For this pm
pose q series 0f sermons ON the san
Sunday in cVcrv church associated on
connected with the movement
Following the sermon on December
on whit Christianity has done for q
world will be one on the first Sunday
January on ~Whai Christianity Win
for 4he World" The bird Sunday pra
ticollv everv minister IN the city sha
srcnk Of the importance Of the chur'
and the last Sunday the tonic OF q
dav viii he 'aThe Church Needs You an
You Need the Church"
n i bored that between 4.00O ar
5.on0 chirrf nenafcra win ION IN NAL
ing fhe personal visitation 20 rho hous
in ffeir district Oh the last sunday