The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-02-07
CHEERS FOR
GERMANSAT
AREA MEET
Var Threat Doesn't
Disturb Methodist
Conference
SINGERS WIN
GREAT APPLAUSE
Delegates Discuss So
cial Service in We'd
nesday's Session

Methodlsts attending the confer
tnce OF the Detroit area demonstrate
I'd With warm-hearted applause Wed
nesday morning that feelings borne
OF the present crisis between the
United States and Germany would
not permit them 20 forget for an
instant the preachinSs Of brother
hood as laid down In the gospel OF
Jesus Christ.
The auditorium OF Central Meth.
Cdist church. Woodwa and Adams
nves.. in which the conference ses-
rions are being held. was crowded TO
OVERLOOKING for tho morning session
when the chairman. Hiram Douglas.
member OF Cassave. Methodist
church. announced that the quartet
of the Central German conference
would sing. The conference lie part
Ct the Detroit area
The German-American vocalists
were enchored time and again. and
shsn they finally sat down. Chair
man Douglas exuberantly declared.
God bless the Germans" Once
more the auditorium rang with ap-
plsuse. The chairman responded TO
the hand clapping with. the state
ment. However. we are all Amer
leans"
"Wednesday mornings session was
given over 20 the discussion OF
Evangelism and social service"
The Rev. John G. Benson. In
charge OF the evangelism and social
rervice work OF the Detroit area.
told the pastors and laymen that
ihis work was simply a matter OF
getting down TO brass tacks. learn.
InE the point OF personal contact.
and meeting IL. His address wac
illustrated with stereopiicon slides
III showed the picture OF homes OF
tent dwellers in a booming Michigan
cts. - here homes were scarce and
here winter fell upon families as
fptS lived in tented homes.
you couldn't win these people to
ife church by preaching TO them
about a mansion n the sky" said
or. Benson. bat you could win
them IL you preErted aheut- n home
In this particular city. Getting the
i.oint OF personal contact L. half the
work. People who come To social
service centers for aid are bound 10
remember Ne in better times, II We
ara friendly Ia than when their LOT
IL one OF darkness"
DR.. Benson vigorously champtoned
the methods OF Dr. Christian Refs.
ner. father OF church publicity. who
spoke before the conference Tues.
day. He approved OF advertising in
all legitimate forms. recommending
publicity thru newspapers, by mali
and by telephone.
The church formerly was a email
circle. he said. about which home,
play. the club, business, schools and
politics rcvolved. The work OF
Methodism. said Dr. Benson IL 90
make religion and the church a large
circle whose influence viii now into
these other activities and become an
important part OF them.
The Rev. Loren N. Edwards spoke
on Every church its own evsngei-
ist." "Methodism's unused asset"
was the topic OF the Rev. George p.
Dean. The unused asset. he said.
was the quarterly conference. Dr.
Dean declared pastors were not &C
tive enough in arousing the interest
~ lsymen In those conferences.
With m attendance OF about $500.
the conference opened Monday
night. Bishops Theodore Somers
Henderson. OF the Detroit area. and
Thomas Nicholson. Of Chicago, de-
liyerfnr tho chief addresEes n