The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-02-22
CHURCHMEN PLAN
BIC EvANGELIST|C
CAMPAIGN IN CITY

Official members of the Protestant
churches of Pensacola met at the Y.
NJ. C. A, Monday, at 8 o'clock D. m,
and launched a simultaneous evange-
listic campaign. The plan is as fol-
lows:
1. Purpose: That the Protestant
churches of Pensacola project stimuli
taneoGsly a forward movement to
win 500 or more persons for allegi-
ance to Jesus Christ and active af-
filiation with the church.
2. That the pastors of said
churches, as far as may be, agree
that this forward movement be in the
form of individual work for individ-
uals, utilizing the regular service of
the church until the last two weeks
of the campaign, when special SER
vices will be held Any church finding
the general plan out of harmony with
its pal sicular plans, will be at lib
erty to cooperate along lines of it's
choosing.
8. That the campaign begin on
February oath and continue through
Easter Sunday, March 31st, at which
time those who have been won shall
be received into full membership in
the respective churches.
4. That an inspirational meeting
be held at the First Methodist church
Sunday, February gath, at 7:30 p. m.
Each pastor to make special effort to
get members of his church to
attend on this occasion. The choirs
of the several churches to be in charge
of the music.
5. That a noon meeting be held
daily in one of the movie theatres,
or some vacant store house, the last
two weeks of the campaign, for men.
differentiation.
/. Recruiting the I.aborers: Each
pastor Is to present TO his congre-
cation on Sunday. February oath, a
sermon on the subject: Individual
Work and Five Hundred for Christ"
At the conclusion, of the sermon, call
for volunteer workers, who will agree
to make every effort to win one or
more for Christ and the church dur
ing the campaign. Get the workers
to sign a workers card.
.. locating TIRE harvest To Sc
cure the raLlcs of persons who may
be considered as prospective as re-
CARDS profession of faith and affilia-
ton with the church.
The following method of procedure
is recommended:
(a) Get the congregation to fill
out cards giving names of prospec-
tive persons.
OBJ Make very careful record
Of the Sunday School, being sure tc
get get ex'.t ie,'rioas, informat,ot,
not OILY Of the s-rs ,ar but of every
rerson in the scholars family.
(c) The pastor by visiting in the
homes of the present members and
taking a complete religious census
will be able to locate a surprising
number of prospects.
t3) Tools for the workers:
(a) Each pastor should have a
stenographer during the campaign,
also a mimeograph and filing de-
vices in handling the cards sug-
gestcd.
(b) Provide the workers with
card for the acknowledgement of
those won.
(c) The personal workers should be
supplied with effective help which
can be secured from supply house.
(4) Abandon to the work: Each
pastor and his church to think of
and work nothing but campaign dur
ing the time set. Entertainments of
every nature should be strictly oen:ed.
Every organization in the church
should be alive to the one thing The
success of the yhole plan will depend
largely upon the abandon with which
the pastors go forth as leaders.
committees 10 De appointed do lci-
lows: Eexccutive, Publicity, Finance,
and Cottage Prayer Meeting.
hose wio attended tire meetings
were: r. II. Merritt, Capt. 7. IL. Aiken
b. v. Holland, S. W. Loftin, L. 4.
Durham, Rev 4. Ansley, Rev j.
Skottowe, Rev. john II. Brown. Or.
Jno. B. Tilier, Rev a. C. Odcn, Judge
f.. r. Bepgs, L. V. Eoisberry, 4. III.
Waters, r. E. Franklin, Rev. n. ID.
Weber, Rev I. W. Chalker, w. K.
liver, Rev II. w. Rice.