El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-23

G6INJhAI Is the program OF cnurcheS,
w the war being at an end?'
This question was put to Rev. DR.. A.
". Anthony. perhaps the foremost
man in the Home Missions council
This council embraces in its member
ship every home missionary society.
The American people back Christian
work at home. through these societies
and through all other home channels.
TO the extent Of some 100000 a
year. Points made by this home mis-
sion leader follow:
1. Churches viii now mobilize and
redirect the morale Of the people.
Everybody recognizes now, as they
did not before the war. that religion
IS not sectarian Of necessity. The es-
sentials are common, and there IS a
unity Of religious feeling and faith
Failure of Germany
?. There is no substitute for re-
ligion. The spiritual is an eternal
verify. Germany tried to dispense
with the spiritual and put force in its
place Germany failed. Force does
not move men
s. There viii be a new emphasis
upon brotherhood There is a fellow
ship that is far wider and deeper than
Protestant, Catholic or Jew. The
United War Work campaign proves It,
and so do many other EXPRESSIONS Of
the public mind
4 The expression Of religion is not
so much ritual in public worship. as
in some churches, or the entire lack
OF il. as in others, as It is a life. Re
ligion has come into the affairs Of the
business world, the labor world. the
political world, as it never came be-
fore.
Wilson's State Papers.
The state papers issued by president
Wilson, and his addresses to congress
and the world, have been sermons Of
the highest types Their foundation
has been spirituality. Never before
did the world hear better sermons.
and never were religious expressions
read by so large numbers Of the
human race.
On these new basis churches viii
Immediately enter into the affairs of
men and women as they have not
heretofore done That is the judg-
,nent Of Dr. Anthony. and it is under
stood that is to be the policy govern
ing the great home missionary en-
beavers Of Professionalism. Dr. An
thony undertakes TO say the negro
question viii be taken up again, and
next time it will be settled right. He
declares the negro soldiers in this 4
war have won the admiration Of the Z
world, and demonstrated the claim Of I
their race TO a square deal
InrOads OF Mexican.
he points out the tremendous in +
roads Of the Mexican, who is moving /
north like the negro, and making his /
way permanent in so doing. He calls |
attention to the large numbers of /
Mexicans coming into the United 1
States from the south, their thrift and I
adaptability- 10 American ways, and
the fTam1pnfnrTe
10 churches and to communities
According to this authority, who bvf
the way is known to be close TO gov
eminent direction OF such matters. (
the government has comprehensive /
plans for the placing Of returned SOL 4
diers upon the land OF the west |
and southwest Irrigation, aviation. 4
schools and churcheA 4alI these are in l
the governments Ftogram for BOYS
the moment tEoy arrive from Europe.
Tremendous Task.
This le3der is Of the opinion that a
goI@rsment and church must put
1qrth their greatest efforts, lies in
the restoration Of colleges after the
5 A. T. c have departed He be-
lleTes the nation can i'll afford to lose
the old traditions Of American col
leges, and yet he thinks that to re-
cover those traditions will be one Of
To induce a man in his twenties TO
Jay OFF his military uniform and en-
ter upon study for the Christian min
isJry; TO lay guns and drills aside and
take up medicine: these things are
the tasks, or some Of them, TO which
churches must address themselves
DIT Anthony concludes his answer
70 the question, what shall churches
DO, the war being over7" with the fol-
lowing strong statements:
II IS absolutely essential that the
churches succeed in bringing in
higher ideals War lowers ideals.
The higher ones must prevail. and no
time must be lost in painting those
IDEALS. and getting young men. re-
turned from Europe and those re-
turning here, 10 look at them.
Mutual Trust.
The world never knew a time when
church and state so mutually trusted |
each other as they do today when re-
Aglon was so much in evidence. when
every body took II so much a matter Of
course when the churches had a freer
hand TO approach people; and when
people better understood and appre-
ciated Christian aims.
Church Unity.
Finally church unity obtains that
nobody dreamed possible five years
ago Such unity means precisely
f--4- me UNITY pA the dllleQ FORCES mas
meant VIZ success. Churches are at
the moment planning to carry for
ward these unity lines. Much is to be
done, especially in getting young men
from the ranks Of army and navy
back into church leadership and
work. but definite plans are making,
and far more practical church than
the world ever knew before IS at
hand modified and moving.
WAR ENDED. VOTE LARGE