The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-11-22

matte basis and of placing before chill
dren and young people of the churches
the idea Of enlisting in the definite
service of Christ as life work
The speakers declared that the way
the united efforts are being worked out
by the interchureh world movement
was by getting information which aft
er having been obtained and tabulated
would enable the national leaders of
each cooperating communion to de.
termine where advance work is needed
and where some competition among the
denominations may be eliminated The
budgets of the cooperating denomina-
tions will be determined on the basis
of the surveys that are now being made
in all the non Christian countries
where the American missionaries are
working; in all home mission fields in
Guiding the foreign language districts
of the cities and mining areas; the edu-
| cational institutions supported by
'ehurch funds, hospitals, orphana ges,
old peoples homes and other chart
table institutions operated under de-
inominational auspices. All of the OBJ
iects for which money was raised by
the UNCONVENTIONAL boards in former
years by separated campaigns will be
raised in a united campaign but the
funds so raised are to be handled in
the treasures of the cooperating
communions just as they always have
been.
One of the features of the conference
was the prayer periods. After the va
rious phases of the detectives of the
movement and the plans to realize
them had been presented and freely
discussed, the whole body of delegates
became silent while each one prayed
definitely for the spiritual power to ac-
compGsh the great purposes of the
united movement. After the silent
prayer, audible prayer was offered
from the floor of the convention by
the delegates. As many as ten to TWEEN
~ delegates would pray during one Of
these microscopy periods.
All through the sessions of the con-
ference emphasis was placed upon the
spiritual detectives of the cooperative
movement. 1t was suggested that the
county units of the interchurch world
movement that were organized on a
. temporary basis TO be later put on q
permanent basis at the various county
conventions, should be directly in
charge of the house-to- house canvas
, within the county limits in order to
ascertain the names and addresses of
, persons who have no church affiliations
, In connection with this proposed co
operative effort was to be the evan
gelistic campaign to be conducted in,
} tensively by each congregation to cul-
: inmate Easter Sunday. The need OF
: promoting family worship was empha
2 sizfed, one speaker declaring that
4 prayer in the family group would cure
4 the divorce evil in this country 1t wa:
\ proposed that all Christians every
9 where usher in the New Year Will
e prayer for the conquest of the world
+ for Christ. These prayers were 10 b.
: offered in group meetings to be held il
: the churches or in the family groups 4
prayer program for home and forcig.
missions was outlined.
In the outline of the plans by tn,
leaders it developed that the enlist
ment of intereessors in all the ehurche
of America was to be pushed durin,
| the month of january. In February
the program of the stewardship depart
1nent for the enlistment of 10000.
/, 900 stewards was to be followed. Dur
ing the month of March, the life worl
:. program is to be emphasized and il
April the ingathering of new member
, as result of the intensive eyangelis
, tic efforts and the house to house can
vas will take place. This will be fol
lowed by the, united campaign fo
funds to fling out the battle lines 0
the Christian forces all over the worl
on an aggressive victorious basis.
One of the big ideas expressed dul
ing the conference was during the cor
. sideration of the stewardship progral
: when it was said that the acknow
, edgement of the ownership of a
J. things by God and the stewardship {
= man would do away with much Of til
labor troubles and church problem
- now engaging the attention of Il
American people.
One of the interesting discussions
which most of the delegates partie
pated was on the high cost of living {
it related itself to the ministers. Son
of the ministers said they hesitated
\ speak about it from their pulpits or
their official boards but they indicate
that they would welcome substanti
increases of their own salaries and a
= lowanees for living expenses.
. Caucuses for the organization
!. county units to conduct church wol