Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-05
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
INTERCHuRCH MOVEMENT
tIeotestants From Every Part OF
Virginia VIII Meet Hero
December I to 3.
BROAD SURVEY is PLANNED
Facts Relative. to All Conditions In
Every Community Will BE Secured
as Basis for Gscat Religious Cam
pnign in Future Years.

Representatives Of all Protestant de-
EXAMINATIONS OF Virginia nave been in.
& Nnt' to participate in great inter
den ON national conference. which viii
ahn held in Richmond or December
20 81 under the auspices OF the Inter
thu"ch World Movement of North
America.
This conference IS one OF sixty six
similar conferences which are TO be
Md during rhe i-st three weeks In
nn nSSlnp , 'arousn0", the United ny states S
the creates, gathering OF Christian
leadership which has ever been brought
together in so short n time in the his
tory of American churches.
Invited 10 the Richmond conferences
are the leaders of UNCONVENTIONAL
effort in the state, the heads Of the
nominations and secretaries of church
boards and many prominent 1aymcn
and iaywomen throughout the State. II
is expected that representatives will
he present from cvrry county. and in
many cases several representatives
from the same county.
Will Discuss Program.
The object of the conference will
be to discuss the program of the
churches i; affects the great drive
for religion which all the dcnomina-
tions are preparing to make in the
Immediate future. The organization
and the service which it may render
to these denominations will also be
discussed thoroughly and in detail.
Eight noted speakers viii ne pres
These addresses will he brief and to
the point. They Will give concisely
and to the point the main points OF
discussion and will outline the prob
lens which face the churches.
Offices of the interchurrh World
Movement have been opened at room
1890 Mutual Building. with George NJ
Boyd as field representative for Nir-
sinia and the District OF Columbia. in
charge. Ralph u. woods is associate
field representative.
rural survey for Virginia is also
loca ted at the same place. with ]. II.
Earle, State survey supervisor, in
charge.
Pinn Rural Survey.
The rural survey, which has been
( in course of preparation for several
months. is one of the most vital func-
tions of the movement. In this sur
vey it is intended 20 bring out all tie
facts which have n direct or indirect
bearing upon church life and influence
in every county, not onlS in Virginia.
but in America. While the facts to
with the churches themselves. they
wil1 cover a much wider range tAan
this.
INC community Is used as the unit
obtained relating TO the agricultural,
Industrial and mining pursuits Of the
community. the community and social
interests Of the population: the pres
enCc of places of recreation. such as
motion pictures. athletic fields. COM
munity and welfare centers and the
moro hur full influences, such as dance
.tulls and similar places.
\ Iar-r scale map of every county
Is provided. on this map are shown
tho locations Of all churches, schools.
community conters and similar estab-
!i-ancrts Tho residences of the pas
( tp-a ~ churches are also shown in
rc'ation 70 tho churches which they
serve M roads and every means Of
communication are established on the
map.
Dinrnosc All Communities.
Facts rela i've TO the churches them
selves will deal especially with tho
mann hn'shp, as TO active and mac
ii.e the growth or decrease OF con-
2regations. the quality OF the COM
,nunity leadership and tho men in
whose hands this is placed; the bud
gets of the various churches, how they
are :aised and how expended
From hose and many more facts
which Will be discovered. II will he
possible TO diagnose the religions life
of every community in America. and
viii furnish n basis for religious work
that Will tend to meet the needs OF
the various communities The findings
OF the survey viii BE- referred back
TO county council. which is being
organized wherever the survey Is be-
ins made, this council comprising
leaders OF all tho denominations reD-