The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-04

Iniinisters Of the country. isd the dis-
'cussicn. yesterday on the social unrest
and its Implications for the church.
Some OF his striking utterances were:
THE present social unrest h deep
seated and profoundly related to the
future of humanity. 1t Is partly
direct effect OF the strain ana unset
Ting OF the war, partly due to ex-
treme radical agitation. but mainly
to the determined struggle OF the
masses OF the people for freedom and
opportunity.
'The.place of the church in this I'M
rest is not primarily negative, bnt pos
tive. Its duty Is To exert its utmost
power in behalf OF the welfare OF the
] people. 1t has a place OF Its own in
the social cooperation. 1t stands on
1.-THE teachings OF Christ, and works
with his spirit. 1t therefore advocates
brotherhood and the cooperation of
/ individuals and classes for the good Of
each and all, and l. against hatred.
violence and class struggle.
THE church cannot be partszan in
relation to controversial questions and
propagan da ORGANIZATIONS, economic
or political. 1t is TO- individual Chris
tians to take partizan positions and to
DO assured freedom for their convic-
tions. The duty OF the church Is to
| fight for the life Of the people. tenn
poral and spiritual; for living wages,
reasonable work hours, Sunday rest.
Saturday half or whole holiday: for
leisure hours. equality of women. with
men, economic equality of negroes and
foreign-born workers, safe conditions
Of labor. abundant opportunity for
against child labor. and for frank
and Christian consideration of the
| principles of collective bargaining by
the workers and their participation In
the control of industry
! The church cannot stand for other
than constitutional methods of chang
ing the present social order. or for
other than a democratic control of
society. in which the contributions and
rights OF minorities ere recognized, as
against the dominance of any group
or class OF whatever kind, or actuatei
by whatever motive. Acting consti-
tutionaIly and democraticaliy. Ind by
methods of experimentation, the peo-
pies will can have no limit to the
1changes they may choose to make"
/ NATIONAL ISSUES.
! DR.. Rice led also the discussion on
| paramount national issues, which the
| inter-church world movement be-
lieves to include the race question
social hygeine, Christian Americanism
| of foreigners and free speech and
| national loyalty. The discussion of
ultimate world needs in terms of
Jesus Christ was led by DR.. Haunt.
The night session was devoted 10
an exposition by DR. w w Alex
! ~ he - rta dr.
rartment, with headquarters a.. Nash >
vile, Tenn. of the American sur> ~
by the inter-church movement. l'ur-
poses OF the home mission survey
were set out In the following tan
guage
| i. To discover the unchurched area,
and groups and the un-Christian fac
tors in the social life of the United
| States, Alaska. Hawaii and the West
Indies
/ .. To aid the churches by the pro-
cess OF discrimination, 10 estimate
their own material and spiritual re-
sources and to discover ways and
| means by which these resources MY
be developed 10 their highest usefu'-
ness.
3. To state an adequate progra II,
to meet the needs discovered in tue
survey, which program can re
I budgeted in terms of policies involved.
| lea dership required. end money.
| A.. To appraise the impact and in
| fluence OF each individual church and
mission station upon It's own cou-
! order to help 1t to provide for public
worship, religious edaca ton and It's
share of community service.
i ). To avoid the exhaustion pos
aibie through competitive enterprise
and TO eliminate tho waste of over
tapping, thus planning fer the most
economical as well as the most efii-
cicnt distribution of church forces.
6. To create feeling of common
purpose and destiny among the
churches by means Of common nn-
derstandisg OF common tasks and by
helping the churches of given cont
munity to plan their programs to-
gether.
7. TO establish a more or less
scientific method for The location ot
churches and for the determining oi
their programs.
John Fl. Earle, who for the pas
several months has been supervisor
of Virginia OF the Inter-ehurcf
World Movement, Rural survey. hA'
bean appointed special assistant e
| Edmund de S. Drummer, head OF thu
: rural survey division OF tho move.
T. inssssat.. ~>heaa aaaAr 10 Ee III New ass
city, Mr.. Earle has already left fn
New York TO take up his new work
He will have especial charge %
= rural community organia alton and y
this capacity will supervise speula
work OF the survey division in al
= parts OF the United States, He is auc
ceeded as state supervisor hy Or
: Games Buchanan, secretary OF the AS
Sociated Charities OF Rich'rond
DIR. Buch; an organized and pushet