Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-16
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AMERICA FOR
CHURCH LEADERS
supreme Opportunity Of Pro-
testant Churches to Do
Great Work Pointed Out at
Interchurch Council.

Cooperation of all the denominations
IN promoting the missionary, educa-
tional and benevolent work for which
the churches are hsked to contribute
was said to be the purpose of the In
terchurch World Movement by DIR.
Raymond C. Brooks of Berkeley, Cal,
who gave tho keynote speech at the
conference Of the Southern Idaho lead :
ers OF the evangelical churches this
forenoon.
The opening session of the confer
ence was held in the Y. M. g. A. but
all other sessions of the three day con-
ference will be held In the First Pres
Dyterian church, according to d. v.
Edworthy. the executive secretary in
charge Of the Interchurch conferences
In this area. DIR. Edward Lincoln
Smith. corresponding secretary OF the
American Board of Commissioners for
Foreign Missions gave the address on
The Hour OF Christian Opportunity
He was followed by DIR. Bruce b. Cor
bin. of New York, who spoke on THE
Significance of the Interchurch World
Movement"
IN NEED OF. LEADERS.
The world war has changed the
world and is in need of leaders," said
DIR. Smith during his address. The
countries of the world are looking to
America for that leadership to help
them solve the many perplexing prob
lens which they are facing. We must
not disappoint them. They can not
turn to the leaders of autocracy for
guidance because those leaders were
discredited by the war which they We're
instrumental in bringing about. They
must turn to the leaders OF democracy
and democracy Is on trial. And not
only Is the, democracy of this country
on trial bnt Professionalism. which has
produced the democracy in this coun-
try is also on trial. This is the hour
of supreme opportunity for the Pro-
testant churches of America"
ILLUSTRATED POINTS.
DR.. Smith illustrated many OF his
points by reference TO the attitude OF
the statesmen and educators of the
countries in the orient. which he vis-
tied since the signing of the armistice,
with a view to getting first hand IN
formation TO better enable him TO ad-
minister the affairs Of his position as
the active head Of the missionary or
ganization which he represents.
"Sot only arc the weak nations OF
this world looking to the United States
for that sympathy and help which they
feel that they can reasonably expect
hut the larger nations, such as China,
feel that their future depends largely
uIpn the good win of the United
states" continued DIR Smith. ror
that reason this II an hour OF danger
asiwen as the hour of opportunity. II
we do not organize to meet the WORLDS
need in n big way, we will lose the OPP
portunity and the world VIII go on
without our active participation in its
affairs. The problems of the world can
not be solved without Christ being the
guide. Any attempt TO meet the needs
OF the world without Christ VIII ran
The Protestant churches of America
must meet this situation but they can
not meet the problem without unity OF
effort. Ii was because of this situation
that the Interchurch World movement
was organized TO face and meet the
whole task OF the whole church in al
the world"
DIR. Corbin. speaking on the signiii
canoe Of the movement said tha1 II
was not the intention of the cooperat'
ing bodies to discuss the theological
questions upon which they differ, bu'
npon those things upon which they
agree and which viii make their effort'
more effective.
BORN OF GOD.
"There is no doubt in the minds o
the leaders that the movement to unit'
the efforts of the churches to meet TN
worlds need was born of God. SAT-
DIR Corbin. "The representatives o
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