Arizona republican., 1919-12-06
IN 7 ERCHURCH
MOVEMENT ENDS
ITS CONF ERENCE
Three-Day Training Course
Attended by Men from
All Counties and Towns;
Many Creeds Are Repre-
sented

Inc 1lrSt state conference or the
lnterchurch World Movement finished
its sessions last night 1t was a three
day intensive tTnining course for 140
men, coming from the fourteen coun-
ties Of the sttte. representing SO cities
and towns and IL denominations.
II was n school of nine long sessions
with an average attendance Of 125 at
each session. The students attend
Ing this university were intensely in
terested in what was being taught and
manifested their interest by making
real sacrifices to attend, and by the
hundreds of questions fired at the
teachers.
The faculty OF this college consisted
or six men, each a specialist in his de-
partment; one % recent visitor to Eu-
rope as student of political, social and
religious conditions there. was so full
OF facts and so eloquent in presenting
these facts that the students voted
unanimously asking that he give them
more than the curriculum called for
They sacrificed their recess period to
hear more.
Among Dark Races
Another was able to give such a
picture of the east and its needs that
the listeners could scarcely retain the
enthusiasm that impelled them from
within. They saw India and China
representing half the population of the
globe as they never had before. These
students of the church were bent with
humiliation when they realized that only
little handful of 100000 Christians
lived in all that mass of S00,000,000.
Another instructor was on the IA
Guilty because he had lived his life IN
Italy and other European countries as
student and as worker in the church.
he knew his European people and he
loved them with a passion. He was
able to make his hearers love them.
Another teacher was here because
he is one of the outstanding national
and international leaders in religious
education. He made his audience feel
for the time being at least. that there
is only one big job for all decent men
and women-that of directing the men
tai and spiritual life of the children.
One of the instructors had had such
close and scientific knowledge of for
eign speaking people and the indus
trial problems that confront the world
that he was able to bring to the
gathered students the very best thought
on these great problems.
Still another of the faculty was here
because of his special fitness as dear
and director OF the school.
Work Just Started
Most of the students are hurrying
back to their homes on the various
trains. The wonderful three-day schoo
is history, but no one who attended
could be persuaded that the school was
really at an end. They know sale
Assistant Secretary Raley, that De,
cember 3, A and 5, 1919, marks the mos
significant point in the history of the
church in Arizona since the day wher
the first Spanish padre crossed the line
where Nogales now stands, and de-
cided to build mission at Tumacacari
They are going back TO their churches
and the 10000 church members they
represent, and give the message anC
the enthusiasm of the great new daI
to them. They go back determined Il
do all in their power to arouse al
Christian people to unite as the alliet
armies united finally, TO conquer tn
common enemy.
They go back praying God to for
give their past narrow sectarian con
ception of the church and to show then
how they can most effectively co
ordinate all the good forces in the com
munity for the common good of all.
Truly and from every angle it wa
a great conference. That was wha
the writer heard from many voices.
IF any came to the conference won
dering or doubling concerning tn
achievements and the program of tn
Interchurch World Movement, they al
went away saying with John r. Mott
This is of God-There has been moth
Ing like it since the days of the apostles
Believe In United
"They now believe it is possible t
do what the denominations workin
independently Of each other coul
never do.
"They now feel that the Chrstia
third of the globe can teach the othe
two-thrds.
They are now sure that the worl
is not doomed to hurl itself into tn
abyss as some have been gloomil
prophesying.'