Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-09
AN INTERcHURcH
WORLD MOVEMENT
BEGINS THIS WEEK.
Great G'emventEen and Conference ~
Cleveland, OhIo The Church In
ReIatIon ID Social AgeacAes

Ereat CemventEon and Conference Il
Cleveland. OhI0 The Church In
ReEatl0n III Social AgeacAes
Delegates from an sections Of the
country. practical experts in every
phase or city church work. began To
arrive al Cleveland June FOR the
national conference on sThe Church IN
the city which viii open In the Hotel
Cleveland June 10 under the auspices
of the Interchurch World Movement Of
North America
Everything points To one of the
most significant meetings In history
lof the protestant churches in America.
lone absolutely unique Id that II Ii the
first national gathering Of city church
work specialists ever held in this
lronnfry Besides the scheduled in
lterchange 81 ideas, there will be re-
ports on actual experiments In the APP
proach Of the city church to so-called
radical groups
/ Inasmuch as Cleveland is still the
hotbed 81 interest in this problem as 4
result of the sequels To the May Day
riots. special Importance attaches to
the part which viii be taken By the
Cleveland Federation of Churches
lThis organization, among other things,
will have specific guidance Of the
theme The Church Iii Relation I'd
the Social and Civic Agencies Of the
city"
The Passing SILICON
~ i r
THE Passing Saloon and the OPP
portunity for the Christian Church IS
/ d topic scheduled 10 come before the
sentire assembiage tomorrow after
noon, when the conference also will.
glye attention TO the subject Of a
Eommunlty Program for the City
Church !.
National leaders will present the.
message of the Interchurch World
Movement. with S. Earl Taylor Of New.
/ York, ifs general secretary and chief
executive officer. speaking on Its
Purposes and Program Ralph r.
Diffendorfer. Of New York. will adj
dress the conference on the proposed
method and organization of the ma
tional survey being made under his
direction
tThe purpose Of the conferences,
said DR.. Diffendorfer, lis to discuss
land attempt to outline a Protestant.
program for the cities, To review the
Eplans Of the movement for surveying
1 and developing this program, and to
gmake available for record the expe
rience Of the trained and successful
lefty pastors
World Movement
In view Of the national survey Of
4 the cities OF America which the In.
lterchurch World Movement IL now con-
templating and also In view Of the fact.
that no national conference has ever
\ been held. so far as We are aware, on
the whole problem of the Protestant
program In our great cities, this gath
fering In Cleveland promises to be IN
Eepoch making one.
Outstanding pastors In downtown,
suburban and residential churches
viii participate iii the conference, as
well as strikingIy successful English
speaking pastors working among in-
migrant and Industrial peoples; ma
ltionaI, state and city mission and
lchurch extension executives; repre-
sentatiyes from seIninaries and train
ling schools interested ID the training
LOT city leadership, and representatives
| from outstanding rescue missions.
Following the expression Of the
movement sebasic, ideas by DR.. Taylor
and DR.. Diffenderfer tomorrow morn
ing. the keynote Of the conferences.
definite task VIII be sounded By NJ r.
lShriver, national city work expert Of
l the Presbyterian Board on Home Mis-
sions, who Will speak on The APP
Iproach Of the Interchurch World
Movement to the American City
/ Following the discussions on the
passing saloon. community pros
gram and the church's civic and So
Ecial influences Oh Tuesday afternoon
and evening. the conference on We'd
lnesday will devote itself To consider
ling different types Of church fields.
lThis will be done through series Of
sectional meetings concentrating on
THE downtown church on the thorough
fare, the organization and management
Iof the city mission and church extern
sion societies. the church IN the resi-
dental and suburban communities.
and the church IN the foreign speak
Ing community.
The reports on actual experiments
VIII be heard wednesday evening, and
the closing day, Thursday, will be
given over to the problem of finding
and training the thousands Of new
workers to be needed Tor city leader
shsp under the expanded scope of
church endeavor.
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