The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1919-11-07
...,urp CHURCH WORK.

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.hs items below referring to
WV, 10 inauguarte Il united
tsn's ,hmuchout the country is
s''r M plan is one that should
~ .naorsement and aid of men,
y W. religious denomination For
eu' interest In churches and
~. I ".,tsre Of the people has been
YIN i this country. much to the
''aS ~ n ,he moral uplift of the peo-
~ = vas more attention paid to
u''s svsater interest manifest In
sunday school, a stronger
~ 4 christian charity among all
y ~ : would be far less OF the un-
W.. eausing so much bitterness
'.,sm in every walk of life. The
sss there has been too much di-
49, n,s church people as to the
% = heaven. While all denomil-
~ va the same object in view,
~ nan too many routes to the
oyer which people are asked
An denominations are suffer-
" " ,ae NJ growing lack of interest in
4. "A religion, and II there can be
IN III T,eawakening through a long
, ..,,,hination Of effort ON the part
NJ relisIous sects it would be n
10 the country.
4. ~ and age skepticism seems to
4. ,sAdle. Men are prone to forge
~ Z 4 Supreme Being. or they
INV and scoff at the possibility
.'s,sra Intelligence. II denying
s..u hscome universal the world
~ beck to barbarism. No mat
4. ..s unhaliever NAV say. had It
~ the' Christian religion the
wv would be In a state of chaos.
"a. ! /, Russia, where the Bolsheviki
.,slIahsd religious worship. In this
..,Ip q the ministry is evidence
's~csA thought among those who
,..rrsnted their lives to the teach
y ~ Christ, and II the ministers
4 - up the work of combined
ma rcsults are certain to follow.
N 10 the plans laid out and ex-
4 these articles the churches
4 orted right. and it is to be hoped
4 Az vii keep up the good work:
s..sied By majority of the protes-
S.anlnations Of the lnterchurch
a uovement OF North America Is
~ nation wide survey of re-
spdldons. Included in this Is a
q 4 The 1000 rural counties in the
Sul>a
nly IL Interchurch World move
= - hdorsers representing 76 de-
1d1a1 with 200. 900 churches and a
h,ot5 of x, 900, 900 persons.
q mi survey has in mind two
y - hdividual church and the sep
nifty The church is examin-
: u nature. number. ages, sex.
n occupation OF its members.
~ \ II PASTORAL influence. its
M uGn1|llons and methods. it's re-
Y y = other churches, to oranges
~ ~ is physical surroundings,
III - railroads.. interurban lines
y ri M community is examined
y youladon. roads. territory, So
o1un1oqt and the like.
~ ~ survey $ completed 1t Is
II ~ I map will be drawn of ev-
In cQnty in the United States.
~ IN road, railroad. church.
~ grange. social center, viii
IN, the boundaries of each
~ and the situation of
1nnDe In relation to some
y kutlh center. These maps will
1ngls1 with view to being avail
\ ny social purpose that they
s Myg Of our county is now in
- u1oe ! County Council repre-
dne>nt denominations of which
kt J Dp1pell. Of Omak, is chairman.
lin UnAll task in a county one
lhVH t1nn the state of Connecticut.
0nQ Council was in session all
= 10y At Pateros going over
~ 4 ~ survey.
y ~ the people of Okanogan
h9xe the spectacle of nlnis-
9nthg six to eight different
. y standing together In public
- T. u same platform.
!. \ noo1ny week, at Pareros, the
- AnInnee Of Okanogan County
49, = include every active min
~ examinations were repre-
g. purp0se of the alliance was
sasement through confer
= eltempt to unitedly meet the
- 1. 1oe0 Of this big county. There
! I - ministers in active SER
u - n,oo people of the county.
q severance. of Oroville is
~ ]. W. skerry, Of Tomas
<lei1man. and Rev. Green, OF
1efetary-treasurer. The next
be held at Omak in mid
y we're taken to inaugurate
9lest between church choirs
cup. The choir winning the
nnes in succession to keep it
p This contest will probably
4 - spring."