The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-08
WORLD
OF NORTH AMERICA

the greatest single step ever taken to-
ward improving the effectiveness OF
church work In American cities has
been revealed in the announcement Of
a national conference here next week
under the auspices OF the 1nterchurch
World Movement Of North America
Delegations OF successful practical
workers and executives from all SEC
tions of the country will take part In
the meetings. which will open In the
Hotel Cleveland on Tuesday morning
and close Thursday evening.
The purpose OF the conference IL to
discuss and attempt to outline q
Protestant program for the cities. to
review the plans of the Interchurch
World Movement for surveying and
developing this program, and to
make available for record tho expert
ence Of trained and successful city
pastors. Participating in the confer
ence win be the outstanding pastors
in downtown. suburban and restden-
tial churches: the English speaking
pastors working among immigrant
and Industrial peoples: national, State
and city mission and church extension
executives; representatives from
eemtaarfes and training schools In
terested In the training OF city leader
ship. and representatives from out
In view of the national survey OF
the cities of America which the In
terehnrch World Movement Ii now
contemplating and also In view OF the
4aet 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 gathering In Cleveland
promises to be an epoch making one,
wug Da5 x~k4 n ~
York, director OF the movements ma
tional survey.
Mr.. Diffendorfer himself viii nd
dress the conferences on the propose a
method and organfzatton Of the ma
tional survey. and s Earl Taylor Of
New York IL scheduled to present thu
general message: The Intsrchurrh
World Movement--fta Purpcee and
Program. Or. Txy.uH who = tn
Officer Of the movement hnD bean 20
tive almost from it's stAft
AS a preamble 10 the specific WORK
Of the conference. W. p. Shrfver, ma
tional city work expert Of the Preehy-
terrain Board Of Home Missions. wfu
speak on The Approach OF the In
terchurch. World Movement to the
American city Then WIN tnllow
Discussion on two general prcnsems
- 0tA&nAAxAAAtfAy ''EoEtoAA AOI NiG SlNy
church. and the ex-saioon and the op-
portunity for the Christian church.
At q banquet Tuesday night, the
Cleveland Federx&1Un Of churches win
guide the theme. '1hs Chuch In Re-
lation to tho Social and CtYty Agen-
cies of the City"
Sectional conferences wM b head
all day Wednesday Tor those dealing
with four major uuezt10nS-<ho Or
ganizatinns and management Of The
city mission and church extension 50
cietieS. the downtown church on the
thoroughfarc. and the church IN the
residential and suburban communA-
ties and the church In the foreign
speaking community. In the eve.ting
there win be reports on actual eT-
pertments in the approach of the city
church to radical groups.
The final day. Thursday, will be de-
voted to the problem of leadership
for city work, with the aim Of de-
sands of additional workers to be
needed through the expanding Of the
churches endeavors- The theme win
be divided into three sectiona--<ype1
OF leaders demanded: discovering. re-
cruiting and training these leaders.
and. the appeal Of the city church to
life dedication.
In the Interchureh World Move
ment. ~ .. co-operatfbe medium to
bring the various Protestant Evan
gelical organisations into team work
that makes for efficiency, there are
now participating bodies constituent
cies total 10000, 900 persons who wor-
ship In zoe, 900 separate churches
Meetings to lay the foundation for
thoroughgoing organisation already
have been held In sixteen states. and