The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-22

women are thess million Look around
and see!
We sing Like a Mighty Army Moves
the Church OF God" ] wonder n we
believe II, We cannot believe IL unless
we visualize a mighty army as a gal
liant band OF leaders marching with
somewhat hating step, not al h head
Of serried ranks Of privates, line upon
line, and line upon line, Wen drilled
and we'll trained strong, but at the
head OF a few faithful followers, hardly
knowing what their duty Is and know
ing less about how to do IL. We have
had our little skirmishes here and there,
In this parish over here, and In a do
eese over there, but no wars were ever
won with a plan OF campaign like that.
20 war was ever won without an army,
trained and disciplined. and above all
things. stirred to its heart by a common
resolve TO win a common objective, and
that is what this church has lacked
until today.
We layinen have felt that the work
Of the church belonged all too much to
our clergy, We rave felt little respon-
sibility in even the work OF our own
parish, much less Of the work of the
church as a whole. We have left those
leaders OF ours alone TO carry OF the
fight. The officers were there but
where were the %privates7 And the pur-
Iose Of this nation wide campaign Is
TO reach that body OF a million prlvates
and form them up in serried ranks be-
bind these leaders OF ours and under
our leader, Christ. and TO put into our
hearts that fervent zeal that inspired
our armies in France, that unity OF pur
pose that sacrifices all until the point
Is won. We, have lacked that purpose
heretofore. haven't we?
This campaign, which believe to be
conceived along intelligent, b%usiness-
like and sound lines. has been criticised
by some people because II was too In
s%pirational. too visionary, too much re-
ligion In its-and II has been criticised
by other people because there "a too
much talk Of money in " and not
enough religion. AS a matter Of fact,
the plan Of the campaign Is first for
education. to teach us laymen and lay
women what the church Is, what the
church has today TO work with and
what the church ought to have to carry
on the work that Is Immediately before
II, Then, to bring home TO us the me-
cesslty for carrying on this work, 70
inspire us with devotion to this church
OF ours, which we have heretofore treat
cd most indifferently, get US interested
In the church and It's work and, not
until then does the campaign plan to
ask US for money,
l nau \ letter lne OlntT uhN from II
man to whom | wrote about the nation
wide campaign mar who has been
giving. during the past three or four
years. a very considerable portion Of hts
time TO preaching sound economics TO
the people OF this country as a cure for
social disturbances and social inequality,
| asked him II he would helm in the
nationwide campaign. lie said to me;
81 am not a churchman but ! want 10
tell You that after spending several
years Of my lie In talking to the people
OF this country about economic problems
and the relation Of capital to labor, and
suggesting new legislation to core these
problems, ! have come to the conclusion
that there is only one cure for this sit
uation and that Ia a general acceptance
OF the teachings OF Jesus Christ" That
Is what is the matter with this coun-
try today. friends, and you know It,
and know II, 1t Is because Il Is not
q Christian country. We talk a lot
about heather Japan with its so, 000, 900
heather. We feel sorry for II. DO you
know that the last census taken by the
United states government shows 60, 900, /.
900 people within the United States OF
America outside Of any Christian
church,. Is Sthat problem big enough
for your