El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-03

church put through q most remark
] able scheme, calling in foremost busl-
ness men. and putting what amounts
4 TO a board OF directors at an times
] on the Job The Roman Catholic
] church. for the first time IN the his
I tory Of Catholicism IN America,
7 formulated and put into fun opera
/ ton a business plan OF comprehen-
I sive scope The principles Bapustss
I ConEregatio Presbyterian--all
! are nerfecting methods on these ines.
{ The methods adopted IN Just one
phase OF church work. that OF mis-
] sions al home and abroad. Illustrate
I the progress Of 1919. The Interchurch
I World movement, In which Merhodlsts
and PresbTterians led In the found
I ing. but which the end OF 1919 sees
I complete, with almost all Protestant
Z bodies engaged. is comprehensive
I plan 70 ascertain by careful studies
I Just what has been done and what
ought 10 be done. precisely what
plans viii best meet needs and the
financing Of u ell in business like
ways. II Is reported that early IN
1920 q campaign for some 100000. 900
for missions is 70 be put through.
Many Great Campaigns.
Before the world war came the
American people put annually some
extension OF Christian work. and the
erection OF new buildings. The year
1913 saw such tremendous campaigns,
unheard OF in past years, that the
amount VIII run up TO 500. 100000 in
1890. IL subscriptions and pledges are
faithfully redeemed Jews have
shared in the progress. and the sums
given by them in 1919, for work at
home, and for relief in Europe, for
ZiOnism and for religious liberty,
broke all records for all Jews for all
years
shared IN the financial growth.
Salaries Of ministers have been
increased, and pension plans have
been perfected 70 equal any pen
sion system yet devised
There has been little building Of
restrictions and high costs OF mats
rails and labor. IN all other respects
1913 was a financial boom year
Lose Member
The one untoWard feature OF 1918
vas in the matter OF memberships
or II they gained al all they did so 70
much smaller ratios than for many
years. The explanations are hat
influenza killed off some and pre-
vented others from acting; that en-
phasis was put upon money rather
from the war took the attention OF
leaders and people. Every Christian
leader looks now for q big Increase,
for many bodies are deVOtiug the
coming year 70 evangelism. Numbers
Of candidates for the ministry have
increased somewhat, men discharged
from the service returning ana bring
ing others with them
Finally, the year 1919 saw n
marked change in the temper OF
men and women in church peWs
IN favor Of APPLYING their pa
triotism and Christianity, and
not just hearing them preached
about The number Of volunteer
workers so Increased. and the de-
uIaud for their training for work
they enter upon became 80 in
glsteut. that schools OF applied
Christianity are being eHtab-
llshed.
In 30 cities organized work TO this
end was formulated in 1913. and in
more than 200 cities community
churches were determined upon 20 be
centers Of systematic work. New
york laymen are leading IN the
founding OF an institute. on lines Of
Institutes Of applied science. Ike the
massachusetts, Tech. or the Case
school az Cleveland. SinEularly. while
technical schools Of almost every
other kind have been established. 1913
saw the first attempts at schools to
train men and women TO be servants
Of the public good.
Erect Memorials.
While some cities have planted
trees as memorials Of their men dead
in France, and others have deter
mined 20 erect buildings. the churches
In many cities and states have decided
70 enlist. train and provide volunteer
workers for civic righteousness.
social justice and Jesus Christ m
numbers equal 20 their boys lying be-
meath white crosses On France. and
N consequence Of the world war.
perhaps the most marked feature OF
1919 was the one that men. busy 10
the limit and worried over strikes
an the high cost OF living. aave re-
sponded 70 appeals TO enter uDon
volunteer service ln civic clubs and
~ churchess and 20 take time to ut
themselves for such work as fhs,-
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