The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-09
INTERCHURCH MOVEMENT.
Conferences Being Organized In
Every County OF the State.

Every County OF the State.
! In every county of the State DUR
ing the next two weeks, conferences
of men and women interested in ihe
Interchurch World Movement will be
held. A full and interesting pro
gram has been arranged, including
comprehensive statement Of the
Movement and what it aims to ac-
complish. Special emphasis at this
series of conferences will be laid on
the United Financial Campaign
which begins on April 20, through
out the country, to raise $336,777,-
572 to finance the Toward Movement
of 80 denominations, representing
1872 boards and organizations, CO.
| operating in the campaign.
The dates of the county confer
ences and places of meeting are as
| follows:
April 9-Caroline, Denton, M. P.
church; Worcester, Snow Hill, M. e.
church; Cecil, Elkton, M. E. church;
| Frederick, Frederick, Evangelical
Lutheran church.
April 13-Harford, Bel Air, M.
E. church; Calvert, Prince Freder'
| ick, M. e. church.
April 14-Ellicott City, M. E.
church; Prince Georges, Hyattsvills.
M. E. church, South; Montgomery,
Rockville, M. E. church, South.
April 15-Carroll, Westminster,
M. E. church.; Charles, La Plata, M.
E. church, South; Anne Arundel.
Annapolis, Presbyterian church.
April 16-Baltimore county, Bal
timore city, Eutaw Street M. E.
church; st. Mary's, Leonardtown, M.
E. church.
Conferences in Baltimore City will
be held April IA, Is and 16.
| DR.. R. J.. Elliott, State Secretary
of the Interchurch World Movement,
in announcing the conferences, has
outlined an interesting program for
the day, including morning, after
noon and evening sessions, with
special meetings for young people.
IN The United Financial Campaign
j Will OO "a AOoCAtO0 6t tAC eCOAAOA OAANOC
at the morning session by the Coun-
i ty campign director. Luncheon will
be served and Immediately after
wards there will be UNCONVENTIONAL
rallies and meetings of special
groups of church financial campaign
directors. 1t is planned to effect
complete county organization at this
time and to check up on plans to
push the actual campaigning which
begins April %.
The evening session will include
reports of the recent church survey
i in the counties. IT will be illustra-
ted with lantern slides.
1t is estimated that at least 1885,
4 900 people in Maryland alone are in
terested in these conferences and in
the United Financial Campaign
which will begin lat 2 o'clock, Sun
day, April 25. This campaign repre-
sents 80 denominations presenting
a united appeal TO the nation for a
large fund to press toward with the
complete, comprehensive program of
the church into the entire world, be-
4 ginning in America.
/ At the Cecil county conference of
the Interchurch World Movement
United Financial Campaign, which
will be held in Elkton on April 9, a
group of prominent men and women
interested in the movement will be
present from Dover, New Castle and
Wilmington and other parts of the
State.
Several teams" of workers train
ed in presenting the various features
of the Interchurch World Movement
are touring the State. The group
that will speak in Elkton, where the
conference will be held at the M. e.
Church, is led by Rev. F. Ferwerda,
of Dover. He will present a COM
posite survey of the movement, Civ
ing also lantern-slide address.
i j. w. Colona, of Dover, will pre-
sent statement of the Interchurch
World Movement and a general and
comprehensive statement of world
conditions. W. G. Harris, of Will
mington, will have charge Of the
young peoples meeting and will also
make an address on laymen's activ-
tiles. Joseph Duxbury, of Whining
ton, and Joseph H. carp, of New
castle, will direct the eyangelistIc
program and will present the work
of the surveys-foreign, home and
county.
At special woman's meeting in
connection with the conference, Mrs.
William c. Montignani, of Whining
ton. will make the chief address.
Special emphasis will be placed at
the conference ON plans for the
United Financial Campaign to raise
$SS6,770,572 during the week OF
April rs. The county director OF
the campaign win tell Of the county
organization and there will be a
series OF denomfnational rallies to
check up on the campaign plans OF
u each denomination r.aDraao~kxA