The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-04-15
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lut OuatcT Huu Ieliiout county us
trict conference of the lnter-Church
World Movement or North America
was held at the First Presbyterian
church here Friday and was an oc-
casion of great interest and profit to
the religious people of all Christian de-
nomination. The first session was
held from $3.50 o'clock in the morning
until noon, the second from to y.
m, and the concluding meeting from
1880 to 8 o'clock. Co-jointly with
the parent body "a conference of young
people were held at the First Baptist
church, having the same general pur-
pose in view, viz: the making of a
survey of the religious needs OF man
kind and the application of remedies
for their cure.
More than 5000 such conferences
have been held in various parts of
the United States this week. and their
results are expected to stimulate a
great. united movement for the spir-
itual and moral uplift of humanity.
The development of the spiritual re-
sources OF the nation was the prim-
ary object of these conferences, and
If that has been accomplished, the
greatest triumph of all the ages wili
have been achieved.
The conference here was in charge
of DIR. o. w. Aumans of Denver, who
was sssiste dby a number of other
clergymen and laymen praminent in
religious and humanitarian work in
this state. Dr. Aumans at the morn
ing session outlined the ambitions Of
~ ta
be the development and direction OF
the power Of the evangelical churches
OF North America by a whole-hearted
cooperation in a program that shall
include all of their mission work and
educational and benevolent enter
prises This can be done. he inti-
mated, by the discovery and survey
OF facts and a coordination of effort
10 prevent waste of means arising
from lack OF homegenity OF endeav-
or. Such a survey has already been
made IN the United States and reveals
an unexpected and deplorable state
of affairs. Fifty-eiEht per cent Of
the people Of this country are uninfiu-
enced by any religious body, Christian,
Catholic or Jewish. In Colorado the
percentage is still higher. for only a
third of the population is identified
with any OF the religious communions
mentioned This is a sample OF the
facts which the lnter-Church World
Movement means to use for the educa-
tion and inspiration of the great ma
jority who have no hand in religious
work The purpose OF the movement
is to make known 10 them the great
Christian enterprises OF the times. and
IL they can be shown" a new resource
for spiritual work and material aid
will have been uncovered.
II has long been felt by many OF
the church leaders that the churches
have not made their plans on as broad
a basis as they should have done TO
include all classes and beliefs of pco-
Pile The inter-ehurch movement Is
designed 10 be sort of a clearing
house for united effort on a larger
scale than ever before attempted.
This cooperation OF all churches Will
no; only strengthen the whole program
OF Christian work. but Will viyify the
effectiveness OF each unit more than
could possibly be done by individual
effort, which makes for duplication
and too often for wasted endeayor.
The campaign OF the inter-church
movement is to help communities as a
whole .as well as religious denomina-
tions. for in many ways the cooper.
alive work OF the churches does more
for the betterment of the community
than any other agency, The movement
does not have in view the unification
OF the churches by asking them TO
unite into one organization. but is
trying to meet the worlds needs hy
bringing about a closer cooperation
OF the churches in a combined effort
20 accomplish II.
There whs a half-dozen or more
speakers Mt the conference here on
Friday, among them Rev. James T..
Davis. Rev. Ezra Cox. Walter S. Hop
klns and C. NJ Patton. all OF them
from Denver. The addresses were all
interesting ard inspiFatiunal. The at
tendance at the day sessions was not
as large as might have been the case,
although Il was representative OF all
the religious organizations OF the
community There were splendid
audiences at both the Presbyterian
and Baptist churches I'm the evening.
a delegation OF 50 or 60 young people
from Florence were present at the
young peoples conference at night