The evening world., 1920-03-05
MOST STUPENDOUS CAMPAIGN
=. IN CHURCH HISTORY PLANNED

try has been our religious homes. our
religious churches. and / believe de
mOcracy can never md its fullest eN-
preston until We have reached with
religion at least a large proportion OF
the - per cent. Of m0dern Americans
not Identified with any church Al
though that is only one Of its ends.
the InterChurch World Movement
wants to make a great many more
people go to church
we have at. present no legislative
programme But our churches are
arrayed in opposition 90 any move
ment 10 undermine the morals OF
any people, such as the opium menace
90 China"
Would you oppose a determined
movement in this country 10 repeal
the Eighteenth Amendment I asked
'UDquestiOnably yesy' DR.. Taylor
replied.
In confirmation Of his attitude. it
may be noted that a few weeks ago
Guy ). Inman, Secretary Of the Inter-
denOminau uOnai Committee Of the
Churches on Cooperation in Latin
America for the Interchurch World
Movement, announced that the organ
izatiOn had just launched a campaign
to prevent Cuba from becoming "'he
Monte Carlo Of the Western word
and the oasis OF the North American
Sahara"
But at this moment the most
engrossinq task OF the Inter
church World Movement is moth
ing less than . national relig-
ious survey Of the United States,
conducted by counties and by
cities, which will determine,
among other things. exactly what
church YOU attend, or prefer, IL
you are a baekslider. " you are
neutral, benevolent or other
wise, toward all churches, the
lnterchureh World Movement
will have you listed to that effect.
The survey is now going on in
Bronx Borough. New York City.
and will spread over the whole
town. The InterchUreh World
Movement will get you on its
list, and every member of your
family. A carefully ruled 5xS
white card is devoted to the
religious census Of each house,
hold, the members of which
will be asked questions as to
nationality, occupation, war SER
vice, birth in city or country,
language of the mother of the
family, length of residence in the
nouSeY tne character OF the mouse
whether IL is an apartment,
one-family, two family, detached,
adjoining, tenement-number Of
children over two and under
twenty four in each family, and
of course-the religious record
of each member Of the family
the church of which he is a mem
Der, the church he attends, the
church he prefers, the Sunday
school he attends. BY the time
the religious census taker is
through he possesses a fairly
complete dossier of each citizen.
Another 5xS card is used in
making the religious census OF New
York, and that is the block survey card.
On diagram of each block the worker
is supposed to indicate any of the :cl-
lowing institutions which may he To-
Gated in the block: churches, schools
(public' private or parochiaD, hospitals,
jails, reformatories, dispensaries, res
cue missions, settlements, children's
homes, old peoples homes, libraries,
clubs, labor unions, theatres, motion
picture houses, parks Fairgrounds,
saloons, liquor stores ,(the last two
names are on the card IL no longer on
the block), dance halls, cabarets, fac
tories, drug stores, candy stores, pool
rooms, health stations, police stations.
fire stations, public buildings, private
institutions, hotels. rooming. Foreign
their language and Classsth occupa-
tons and moral standards must also
be indicated on this card.