Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-13
aggressive Policy and *.
Strategy OF F0ch Urged
On Church By DR.. FoulkeS

their psychology from saving Paris
to taking Berlin" declared DR.. Will
liam Hiram Foulkes, head of the
Presbyterian New Era movement, in
the opening address of Thursdays
session of the Interchurch World
movement of the state pastors con-
ference at the Central Congregation
al church. THE church will win
when she changes her psychology
from saving the church to taking
the world"
The church said DR.. Foulkes must
adopt the two principles of strategy
put into practice by Marshal FHoch,
the allied strategy and the supreme
offensive.
DR.. Foulkes stressed the necessity
for unity of vision, unity of mes
sage and unity of realization, for
the churches to accomplish their
mission at this time in the recon
struction Of the Wartorn world. The
Interchurch World Movement, he de-
clared, seeks to do this. The unity
of vision is reflected in the relig-
iouS, social, educational, Industrial
health and other surveys both in
America and in the foreign coun-
tries, especially the foreign mission
fields, that for months have been in
progress and will continue for
months to come.
Church Literature
The unity of message is reflected
in meetings such as these pastors
and women's conferences and other
united gatherings that the Inter
church movement is fostering and
fhrn1ph tho medium Of hn io&
church literature. This literature
embraces a monthly magazine for
adults, a monthly magazine for chill
dren, books by able authors on re-
ligious, social, industrial and other
themes, pamphlets, survey reports
statistical data, etc. So
The unity of realization is re-
Elected in the ingathering of life
and money for the cause of Chris
tianity.
Following his appearance before
the pastors conference, DIR. Foulkes
addressed the State Women's Con-
ference in session in the assembly
hall of the Piedmont Hotel, follow
Ing the same presentation as heard
by the pastors.
The Thursday morning session of
]AiO pHhoIOAS was ISdluI0u ny InT0S
other intensely interesting addresses.
DR.. G. H. Pratt, of New York, Joint
ly presided.
w. w. Jamison, of New York. pre-
sented the cause of religious educa-
ton. He suggested that the churches
get behind the SmithTowner bill as.
one means Of remedying the made
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He declared the provisions of the
Smith-Towner bill would aid, the sit.
uatlon from religious standpoint
because it would stimulate interest
In all education. The speaker show
ed by statistics and stereopticon
charts the conditions in the Sunday
schools OF the country from an edu-
cat1onal standpoint. The Protestant
give their children a
maximum training of twenty-four
hours year.
Weakness Pointed Out
This is a subject that should give
food for serious thought to all peo-
rle interested in the future of the
church and the world. The weak
points in the church today are the
army of 5S,000,oO0 persons who
nominally are Protestants, but who
are members of no church and the
army of 100000 children of Prot
estant parents who are not in any
Sunday school"
DR.. A. E. Holt, Of Boston, social
service secretary Of the congrega-
tlonal church board, and a former
Fort Worth Texas pastor, addressed
the pastors on the theme Of Indus
trial Relations" in which he out
lined the changed conditions that
lave come about in the industrial
relations in this country,
"In former years industry was
largely home manufacture for neigh
borhood consumption" said Dr..
Hold. To-day we manufacture
product in Georgia and it IS sola in
the uttermost parts of the earth. I'm
der the old system public sentiment
In the neighhorhood forced a man to
give value received for the goods ne
sold. What we need today, is a spirit
that will make the manufacturer of
the goods who sells in far distant
markets feel the same sense of
responsibility that the man felt un-
der the old system when he sold his
goods to neighborhood."
The feeling that some men are
rot playing the game fairly that
their main and basic rule is one OF
grab and profits, no matter what the
cost to the other fellow and their
own consciences is the cause of much
of the industrial unrest today. The
church at least can meet this prob
lem. But the church can't do this
alone, that is, it cannot hope to cope
with the situation if it works as in
d1V1dual denominational groups. 1t
must work together to the common
end of making the world too small
place for the man to occupy when
that man lies and cheats the people
With whom he trades
DIR. D. B. Corbin, of New York,
was the concluding speaker of the
morning. DR.. Corbin presented
number of stereopticon charts Civ
ing some interesting statistics on
The conditions of the churches of
America and on the opportunities
awaiting them for constructed sery-
ice through unified effort. He con-
Guided with a stirring plea to the
churches for greater manifesto
ton of the spirit of practical Chris
tianity.
The woman's conference, aside
from tho address by DR.. Foulkes, was
featured Thursday morning nv an
address by DIR. Vance on the signifi-
canoe of the Interchurch World
Movement. DR.. Vance also spoke on
that theme before the pastors
I'll ursday afternoon. There were
also some minor presentations of
survey statistics at the afternoon
session.
Can the Protestant churches Of
North America do team work." in
quired DR.. Vance, who is one of the