The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1920-04-06
CHURCH SURVEY
Of THIS COUNTY
NOW SCHEDULED
County Convention To Be Held
April AIS; Comprehensive
Campaign tFof Worldwide
Movement Outlined.

A general survey of the religious
conditions and needs of this country
as part of the world wide surveys be
ing made by the Intcrchurch World
Movement Of North America, will be
made as soon as the organization OF
county council and other prclimin-
airy steps now under way have been
completed.
Every Evangelical denomination
has been invited to cooperate in the
work. The survey is to be made by
competent investigators who are sat
isfactory to all the churches. The OBJ
ject is to obtain an impartial and
complete summary Of all the facts re-
lating to the condition of every
church in the county as to its fnan-
ces, its membership, whether growing,
stationary or declining, whether it
has q resident pastor, what families
are included in its ministry, how oft
en- its people are visited by pastors,
what families in the county arewith
out pastoral oversight.
Work Is Comprehensive.
The surveyors are also expected to
report upon church groupings. upon
conflicts in parish boundaries, upon
areas without Christian influences,
upon community centers or social
buildings, such as lodges and oranges
and upon any other matters that will
throw light on the problems of the
churches in this county.
The county council will be expect
ed to assemble this information. /,
will then be sent on for tabulation tc
the state council, but, in the mean.
time, the facts will be laid before
all the leaders in all the denomina
what families in the county are with
vited to attend conferences where 10
cal programs~to fit the ascertainec
facts will be.
What is being done in this count,
is being repeated in every one of tn,
5000 rural counties of the Unite,
States. Silimar studies, of religion
conditions abroad are being mad
through the missionaries in the field
through governmental forces, thr,
the headquarters of the great Amer
lean missionary societies, In tn
course of time the Interchurch worl,
movement expects to have on file
map of every county in the Unite,
tons OF the county who will be in
trolly line. road. village, hamlet
church, lodge, school, and where ev
cry isolated farm house stands in re
lation to some church or other re
ligious center.
Convention Here Next Week.
After the county councils hav
completed their work and forwards,
the results to the state council, tina
body will make up complete repor
and analysis for the entire state, Thi
in turn will be forwarded to the Ma
tional organization for final analysis
after which II will be possible to &c
at the salient points of informatio,
for any locality in the United State
that may be desired and, at the sam,
time. to study the general phenomen,
Of particular groups and environ
ments.
The lnterchurch World movement
is the first organization to undertake,
such task on large scale The sur
vey Of church relations which wa
made in Caldwell Sunday, March p
was in line with the general plans o
the movement. as was also the pas
tors conference held at Nampa, Feb
ruary 1925. Plans are now complet
ed for series of county convention.
to begin the first week in April, TIL,
convention for Canyon county will b,
held in the Baptist church of Cald
well on April IA. Is, beginning Wed.
nesday. April Ia, at 7:s0 p. M Speak
ers from abroad will be in attendance
to speak of the surveys of church
work and needs; including the work
of women and young people. and the
financial campaign. Some startling
revelations as to the educational. NOR
al. and religious needs of our own and
other states will be made.