The Prescott daily news., 1920-02-18
PASTORS ID MEET
 N EVERY STATE
lhsInierchuroh World Moyemeai
 will Hdd lnlpeetaat
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oity Pastor aud 0j~ohit ntdar Eeom osars<s Wfii stt oc~r TeosGieer and Study ftsede ef MsH bn f
 Light of Rssig+en.

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 Pastors eonfercnces on the great
 urorsm of snitsd forward vert q the
 in{Srchurch World Movement of North
 lmaisa are to hs held in every state | Ip ihe Uniea during FsbrSary, the n,in- ixttps of saeh state and of every
 rrotsstaat bedy asssnbling tossfher
 for the first t4me in the history of the country to oonfsr on the wsrk e the kinsdsm and the tasks they hold in ocnmsa.
 Railroad aAd sleeping car fares to and rom tho cities where the con
 fersneAs are to be held will be paid
 by the Intsrsharsh World Movement, and reAseaabls hetel rat4s arraneBd. N | expected tha4 the pastors of every
 city charge, tswn ed village pas- torate, and svsa tho circuit n4sr Huom tho Osarks and ether YueAi dtstststs, with mxlttpltsity of etAssss. vii as-
 ssnhls and tAks Dart ia tho fnpcstaQt
 meetIAgs.
 Ths IntsrsAnrch Werid Mevsns0<, which has heea sDsiDsn of as . apir-
 itual union sf the cAAgehss. k cooking h tLsss oentDrsaoas to br1Ag " vital message of the sniaxesd tASk Of the
 chuysh, the unktsd foroe HssAsd to
 meet 1t, anA pisesre Of the rssaats to
 bs aceesnpllshs1. bstore eeehs pastor, \ that he nay take back to his people | thxilltnG story that will spur tAsm to actica
 Inc survsvs that arc new hoang
 made in many ssctions Of the eeuAAry, aAd h bs completed later tAxeuehoat Ansstsa ere ts bs aisoussaA. AlAEm-
 ins ssadttlsas tAat have bsea disslsaed in maay Of tho surveys win bs put befsss the x6nieteM. te9stAsr with hoDsoal thiags shewn ts enlst tremendous dAmand fsx the church to awaks ost of inAstioa axad move ierwa<d Aal sisag tAS lins. salv- ing n prsAlsms and mest1ng the needs O tho tims q reooastrustien, is one 6 the thiaes coming cut of the suvW wesaE. whioh wfll be Dut bstere tho pAstsrs tor thelr oonsld sration and dlssussioa.
 Psstors Studying eeivss. Pasters are studying themsslyes and sheir prepassdnsss for the tasks before thsns and are studying their com munitiss in the light of the new facts disclosed by the surveys that have been completed
 The survey of one city block in St.
 Louis revealed that out of S5 residents only Il attended Christian church, ~ per cent being indifferent to the message of the church. This is the problem of many blocks in many of the cities over the country. This sur vey and the startling facts revealed ied one city pastor to ask the equally startling questions:
 What is the place and power in mcdsn life of the Christian Church? what is its future? Is it fulfilling it's
 mlssion' is the Sunday School being
 adapted to the changing ideals of the communityY'
 Equally as vital questions are being reared for the church to settle In ns smaller cities, towns and in the
 fWAl communities, which are being uncovered by the Intsrchurch World
 surveys and which are to be prayer thg and thoroughly gone into in the
 1ss'oavide conferences of the pastors. the aim of the future to leave 70 stone unturned where t is at all pOsainls to make the church of the
 nsus serve the whole man and the
 atlre community.
 lnen there arc the world problems aas the whole church of North Amer
 Na IS rising to face e-and face with
 usw vision of service, new economy
 v msn and money and with pro-
 tram that Is worldwide.
 Spiritual and Financial.
 'he larger program of the Inter
 vnuen World Movement for the near
 .sss'e embraces three things, each
 ','a to the life and power for serving
 ' Inc church. They are prayer,
 v'saeelism and finances It is asked
 M curing the month of February
 ss s1pnA@ts sn t&s churches be put on
 s payer ltte of the people that they
 " es prspAred spiritually for the en-
 program of sndeavor, and that
 ss ooanGy.wide evaneslistio sfforts of
 ~ aeaontnAtions may result i'll a
 uest isnthsrinx of souls.
 u "A to May I has been ret aside
 ue sp%oinl period wh4u tho Inter
 ~ wcsN MovemsnFs AnAnaial
 os sAah - naAs. During that
 k axpAeted that all ths de-
 s: asanq1 wm join toGethsr In mak-
 .-. @er hnanelal drives, and the total