Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-06
LANSING MAY NOT
GREET CHURCHMEN
Feared State Business viii En-
force Absence of Confer
ence Chairman
NOT SEEKING "DRY" WORLD

An"rtic ,ity. Jan. G.--rucertainty
as international developments. it was
said today. may make it impossible for
Secretary of State Lansing, who is.
| like President Wilson. u Presbyterian
elder. to get here to preside over the
first post bellum conference of the In
terchurch World Movement. of which
lc is chairman. In the event of Spcre
tary Lansing's absence. John Il. Mott.
general secretary of the Young Men $
| Christian Association and chairman
of tho executive committee of the inter
church movement, probably will pre-
side.
Developments in the railroad situa-
tion in Kansas probably will keep at
home Governor Allen.
Today was given over TO preliminary
dcnominatioua meetings of delegates
| to formulate reports for the convention
| proper. which opens formally tomor-
row. Conditions in every state in the
Union were reviewed in n session of
field workers and county supervisors.
! The Presbyterian New Fra Move
mcnt's heads met this afternoon at
lladdon Hall. Religious editors win
cndcavor TO perfect an organization TO
! spread propaganda for II united church
throughout the nation.
! Nearly every one of the score OF dc =
nominations represented at tho general
/ conference has its own motel h"udauar-
1 tCrs. Tho prospects are that at least
1000 of the biggest business men in
the Christian world will take part in
the deliberations.
Observation-Disclosures leaders today is
sued an emphatic denial of reports
which cndcavor 20 trace u connection
| 4 al
world wide prohibition.
ultimately the American church
may embark upon such "A campaign,
but at this time there is no understand =
| ing that the funds raised or to be
raised for home or foreign missions
shall BE- applied through this organiza e.
| tion TO raising the prohibition issue,
said the statement.
Many captains of industry aud bank
crS were in attendance today upon Il
meeting of the administrative commit
tee of the general board of promotion
of the Northern Baptist convention tC
draw final plans for the Baptists' five
year program. This program calls foi
| the raising of 500. 900 600 for vigorou,
application of Christianity to the prob
lens confronting the world.
Rev. w. II. Main. of Philadelphia
was among the confcrces.' lie said the
Baptists' plans provided for aggressiv,
Americanization work. The subject OF
salaries is to receive attention. Dire
distress is said to exist among many
workers in foreign fields!
The home mission board of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church will eXpend be-
tween 81 Geo 900 and SJ.OOO.O 900 in its
| 1920 program in this country for wal
reconstruction. home expansion and the
building of rural and frontier churches
! The extensive plans were reviewed to-
day at meeting of a committee of 1OC
| leaders of the Methodist Church gath
cred here for the consideration of evan
gclism.
The evangelism committee of 100
started a drive January | for 200, ,O0(
new communicates by June |.
| Nearly GO per cent of the population
| in the United States is unchurchcd
Bishop Hughes told the church leaders
in short speech.
"A great emergency confrontS th
Methodist Episcopal Church today tha
| has written failure across its paths un.
| less its members rise to meet the crisis. :
| Bishop Hughes continued in calling t.
the attention of the committee of tn,
falling off of 80 600 in the membership
of the church in 1919.