The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-04-10
Interchurch World Movement
Conference.
AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Welfare And Activity Of Tn e
Church is Community
Affair, Says Pastor;
Fine Programs.

Teams OF speakers have been def
initely selected for the Interchurct
World Movement county conference
which opens at First Psesbyterlsa
Church In the city Of Burrs, on April
Is. Tho nrst meeting starts at $3.50
o'clock, and all sessions are open 10
persons interested I'm church activi-
ties.
Members Of the team are as fol-
lows: Rev. c. w. swander. Portland
Rev. X. l.. Dunn. Astoria; II. o.
Stone. Portland; Rev. VIM. J. Luz
combe. ontario; Mrs. WIN. Nell Gaze
Eugene.
The county conference has three
main objectives: To present the sur
veys which reveal the needs OF the
world In life and money; presents-
tion OF life evangaiistic and fnancipi
campaigns. and the rally OF denon.
national and community forces for
the complete organization OF the
county.
Twelve exhibits. In addition to the
stereoptican apparatus. will be car
ried by the team for display at tho
conference and as an aid to bringing
out the results OF the surveys and the
problems before the people OF thu
county. A special man will accom-
pany the teams to care for the Ian
tern and stercoptican equipment.
The program of the conference "a
TO begin with a statement OF the Ir-
terchurch World Movement and
world conditions today. and will IN
clude the following: Presentation OF
the united financial campaign denom-
national rallies and meetings OF
special groups OF state fancial cam
paign directors. presentation OF the
foreign survey and World Outlook
and Everyland; compost depart
ment address. an explanation OF the
home surveys aud the county surveys
mn address on the program OF evan
galism; an explanation OF the county
organization by the copvener for the
county: a woman's address on cor
poration and an address on laymen's
activities. II is planned that during
the afternoon there will be special
meeting for young people and meet
.ngs for local church financial organ
izatons. In the evening there will
be a compost survey lantern slide
address by the team leader.
"The county Interchurch confer
ence to be held at Burns. on Aprit
10, is In reality a community AFFAIR. :
said Rev. ID, s. Hughes. the county
convener who Is I'm charge OF ths
meeting for this county. 1T is go
ing TO be simply get together meet
Ing of the Protestant churches. nt
which they will talk over their COM
mon problems and common aims.
They will also examine. the question
OF making the church. as a whole, a
more vital medium In the various
communities in this county.
"The task which the churches set
before themselves is a public and a
social task. The welfare and act
ivity of the church Is one Of the most
important OF community undertake
ings. and the working together OF the
| Protestant denominations, as exem-
rplihed In the Interchurch World
Movement signifies the mobilization
OF Christian forces for thorough
going and large scale treatment OF
these tasks. The addresses to be
given at the county conference will
enable everyone TO visualize more
clearly and In concrete terms just
what the churches problems are.
and thus enable us all to prepare for
direct and vigorous application OF
Christian principles TO definite local
issues.
"The financial campaign, the last
week in April, is for the raising OF 9
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