The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1920-03-17
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

Interchurch county conference April
9Th.
Nothing like this conference has ever
been held in Crawford county before.
All the evangelical churches coming to-
together for a conference and to organ
lie the. county for more effective chris
tian work. K
What is the "Interchurch World
Movements" .{55fl
1t is not a movement for organic
church union.
1t is q movement of cooperative en-
deavOr ITO establishsa civilization chris.
tian in spirit and in passing through.
out the world" Already thirty demon
nations have officially entered the move
ment and many others are cooperating
in prospect of official entrance when
their national organizations can meet
to act. r 81
The movement began with the for.
eign missionary boards that felt the
need of a combined movement on the
non christian void. Itrquickly spread
to the home mission boards, the chris
tan education Dards. social service
boards and now very benevolent activ-
ity of the denominations that are CO.
operating is inclded in the movement.
The movement is organized to take
survey of the conditions in our home
land and throughout the world; to
launch a program on q vast scale in an
attempt to meet tie needs made known
by the survey, and to enlist life and
money for the successful completion of
such a task.
Is this the first time the denomina-
tions have co.Opertted?
BY no means. following is a list OF
the f0rerunners of tie interchurch world
movement, Studet Volunteer move.
merit, missionary Education movement,
Laymen's Missionary movement! Men
and Religion 4 Fdtward movement,
Worlds Evangeliaf alliance, federal
ConneilE Of Churche pf Christ in Amer.
icn Worlds Sunday Echool associat ton,
American and Forign Bible society,
deayor, Y. NJ. c.. A. ". w. c. Al. Red
"T'ii take tie Job, says H. D. Horst,
attorney at Muscatne. when asked ito
become chairma gfG seven counties in
southwestern iowa. Mr.. Horst Is a
busy man and assumes responsibility
FLOR the campaign for The Baptist
churches in connection with the inter-l
church world novensnt.
A few dayst.go Nebraska banker
decided to sell out Ills interest in the)
bank, if it beCane necessary, in o.der |
that he might assume leadership in the
new world mdF ment in his state, say-l
ing that whee the campaign was over
he would prol ply find something else
to do. - II
Busy men d being enlisted in this
great forward novement of the church.
es of Christ Dughout the country.
Iowa Baptis 900 strong. have ash
sumed their IRE of the 500, 1000 900:
campaign fol the Northern Baptist
Convention. The allotment for the
state of Iowa 3$3 100000 spread oveEs
period of fi&years The Campaign:
of Publicity. lhow under way reach
ling every mel Yer of the church with /
I'm. the state. livery Baptist, church in Il
tho state has3EoW appointed Its team 4
of Baptist Mute Men and Women
who are to sent the New Worldii
Movement in nr minute speeches, I'M
Ethe regulars al special services of ethe
churches ifrOi1now until May End.
These minutdnen and women have
the getaway their campaign tomor-
row, March II. "A complete organ
fzationsOf the bte has been set uptby Z
Dr.S e. H.. Sinks, pastorsof the Gin. Z
| ton church. Vi has been released!
from his club for stlleg silira ton oft
| the cami,aignE De. SSSaiaMka IL sxl1rect- IS
| ing publicity lid minute melr L. and 81
women from lptfst headquarters at L;
iDes. Moines. that the Bap lists of l$
tIowa will pr hrOugh their program
Isl already asd Il from reports coming IA
l iii from hpas and leading laymenl
from all part the state.