The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-26
CHURCH SURVEY
MEET TONIGHT
AL PROTESTANT CHURCHES IN
THE CITY WILL BE REPRE-
SENTED AT MEETING AT FIRST
METHODIST CHURCH..

special meeting of all Protestant
.rc.cs, their pastors and the organ
..-.n~ affiliated herewith, will be
..3 i'll the First Methodist church
.. o'clock tonight, and the following
.r.ze.r will be followed:
I'- \. s Noffett, chairman; DR.. w.
!. NuIlwaine devotional; J. s. Per-
.-s. The Survey From the Business
#a.s Viewpoint; L. V. Holsberry,
The Benefit Derived From The Sur
..r b- the Sunday School,; Miss Ray,
Ts- Need of the Survey for the Pro-
.-.t:oa Of the Young Women of Pen
.t.o.a'; DIR. Ansley or Or. Brown,
The Minister'S Viewpoint of this Sur
.-v': r. J. Charles, The Fa is of
..ls survey and. How L Can b. Put
alcr ; Minor J. Ross. director OF Sur
wy, The Last :. -"
Purpose Of the srterohuroh World
Movement.
The three-fo.G purpose of the Move
m4nt, as officiaHs, Galned by the
Uleveland Interboard Conf, -encc, IS:
To undertake a sc. utiI,c survey
of the worlds needs from he stand
point of the responsibility OF evan
-elic Christianity.
To project a cooperative com
munity and world program to meet
the needs arising from the survey.
3-To discover and develope the re-
sources of life, money and prayer re-
uuired by the program fixed.
A Combination in Restraint of Waste.
This conference also declared that
the movement is "a cooperative effort
of the missionary, educational and
uth-r benevolent agencies of the
,"angeIicaI churches of the United
states and Canada to secure the ne
cossary resources of men and money
md power required for those tasks:
that t is an fundamentally of CO.
nera,ion and coordination of admin
.-trttve agencies, designed to serve,
log to supplant them.
The report of the Cleveland Inter
hoard Conference strictly delimited,
.a- function of the movement in the
Glowing words: We confirm our
definite understanding, that this is
lot an cCclesia stical movement nor
an effort at organic church union. 1t
VIII not disturb the autonomy or in
.-rferc with the administration of any
'.'Al-t- VI DO3I IL -NclIIltI y" III II ul-
Iartake to administer or expend funds
for any purpose beyond its own proper
jministrative expenses. 1t has a
afnjte and temporary mission. 1t
viii not duplicate Or conflict with
Their UNCONVENTIONAL agencies. 1t does
"ot assume responsibility or author
or questions of church or mis-
~.onarr policy recognizing that these
"eong to the coordinating agencies
t1d organizations"
J. the state of Florida the survey
II present is being carried on in the
Glowing cities: Jacksonville, Tampa,
Hoy Wet. Miami and an approach
now being made in the city of
Pensacola. The city will be studied
rs a whole, then by communities and
aen by blocks.
The division through it's SURVEYS, |
N.I study the problems of the city as
Whele-such problems as housing. !
faitA recreation. delinquency and !
lie Ike These viii all he studied in |
'aiop to all the evangelical churches /
9 il IS obvious that the needs can
"1 he adequately met by any one |
@0r'h or group of churches.
rms IS the purpose of q survey: |
is 70 discover the actual conditions !
''. exist, 10 secure the real facts /
81. The case. This makes possible 4 ,
.'"ocal basis of administration. 1t
saves rock bottom foundation upon
Witch to build.
Iae object of the church's ministry
ever the same under all conditions
as the same as that of its founder,
Nhrlst, who said: 4 came to seek
.. 10 save" I am come that Won
'.5tt have life more abundant" To |
re life and give life is the church's
Urinary and unchanging mission
where But the method of ap-
"'a 10 and by which it is to ac-
'"1I'Sh this mission varies according !,
inc different conditions that con-
o"' H. This holds respecting the .
'"'' Il at large. 1t holds respecting II
"' church in particular. The survey
me method by which the conditions
discovered L makes it possible
'n' church to accomplish its mis-
'o the community in which it is
'.'o, revealing to it just what the
immunity contains and what lis
are respecting salvation and
TVe"ent Praised by "The Baptist"
,-"'.'rlal approval on the Inter
'o'ch aims is voiced in the Tan,ar,,
S' number of The Baptist TIE