The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-26
|NTER-CHURCH WORLD MOVElNEN
To OPEN IN WHEELING TODAY
G. S. SENATOR W. s. KENYON, CON.
GRESHAM A. p. SMITH AND
REV. EARL WHITLEY TO
ADDRESS AUDITORIUM
MEETING.
All In Readiness for Financial Cam
paign to Further Great United Move
For Betterment Of People.

Tho Intcr-Church World Movement,
termed the greatest organization Oh
forces ever planned by the Protestant
churches of this country, a movement
that has its standard bearers throughout
the length and breadth Of this land, in
ever great CITY and IN each SINAI! ha"l-
let. vii! open its great national cam
pplcu throughout this country th!S
morning. ana Wh"clng. ever in the van
IA any plan for the hettcrment OF con-
oljOu, IN America. viii welcome several
diEntaricS Of the church
and state. who Will arrive here Today
to participnt" IN the local movement.
1t has been planned to raise the sum
of S33G.771.j72 in this country to
nuaurr this colossal plan Of the conf
hIn,d churches and il Is stated that. ac-
,nr,lug 10 the outlook. Wheeling Will
follow its usual plan IN respect to III"
quota apporttoncd to it. and go over
the top"
Objects Of Movement.
The Inter-Church World Movement.
as explained BY those al the head, is to
make on" great unit OF churches Of tho
Protestant faith in the United States,
nu, as an organic assembly. for caCh
church preserves its Individuality, but
3, combined effort for evanSelization
and TO survey the conditions in this
country.
Nlso to evolve scientific plans for the
cdurnjion OF the foreign element, and
to solve as far as possible the industrial
problem. that is just now the seeming
enigma Of the world.
Iiuu.iuE problems for woTkinGmcn.
lo~p,ials FIR the poor. homes for tic
aged. homes for abandoned children and
, h" taking car" Of migratory labor. II IS
stated that there are al present at least
4 million and a half of these men IN
the country, transient labOrcrs. VINO
travel from coast 10 coast. have no real
homes and none 10 speak word OF ell
to them.
Something Radically Wrong.
The fact is brought forcibly home to-
- cryunc that there is something the
iuattnr with conditions in this country.
Every man knows II, whether he goes 10
church or not.
The churches believe that the solu-
lion to these troubles viii end in the
establishments ~ tn" Fundamental prin-
cIrlrs hat made this country great.
la a word tho lntcr-ChurCh Move
mrnt is one to better conditions. foI
can't preach 10 n man that IS hungry
or "A man that has no place TO sleep. Tho
movement is organized. in part, 10 take
care Of these conditions and eliminate
them and all Tx" matters, that as !
whole, tend TO cause unrest.
E.vangelZation of tho world can ohIy
be accomplished by corporation. Ea'h
Of the participating denominations. or
which Their" are thirty, Will ne repre-
srntcd on the general committee. whi"h
will control the policies OF me move
mcnt.
Distinguished Guests.
United States Senator William 5.
Kenyon. Of Iowa. Congressman Addison
y smith. of Idaho. and Rev. Earl VII
Ilcy. pastor uf the Garfield Memorial
church, Of Washington. u. C.. vii arri|H
IN this city this morning 10 take part
in tn" movement.
. They will hc given un'h"on At Inc
Mcclure hotel at noon today. 10 which
about $50 business men have been in
yircI, The commille" having charE" ct
ne rrccrtjnn and luncheon are: M"sSrS
II. G ogden. Alfred PAUL and ". i.
Irvine. MIR. J. VI. Scott will preside AT
the lunchr"n.
DR.. =. +. Allen. pastor Of the Fourth
at IN" luncheon and the aiS
tInguishcd guests VIII max" snort au-
dresses. Prof Elmer lloclzle vii nave
charge Of the musical program.
The guests Will then be driven, TO-
pui,,rs Of interest Gbout the ely ana IN
h" evening Will attend IN" mass "''''-
ing mt the Market Auditorium.
A Capacity Crowd.
Il &c fully expected that this spacious
hail viii he tested To its fulleSt canaci'y
,r the occasion Of this meeting. Hon
/, :, Ogden Will FSrsiLc and lnlrodu'"
n,. spcnkcrs and Rev. c. II. Robinson
Mil deliver tn" Invocation.
senator Kenyon, who's" iame IS nv
,inunl as an orator, will address the
.hrnng on the subject Of the Inter
,hrrrh World Movement. giving us
Inns and objects IN full. tHi!inE OF w, /
needs Of the world. giving iac's an!
s,a,tarlrs. that in I'll probability are me- !
KNOWN by tn" vast mass 81 me p"P"l
non rr the United States and viii brinE
,,i IL. run force tho urgent need OF
l!rb I'm organization, not only for inc
,,orI. of the country. but Tor the IN
,,h,,n,,4 nE the globe as far as the !
word If Christianity p"n"tratc*.
Or. Earl Whitley will a 50 max" an /
,ddrrS-. and as h" has made study 81 (
~. sul,ir,f ON which h" Will speak. III" /.
Movement. h" viii also
bring forth facts and figures.
Many Have No Faith.
~, figures representing vast sums |
,C money. but figures more VIA! 10 IN" |
publir figures representing IN" hummer |
Of men aud women in ms country WHO
ire awaiting The word that VIII DE- Cdr
-irj t. th,,. ~ IhIs grand movement
Nud charts that have been compll"u
show. tina; thrs" m%u and women arr
.rel0r men and women that have no !
,yowcd religious belief or faith, nojh-
.uc 80 look up t.. TT lean upon. in these !
rrIhulouS times. Il
Idnhu. who Will t.. present VIII aIS" !
,r,I,,. an address uM rho subject OF iht |
movement. lie is stated 10 be \ finished !
speaker and has taken tn" utmost IN
i,rrst In the Intcr-ChUrch World Move
mont e,nrr It's inception and was highly |
,'Io,s.J go know that he had h"cn chosen
,o address the people Of W hc"!lhg Oh
this subject,
\ musical program for the evening NJ
tho Market Auditorium has hecn com
,lil.d by !'r"f. Elmer N0elZlc. No adj
mission VAL be charged. and no funds
To Enlighten Public
The chirct of IN" meeting IL 10 l"t one
and All in the Wheeling District know
thu purpose Of the inlcr-Chur'h Nor'h
NIov,nl"nt to have its aims ana "hJ"'la
EXPLAINED by able speakers and To EiNH
an impetus &" The greatest c"m oin"H
effort of the churches. for N" welfare
AZ mankind. N the History Of Christrn-
others WHO will arrive In Wheeling
today ~ gI!,s;S are l. :. NraSh"hrf
rrrio,l, director Of ~" movement. nav
rn,, lh- States Of Mar! land. Delaware
and West NI:EIUil "ud"r ms 'hhrE". ana
,;,rrr. l.. ';u"dw,m Of PaGk"rSpuTS'
stat. d.r,r'u".
en- Tuesday ry,u;uc III" Team Cap
Ia.l,. or DIVISION Directors. William j.
l'~,,l,. tuu. ,;,rrr,. {. 'r"uk. William |"
\iirrr a,.d VI. H. N"r2n'r. Will meet 1t
in. y. NJ e. y buIId.ng In confer
.v,,. and IL hear reports. Each captain
las chars" Of .Iehl teams and ,arh
team Is rump"s"d "f SIX WORKERS.
Committee Members.
T " Scott - the Int"T-t hurCh, cry
ard County Financial campaign man
,grr, ana the members Of the executive
-riuulittrr arr. II. {. ogden. y. {. PlCli, !
.IIto S,hcuk. Andrew :. Hare. Or. thas.
: h,csor. Dr. \ /. nrInkori. Roy. W.
II. Fields. I,"'. II. {. Howard and VIII
,tgrn Dann"uh"rE.
TN Iuirr-rnurrh Movement fnancin!
.nmpa.Eu wi. ho actively III operation
~ tu- city ,umn'n,inS Monday. April !
IT, and viii end on Monday "f u"N'
\Sr,k
Minister'S of all &C III" churches -