Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-04-02
COUNTY CHURCH
MEMBERS MEET
lnterdenOminational 0rganiza-
ti0ns Are Features of In
terChurCh Program.
HOLD CONFERENCE IN APRIL
Local Leaders Will Hear Speakers
and Discuss Plans-Then VIII
Map Out Course of Action
Suggested by Survey.

An interdenominational organization
of Protestant churches is to be built
up in practically every Ohio county
between now and the middle of April.
The new organizations will carry out
the program of the Interchurch World
Movement in their respective coun.
Ties.
A county conference Of all persons
interested in the cooperative pro-
gram undertaken by the churches is
an important feature of the plans.
This will be held in each county. it is
expected, at some time in the week
following Easter. April 4.
The plans of the Interchurch World
Movement will be presented in these
conferences by teams of speakers IA
miliar with the various phases of the
work Local church workers will be
given an opportunity to discuss these
plans in relation to their own church
responsibilities and on the basis of
the general program TO map out their
local work.
The county conference will be SINH
lar in plan to the statewide confer
ence of Protestant pastors held in
Columbus in February.
Advisory Committee Meets.
Arrangements for the county con.
ference will be made by the county
advisory committee Of the Interchurch
| World Movement, to be organized in
advance Of the meeting. On this COM
| mittee each local church of the CO.
| operating denominations will have
| three representatives pastor, one
| layman and one laywoman. Certain
other leaders of organized church
| work in the county are ex-oficio mem
bers. Many churches in all parts of
the state have chosen their represen-
tatives and others are expected to do
so Immediately.
A temporary chairman, or ICON.
vener," Informally chosen in Colum
bus last month by ministers in attend
ance at the pastors conference, will
| call the county committee together
March 18. The committee will pick
permanent officers, including an ex
ecutive committee, which will make
arrangements for the conference.
The "conveners" are to be called tt
Columbus for a conference March 16
to talk over plans.
Organization Permanent.
The county interchurch organiza
ton will be a permanent one. In &
few counties, where county wide
church organizations already exist
they will serve as the interchurcf
agencies in their counties and dupli
cate machinery will not be set up.
The rural surveys Of the Inter
church World Movement, rapid.
nearing completion, are disclosing
many sources of church weakness
which demand united action by loca
churches if improvement is to be et
fected An important task of the in
terchurch county organization will b.
to carry out the program of churcl
development determined upon afte
study Of the survey. City surveys nov
beginning will develop additiona
fields for religious upbuilding.
Through the state and national OF
CARNATIONS of the Interchurch Worl
Movement the local churches in tn
county organization will be brough
more closely into contact with tn
great world problems which the Pro
estant denominations are attemptin
to solve by means of this cooper;
! tive movement. Each church will hav
the religious situation of the Who'll
world spread before it.